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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ADO.NET skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADO.NET over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ADO.NET
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank391399
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads175258
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.249 %0.267 %
As % of the category below1.084 %1.090 %
Daily rates quoted3663
Average minimum daily rate£346£355
Average daily rate£375£373
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£403£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£319
% change on same period last year+20.37 %
Hourly rates quoted620
Average minimum hourly rate£39.67£32.85
Average hourly rate£42.08£34.88
% change on same period last year+20.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.50£36.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00£37.14
% change on same period last year+7.69 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1614623667
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.01 %24.48 %
Daily rates quoted53407183
Average minimum daily rate£349£359
Average daily rate£374£383
% change on same period last year-2.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted9841442
Average minimum hourly rate£29.16£29.99
Average hourly rate£31.22£32.11
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.29£34.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.79£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.85 %

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.

ADO.NET
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ADO.NET within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

ADO.NET Demand Trend

ADO.NET
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ADO.NET within the UK.

ADO.NET Daily Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ADO.NET within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

ADO.NET Daily Rate Histogram

ADO.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ADO.NET within the UK.

ADO.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ADO.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ADO.NET within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

ADO.NET Hourly Rate Histogram

ADO.NET
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADO.NET within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 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
EnglandUp+20169£375+0.31 %
LondonUp+1670£364-12.22 %
South EastUp+3629£343-2.41 %
City of LondonDown-1024£475-7.14 %
East MidlandsUp+1518--
DerbyshireUp+817--
YorkshireUp+1515£362+13.89 %
DerbyNew entry-14--
North WestUp+2512£281-
KentUp+1411£367+4.85 %
West YorkshireDown-89£318-0.01 %
East of EnglandUp+119--
South WestUp+219£490+81.48 %
LeedsDown-68£318-0.01 %
MerseysideNew entry-7£281-
SomersetNew entry-6£488-
West MidlandsUp+86£388+40.90 %
SurreyUp+145£319-10.52 %
StreetNew entry-5£488-
BuckinghamshireUp+195£290-
HampshireUp+184£325-
DartfordNew entry-4£385-
BerkshireUp+414--
ScotlandUp+204--
MidlandsUp+173--
South YorkshireUp+143£450-
SuffolkUp+123--
IpswichUp+43--
EdinburghUp+213--
HertfordshireUp+153--

ADO.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ADO.NET 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 ADO.NET.

1332 (100.00 %).NET
2299 (90.06 %)C#
3248 (74.70 %)ASP.NET
4236 (71.08 %)SQL Server
5172 (51.81 %)XML
6126 (37.95 %)WebServices
7122 (36.75 %)SQL
8102 (30.72 %)SQL Server 2005
984 (25.30 %)Microsoft
1080 (24.10 %)OO
1172 (21.69 %)Visual Studio
1271 (21.39 %).NET Framework
1368 (20.48 %)HTML
1467 (20.18 %)JavaScript
1563 (18.98 %)Windows
1661 (18.37 %)Oracle
1760 (18.07 %)VB.NET
1851 (15.36 %)Transact-SQL
1947 (14.16 %)WinForms
2046 (13.86 %)XSLT
2142 (12.65 %)UML
2142 (12.65 %)SharePoint
2241 (12.35 %)AJAX
2339 (11.75 %)BizTalk Server
2438 (11.45 %)SQL Server 2000
2537 (11.14 %)CSS
2635 (10.54 %)C
2635 (10.54 %)VB
2635 (10.54 %)E-Commerce
2635 (10.54 %)Finance

