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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) 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 over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1413
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads162305
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.309 %
As % of the category below33.40 %37.94 %
Daily rates quoted3328
Average minimum daily rate£302£300
Average daily rate£327£315
% change on same period last year+3.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£327
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Hourly rates quoted914
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£25.61
Average hourly rate£35.56£28.32
% change on same period last year+25.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.11£31.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.43£32.97
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads485804
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.646 %0.813 %
Daily rates quoted96144
Average minimum daily rate£289£323
Average daily rate£310£337
% change on same period last year-7.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1322
Average minimum hourly rate£27.36£24.92
Average hourly rate£30.20£27.47
% change on same period last year+9.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.04£30.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
.NET UK.NET
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
Demand Trend

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

Scotland .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+457£326-8.29 %
GlasgowUp+256£327+8.06 %
AberdeenDown-513£475+75.92 %
DundeeNo change04--
West LothianNew entry-3£338-
RenfrewshireDown-43--
HighlandsNew entry-2--
AberdeenshireUp+21--
FifeUp+51£350-
South LanarkshireDown-11--
LanarkshireDown-11--
.NET UK.NET
UK

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing .NET 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.

1238 (56.80 %)C#
2220 (52.51 %)ASP.NET
3177 (42.24 %)SQL Server
4146 (34.84 %)SQL
587 (20.76 %)XML
685 (20.29 %)Microsoft
779 (18.85 %)VB.NET
873 (17.42 %)WebServices
965 (15.51 %)Oracle
1062 (14.80 %)JavaScript
1062 (14.80 %)Windows
1062 (14.80 %)Finance
1161 (14.56 %)SharePoint
1260 (14.32 %)Visual Studio
1359 (14.08 %)SQL Server 2005
1458 (13.84 %)HTML
1553 (12.65 %)CSS
1644 (10.50 %)AJAX
1743 (10.26 %).NET Framework
1840 (9.547 %)VB
1938 (9.069 %)SQL Server 2000
2037 (8.831 %)SharePoint Server 2007
2133 (7.876 %)Banking
2133 (7.876 %)ASP.NET 2.0
2232 (7.637 %)Web Development
2232 (7.637 %)MS Excel
2331 (7.399 %)Java
2331 (7.399 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
2430 (7.160 %)OO
2430 (7.160 %)ASP

