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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank26
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads6822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.022 %
As % of the category below31.92 %12.79 %
Daily rates quoted222
Average minimum daily rate£337£300
Average daily rate£343£338
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£327
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£24.17£37.50
% change on same period last year-35.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.33£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.09£32.82
% change on same period last year-8.32 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads213172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.301 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted6945
Average minimum daily rate£310£314
Average daily rate£330£332
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted2734
Average minimum hourly rate£16.12£18.16
Average hourly rate£17.55£19.99
% change on same period last year-12.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.97£21.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Developer West MidlandsDeveloper
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.

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Staffordshire Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Staffordshire Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
Stoke-on-TrentNo change031£337-
UttoxeterNew entry-2--
StaffordUp+12--
LeekNew entry-1£300-
LichfieldNew entry-1--
Developer West MidlandsDeveloper
West Midlands

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited 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 Developer in their job title.

180 (50.63 %)SQL Server
271 (44.94 %).NET
358 (36.71 %)VB.NET
456 (35.44 %)SQL Server 2005
548 (30.38 %)SQL
644 (27.85 %)VB
739 (24.68 %)SQL Server 2000
832 (20.25 %)Transact-SQL
923 (14.56 %)HTTP
923 (14.56 %)Paros
923 (14.56 %)Information Security
923 (14.56 %)Auditing
923 (14.56 %)Fiddler
1020 (12.66 %)Migration
1020 (12.66 %)HTML
1119 (12.03 %)ActionScript
1119 (12.03 %)Flash
1218 (11.39 %)JavaScript
1315 (9.494 %)PHP
1414 (8.861 %)XSL
1414 (8.861 %)VB6
1513 (8.228 %)Adobe Flex
1612 (7.595 %)AJAX
1612 (7.595 %)ASP.NET
1612 (7.595 %)OLTP
1711 (6.962 %)E-Commerce
1711 (6.962 %)Web Development
1810 (6.329 %)CSS
1810 (6.329 %)ASP
199 (5.696 %)MySQL

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
171 (44.94 %).NET
220 (12.66 %)HTML
314 (8.861 %)XSL
413 (8.228 %)Adobe Flex
512 (7.595 %)AJAX
512 (7.595 %)ASP.NET
610 (6.329 %)CSS
610 (6.329 %)ASP
78 (5.063 %).NET Framework
85 (3.165 %)J2EE
94 (2.532 %)XML
94 (2.532 %)XHTML
103 (1.899 %)WCF
103 (1.899 %)WinForms
112 (1.266 %)Zend Framework
112 (1.266 %)WebServices
121 (0.633 %)JSP
121 (0.633 %)WF
121 (0.633 %)Silverlight
121 (0.633 %)LAMP
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (3.165 %)Lotus Notes
22 (1.266 %)Lotus Domino
22 (1.266 %)TeamSite
22 (1.266 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (0.633 %)Apache
31 (0.633 %)SharePoint
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (3.165 %)Photoshop
24 (2.532 %)MS Excel
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.633 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (14.56 %)HTTP
28 (5.063 %)Internet
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
180 (50.63 %)SQL Server
256 (35.44 %)SQL Server 2005
339 (24.68 %)SQL Server 2000
412 (7.595 %)OLTP
59 (5.696 %)MySQL
67 (4.430 %)SQL Server Integration Services
67 (4.430 %)ETL
76 (3.797 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
76 (3.797 %)Datawarehouse
85 (3.165 %)MS Access
85 (3.165 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
93 (1.899 %)Oracle 10g
102 (1.266 %)Crystal Reports
111 (0.633 %)OLAP
111 (0.633 %)Cognos Powerplay
111 (0.633 %)Cognos Impromptu
111 (0.633 %)Data Mining
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (14.56 %)Paros
123 (14.56 %)Fiddler
219 (12.03 %)Flash
39 (5.696 %)Visual Studio
43 (1.899 %)Oracle Forms
43 (1.899 %)Eclipse
43 (1.899 %)Zend Studio
51 (0.633 %)Dreamweaver
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (14.56 %)Auditing
24 (2.532 %)Back Office
33 (1.899 %)Finance
42 (1.266 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.633 %)Multimedia
51 (0.633 %)Local Government
51 (0.633 %)Pensions
51 (0.633 %)Government
51 (0.633 %)Health
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (5.063 %)NHS
26 (3.797 %)N-Tier
33 (1.899 %)Multithreading
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (3.165 %)UNIX
24 (2.532 %)Windows
31 (0.633 %)Linux
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (14.56 %)Information Security
220 (12.66 %)Migration
311 (6.962 %)E-Commerce
311 (6.962 %)Web Development
45 (3.165 %)Ethical Hacking
54 (2.532 %)Data Migration
63 (1.899 %)ERP
72 (1.266 %)Business Intelligence
72 (1.266 %)UML
72 (1.266 %)OO
72 (1.266 %)Agile Software Development
72 (1.266 %)Project Management
72 (1.266 %)Workflow
81 (0.633 %)Web Design
81 (0.633 %)Software Engineering
81 (0.633 %)Systems Analysis
81 (0.633 %)CRM
81 (0.633 %)OOP
81 (0.633 %)B2B
81 (0.633 %)B2C
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (36.71 %)VB.NET
248 (30.38 %)SQL
344 (27.85 %)VB
432 (20.25 %)Transact-SQL
519 (12.03 %)ActionScript
618 (11.39 %)JavaScript
715 (9.494 %)PHP
814 (8.861 %)VB6
98 (5.063 %)PL/SQL
98 (5.063 %)Java
107 (4.430 %)C#
114 (2.532 %)PHP5
121 (0.633 %)PHP4
121 (0.633 %)COBOL
121 (0.633 %)C
121 (0.633 %)Perl
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.633 %)Degree
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (5.063 %)Oracle
25 (3.165 %)Lotus
34 (2.532 %)Northgate
34 (2.532 %)Adobe
43 (1.899 %)Zend
43 (1.899 %)Microsoft
51 (0.633 %)Compaq
51 (0.633 %)Interwoven
51 (0.633 %)SAP
51 (0.633 %)Cognos