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The table below looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Stevenage 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 Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.714 %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£306£324
% change on same period last year-5.52 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£36.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.62£33.89
% change on same period last year-9.65 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads7077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted817
Average minimum daily rate£292£294
Average daily rate£314£333
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted4045
Average minimum hourly rate£30.51£29.30
Average hourly rate£31.74£30.18
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.98£31.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Software Developer HertfordshireSoftware Developer
Hertfordshire

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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Stevenage Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Stevenage Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)C
23 (75.00 %)Degree
23 (75.00 %)Computer Science
23 (75.00 %)XML
23 (75.00 %)XSLT
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (50.00 %)COM
41 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
41 (25.00 %)Rational Robot
41 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (25.00 %)UML
41 (25.00 %)ClearCase
41 (25.00 %)C#
41 (25.00 %)C++
41 (25.00 %)Java

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %).NET
13 (75.00 %)XML
13 (75.00 %)XSLT
22 (50.00 %)COM
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)ClearCase
11 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
11 (25.00 %)Rational Robot
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (75.00 %)Computer Science
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)UML
11 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C
21 (25.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)Degree
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft