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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank21
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.010 %
As % of the category below44.64 %64.29 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£322-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£328-
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£329
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£33.60-
Average hourly rate£35.10-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.60-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.04£32.05
% change on same period last year-9.39 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads5614
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted212
Average minimum daily rate£326£221
Average daily rate£329£226
% change on same period last year+45.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£231
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted70
Average minimum hourly rate£28.75-
Average hourly rate£29.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.75-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Developer StaffordshireDeveloper
Staffordshire

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 Stoke-on-Trent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

138 (52.78 %)SQL Server
235 (48.61 %)SQL
323 (31.94 %).NET
421 (29.17 %)SQL Server 2005
517 (23.61 %)Transact-SQL
615 (20.83 %)PL/SQL
615 (20.83 %)Oracle
713 (18.06 %)VB
713 (18.06 %)VB.NET
713 (18.06 %)JavaScript
713 (18.06 %)Northgate
812 (16.67 %)Paros
812 (16.67 %)Auditing
812 (16.67 %)Fiddler
812 (16.67 %)HTML
812 (16.67 %)HTTP
812 (16.67 %)Information Security
99 (12.50 %)Migration
99 (12.50 %)Oracle 10g
99 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
99 (12.50 %)Oracle Forms
108 (11.11 %)Flash
108 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
108 (11.11 %)C#
108 (11.11 %)ActionScript
108 (11.11 %)Project Management
108 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
108 (11.11 %)Adobe Flex
117 (9.722 %)SQL Server Integration Services
117 (9.722 %)Test Scripting

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (31.94 %).NET
212 (16.67 %)HTML
38 (11.11 %)Adobe Flex
47 (9.722 %)ASP.NET
54 (5.556 %)CSS
54 (5.556 %)ASP
63 (4.167 %)XSL
63 (4.167 %)AJAX
63 (4.167 %)WCF
71 (1.389 %)WF
71 (1.389 %)Silverlight
71 (1.389 %).NET Framework
71 (1.389 %)WinForms
71 (1.389 %)WebServices
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.167 %)Lotus Notes
13 (4.167 %)Oracle Workflow
21 (1.389 %)SharePoint
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.389 %)Photoshop
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (16.67 %)HTTP
21 (1.389 %)Internet
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (52.78 %)SQL Server
221 (29.17 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (12.50 %)Oracle 10g
39 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (9.722 %)Datawarehouse
47 (9.722 %)ETL
47 (9.722 %)SQL Server Integration Services
56 (8.333 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
56 (8.333 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (2.778 %)MS Access
71 (1.389 %)MySQL
71 (1.389 %)OLAP
71 (1.389 %)OLTP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (16.67 %)Paros
112 (16.67 %)Fiddler
29 (12.50 %)Oracle Forms
38 (11.11 %)Flash
44 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
51 (1.389 %)Dreamweaver
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (16.67 %)Auditing
23 (4.167 %)Finance
31 (1.389 %)Government
31 (1.389 %)Health
31 (1.389 %)Multimedia
31 (1.389 %)Local Government
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (9.722 %)NHS
21 (1.389 %)N-Tier
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (8.333 %)UNIX
22 (2.778 %)Windows
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (16.67 %)Information Security
29 (12.50 %)Migration
38 (11.11 %)Project Management
38 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
38 (11.11 %)Business Analysis
47 (9.722 %)Test Scripting
47 (9.722 %)Systems Analysis
55 (6.944 %)Web Development
64 (5.556 %)Data Migration
64 (5.556 %)Ethical Hacking
73 (4.167 %)Workflow
82 (2.778 %)OO
91 (1.389 %)OOP
91 (1.389 %)Data Modelling
91 (1.389 %)Business Intelligence
91 (1.389 %)Change Management
91 (1.389 %)Agile Software Development
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (48.61 %)SQL
217 (23.61 %)Transact-SQL
315 (20.83 %)PL/SQL
413 (18.06 %)VB
413 (18.06 %)VB.NET
413 (18.06 %)JavaScript
58 (11.11 %)C#
58 (11.11 %)ActionScript
66 (8.333 %)Korn
73 (4.167 %)PHP
81 (1.389 %)C
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (20.83 %)Oracle
213 (18.06 %)Northgate
33 (4.167 %)Lotus
42 (2.778 %)Microsoft