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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Sheffield 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1421
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads2022
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.022 %
As % of the category below45.45 %27.85 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£318-
Average daily rate£356-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£393-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£326
% change on same period last year-0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£36.50£18.50
Average hourly rate£38.75£22.61
% change on same period last year+71.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.00£26.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.94£32.50
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Sheffield
Matching contract IT job ads4479
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.080 %
Daily rates quoted810
Average minimum daily rate£318£232
Average daily rate£352£238
% change on same period last year+48.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£243
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted97
Average minimum hourly rate£27.85£17.48
Average hourly rate£29.95£19.76
% change on same period last year+51.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.05£22.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£32.06
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
.NET South Yorkshire.NET
South Yorkshire

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 Sheffield region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Sheffield .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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield .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 Sheffield region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Sheffield .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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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.

125 (64.10 %)C#
224 (61.54 %)ASP.NET
315 (38.46 %)SQL Server
49 (23.08 %)SQL
57 (17.95 %)WebServices
57 (17.95 %)Microsoft
57 (17.95 %)AJAX
57 (17.95 %)SQL Server 2005
66 (15.38 %)VB.NET
75 (12.82 %)WPF
84 (10.26 %)LINQ
84 (10.26 %)XML
84 (10.26 %)XAML
93 (7.692 %)SharePoint
93 (7.692 %)ERP
93 (7.692 %)ADO.NET
93 (7.692 %)Transact-SQL
93 (7.692 %)JavaScript
93 (7.692 %)HTML
93 (7.692 %)Resource Management
93 (7.692 %)WCF
93 (7.692 %)Degree
93 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
93 (7.692 %)Performance Management
102 (5.128 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (5.128 %).NET Framework
102 (5.128 %)Web 2.0
102 (5.128 %)Technical Architecture
102 (5.128 %)SharePoint Server 2007
102 (5.128 %)Silverlight

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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.

Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (61.54 %)ASP.NET
27 (17.95 %)WebServices
27 (17.95 %)AJAX
35 (12.82 %)WPF
44 (10.26 %)LINQ
44 (10.26 %)XML
53 (7.692 %)HTML
53 (7.692 %)ADO.NET
53 (7.692 %)WCF
62 (5.128 %)SOAP
62 (5.128 %).NET Framework
62 (5.128 %)ASP.NET 2.0
62 (5.128 %)Silverlight
62 (5.128 %)XHTML
71 (2.564 %)Spring
71 (2.564 %)J2EE
71 (2.564 %)ADO
71 (2.564 %)CSS
71 (2.564 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (7.692 %)SharePoint
22 (5.128 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (2.564 %)IIS
31 (2.564 %)JBoss
31 (2.564 %)BizTalk Server
31 (2.564 %)CMS
31 (2.564 %)Oracle Application Server
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.128 %)InfoPath
21 (2.564 %)Spreadsheet
21 (2.564 %)MS Excel
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.564 %)LDAP
11 (2.564 %)Intranet
11 (2.564 %)Internet
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (38.46 %)SQL Server
27 (17.95 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (5.128 %)Crystal Reports
32 (5.128 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.564 %)GIS
41 (2.564 %)InterSystems Cache
41 (2.564 %)MySQL
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.128 %)Visual Studio
12 (5.128 %)NUnit
12 (5.128 %)CruiseControl
21 (2.564 %)Subversion
21 (2.564 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (2.564 %)Telecoms
11 (2.564 %)Government
11 (2.564 %)Health
11 (2.564 %)Marketing
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (84.62 %)Developer
222 (56.41 %).NET Developer
311 (28.21 %)C# Developer
410 (25.64 %)ASP.NET Developer
56 (15.38 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
64 (10.26 %)Senior .NET Developer
64 (10.26 %)Senior Developer
73 (7.692 %)Web Developer
82 (5.128 %)Architect
82 (5.128 %)Lead Developer
82 (5.128 %)VB.NET Developer
82 (5.128 %)SQL Developer
82 (5.128 %)SQL Server Developer
82 (5.128 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
91 (2.564 %)Technical Lead
91 (2.564 %).NET Team Leader
91 (2.564 %)Lead C# Developer
91 (2.564 %).NET Applications Developer
91 (2.564 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
91 (2.564 %)Team Leader
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.128 %)Web 2.0
21 (2.564 %)Wiki
21 (2.564 %)NHS
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.128 %)Windows
21 (2.564 %)Linux
21 (2.564 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (2.564 %)UNIX
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (7.692 %)ERP
13 (7.692 %)Resource Management
13 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
13 (7.692 %)Performance Management
22 (5.128 %)Technical Architecture
22 (5.128 %)UML
22 (5.128 %)Scrum
31 (2.564 %)Business Continuity
31 (2.564 %)Content Management
31 (2.564 %)Knowledge Management
31 (2.564 %)OO
31 (2.564 %)RUP
31 (2.564 %)Project Management
31 (2.564 %)Migration
31 (2.564 %)Web Development
31 (2.564 %)Internet Marketing
31 (2.564 %)SC Cleared
31 (2.564 %)Security Cleared
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (64.10 %)C#
29 (23.08 %)SQL
36 (15.38 %)VB.NET
44 (10.26 %)XAML
53 (7.692 %)Transact-SQL
53 (7.692 %)JavaScript
62 (5.128 %)VB
62 (5.128 %)Java
71 (2.564 %)VB6
71 (2.564 %)PL/SQL
71 (2.564 %)C++
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.692 %)Degree
21 (2.564 %)MCSE
21 (2.564 %)Microsoft Certification
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (17.95 %)Microsoft
22 (5.128 %)Oracle
31 (2.564 %)Epicor
31 (2.564 %)Borland
31 (2.564 %)ESRI