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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Staffordshire 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank33-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.448 %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£327£382
% change on same period last year-14.56 %
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£32.68£31.22
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted1912
Average minimum daily rate£289£206
Average daily rate£337£224
% change on same period last year+50.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£241
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£334
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£29.25£29.14
Average hourly rate£31.13£31.86
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£34.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.27£31.42
% change on same period last year-10.04 %
.NET Framework West Midlands.NET Framework
West Midlands

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

Staffordshire .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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

12 (100.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)N-Tier
21 (50.00 %)OLTP
21 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Internet
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)OLTP
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %).NET Developer
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET Developer
21 (50.00 %).NET Web Developer
21 (50.00 %)Web Developer
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)N-Tier
11 (50.00 %)NHS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET