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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the South East 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
Rank149191
Rank change on same period last yearUp+42
Matching contract IT job ads104113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.141 %0.111 %
As % of the category below3.919 %2.808 %
Daily rates quoted2946
Average minimum daily rate£358£314
Average daily rate£367£333
% change on same period last year+10.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£339
% change on same period last year+2.61 %
Hourly rates quoted511
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00£42.73
Average hourly rate£39.00£49.91
% change on same period last year-21.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.00£57.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.81£35.64
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads26544024
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.588 %3.968 %
Daily rates quoted6961023
Average minimum daily rate£319£306
Average daily rate£338£325
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted246405
Average minimum hourly rate£33.36£33.41
Average hourly rate£35.48£35.78
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.59£38.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
.NET Framework England.NET Framework
England

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

South East .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 South East region.

South East .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South East .NET Framework Daily Rate Histogram

.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 South East region.

South East .NET Framework Hourly Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

South East .NET Framework Hourly Rate Histogram

.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 South East 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
BerkshireUp+4130£367+9.67 %
HampshireUp+2223£303-7.97 %
SurreyUp+2522£400+8.47 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1715£368+27.95 %
OxfordshireDown-26£395+31.66 %
West SussexDown-13--
KentNo change02£300-
East SussexNo change01--
Thames ValleyUp+161--
SussexNew entry-1£600-
.NET Framework England.NET Framework
England

.NET Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1248 (100.00 %).NET
2159 (64.11 %)C#
3119 (47.98 %)SQL Server
492 (37.10 %)Windows
570 (28.23 %)SQL
668 (27.42 %)ASP.NET
767 (27.02 %)Microsoft
843 (17.34 %)HTML
942 (16.94 %)XML
1040 (16.13 %)SQL Server 2005
1139 (15.73 %)Visual Studio
1238 (15.32 %)Oracle
1335 (14.11 %)IIS
1335 (14.11 %)VB.NET
1433 (13.31 %)Agile Software Development
1531 (12.50 %)ASP
1630 (12.10 %)CSS
1728 (11.29 %)BizTalk Server
1827 (10.89 %)Security Cleared
1926 (10.48 %)JavaScript
2025 (10.08 %)Windows Server 2003
2025 (10.08 %)MVC
2124 (9.677 %)Scrum
2124 (9.677 %)XHTML
2223 (9.274 %)Java
2223 (9.274 %)J2EE
2223 (9.274 %)VB
2223 (9.274 %)WebServices
2321 (8.468 %)SQL Server 2000
2321 (8.468 %)TDD