ADO.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ADO.NET 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 ADO.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1332 (100.00 %).NET
2248 (74.70 %)ASP.NET
3172 (51.81 %)XML
4126 (37.95 %)WebServices
571 (21.39 %).NET Framework
668 (20.48 %)HTML
747 (14.16 %)WinForms
846 (13.86 %)XSLT
941 (12.35 %)AJAX
1037 (11.14 %)CSS
1130 (9.036 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1229 (8.735 %)WCF
1328 (8.434 %)WPF
1425 (7.530 %)XHTML
1523 (6.928 %)XSL
1619 (5.723 %)ASP
1718 (5.422 %)ADO
1817 (5.120 %)COM+
199 (2.711 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
199 (2.711 %)LINQ
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (12.65 %)SharePoint
239 (11.75 %)BizTalk Server
329 (8.735 %)SharePoint Server 2007
422 (6.627 %)IIS
520 (6.024 %)Commerce Server
617 (5.120 %)Commerce Server 2007
617 (5.120 %)TIBCO EMS
714 (4.217 %)Oracle Workflow
810 (3.012 %)CMS
95 (1.506 %)MQSeries
102 (0.602 %)SharePoint Portal Server
102 (0.602 %)Content Management Server
111 (0.301 %)CICS
111 (0.301 %)Sitecore CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
126 (7.831 %)MS Excel
212 (3.614 %)MS Office
34 (1.205 %)MS Visio
43 (0.904 %)InfoPath
52 (0.602 %)MS Project
61 (0.301 %)Photoshop
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.301 %)SAP ERP
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (8.434 %)Internet
216 (4.819 %)HTTP
216 (4.819 %)TCP/IP
315 (4.518 %)SMTP
315 (4.518 %)FTP
411 (3.313 %)Intranet
510 (3.012 %)SSL
63 (0.904 %)Extranet
72 (0.602 %)GPRS
72 (0.602 %)UMTS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1236 (71.08 %)SQL Server
2102 (30.72 %)SQL Server 2005
338 (11.45 %)SQL Server 2000
421 (6.325 %)Oracle 10g
518 (5.422 %)RDBMS
615 (4.518 %)SQL Server Integration Services
714 (4.217 %)DTS
813 (3.916 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
99 (2.711 %)Oracle 9i
104 (1.205 %)Crystal Reports
104 (1.205 %)TOAD
104 (1.205 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
104 (1.205 %)GIS
104 (1.205 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
113 (0.904 %)Oracle 8/8i
122 (0.602 %)ETL
122 (0.602 %)MS Access
131 (0.301 %)Oracle Reports
131 (0.301 %)Reference Data
131 (0.301 %)SQL Server 2008
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
172 (21.69 %)Visual Studio
220 (6.024 %)VSS/SourceSafe
36 (1.807 %)Oracle Forms
45 (1.506 %)NUnit
54 (1.205 %)CruiseControl
63 (0.904 %)NetAdvantage
71 (0.301 %)Subversion
71 (0.301 %)Flash
71 (0.301 %)ProC
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (10.54 %)Finance
232 (9.639 %)Banking
325 (7.530 %)Back Office
424 (7.229 %)Investment Banking
521 (6.325 %)Retail
616 (4.819 %)Government
714 (4.217 %)Publishing
810 (3.012 %)Games
810 (3.012 %)Front Office
97 (2.108 %)Health
105 (1.506 %)Insurance
114 (1.205 %)Manufacturing
114 (1.205 %)Graphic Design
123 (0.904 %)Pensions
131 (0.301 %)Marketing
131 (0.301 %)Advertising
131 (0.301 %)Law
131 (0.301 %)Automotive
131 (0.301 %)Construction
131 (0.301 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1259 (78.01 %)Developer
2131 (39.46 %).NET Developer
3108 (32.53 %)C# Developer
440 (12.05 %)ASP.NET Developer
534 (10.24 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
626 (7.831 %)Senior Developer
723 (6.928 %)Web Developer
819 (5.723 %)SQL Developer
916 (4.819 %)Software Engineer
916 (4.819 %)VB.NET Developer
1014 (4.217 %)Applications Developer
1014 (4.217 %)Programmer
1113 (3.916 %)Analyst
1113 (3.916 %)SQL Server Developer
1113 (3.916 %)SharePoint Developer
1212 (3.614 %)Oracle Developer
139 (2.711 %)Analyst Programmer
139 (2.711 %)Software Developer
148 (2.410 %)Development Manager
148 (2.410 %)Senior .NET Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (5.723 %)Derivative
217 (5.120 %)Credit Derivative
38 (2.410 %)N-Tier
44 (1.205 %)Market Risk
53 (0.904 %)Data Extraction
53 (0.904 %)Computer Science
53 (0.904 %)NHS
53 (0.904 %)W3C
62 (0.602 %)Credit Risk
71 (0.301 %)Client/Server
71 (0.301 %)Streaming Video
71 (0.301 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
71 (0.301 %)Pocket PC
71 (0.301 %)PDA
71 (0.301 %)Spread Betting
71 (0.301 %)Mathematics
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (18.98 %)Windows
222 (6.627 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (1.205 %)Windows Server 2008
42 (0.602 %)Windows Vista
42 (0.602 %)Windows XP
51 (0.301 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.301 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
180 (24.10 %)OO
242 (12.65 %)UML
335 (10.54 %)E-Commerce
433 (9.940 %)Agile Software Development
529 (8.735 %)Scrum
623 (6.928 %)Content Management
721 (6.325 %)Workflow
819 (5.723 %)Unit Testing
918 (5.422 %)RAD
1017 (5.120 %)ERP
1115 (4.518 %)OOP
1214 (4.217 %)CRM
1214 (4.217 %)Web Development
1313 (3.916 %)B2C
1412 (3.614 %)OOA/OOD
1412 (3.614 %)User Acceptance Testing
1511 (3.313 %)OOD
1511 (3.313 %)TDD
1610 (3.012 %)Extreme Programming
178 (2.410 %)Validation
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1299 (90.06 %)C#
2122 (36.75 %)SQL
367 (20.18 %)JavaScript
460 (18.07 %)VB.NET
551 (15.36 %)Transact-SQL
635 (10.54 %)VB
635 (10.54 %)C
724 (7.229 %)PL/SQL
821 (6.325 %)C++
917 (5.120 %)XQuery
1015 (4.518 %)VB6
1113 (3.916 %)Java
1211 (3.313 %)VBScript
138 (2.410 %)DHTML
145 (1.506 %)PHP
154 (1.205 %)Delphi
162 (0.602 %)XAML
162 (0.602 %)VBA
171 (0.301 %)VC++
171 (0.301 %)COBOL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (4.217 %)Degree
210 (3.012 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (1.506 %)MCSD
42 (0.602 %)Postgraduate
42 (0.602 %)MCP
42 (0.602 %)MCAD
42 (0.602 %)MCPD
51 (0.301 %)MCTS
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.602 %)WCAG
12 (0.602 %)WAI
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (1.807 %)MSMQ
16 (1.807 %)Active Directory
24 (1.205 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (0.904 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
184 (25.30 %)Microsoft
261 (18.37 %)Oracle
322 (6.627 %)TIBCO
417 (5.120 %)DataSynapse
514 (4.217 %)Thunderhead
68 (2.410 %)Serena
74 (1.205 %)VMware
74 (1.205 %)Sybase
74 (1.205 %)SAP
83 (0.904 %)Infragistics
92 (0.602 %)telerik
92 (0.602 %)Primavera
101 (0.301 %)Adobe
101 (0.301 %)Borland
101 (0.301 %)Sitecore