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing .NET 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1220 (52.51 %)ASP.NET
287 (20.76 %)XML
373 (17.42 %)WebServices
458 (13.84 %)HTML
553 (12.65 %)CSS
644 (10.50 %)AJAX
743 (10.26 %).NET Framework
833 (7.876 %)ASP.NET 2.0
930 (7.160 %)ASP
1023 (5.489 %)J2EE
1023 (5.489 %)WinForms
1121 (5.012 %)XHTML
1216 (3.819 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
1314 (3.341 %)SOAP
1411 (2.625 %)WCF
1411 (2.625 %)XSL
1411 (2.625 %)XSLT
159 (2.148 %)ADO.NET
164 (0.955 %)jQuery
173 (0.716 %)JSP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
161 (14.56 %)SharePoint
237 (8.831 %)SharePoint Server 2007
313 (3.103 %)IIS
313 (3.103 %)BizTalk Server
411 (2.625 %)CMS
411 (2.625 %)LiveLink
56 (1.432 %)Content Management Server
63 (0.716 %)MS Exchange
72 (0.477 %)Oracle HTTP Server
72 (0.477 %)ColdFusion
72 (0.477 %)Apache
72 (0.477 %)IBM HTTP Server
72 (0.477 %)Umbraco
81 (0.239 %)ArcSDE
81 (0.239 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.239 %)ArcGIS
81 (0.239 %)ArcIMS
81 (0.239 %)Tomcat
81 (0.239 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.239 %)CICS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (7.637 %)MS Excel
25 (1.193 %)MS Office
32 (0.477 %)Photoshop
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.477 %)Staffware
21 (0.239 %)SAP PM
21 (0.239 %)Microsoft CRM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (5.489 %)Internet
210 (2.387 %)TCP/IP
38 (1.909 %)HTTP
46 (1.432 %)Intranet
46 (1.432 %)Ethernet
55 (1.193 %)LDAP
55 (1.193 %)UPnP
64 (0.955 %)Extranet
72 (0.477 %)Wireless
81 (0.239 %)LAN
81 (0.239 %)WAN
81 (0.239 %)FTP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1177 (42.24 %)SQL Server
259 (14.08 %)SQL Server 2005
338 (9.069 %)SQL Server 2000
431 (7.399 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
518 (4.296 %)MS Access
617 (4.057 %)SQL Server Integration Services
713 (3.103 %)RDBMS
812 (2.864 %)Oracle Reports
911 (2.625 %)Crystal Reports
1010 (2.387 %)BusinessObjects
117 (1.671 %)Oracle 9i
117 (1.671 %)GIS
126 (1.432 %)SQL Server 7
126 (1.432 %)DB2
135 (1.193 %)Oracle 10g
144 (0.955 %)ETL
144 (0.955 %)MySQL
153 (0.716 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
153 (0.716 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
162 (0.477 %)Datawarehouse
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
160 (14.32 %)Visual Studio
29 (2.148 %)NUnit
38 (1.909 %)Flash
46 (1.432 %)ClearCase
46 (1.432 %)Dreamweaver
46 (1.432 %)FrontPage
55 (1.193 %)QuickTest Pro
55 (1.193 %)VSS/SourceSafe
64 (0.955 %)PowerBuilder
73 (0.716 %)ClearQuest
73 (0.716 %)Subversion
82 (0.477 %)CruiseControl
82 (0.477 %)Ant
91 (0.239 %)JUnit
91 (0.239 %)JDeveloper
91 (0.239 %)TestDirector
91 (0.239 %)Oracle APEX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
162 (14.80 %)Finance
233 (7.876 %)Banking
39 (2.148 %)Retail
39 (2.148 %)Government
48 (1.909 %)Investment Banking
56 (1.432 %)Publishing
56 (1.432 %)Retail Banking
65 (1.193 %)Marketing
65 (1.193 %)Legal
74 (0.955 %)Financial Institution
74 (0.955 %)Local Government
74 (0.955 %)Pensions
74 (0.955 %)Music
83 (0.716 %)Health
83 (0.716 %)Graphic Design
83 (0.716 %)Online Banking
92 (0.477 %)Manufacturing
92 (0.477 %)Chemicals
92 (0.477 %)Pharmaceutical
92 (0.477 %)Billing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1333 (79.47 %)Developer
2190 (45.35 %).NET Developer
352 (12.41 %)C# Developer
448 (11.46 %)Web Developer
541 (9.785 %)ASP.NET Developer
635 (8.353 %)Analyst
730 (7.160 %)SQL Developer
826 (6.205 %)Senior Developer
921 (5.012 %)VB.NET Developer
1019 (4.535 %)Programmer
1117 (4.057 %)SQL Server Developer
1215 (3.580 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1314 (3.341 %).NET Programmer
1314 (3.341 %)Software Developer
1314 (3.341 %)Applications Support
1413 (3.103 %)Team Leader
1413 (3.103 %)SharePoint Developer
1413 (3.103 %)Senior .NET Developer
1512 (2.864 %).NET Web Developer
1512 (2.864 %)Analyst Programmer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (1.909 %)W3C
18 (1.909 %)Management Information System
25 (1.193 %)N-Tier
33 (0.716 %)Mainframe
33 (0.716 %)Web 2.0
33 (0.716 %)Multithreading
42 (0.477 %)Data Extraction
42 (0.477 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
51 (0.239 %)NHS
51 (0.239 %)Thin Client
51 (0.239 %)Client/Server
51 (0.239 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.239 %)E-Learning
51 (0.239 %)Derivative
51 (0.239 %)Equity Derivative
51 (0.239 %)SCADA
51 (0.239 %)Mathematics
51 (0.239 %)Computer Science
51 (0.239 %)Fat Client
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
162 (14.80 %)Windows
227 (6.444 %)UNIX
37 (1.671 %)Windows Mobile
44 (0.955 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (0.955 %)Windows 2000
53 (0.716 %)Windows CE
62 (0.477 %)Windows XP
62 (0.477 %)Solaris
62 (0.477 %)Linux
71 (0.239 %)Windows NT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (7.637 %)Web Development
230 (7.160 %)OO
316 (3.819 %)Business Analysis
413 (3.103 %)Project Management
512 (2.864 %)OOD
611 (2.625 %)Agile Software Development
611 (2.625 %)Unit Testing
79 (2.148 %)Web Design
79 (2.148 %)Migration
79 (2.148 %)Content Management
79 (2.148 %)SOA
88 (1.909 %)ITIL
88 (1.909 %)UML
88 (1.909 %)Data Management
88 (1.909 %)Continuous Integration
88 (1.909 %)Enterprise Data Management
97 (1.671 %)RAD
106 (1.432 %)CRM
106 (1.432 %)Business Intelligence
115 (1.193 %)Asset Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1238 (56.80 %)C#
2146 (34.84 %)SQL
379 (18.85 %)VB.NET
462 (14.80 %)JavaScript
540 (9.547 %)VB
631 (7.399 %)Java
729 (6.921 %)Transact-SQL
817 (4.057 %)VBA
916 (3.819 %)PHP
1015 (3.580 %)C++
1112 (2.864 %)PL/SQL
1210 (2.387 %)C
139 (2.148 %)DHTML
139 (2.148 %)VB6
143 (0.716 %)Shell Script
143 (0.716 %)VBScript
143 (0.716 %)ActionScript
152 (0.477 %)Perl
152 (0.477 %)COBOL
152 (0.477 %)Delphi
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (1.909 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (1.671 %)Degree
33 (0.716 %)MCITP
33 (0.716 %)MCAD
42 (0.477 %)MCDBA
42 (0.477 %)ISEB
51 (0.239 %)MCSD
51 (0.239 %)HND
51 (0.239 %)ISTQB
51 (0.239 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.239 %)Sun Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.239 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (4.057 %)Active Directory
22 (0.477 %)AquaLogic
31 (0.239 %)MSMQ
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
185 (20.29 %)Microsoft
265 (15.51 %)Oracle
310 (2.387 %)Business Objects
46 (1.432 %)Sybase
54 (0.955 %)Cisco
54 (0.955 %)Sun
63 (0.716 %)HP
63 (0.716 %)Capita
63 (0.716 %)IBM
72 (0.477 %)Adobe
72 (0.477 %)Northgate
72 (0.477 %)BEA
81 (0.239 %)Lotus
81 (0.239 %)Autodesk
81 (0.239 %)ESRI
81 (0.239 %)Macromedia
81 (0.239 %)SAP
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