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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Developer role in IT contracts within the Reading region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6667
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads26
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.245 %0.609 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£353
Average daily rate-£380
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£395£359
% change on same period last year+9.87 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£47.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£55.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.42£38.12
% change on same period last year-9.70 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads816986
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.160 %0.996 %
Daily rates quoted243359
Average minimum daily rate£340£340
Average daily rate£361£362
% change on same period last year-0.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted60149
Average minimum hourly rate£23.52£25.20
Average hourly rate£25.53£26.59
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.53£27.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Senior Developer BerkshireSenior Developer
Berkshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Developer across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Reading Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Senior Developer across the Reading region.

Reading Senior Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Senior Developer across the Reading region.

Reading Senior Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited Senior Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Senior Developer in their job title.

18 (34.78 %)XML
27 (30.43 %)HTML
27 (30.43 %)JavaScript
27 (30.43 %)J2EE
27 (30.43 %)CSS
27 (30.43 %)AJAX
36 (26.09 %)SQL Server
36 (26.09 %)Java
36 (26.09 %)XHTML
45 (21.74 %)Eclipse
45 (21.74 %)C#
45 (21.74 %)JSP
45 (21.74 %)Manufacturing
45 (21.74 %)E-Commerce
45 (21.74 %)MSI
45 (21.74 %)Retail
54 (17.39 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (17.39 %)X.500
54 (17.39 %)MIIS
54 (17.39 %)Visual Studio
54 (17.39 %)SQL
54 (17.39 %)Transact-SQL
54 (17.39 %)DOM
54 (17.39 %)WCAG
63 (13.04 %)Security Cleared
63 (13.04 %)DTS
72 (8.696 %).NET
72 (8.696 %)Oracle
72 (8.696 %)Intergraph
72 (8.696 %)Finance

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region that cited Senior Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Senior Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (34.78 %)XML
27 (30.43 %)CSS
27 (30.43 %)HTML
27 (30.43 %)J2EE
27 (30.43 %)AJAX
36 (26.09 %)XHTML
45 (21.74 %)JSP
54 (17.39 %)DOM
62 (8.696 %).NET
71 (4.348 %)ADO.NET
71 (4.348 %)ASP.NET
71 (4.348 %)MAPI
71 (4.348 %)Hibernate
71 (4.348 %)WinForms
71 (4.348 %)Spring
71 (4.348 %)WebSphere
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.348 %)IIS
11 (4.348 %)MS Exchange
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (17.39 %)X.500
21 (4.348 %)NFC
21 (4.348 %)SMTP
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (26.09 %)SQL Server
24 (17.39 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (13.04 %)DTS
42 (8.696 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (4.348 %)Oracle 10g
51 (4.348 %)Oracle 9i
51 (4.348 %)MS Access
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (21.74 %)Eclipse
15 (21.74 %)MSI
24 (17.39 %)Visual Studio
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (21.74 %)Manufacturing
15 (21.74 %)Retail
22 (8.696 %)Finance
31 (4.348 %)Insurance
31 (4.348 %)Games
31 (4.348 %)Banking
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.348 %)UNIX
11 (4.348 %)Solaris
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (21.74 %)E-Commerce
23 (13.04 %)Security Cleared
32 (8.696 %)SC Cleared
32 (8.696 %)CAD
41 (4.348 %)Agile Software Development
41 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
41 (4.348 %)OO
41 (4.348 %)RAD
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (30.43 %)JavaScript
26 (26.09 %)Java
35 (21.74 %)C#
44 (17.39 %)SQL
44 (17.39 %)Transact-SQL
51 (4.348 %)VBScript
51 (4.348 %)C++
51 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.348 %)Degree
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (17.39 %)WCAG
21 (4.348 %)QA
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.348 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (17.39 %)MIIS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (8.696 %)Oracle
12 (8.696 %)Intergraph
21 (4.348 %)IBM
21 (4.348 %)Microsoft
21 (4.348 %)Sun
21 (4.348 %)Citrix