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This section looks at the demand for the Microsoft Developer role in IT contracts within the South Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Microsoft Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Developer
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank53-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.172 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£367£325
% change on same period last year+12.82 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£38.50
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Job Titles South WalesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads582515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.767 %0.546 %
Daily rates quoted152121
Average minimum daily rate£349£352
Average daily rate£389£381
% change on same period last year+2.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted9450
Average minimum hourly rate£24.50£20.97
Average hourly rate£26.91£21.81
% change on same period last year+23.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.32£22.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Microsoft Developer WalesMicrosoft Developer
Wales

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.

Microsoft Developer
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Microsoft Developer Demand Trend

Microsoft Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Microsoft Developer Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Microsoft Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Microsoft Developer within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
NewportNew entry-1--
Microsoft Developer WalesMicrosoft Developer
Wales

Microsoft Developer
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Government
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Change Management
21 (50.00 %)E-business
21 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
21 (50.00 %)Middleware
21 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (50.00 %)WinForms
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (50.00 %)MCTS
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)Release Management
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %)VBA
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)XSLT
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Access
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint
21 (50.00 %)ERP

Microsoft Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)XSLT
11 (50.00 %)Middleware
11 (50.00 %)WinForms
11 (50.00 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint
11 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Applications
11 (50.00 %)MS Office
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)MS Access
General
12 (100.00 %)Government
Operating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)ERP
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
11 (50.00 %)E-business
11 (50.00 %)Release Management
Programming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET
11 (50.00 %)VBA
Qualifications
11 (50.00 %)MCTS
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Vendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
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