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This section looks at the demand for the Systems Developer role in IT contracts within the South West 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 Systems Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank140155
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.046 %0.243 %
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£315£329
% change on same period last year-4.25 %
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£33.67£27.08
% change on same period last year+24.30 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads43625750
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.756 %5.727 %
Daily rates quoted14021536
Average minimum daily rate£348£341
Average daily rate£370£360
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted578696
Average minimum hourly rate£25.34£24.90
Average hourly rate£27.23£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.11£28.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Systems Developer EnglandSystems Developer
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.

Systems Developer
Demand Trend

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

South West Systems Developer Demand Trend

Systems Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Systems Developer Daily Rate Trend

Systems Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Systems Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Systems Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Developer within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 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
DorsetNew entry-1--
Systems Developer EnglandSystems Developer
England

Systems Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Systems 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 Systems Developer in their job title.

110 (90.91 %)SQL
27 (63.64 %)SQL Server
36 (54.55 %)Datawarehouse
36 (54.55 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (45.45 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (45.45 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
45 (45.45 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
45 (45.45 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (27.27 %)Finance
62 (18.18 %)C#
62 (18.18 %)VBA
62 (18.18 %).NET
62 (18.18 %)Oracle
62 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
71 (9.091 %)Remedy
71 (9.091 %)Primavera
71 (9.091 %)Change Management
71 (9.091 %)Management Information System
71 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
71 (9.091 %)VB
71 (9.091 %)VB.NET
71 (9.091 %)N-Tier
71 (9.091 %)SOA
71 (9.091 %)ETL
71 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
71 (9.091 %)Star Schema
71 (9.091 %)OLAP
71 (9.091 %)IIS
71 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
71 (9.091 %)ADO

Systems Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %).NET
21 (9.091 %)ADO
21 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
21 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
21 (9.091 %)WebServices
21 (9.091 %)XML
21 (9.091 %)XSLT
21 (9.091 %)ODBC
21 (9.091 %)WinForms
21 (9.091 %)DAO
21 (9.091 %)MDX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)IIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (9.091 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (63.64 %)SQL Server
26 (54.55 %)Datawarehouse
26 (54.55 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (45.45 %)SQL Server Integration Services
35 (45.45 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
35 (45.45 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
35 (45.45 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (9.091 %)ETL
51 (9.091 %)Star Schema
51 (9.091 %)OLAP
51 (9.091 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (9.091 %)MS Access
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (27.27 %)Finance
21 (9.091 %)Government
21 (9.091 %)Pensions
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)Management Information System
11 (9.091 %)N-Tier
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)UNIX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)Change Management
11 (9.091 %)SOA
11 (9.091 %)Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
11 (9.091 %)UML
11 (9.091 %)OOP
11 (9.091 %)OO
11 (9.091 %)Migration
11 (9.091 %)Data Analysis
11 (9.091 %)Dimensional Modelling
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (90.91 %)SQL
22 (18.18 %)C#
22 (18.18 %)VBA
31 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
31 (9.091 %)VB
31 (9.091 %)VB.NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Oracle
21 (9.091 %)Remedy
21 (9.091 %)Primavera