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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Salford 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below22.73 %80.00 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£438
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£326
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£15.00
Average hourly rate£26.25£17.50
% change on same period last year+50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.21£32.70
% change on same period last year-7.63 %
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Salford
Matching contract IT job ads225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£167£400
Average daily rate£204£444
% change on same period last year-53.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£242£488
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted121
Average minimum hourly rate£17.30£15.00
Average hourly rate£18.82£17.50
% change on same period last year+7.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.34£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Developer ManchesterDeveloper
Manchester

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.

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Salford Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Salford Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Salford Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salford region that cited 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 Developer in their job title.

15 (71.43 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)HTML
24 (57.14 %)SQL Server
24 (57.14 %)Photoshop
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
24 (57.14 %)CSS
24 (57.14 %)XML
33 (42.86 %)SharePoint
33 (42.86 %)DTS
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (42.86 %).NET Framework
33 (42.86 %)Oracle
33 (42.86 %)VB.NET
33 (42.86 %)Adobe
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (42.86 %)C#
33 (42.86 %)Data Extraction
42 (28.57 %)ActionScript
42 (28.57 %)PHP
42 (28.57 %)Flash
42 (28.57 %)XHTML
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft
51 (14.29 %)WAI
51 (14.29 %)Content Management
51 (14.29 %)SQL
51 (14.29 %)VB
51 (14.29 %)JavaScript
51 (14.29 %)CMS
51 (14.29 %)Open Text

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Salford region that cited 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (71.43 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
24 (57.14 %)CSS
24 (57.14 %)XML
24 (57.14 %)HTML
33 (42.86 %).NET Framework
42 (28.57 %)XHTML
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)SharePoint
21 (14.29 %)CMS
21 (14.29 %)LiveLink
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (57.14 %)Photoshop
21 (14.29 %)Adobe Illustrator
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (57.14 %)SQL Server
23 (42.86 %)DTS
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Flash
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)Data Extraction
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Web Design
11 (14.29 %)Content Management
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)C#
13 (42.86 %)VB.NET
22 (28.57 %)ActionScript
22 (28.57 %)PHP
31 (14.29 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)VB
31 (14.29 %)JavaScript
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (14.29 %)WAI
Salford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (42.86 %)Oracle
13 (42.86 %)Adobe
21 (14.29 %)Open Text
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft