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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Slough 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank12
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads6985
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.084 %
As % of the category below29.11 %28.15 %
Daily rates quoted1615
Average minimum daily rate£261£310
Average daily rate£283£321
% change on same period last year-11.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£330
% change on same period last year-0.36 %
Hourly rates quoted2141
Average minimum hourly rate£37.95£41.74
Average hourly rate£38.95£42.17
% change on same period last year-7.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.95£42.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.90£33.28
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads237302
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.320 %0.298 %
Daily rates quoted59107
Average minimum daily rate£300£329
Average daily rate£318£349
% change on same period last year-8.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted6266
Average minimum hourly rate£28.10£34.37
Average hourly rate£29.37£35.13
% change on same period last year-16.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.63£35.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Developer BerkshireDeveloper
Berkshire

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.

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Slough Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Slough Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Slough region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Slough Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Slough Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Slough region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Slough Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

157 (48.31 %)SQL
157 (48.31 %)SQL Server
256 (47.46 %).NET
355 (46.61 %)HTML
355 (46.61 %)ASP.NET
447 (39.83 %)JavaScript
546 (38.98 %)XML
642 (35.59 %)VB.NET
739 (33.05 %)Transact-SQL
836 (30.51 %)DHTML
836 (30.51 %)ASP
935 (29.66 %)XSL
1034 (28.81 %)InterDev
1129 (24.58 %)JSP
1227 (22.88 %)Java
1324 (20.34 %)COM+
1324 (20.34 %)Microsoft
1423 (19.49 %)SQL Server 2005
1521 (17.80 %)N-Tier
1521 (17.80 %)J2EE
1521 (17.80 %)Internet
1620 (16.95 %)Struts
1718 (15.25 %)Spring
1718 (15.25 %)SQL Server 2000
1817 (14.41 %)CSS
1916 (13.56 %)Extranet
1916 (13.56 %)AJAX
2015 (12.71 %)VB
2114 (11.86 %)DB2
2114 (11.86 %)DB2 UDB

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region that cited Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
156 (47.46 %).NET
255 (46.61 %)HTML
255 (46.61 %)ASP.NET
346 (38.98 %)XML
436 (30.51 %)ASP
535 (29.66 %)XSL
629 (24.58 %)JSP
724 (20.34 %)COM+
821 (17.80 %)J2EE
920 (16.95 %)Struts
1018 (15.25 %)Spring
1117 (14.41 %)CSS
1216 (13.56 %)AJAX
1312 (10.17 %)Servlets
1410 (8.475 %)Hibernate
158 (6.780 %)WebSphere
158 (6.780 %)XHTML
166 (5.085 %)BREW
174 (3.390 %)XSLT
174 (3.390 %)WebServices
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (9.322 %)IIS
28 (6.780 %)WebSphere Application Server
33 (2.542 %)SharePoint
33 (2.542 %)CMS
42 (1.695 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.847 %)Plone
51 (0.847 %)Oracle Workflow
51 (0.847 %)Joomla!
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (5.932 %)Photoshop
21 (0.847 %)MS Excel
21 (0.847 %)InfoPath
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.695 %)Oracle ERP
12 (1.695 %)Oracle Applications
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (17.80 %)Internet
216 (13.56 %)Extranet
34 (3.390 %)Intranet
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
157 (48.31 %)SQL Server
223 (19.49 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (15.25 %)SQL Server 2000
414 (11.86 %)DB2
414 (11.86 %)DB2 UDB
54 (3.390 %)Datawarehouse
62 (1.695 %)ETL
62 (1.695 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.847 %)BusinessObjects
71 (0.847 %)BODI
71 (0.847 %)Oracle Discoverer
71 (0.847 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.847 %)BusinessObjects XI
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
134 (28.81 %)InterDev
211 (9.322 %)Flash
36 (5.085 %)Dreamweaver
45 (4.237 %)VSS/SourceSafe
52 (1.695 %)Eclipse
52 (1.695 %)Subversion
61 (0.847 %)Visual Studio
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (5.932 %)Telecoms
24 (3.390 %)Multimedia
33 (2.542 %)Government
42 (1.695 %)Publishing
42 (1.695 %)Automotive
42 (1.695 %)Animation
51 (0.847 %)Front Office
51 (0.847 %)Finance
51 (0.847 %)Police
51 (0.847 %)Graphic Design
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (17.80 %)N-Tier
22 (1.695 %)NHS
31 (0.847 %)STB
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (11.02 %)Windows
27 (5.932 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (1.695 %)UNIX
32 (1.695 %)Linux
41 (0.847 %)Windows CE
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (6.780 %)User Acceptance Testing
18 (6.780 %)System Testing
26 (5.085 %)Security Cleared
26 (5.085 %)Web Development
34 (3.390 %)Release Management
43 (2.542 %)Content Management
43 (2.542 %)Workflow
52 (1.695 %)ERP
52 (1.695 %)OO
52 (1.695 %)SC Cleared
61 (0.847 %)Logistics
61 (0.847 %)Pay per click
61 (0.847 %)Use Case
61 (0.847 %)CRM
61 (0.847 %)UML
61 (0.847 %)OOA/OOD
61 (0.847 %)Business Intelligence
61 (0.847 %)Project Management
61 (0.847 %)Web Design
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
157 (48.31 %)SQL
247 (39.83 %)JavaScript
342 (35.59 %)VB.NET
439 (33.05 %)Transact-SQL
536 (30.51 %)DHTML
627 (22.88 %)Java
715 (12.71 %)VB
811 (9.322 %)ActionScript
99 (7.627 %)C#
103 (2.542 %)C++
103 (2.542 %)PL/SQL
112 (1.695 %)RPG
112 (1.695 %)VB6
112 (1.695 %)Korn
121 (0.847 %)Embedded C++
121 (0.847 %)Perl
121 (0.847 %)PHP
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.542 %)Degree
21 (0.847 %)MCSD
21 (0.847 %)Microsoft Certification
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.847 %)QA
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (20.34 %)Microsoft
211 (9.322 %)IBM
38 (6.780 %)Oracle
43 (2.542 %)Ab Initio
52 (1.695 %)salesforce.com
61 (0.847 %)Brio
61 (0.847 %)ION Trading
61 (0.847 %)GigaSpaces
61 (0.847 %)Business Objects
61 (0.847 %)Adobe
61 (0.847 %)Hyperion