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The table below looks at the demand for the .NET Programmer role in IT contracts within the Scotland 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 .NET Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 .NET Programmer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads115
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.053 %0.479 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£303
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.07£34.00
% change on same period last year-8.61 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads18973133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.048 %3.365 %
Daily rates quoted429610
Average minimum daily rate£312£317
Average daily rate£335£332
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted166273
Average minimum hourly rate£21.72£18.41
Average hourly rate£22.91£19.62
% change on same period last year+16.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
.NET Programmer UK.NET Programmer
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 Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Scotland .NET Programmer Demand Trend

.NET Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland .NET Programmer Daily Rate Trend

.NET Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland .NET Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Programmer 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
EdinburghUp+221--
.NET Programmer UK.NET Programmer
UK

.NET Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited .NET Programmer 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 .NET Programmer in their job title.

16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server
24 (66.67 %)WebServices
24 (66.67 %)XML
33 (50.00 %)Microsoft
33 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
33 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (50.00 %)C#
33 (50.00 %)VB
33 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
42 (33.33 %)Internet Marketing
42 (33.33 %)Umbraco
42 (33.33 %)Marketing
42 (33.33 %)CMS
42 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (33.33 %)Internet
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (33.33 %)Project Management
42 (33.33 %)ASP
42 (33.33 %)Windows
51 (16.67 %)OO
51 (16.67 %)MSMQ
51 (16.67 %)MS Access
51 (16.67 %)SharePoint
51 (16.67 %)RDF
51 (16.67 %)Active Directory
51 (16.67 %)BizTalk Server

.NET Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited .NET Programmer 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 .NET Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (66.67 %)WebServices
24 (66.67 %)XML
33 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
42 (33.33 %)ASP
51 (16.67 %)SOAP
51 (16.67 %)WinForms
51 (16.67 %).NET Remoting
51 (16.67 %).NET Framework
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)CMS
12 (33.33 %)Umbraco
21 (16.67 %)SharePoint
21 (16.67 %)BizTalk Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (66.67 %)SQL Server
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (16.67 %)MS Access
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
13 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (16.67 %)Subversion
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Marketing
21 (16.67 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Government
21 (16.67 %)Local Government
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Web 2.0
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Windows
12 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Project Management
12 (33.33 %)Internet Marketing
21 (16.67 %)OO
21 (16.67 %)RDF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)C#
13 (50.00 %)VB
21 (16.67 %)VB.NET
21 (16.67 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)MSMQ
11 (16.67 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft