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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Surrey 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank10284
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching contract IT job ads1027
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.530 %1.208 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£300£300
Average daily rate£317£300
% change on same period last year+5.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£313
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£37.83
Average hourly rate-£39.08
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.84£37.99
% change on same period last year-13.56 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads18882236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.517 %2.262 %
Daily rates quoted567597
Average minimum daily rate£317£330
Average daily rate£338£348
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted227280
Average minimum hourly rate£19.71£20.21
Average hourly rate£21.02£21.22
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.33£22.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

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 Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Software Developer across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Surrey Software Developer Daily Rate Histogram

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 Surrey region.

Surrey Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
RedhillUp+121--
GodalmingNew entry-1--
Software Developer South EastSoftware Developer
South East

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

112 (42.86 %)C++
211 (39.29 %)OO
310 (35.71 %)Microsoft
310 (35.71 %)XML
48 (28.57 %)SQL Server
48 (28.57 %)C#
48 (28.57 %)SQL
57 (25.00 %)C
57 (25.00 %)Windows
66 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
66 (21.43 %)Security Cleared
75 (17.86 %)UML
75 (17.86 %)ASP
75 (17.86 %)HTML
75 (17.86 %)VB
75 (17.86 %).NET
75 (17.86 %)TCP/IP
75 (17.86 %)Ada
84 (14.29 %)HTTP
84 (14.29 %)UNIX
93 (10.71 %)Adobe Illustrator
93 (10.71 %)WinForms
93 (10.71 %)Korn
93 (10.71 %)SQLBase
93 (10.71 %)Marketing
93 (10.71 %)Web Development
93 (10.71 %)Linux
93 (10.71 %)STL
93 (10.71 %)WebServices
93 (10.71 %)Photoshop

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (35.71 %)XML
25 (17.86 %)HTML
25 (17.86 %).NET
25 (17.86 %)ASP
33 (10.71 %)STL
33 (10.71 %)WebServices
33 (10.71 %)WinForms
42 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
42 (7.143 %)ATL
51 (3.571 %)COM
51 (3.571 %)MFC
51 (3.571 %)ADO.NET
51 (3.571 %).NET Remoting
51 (3.571 %)XSL
51 (3.571 %)ActiveX
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (10.71 %)Photoshop
13 (10.71 %)Adobe Illustrator
22 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (17.86 %)TCP/IP
24 (14.29 %)HTTP
33 (10.71 %)Intranet
42 (7.143 %)VoIP
51 (3.571 %)GSM
51 (3.571 %)3G
51 (3.571 %)SS7
51 (3.571 %)2G
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (28.57 %)SQL Server
23 (10.71 %)SQLBase
32 (7.143 %)MySQL
41 (3.571 %)DB2
41 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (3.571 %)Oracle 10g
41 (3.571 %)SQL Server 7
41 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2000
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.71 %)Flash
13 (10.71 %)ClearCase
22 (7.143 %)NUnit
22 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.71 %)Marketing
22 (7.143 %)Education
31 (3.571 %)Government
31 (3.571 %)Multimedia
31 (3.571 %)Telecoms
31 (3.571 %)Finance
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.143 %)DTV
12 (7.143 %)Handset
12 (7.143 %)STB
21 (3.571 %)CCTV
21 (3.571 %)Computer Science
21 (3.571 %)Multithreading
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (25.00 %)Windows
24 (14.29 %)UNIX
33 (10.71 %)Linux
41 (3.571 %)Windows XP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (39.29 %)OO
26 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
26 (21.43 %)Security Cleared
35 (17.86 %)UML
43 (10.71 %)Web Development
52 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
52 (7.143 %)Project Management
52 (7.143 %)Migration
52 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
52 (7.143 %)TDD
52 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
61 (3.571 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (3.571 %)HOOD
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (42.86 %)C++
28 (28.57 %)C#
28 (28.57 %)SQL
37 (25.00 %)C
45 (17.86 %)VB
45 (17.86 %)Ada
53 (10.71 %)Korn
53 (10.71 %)Java
53 (10.71 %)Perl
62 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
62 (7.143 %)JavaScript
62 (7.143 %)Shell Script
62 (7.143 %)VB.NET
62 (7.143 %)VC++
71 (3.571 %)Transact-SQL
71 (3.571 %)VBScript
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.571 %)Degree
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.143 %)QA
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.571 %)Tivoli
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (35.71 %)Microsoft
23 (10.71 %)Adobe
23 (10.71 %)Macromedia
23 (10.71 %)Oracle
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