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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET Framework over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank8295
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads1129
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.031 %
As % of the category below2.477 %3.420 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£300£331
Average daily rate£338£352
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£377
% change on same period last year-13.31 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.03£33.98
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads444848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.713 %0.911 %
Daily rates quoted113158
Average minimum daily rate£334£318
Average daily rate£361£334
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2546
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£26.43
Average hourly rate£27.99£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.10£29.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
.NET Framework UK.NET Framework
UK

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.

.NET Framework
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET Framework across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Scotland .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland .NET Framework Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GlasgowUp+209£338+23.85 %
EdinburghUp+181--
.NET Framework UK.NET Framework
UK

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing .NET Framework also 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 that cited .NET Framework.

121 (100.00 %).NET
213 (61.90 %)SQL Server
213 (61.90 %)C#
311 (52.38 %)Microsoft
48 (38.10 %)ASP.NET
57 (33.33 %)SharePoint
57 (33.33 %)SQL
66 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
75 (23.81 %)IIS
75 (23.81 %)Windows
84 (19.05 %)XML
84 (19.05 %)Transact-SQL
93 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
93 (14.29 %)MS Excel
93 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
93 (14.29 %)Oracle
93 (14.29 %)WebServices
93 (14.29 %)OO
93 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
93 (14.29 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (9.524 %).NET Remoting
102 (9.524 %)NHibernate
102 (9.524 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (9.524 %)Systems Analysis
102 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2008
102 (9.524 %)Release Management
102 (9.524 %)Oracle 9i
102 (9.524 %)MSMQ
102 (9.524 %)ASP
102 (9.524 %)VB

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing .NET Framework also 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 that cited .NET Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (100.00 %).NET
28 (38.10 %)ASP.NET
34 (19.05 %)XML
43 (14.29 %)WebServices
43 (14.29 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (9.524 %)ASP
52 (9.524 %)NHibernate
52 (9.524 %).NET Remoting
61 (4.762 %)WCF
61 (4.762 %)ADO.NET
61 (4.762 %)Middleware
61 (4.762 %)Oracle ADF
61 (4.762 %)WinForms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (33.33 %)SharePoint
25 (23.81 %)IIS
33 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (4.762 %)MQSeries
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (14.29 %)MS Excel
21 (4.762 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (61.90 %)SQL Server
26 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (9.524 %)Oracle 10g
32 (9.524 %)Oracle 9i
32 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2008
32 (9.524 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (4.762 %)PerformancePoint
41 (4.762 %)RDBMS
41 (4.762 %)Crystal Reports
41 (4.762 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (4.762 %)SQLPlus
41 (4.762 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
21 (4.762 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (4.762 %)JDeveloper
21 (4.762 %)TestDirector
21 (4.762 %)Subversion
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.762 %)Finance
11 (4.762 %)Advertising
11 (4.762 %)Banking
11 (4.762 %)Retail
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (57.14 %)Developer
29 (42.86 %).NET Developer
34 (19.05 %)C# Developer
43 (14.29 %)Architect
43 (14.29 %)SQL Developer
43 (14.29 %)SQL Server Developer
43 (14.29 %)Sharepoint Architect
52 (9.524 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
52 (9.524 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (9.524 %)Applications Support
61 (4.762 %)Administrator
61 (4.762 %)Oracle Developer
61 (4.762 %)Server Administrator
61 (4.762 %)Microsoft Consultant
61 (4.762 %).NET Programmer
61 (4.762 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (4.762 %)Systems Developer
61 (4.762 %)Consultant
61 (4.762 %)Systems Administrator
61 (4.762 %)Systems Designer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)N-Tier
11 (4.762 %)Computer Science
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (23.81 %)Windows
21 (4.762 %)Windows Mobile
21 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2008
21 (4.762 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (14.29 %)OO
13 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
22 (9.524 %)OOD
22 (9.524 %)Systems Analysis
22 (9.524 %)OOA/OOD
22 (9.524 %)Release Management
31 (4.762 %)Enterprise Architecture
31 (4.762 %)Use Case
31 (4.762 %)Project Management
31 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
31 (4.762 %)E-Commerce
31 (4.762 %)ERP
31 (4.762 %)UML
31 (4.762 %)OOP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (61.90 %)C#
27 (33.33 %)SQL
34 (19.05 %)Transact-SQL
42 (9.524 %)VB
42 (9.524 %)Java
51 (4.762 %)PL/SQL
51 (4.762 %)C++
51 (4.762 %)VB.NET
51 (4.762 %)VB6
51 (4.762 %)C
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.762 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (9.524 %)MSMQ
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (52.38 %)Microsoft
23 (14.29 %)Oracle