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The table below looks at the demand for the Systems 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 Systems Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 System Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank23-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.505 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£327
% change on same period last year-7.01 %
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£26.49£27.75
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads218176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted8152
Average minimum daily rate£308£299
Average daily rate£333£320
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted3442
Average minimum hourly rate£16.57£24.54
Average hourly rate£18.12£26.37
% change on same period last year-31.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.68£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Systems Developer West MidlandsSystems Developer
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.

Systems Developer
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Systems Developer Daily Rate Trend

Systems Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Developer within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 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-TrentNew entry-6£400-
StaffordNew entry-5--
Systems Developer West MidlandsSystems Developer
West Midlands

Systems Developer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

112 (92.31 %)PL/SQL
112 (92.31 %)Oracle
112 (92.31 %)Business Analysis
112 (92.31 %)Northgate
27 (53.85 %)SQL Server
36 (46.15 %)SQL
36 (46.15 %)Oracle Forms
36 (46.15 %)Oracle 10g
36 (46.15 %)Project Management
36 (46.15 %)Korn
36 (46.15 %)Test Scripting
36 (46.15 %)Systems Analysis
45 (38.46 %)UNIX
51 (7.692 %)VB
51 (7.692 %)Workflow
51 (7.692 %)Oracle Workflow
51 (7.692 %)C

Systems Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)Oracle Workflow
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (53.85 %)SQL Server
26 (46.15 %)Oracle 10g
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (46.15 %)Oracle Forms
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)UNIX
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (92.31 %)Business Analysis
26 (46.15 %)Test Scripting
26 (46.15 %)Project Management
26 (46.15 %)Systems Analysis
31 (7.692 %)Workflow
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (92.31 %)PL/SQL
26 (46.15 %)SQL
26 (46.15 %)Korn
31 (7.692 %)C
31 (7.692 %)VB
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (92.31 %)Oracle
112 (92.31 %)Northgate