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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Somerset 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 Framework over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3844
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below4.000 %2.326 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£260-
Average daily rate£285-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£310-
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£339
% change on same period last year+2.61 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.81£35.64
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads12586
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted328
Average minimum daily rate£301£263
Average daily rate£333£293
% change on same period last year+13.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted4646
Average minimum hourly rate£28.92£28.82
Average hourly rate£31.00£30.42
% change on same period last year+1.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.08£32.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
.NET Framework South West.NET Framework
South West

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 Framework
Demand Trend

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

Somerset .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset .NET Framework Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET Framework within the Somerset 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
BathNew entry-3£350-
.NET Framework South West.NET Framework
South West

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework.

117 (100.00 %).NET
213 (76.47 %)C#
311 (64.71 %)SQL Server
47 (41.18 %)HTML
47 (41.18 %)Windows
47 (41.18 %)MS Excel
56 (35.29 %)DTS
56 (35.29 %)JavaScript
56 (35.29 %)VBScript
56 (35.29 %)ADO.NET
56 (35.29 %)WebServices
56 (35.29 %)RDBMS
65 (29.41 %)C
65 (29.41 %)Java
74 (23.53 %)Oracle
74 (23.53 %)J2ME
74 (23.53 %)Internet
74 (23.53 %)Handset
74 (23.53 %)MIDP
74 (23.53 %)Symbian
83 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (17.65 %)C++
92 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (11.76 %)OOD
92 (11.76 %)UML
101 (5.882 %)XHTML
101 (5.882 %)Linux
101 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
101 (5.882 %)Finance
101 (5.882 %)Education

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (100.00 %).NET
27 (41.18 %)HTML
36 (35.29 %)WebServices
36 (35.29 %)ADO.NET
44 (23.53 %)J2ME
44 (23.53 %)MIDP
51 (5.882 %)WinForms
51 (5.882 %)AJAX
51 (5.882 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (5.882 %)ASP
51 (5.882 %)ASP.NET
51 (5.882 %)CSS
51 (5.882 %)XML
51 (5.882 %)XHTML
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (41.18 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (23.53 %)Internet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (64.71 %)SQL Server
26 (35.29 %)DTS
26 (35.29 %)RDBMS
33 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2000
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.882 %)Finance
11 (5.882 %)Education
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (82.35 %)Developer
210 (58.82 %).NET Developer
31 (5.882 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (5.882 %)Team Leader
31 (5.882 %)Software Team Leader
31 (5.882 %)Software Architect
31 (5.882 %)Architect
31 (5.882 %)Software Engineer
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (23.53 %)Handset
21 (5.882 %)Grid Computing
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (41.18 %)Windows
21 (5.882 %)Linux
21 (5.882 %)Windows CE
21 (5.882 %)Embedded Linux
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (11.76 %)UML
12 (11.76 %)OOD
21 (5.882 %)Validation
21 (5.882 %)Web Development
21 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (76.47 %)C#
26 (35.29 %)JavaScript
26 (35.29 %)VBScript
35 (29.41 %)C
35 (29.41 %)Java
43 (17.65 %)C++
51 (5.882 %)SQL
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)Oracle
14 (23.53 %)Symbian
21 (5.882 %)Microsoft