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The table below looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the Swindon region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4647
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.312 %0.283 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£301-
Average daily rate£351-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£355
% change on same period last year-6.43 %
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£35.33£41.28
% change on same period last year-14.41 %
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads381353
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.532 %0.355 %
Daily rates quoted151101
Average minimum daily rate£412£376
Average daily rate£437£407
% change on same period last year+7.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted2724
Average minimum hourly rate£25.68£28.52
Average hourly rate£27.02£29.39
% change on same period last year-8.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.36£30.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Agile Software Development WiltshireAgile Software Development
Wiltshire

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.

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Swindon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Swindon Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Trend

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

Swindon Agile Software Development Daily Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon region citing Agile Software Development also 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 that cited Agile Software Development.

16 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
25 (50.00 %)Ant
25 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
25 (50.00 %)Finance
25 (50.00 %)CMDB
33 (30.00 %)MKS
33 (30.00 %)Change Management
33 (30.00 %)PVCS
33 (30.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (30.00 %)UNIX
33 (30.00 %)Windows
42 (20.00 %)ISEB
42 (20.00 %)Validation
42 (20.00 %)Release Management
42 (20.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (10.00 %)Marketing
51 (10.00 %)Auditing
51 (10.00 %)Digital Marketing
51 (10.00 %)Test Management
51 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (10.00 %)CMS
51 (10.00 %)VMware
51 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
51 (10.00 %)ITSM
51 (10.00 %)Front Office
51 (10.00 %)Risk Management
51 (10.00 %)Service Management
51 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
51 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (10.00 %)Project Management

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon region citing Agile Software Development also 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 that cited Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)CMS
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)IP Telephony
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (50.00 %)Ant
23 (30.00 %)PVCS
23 (30.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Marketing
21 (10.00 %)Auditing
21 (10.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (10.00 %)Front Office
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (50.00 %)Configuration Manager
15 (50.00 %)Release Manager
23 (30.00 %)Analyst
32 (20.00 %)Systems Analyst
41 (10.00 %)Project Manager
41 (10.00 %)Test Manager
41 (10.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (50.00 %)CMDB
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (30.00 %)UNIX
13 (30.00 %)Windows
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
25 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
33 (30.00 %)Change Management
42 (20.00 %)Validation
42 (20.00 %)Release Management
51 (10.00 %)Digital Marketing
51 (10.00 %)Test Management
51 (10.00 %)ITIL
51 (10.00 %)ITSM
51 (10.00 %)Risk Management
51 (10.00 %)CRM
51 (10.00 %)Project Management
51 (10.00 %)Service Management
51 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)ISEB
12 (20.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)MKS
21 (10.00 %)VMware