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The table below looks at the demand for the Web 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 jobs that have cited Web Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4540
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads1215
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.905 %2.564 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£243-
Average daily rate£261-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£278-
UK excluding London average daily rate£286£285
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£18.50£20.00
% change on same period last year-7.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.47£28.78
% change on same period last year-11.51 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads630585
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.852 %0.577 %
Daily rates quoted178137
Average minimum daily rate£314£350
Average daily rate£342£384
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted9863
Average minimum hourly rate£29.03£17.87
Average hourly rate£30.87£19.59
% change on same period last year+57.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.70£21.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Web Developer WalesWeb 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.

Web Developer
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Web Developer Demand Trend

Web Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Web Developer Daily Rate Trend

Web Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South Wales Web Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Web Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Web Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Web Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Developer within the South Wales 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
Rhondda Cynon TaffNew entry-1--
TorfaenNew entry-1£238-
NewportNew entry-1--
GwentUp+21£250-
Web Developer WalesWeb Developer
Wales

Web Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (80.00 %)CSS
219 (54.29 %).NET
317 (48.57 %)HTML
416 (45.71 %)ASP.NET
514 (40.00 %)XML
514 (40.00 %)SQL
612 (34.29 %)XHTML
711 (31.43 %)JavaScript
810 (28.57 %)CMS
99 (25.71 %)PHP
99 (25.71 %)C#
99 (25.71 %)MySQL
108 (22.86 %)XSLT
108 (22.86 %)Internet
108 (22.86 %)Web Development
117 (20.00 %)Intranet
117 (20.00 %)SEO
117 (20.00 %)ASP
126 (17.14 %)Marketing
126 (17.14 %)AJAX
135 (14.29 %)VB.NET
135 (14.29 %)Dreamweaver
144 (11.43 %)Flash
144 (11.43 %)SQL Server
144 (11.43 %)Web Design
153 (8.571 %)Streaming Video
153 (8.571 %)ActionScript
153 (8.571 %)SharePoint
162 (5.714 %)VB
162 (5.714 %)IIS

Web Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (80.00 %)CSS
219 (54.29 %).NET
317 (48.57 %)HTML
416 (45.71 %)ASP.NET
514 (40.00 %)XML
612 (34.29 %)XHTML
78 (22.86 %)XSLT
87 (20.00 %)ASP
96 (17.14 %)AJAX
101 (2.857 %)SOAP
101 (2.857 %)WebServices
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (28.57 %)CMS
23 (8.571 %)SharePoint
32 (5.714 %)IIS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.857 %)Photoshop
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (22.86 %)Internet
27 (20.00 %)Intranet
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (25.71 %)MySQL
24 (11.43 %)SQL Server
31 (2.857 %)MS Access
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (14.29 %)Dreamweaver
24 (11.43 %)Flash
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.14 %)Marketing
22 (5.714 %)Retail
22 (5.714 %)Back Office
31 (2.857 %)Government
31 (2.857 %)Health
31 (2.857 %)Publishing
31 (2.857 %)Games
31 (2.857 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (2.857 %)Animation
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.571 %)Streaming Video
22 (5.714 %)Data Integration
31 (2.857 %)NHS
31 (2.857 %)IPTV
31 (2.857 %)Statistics
31 (2.857 %)Computer Science
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.857 %)UNIX
11 (2.857 %)Linux
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (22.86 %)Web Development
27 (20.00 %)SEO
34 (11.43 %)Web Design
42 (5.714 %)Product Marketing
51 (2.857 %)UML
51 (2.857 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.857 %)Data Management
51 (2.857 %)Software Engineering
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (40.00 %)SQL
211 (31.43 %)JavaScript
39 (25.71 %)PHP
39 (25.71 %)C#
45 (14.29 %)VB.NET
53 (8.571 %)ActionScript
62 (5.714 %)VB
71 (2.857 %)VB6
71 (2.857 %)DHTML
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.857 %)Degree
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)WCAG
11 (2.857 %)WAI
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (2.857 %)Microsoft
11 (2.857 %)Adobe
11 (2.857 %)Macromedia
11 (2.857 %)telerik