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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Shropshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.004 %
As % of the category below19.67 %14.29 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£329
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£28.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.53£33.00
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads6128
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted163
Average minimum daily rate£370£244
Average daily rate£382£247
% change on same period last year+54.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£16.00£28.50
% change on same period last year-43.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
.NET West Midlands.NET
West Midlands

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

Shropshire .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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
TelfordUp+19£288-
.NET West Midlands.NET
West Midlands

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

17 (41.18 %)Microsoft
17 (41.18 %).NET Framework
26 (35.29 %)VB.NET
26 (35.29 %)WebServices
35 (29.41 %)XML
35 (29.41 %)SQL Server
44 (23.53 %)Government
44 (23.53 %)Pega
44 (23.53 %)MIIS
44 (23.53 %)BizTalk Server
44 (23.53 %)UML
44 (23.53 %)IIS
44 (23.53 %)SAP
44 (23.53 %)ASP.NET
44 (23.53 %)CSS
44 (23.53 %)XSLT
44 (23.53 %)J2EE
44 (23.53 %)SQL
53 (17.65 %)C#
53 (17.65 %)SharePoint
62 (11.76 %)VB
62 (11.76 %)Windows
62 (11.76 %)HTML
62 (11.76 %)MySQL
62 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
62 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
62 (11.76 %)WCF
62 (11.76 %)Windows Mobile
62 (11.76 %)Retail
71 (5.882 %)Local Government

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (41.18 %).NET Framework
26 (35.29 %)WebServices
35 (29.41 %)XML
44 (23.53 %)XSLT
44 (23.53 %)J2EE
44 (23.53 %)ASP.NET
44 (23.53 %)CSS
52 (11.76 %)WCF
52 (11.76 %)HTML
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (23.53 %)IIS
14 (23.53 %)BizTalk Server
23 (17.65 %)SharePoint
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (29.41 %)SQL Server
22 (11.76 %)MySQL
31 (5.882 %)SQL Server 7
31 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Government
22 (11.76 %)Retail
31 (5.882 %)Local Government
31 (5.882 %)Pensions
31 (5.882 %)Telecoms
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (58.82 %)Developer
25 (29.41 %)Architect
25 (29.41 %).NET Developer
34 (23.53 %)Technical Architect
42 (11.76 %)Tester
42 (11.76 %)Lead Developer
42 (11.76 %)Performance Tester
42 (11.76 %)VB.NET Developer
42 (11.76 %)SharePoint Developer
51 (5.882 %)Coordinator
51 (5.882 %)C# Developer
51 (5.882 %)Software Architect
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.76 %)Windows
12 (11.76 %)Windows Mobile
21 (5.882 %)UNIX
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)UML
22 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
22 (11.76 %)Security Cleared
31 (5.882 %)Software Engineering
31 (5.882 %)Release Management
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (35.29 %)VB.NET
24 (23.53 %)SQL
33 (17.65 %)C#
42 (11.76 %)VB
51 (5.882 %)JavaScript
51 (5.882 %)VBScript
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (23.53 %)MIIS
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (41.18 %)Microsoft
24 (23.53 %)SAP
24 (23.53 %)Pega
31 (5.882 %)Oracle
31 (5.882 %)webMethods
31 (5.882 %)Mercator