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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the Swindon 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank93
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads5397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.097 %
As % of the category below9.201 %16.47 %
Daily rates quoted158
Average minimum daily rate£256£315
Average daily rate£271£327
% change on same period last year-16.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£287£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£325
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted127
Average minimum hourly rate£25.17£30.57
Average hourly rate£28.08£32.00
% change on same period last year-12.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£33.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.44£32.77
% change on same period last year-7.11 %
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads576589
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.805 %0.592 %
Daily rates quoted209145
Average minimum daily rate£380£347
Average daily rate£400£373
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted6566
Average minimum hourly rate£24.78£28.47
Average hourly rate£26.88£29.76
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.98£31.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Developer WiltshireDeveloper
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.

Developer
Demand Trend

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

Swindon 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 Swindon region.

Swindon 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 Swindon region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Swindon 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 Swindon region.

Swindon 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 Swindon region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Swindon Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

162 (60.19 %).NET
242 (40.78 %)C#
340 (38.83 %)SQL Server
433 (32.04 %)Windows
530 (29.13 %)SQL
625 (24.27 %)ASP.NET
722 (21.36 %)VB
821 (20.39 %)VB.NET
919 (18.45 %)Oracle
919 (18.45 %)SQL Server 2005
1018 (17.48 %)XML
1018 (17.48 %)SQL Server 2000
1117 (16.50 %)ASP
1216 (15.53 %)JavaScript
1315 (14.56 %)VB6
1414 (13.59 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1513 (12.62 %)C++
1513 (12.62 %)Finance
1612 (11.65 %)HTML
1612 (11.65 %)CSS
1711 (10.68 %)Java
1810 (9.709 %)Visual Studio
199 (8.738 %)Client/Server
208 (7.767 %)SharePoint
208 (7.767 %)UML
208 (7.767 %)Crystal Reports
208 (7.767 %)VBA
208 (7.767 %)Device Driver
217 (6.796 %)Intranet
217 (6.796 %)Telecoms

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (60.19 %).NET
225 (24.27 %)ASP.NET
318 (17.48 %)XML
417 (16.50 %)ASP
512 (11.65 %)HTML
512 (11.65 %)CSS
66 (5.825 %)JSP
75 (4.854 %)J2EE
75 (4.854 %).NET Framework
84 (3.883 %)AJAX
84 (3.883 %)Servlets
84 (3.883 %)SOAP
93 (2.913 %)Struts
93 (2.913 %)WinForms
93 (2.913 %)WebSphere
93 (2.913 %)JSTL
102 (1.942 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (1.942 %)JPA
102 (1.942 %)Drools
102 (1.942 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (7.767 %)SharePoint
25 (4.854 %)IIS
34 (3.883 %)Oracle Application Server
42 (1.942 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (1.942 %)JBoss
42 (1.942 %)Lotus Notes
42 (1.942 %)CICS
51 (0.971 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.971 %)CMS
51 (0.971 %)Lotus Domino
51 (0.971 %)TPMS
51 (0.971 %)WebLogic
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.913 %)InfoPath
21 (0.971 %)Open Workbench
21 (0.971 %)CA Clarity
21 (0.971 %)MS Excel
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.971 %)Oracle EBS
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (6.796 %)Intranet
25 (4.854 %)Internet
32 (1.942 %)3G
41 (0.971 %)LDAP
41 (0.971 %)DHCP
41 (0.971 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.971 %)DNS
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
140 (38.83 %)SQL Server
219 (18.45 %)SQL Server 2005
318 (17.48 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (7.767 %)Crystal Reports
56 (5.825 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
64 (3.883 %)Oracle 8/8i
73 (2.913 %)MySQL
73 (2.913 %)BusinessObjects
82 (1.942 %)Oracle Reports
82 (1.942 %)DB2
91 (0.971 %)Oracle 9i
91 (0.971 %)DTS
91 (0.971 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.971 %)SQL Server Integration Services
91 (0.971 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (13.59 %)VSS/SourceSafe
210 (9.709 %)Visual Studio
37 (6.796 %)Flash
45 (4.854 %)Oracle Forms
52 (1.942 %)Ant
52 (1.942 %)Log4j
61 (0.971 %)ClearCase
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (12.62 %)Finance
27 (6.796 %)Telecoms
33 (2.913 %)Banking
42 (1.942 %)Investment Banking
42 (1.942 %)Insurance
42 (1.942 %)Financial Institution
42 (1.942 %)Back Office
51 (0.971 %)Electric
51 (0.971 %)Health
51 (0.971 %)Manufacturing
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (8.738 %)Client/Server
28 (7.767 %)Device Driver
33 (2.913 %)Mainframe
42 (1.942 %)N-Tier
51 (0.971 %)NHS
51 (0.971 %)Thin Client
51 (0.971 %)AS400
51 (0.971 %)Fat Client
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (32.04 %)Windows
26 (5.825 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (3.883 %)Windows CE
43 (2.913 %)Linux
52 (1.942 %)VxWorks
52 (1.942 %)pSOS
52 (1.942 %)Embedded Linux
52 (1.942 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (0.971 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.971 %)VME
61 (0.971 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (0.971 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.971 %)Windows XP
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (7.767 %)UML
25 (4.854 %)OO
34 (3.883 %)Workflow
34 (3.883 %)Web Development
43 (2.913 %)Web Design
43 (2.913 %)Security Cleared
52 (1.942 %)Stakeholder Management
52 (1.942 %)Unit Testing
52 (1.942 %)Test Scripting
52 (1.942 %)Project Management
52 (1.942 %)SOA
52 (1.942 %)OOP
52 (1.942 %)OOA/OOD
61 (0.971 %)ITIL
61 (0.971 %)PRINCE2
61 (0.971 %)Configuration Management
61 (0.971 %)CRM
61 (0.971 %)Change Management
61 (0.971 %)Migration
61 (0.971 %)Content Management
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (40.78 %)C#
230 (29.13 %)SQL
322 (21.36 %)VB
421 (20.39 %)VB.NET
516 (15.53 %)JavaScript
615 (14.56 %)VB6
713 (12.62 %)C++
811 (10.68 %)Java
98 (7.767 %)VBA
107 (6.796 %)PL/SQL
116 (5.825 %)ActionScript
124 (3.883 %)VBScript
124 (3.883 %)C
124 (3.883 %)COBOL
131 (0.971 %)Transact-SQL
131 (0.971 %)VC++
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.942 %)Active Directory
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (18.45 %)Oracle
25 (4.854 %)Microsoft
33 (2.913 %)Business Objects
42 (1.942 %)Actuate
42 (1.942 %)Lotus
42 (1.942 %)Red Hat
42 (1.942 %)salesforce.com
51 (0.971 %)Niku
51 (0.971 %)ICL
51 (0.971 %)Fujitsu
51 (0.971 %)CA
51 (0.971 %)Adobe
51 (0.971 %)BEA
51 (0.971 %)Siebel
51 (0.971 %)Unisys