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This section looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank87153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+66
Matching contract IT job ads204156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.272 %0.156 %
As % of the category below2.811 %1.780 %
Daily rates quoted9463
Average minimum daily rate£305£353
Average daily rate£319£372
% change on same period last year-14.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£375
% change on same period last year-10.60 %
Hourly rates quoted1913
Average minimum hourly rate£36.53£36.79
Average hourly rate£37.03£38.29
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.53£39.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.53£38.41
% change on same period last year-4.91 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads72588765
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.674 %8.744 %
Daily rates quoted21032551
Average minimum daily rate£352£358
Average daily rate£374£379
% change on same period last year-1.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted666857
Average minimum hourly rate£29.35£30.17
Average hourly rate£31.02£32.12
% change on same period last year-3.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.69£34.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Agile Software Development EnglandAgile Software Development
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.

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Agile Software Development across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South East Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Agile Software Development across the South East region.

South East Agile Software Development Daily Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South East Agile Software Development Daily Rate Histogram

Agile Software Development
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Agile Software Development across the South East region.

South East Agile Software Development Hourly Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South East Agile Software Development Hourly Rate Histogram

Agile Software Development
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile Software Development within the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
SurreyUp+63102£302-8.20 %
BerkshireUp+7040£316-14.95 %
HampshireUp+834£376-6.32 %
BuckinghamshireDown-112£367+25.60 %
Thames ValleyUp+196--
OxfordshireDown-16--
MiddlesexUp+55--
SussexUp+84--
West SussexUp+53£325-22.61 %
Agile Software Development EnglandAgile Software Development
England

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

1112 (34.89 %)C#
1112 (34.89 %).NET
299 (30.84 %)Scrum
381 (25.23 %)TDD
463 (19.63 %)NUnit
463 (19.63 %)Java
556 (17.45 %)MVC
654 (16.82 %)Hibernate
747 (14.64 %)OO
844 (13.71 %)Spring
941 (12.77 %)UML
941 (12.77 %)SQL Server
1038 (11.84 %)Visual Studio
1136 (11.21 %)J2EE
1235 (10.90 %)SQL
1332 (9.969 %)Microsoft
1332 (9.969 %).NET Framework
1426 (8.100 %)MonoRail
1426 (8.100 %)Unit Testing
1525 (7.788 %)C++
1525 (7.788 %)Oracle
1624 (7.477 %)Marketing
1624 (7.477 %)QA
1723 (7.165 %)ASP.NET
1821 (6.542 %)XML
1920 (6.231 %)Linux
1920 (6.231 %)Project Management
2019 (5.919 %)Windows
2019 (5.919 %)PRINCE2
2019 (5.919 %)JavaScript