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1248 (100.00 %).NET
268 (27.42 %)ASP.NET
343 (17.34 %)HTML
442 (16.94 %)XML
531 (12.50 %)ASP
630 (12.10 %)CSS
725 (10.08 %)MVC
824 (9.677 %)XHTML
923 (9.274 %)WebServices
923 (9.274 %)J2EE
1020 (8.065 %)WinForms
1118 (7.258 %)AJAX
1118 (7.258 %)MonoRail
1216 (6.452 %)Spring
1315 (6.048 %)Hibernate
1413 (5.242 %)XSLT
1511 (4.435 %)WCF
168 (3.226 %)JSP
176 (2.419 %)SOAP
176 (2.419 %)MFC
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (14.11 %)IIS
228 (11.29 %)BizTalk Server
320 (8.065 %)SharePoint
415 (6.048 %)SharePoint Server 2007
512 (4.839 %)CMS
68 (3.226 %)Commerce Server
68 (3.226 %)Commerce Server 2007
77 (2.823 %)ESB
85 (2.016 %)WebLogic
94 (1.613 %)ColdFusion
94 (1.613 %)WebLogic Portal
94 (1.613 %)ArcIMS
94 (1.613 %)ArcSDE
94 (1.613 %)Oracle Application Server
103 (1.210 %)Apache
103 (1.210 %)Tomcat
112 (0.806 %)MS Exchange
112 (0.806 %)Exchange Server 2007
121 (0.403 %)WebSphere Message Broker
121 (0.403 %)Office Project Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (6.048 %)MS Excel
26 (2.419 %)Photoshop
26 (2.419 %)InfoPath
35 (2.016 %)Shockwave
43 (1.210 %)MS Office
52 (0.806 %)MS Project
52 (0.806 %)Acrobat
61 (0.403 %)Fireworks
61 (0.403 %)Adobe Illustrator
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.210 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (0.806 %)Axapta
22 (0.806 %)Dynamics AX
31 (0.403 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.403 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (0.403 %)Great Plains
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (5.645 %)Internet
211 (4.435 %)TCP/IP
310 (4.032 %)Intranet
46 (2.419 %)Wireless
55 (2.016 %)HTTP
62 (0.806 %)LDAP
62 (0.806 %)DHCP
71 (0.403 %)FTP
71 (0.403 %)SNMP
71 (0.403 %)TELNET
71 (0.403 %)X.500
71 (0.403 %)Firewall
71 (0.403 %)SSH
71 (0.403 %)DNS
71 (0.403 %)HTTPS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1119 (47.98 %)SQL Server
240 (16.13 %)SQL Server 2005
321 (8.468 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (2.823 %)GIS
56 (2.419 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
56 (2.419 %)BusinessObjects
65 (2.016 %)Oracle 9i
65 (2.016 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.403 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.403 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.403 %)DTS
71 (0.403 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.403 %)DataStage
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
139 (15.73 %)Visual Studio
218 (7.258 %)NUnit
35 (2.016 %)Flash
44 (1.613 %)VSS/SourceSafe
53 (1.210 %)LoadRunner
53 (1.210 %)Subversion
62 (0.806 %)MSI
62 (0.806 %)InstallShield
71 (0.403 %)Rational Functional Tester
71 (0.403 %)WebLogic Workshop
71 (0.403 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.403 %)ClearCase
71 (0.403 %)Dreamweaver
71 (0.403 %)TestDirector
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (8.468 %)Marketing
220 (8.065 %)Finance
316 (6.452 %)Government
412 (4.839 %)Back Office
57 (2.823 %)Retail
64 (1.613 %)Insurance
64 (1.613 %)Local Government
73 (1.210 %)Pensions
73 (1.210 %)Retail Banking
73 (1.210 %)Banking
82 (0.806 %)Telecoms
82 (0.806 %)Manufacturing
82 (0.806 %)Military
91 (0.403 %)Electronics
91 (0.403 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (0.403 %)Front Office
91 (0.403 %)Health
91 (0.403 %)Aerospace
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1153 (61.69 %)Developer
277 (31.05 %)C# Developer
370 (28.23 %).NET Developer
430 (12.10 %)ASP.NET Developer
521 (8.468 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
619 (7.661 %)Architect
717 (6.855 %)Analyst
816 (6.452 %)Web Developer
914 (5.645 %)Software Engineer
1010 (4.032 %)Senior Developer
119 (3.629 %)Software Developer
119 (3.629 %)SharePoint Developer
128 (3.226 %)Support Analyst
128 (3.226 %).NET Web Developer
137 (2.823 %)Senior C# Developer
137 (2.823 %)Programmer
146 (2.419 %)C# Web Developer
146 (2.419 %)Team Leader
146 (2.419 %)VB.NET Developer
146 (2.419 %)VB Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (4.032 %)PDA
29 (3.629 %)N-Tier
37 (2.823 %)German Language
46 (2.419 %)Replication
46 (2.419 %)Clustering
54 (1.613 %)NHS
62 (0.806 %)Streaming Video
71 (0.403 %)Cryptography
71 (0.403 %)PKI
71 (0.403 %)Client/Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
192 (37.10 %)Windows
225 (10.08 %)Windows Server 2003
318 (7.258 %)UNIX
416 (6.452 %)Windows Mobile
512 (4.839 %)Windows XP
610 (4.032 %)Solaris
79 (3.629 %)HPUX
85 (2.016 %)AIX
85 (2.016 %)Windows CE
94 (1.613 %)Windows 2000 Server
103 (1.210 %)Linux
112 (0.806 %)Windows 2000
112 (0.806 %)Windows NT
121 (0.403 %)Windows Vista
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (13.31 %)Agile Software Development
227 (10.89 %)Security Cleared
324 (9.677 %)Scrum
421 (8.468 %)TDD
518 (7.258 %)UML
617 (6.855 %)OO
716 (6.452 %)SC Cleared
811 (4.435 %)Web Development
811 (4.435 %)ITIL
811 (4.435 %)Content Management
811 (4.435 %)Extreme Programming
910 (4.032 %)SOA
910 (4.032 %)Unit Testing
109 (3.629 %)Business Intelligence
118 (3.226 %)Configuration Management
118 (3.226 %)Migration
118 (3.226 %)CTC Cleared
127 (2.823 %)CRM
136 (2.419 %)E-Commerce
136 (2.419 %)Project Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1159 (64.11 %)C#
270 (28.23 %)SQL
335 (14.11 %)VB.NET
426 (10.48 %)JavaScript
523 (9.274 %)Java
523 (9.274 %)VB
617 (6.855 %)VBScript
715 (6.048 %)C++
814 (5.645 %)Transact-SQL
911 (4.435 %)VB6
107 (2.823 %)VC++
116 (2.419 %)C
116 (2.419 %)Perl
125 (2.016 %)DHTML
134 (1.613 %)XAML
142 (0.806 %)X++
142 (0.806 %)PHP
142 (0.806 %)Python
142 (0.806 %)VBA
151 (0.403 %)PL/SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (4.032 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (1.613 %)Degree
33 (1.210 %)MCP
33 (1.210 %)MCSE
42 (0.806 %)MCDBA
42 (0.806 %)MCAD
42 (0.806 %)MCSD
51 (0.403 %)ISEB
51 (0.403 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
51 (0.403 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.403 %)MCTS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.016 %)SLA
24 (1.613 %)QA
31 (0.403 %)ISO9001
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (7.661 %)Active Directory
25 (2.016 %)ISA Server
25 (2.016 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (0.806 %)MSMQ
41 (0.403 %)AquaLogic
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (0.806 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (0.403 %)Netcool
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
167 (27.02 %)Microsoft
238 (15.32 %)Oracle
313 (5.242 %)Cisco
313 (5.242 %)Motorola
411 (4.435 %)Sun
411 (4.435 %)Citrix
59 (3.629 %)Adobe
68 (3.226 %)Sitecore
77 (2.823 %)IBM
86 (2.419 %)Business Objects
95 (2.016 %)Unisys
95 (2.016 %)ICL
104 (1.613 %)FileNet
104 (1.613 %)Kofax
104 (1.613 %)Perforce
112 (0.806 %)Tridion
112 (0.806 %)HP
112 (0.806 %)Sybase
112 (0.806 %)Google
121 (0.403 %)Meridio