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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 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 ASP.NET 2.0 over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ASP.NET 2.0
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank82105
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads1119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.020 %
As % of the category below2.477 %2.241 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£333£213
Average daily rate£383£256
% change on same period last year+49.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£299
UK excluding London average daily rate£305£319
% change on same period last year-4.22 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.14£36.17
% change on same period last year-13.90 %
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 %
ASP.NET 2.0 UKASP.NET 2.0
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.

ASP.NET 2.0
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ASP.NET 2.0 across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Scotland ASP.NET 2.0 Demand Trend

ASP.NET 2.0
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ASP.NET 2.0 across the Scotland region.

Scotland ASP.NET 2.0 Daily Rate Trend

ASP.NET 2.0
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP.NET 2.0 across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland ASP.NET 2.0 Daily Rate Histogram

ASP.NET 2.0
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ASP.NET 2.0 across the Scotland region.

Scotland ASP.NET 2.0 Hourly Rate Trend

ASP.NET 2.0
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASP.NET 2.0 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+146£383+40.03 %
EdinburghUp+254--
ASP.NET 2.0 UKASP.NET 2.0
UK

ASP.NET 2.0
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing ASP.NET 2.0 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 ASP.NET 2.0.

120 (100.00 %).NET
120 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
217 (85.00 %)C#
312 (60.00 %)SharePoint
312 (60.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
48 (40.00 %)SQL Server
48 (40.00 %)XML
56 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (20.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
64 (20.00 %)Windows
64 (20.00 %)OO
64 (20.00 %)CSS
64 (20.00 %)WebServices
64 (20.00 %)Microsoft
64 (20.00 %)CAML
73 (15.00 %)Finance
73 (15.00 %)Visual Studio
73 (15.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
73 (15.00 %)SQL
73 (15.00 %)Transact-SQL
73 (15.00 %).NET Framework
82 (10.00 %)TDD
82 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
82 (10.00 %)Internet Marketing
82 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
82 (10.00 %)WCF
82 (10.00 %)Marketing
82 (10.00 %).NET Remoting
82 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
82 (10.00 %)Web 2.0

ASP.NET 2.0
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing ASP.NET 2.0 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 ASP.NET 2.0. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (100.00 %).NET
120 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
28 (40.00 %)XML
34 (20.00 %)CSS
34 (20.00 %)WebServices
34 (20.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
34 (20.00 %)CAML
43 (15.00 %).NET Framework
52 (10.00 %)WCF
52 (10.00 %).NET Remoting
52 (10.00 %)HTML
52 (10.00 %)WinForms
61 (5.000 %)AJAX
61 (5.000 %)XSLT
61 (5.000 %)ADO.NET
61 (5.000 %)WPF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (60.00 %)SharePoint
112 (60.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (10.00 %)Umbraco
22 (10.00 %)CMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (40.00 %)SQL Server
26 (30.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (5.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (15.00 %)Visual Studio
13 (15.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (5.000 %)Subversion
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (15.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Marketing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (85.00 %)Developer
210 (50.00 %).NET Developer
37 (35.00 %)SharePoint Developer
43 (15.00 %).NET Programmer
43 (15.00 %)C# Developer
43 (15.00 %)Senior Developer
43 (15.00 %)Programmer
52 (10.00 %)Developer Analyst
52 (10.00 %)Analyst
52 (10.00 %)Architect
52 (10.00 %)Sharepoint Architect
61 (5.000 %).NET Applications Developer
61 (5.000 %)VB.NET Programmer
61 (5.000 %)Web Developer
61 (5.000 %)Consultant
61 (5.000 %)Applications Developer
61 (5.000 %)SharePoint Consultant
61 (5.000 %).NET Team Leader
61 (5.000 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (5.000 %)Team Leader
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.00 %)W3C
12 (10.00 %)Web 2.0
21 (5.000 %)Derivative
21 (5.000 %)Client/Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (20.00 %)Windows
22 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)OO
22 (10.00 %)Project Management
22 (10.00 %)Systems Analysis
22 (10.00 %)Business Analysis
22 (10.00 %)Internet Marketing
22 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
22 (10.00 %)TDD
31 (5.000 %)Content Management
31 (5.000 %)Continuous Integration
31 (5.000 %)Investment Management
31 (5.000 %)Agile Software Development
31 (5.000 %)OOD
31 (5.000 %)Code Coverage
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (85.00 %)C#
23 (15.00 %)SQL
23 (15.00 %)Transact-SQL
32 (10.00 %)VB.NET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.00 %)MSMQ
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (5.000 %)Oracle