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1112 (34.89 %).NET
256 (17.45 %)MVC
354 (16.82 %)Hibernate
444 (13.71 %)Spring
536 (11.21 %)J2EE
632 (9.969 %).NET Framework
726 (8.100 %)MonoRail
823 (7.165 %)ASP.NET
921 (6.542 %)XML
1018 (5.607 %)HTML
1117 (5.296 %)WebServices
1213 (4.050 %)CSS
1213 (4.050 %)AJAX
1311 (3.427 %)J2SE
1410 (3.115 %)NHibernate
1410 (3.115 %)XHTML
159 (2.804 %)CORBA
159 (2.804 %)Struts
168 (2.492 %)Swing
168 (2.492 %)WCF
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (3.427 %)SharePoint Server 2007
210 (3.115 %)IIS
210 (3.115 %)Apache
210 (3.115 %)BizTalk Server
38 (2.492 %)Commerce Server
38 (2.492 %)Commerce Server 2007
45 (1.558 %)WebLogic
45 (1.558 %)CMS
45 (1.558 %)Tomcat
54 (1.246 %)SharePoint
63 (0.935 %)TIBCO EMS
63 (0.935 %)JBoss
71 (0.312 %)EPiServer
71 (0.312 %)MS Exchange
71 (0.312 %)CICS
71 (0.312 %)Zope
71 (0.312 %)SharePoint Portal Server
71 (0.312 %)Oracle Spatial
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (2.181 %)MS Excel
24 (1.246 %)MS Visio
24 (1.246 %)MS Office
33 (0.935 %)MS Project
42 (0.623 %)Photoshop
42 (0.623 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.312 %)Compiere
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (1.246 %)Internet
23 (0.935 %)Broadband
32 (0.623 %)LDAP
41 (0.312 %)SSL
41 (0.312 %)Intranet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (12.77 %)SQL Server
212 (3.738 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (3.115 %)MySQL
45 (1.558 %)Oracle 10g
54 (1.246 %)Oracle 9i
63 (0.935 %)MS Access
63 (0.935 %)DB2
72 (0.623 %)RDBMS
72 (0.623 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (0.623 %)GIS
81 (0.312 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.312 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.312 %)SQL Server Integration Services
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
163 (19.63 %)NUnit
238 (11.84 %)Visual Studio
316 (4.984 %)JUnit
415 (4.673 %)Selenium
512 (3.738 %)WebLOAD
66 (1.869 %)Bugzilla
66 (1.869 %)Subversion
75 (1.558 %)Flash
75 (1.558 %)Eclipse
83 (0.935 %)VSS/SourceSafe
83 (0.935 %)WebLogic Workshop
83 (0.935 %)JIRA
92 (0.623 %)QuickTest Pro
92 (0.623 %)MagicDraw
92 (0.623 %)CruiseControl
92 (0.623 %)Ant
101 (0.312 %)WinRunner
101 (0.312 %)ClearCase
101 (0.312 %)RequisitePro
101 (0.312 %)ClearQuest
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (7.477 %)Marketing
218 (5.607 %)Government
316 (4.984 %)Finance
410 (3.115 %)Telecoms
410 (3.115 %)Retail
58 (2.492 %)Health
58 (2.492 %)Insurance
67 (2.181 %)Construction
73 (0.935 %)Multimedia
73 (0.935 %)Games
73 (0.935 %)Banking
73 (0.935 %)Electronics
73 (0.935 %)Publishing
73 (0.935 %)Video Editing
82 (0.623 %)Auditing
82 (0.623 %)3D Graphics
91 (0.312 %)Education
91 (0.312 %)Electric
91 (0.312 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.312 %)Advertising
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1158 (49.22 %)Developer
290 (28.04 %)C# Developer
359 (18.38 %)Analyst
449 (15.26 %).NET Developer
534 (10.59 %)Project Manager
632 (9.969 %)Senior Developer
730 (9.346 %)Java Developer
826 (8.100 %)Business Analyst
923 (7.165 %)Senior C# Developer
1019 (5.919 %)Architect
1019 (5.919 %)Test Analyst
1116 (4.984 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1215 (4.673 %)J2EE Developer
1312 (3.738 %)Software Engineer
1312 (3.738 %)Senior .NET Developer
149 (2.804 %)Information Architect
149 (2.804 %)Development Manager
158 (2.492 %)Support Analyst
158 (2.492 %)Web Developer
167 (2.181 %)Tester
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (4.673 %)Web 2.0
212 (3.738 %)E-Learning
39 (2.804 %)Taxonomies
45 (1.558 %)N-Tier
53 (0.935 %)STB
53 (0.935 %)Handset
53 (0.935 %)Computer Science
62 (0.623 %)RIA
71 (0.312 %)Derivative
71 (0.312 %)Fixed Income
71 (0.312 %)APACS
71 (0.312 %)Credit Derivative
71 (0.312 %)PMI
71 (0.312 %)EPoS
71 (0.312 %)EFT
71 (0.312 %)DTV
71 (0.312 %)Mainframe
71 (0.312 %)Management Information System
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (6.231 %)Linux
219 (5.919 %)Windows
312 (3.738 %)UNIX
44 (1.246 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (1.246 %)Solaris
53 (0.935 %)Windows NT
62 (0.623 %)Mac OS X
71 (0.312 %)Windows XP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
199 (30.84 %)Scrum
281 (25.23 %)TDD
347 (14.64 %)OO
441 (12.77 %)UML
526 (8.100 %)Unit Testing
620 (6.231 %)Project Management
719 (5.919 %)PRINCE2
815 (4.673 %)SOA
815 (4.673 %)Extreme Programming
815 (4.673 %)Content Management
913 (4.050 %)Business Analysis
913 (4.050 %)Security Cleared
913 (4.050 %)RUP
1011 (3.427 %)SC Cleared
1110 (3.115 %)RAD
129 (2.804 %)Load Testing
138 (2.492 %)Continuous Integration
138 (2.492 %)Pair Programming
138 (2.492 %)ITIL
138 (2.492 %)Business Intelligence
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1112 (34.89 %)C#
263 (19.63 %)Java
335 (10.90 %)SQL
425 (7.788 %)C++
519 (5.919 %)JavaScript
69 (2.804 %)PL/SQL
78 (2.492 %)C
78 (2.492 %)PHP
86 (1.869 %)VB
86 (1.869 %)PHP5
95 (1.558 %)XAML
95 (1.558 %)Perl
104 (1.246 %)PHP4
113 (0.935 %)VB.NET
113 (0.935 %)Python
122 (0.623 %)Transact-SQL
131 (0.312 %)REXX
131 (0.312 %)JCL
131 (0.312 %)ActionScript
131 (0.312 %)Groovy
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (4.984 %)Degree
210 (3.115 %)ISEB
37 (2.181 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.312 %)PMP
41 (0.312 %)PMI Certification
41 (0.312 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (0.312 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (0.312 %)MCSD
41 (0.312 %)MCSE
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
124 (7.477 %)QA
21 (0.312 %)SLA
21 (0.312 %)ISO8583
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (1.558 %)AquaLogic
22 (0.623 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (0.623 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (9.969 %)Microsoft
225 (7.788 %)Oracle
312 (3.738 %)Cisco
312 (3.738 %)Motorola
48 (2.492 %)Sitecore
56 (1.869 %)ATG
65 (1.558 %)BEA
65 (1.558 %)Adobe
74 (1.246 %)Sun
83 (0.935 %)TIBCO
83 (0.935 %)Trolltech
92 (0.623 %)Serena
92 (0.623 %)Citrix
92 (0.623 %)IBM
101 (0.312 %)SAP
101 (0.312 %)HP
101 (0.312 %)Zend