The first table below looks at the demand for ASP.NET MVC 4 skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ASP.NET MVC 4 over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft ASP.NET MVC4 Framework
Rank 405 585 -
Rank change year-on-year
+180 -
Contract jobs citing ASP.NET MVC 4 129 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.274% 0.002% -
As % of the Application Development category 1.005% 0.007% -
Number of daily rates quoted 87 1 0
Average daily rate £400 £210 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+90.47% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £210 -
% change year-on-year
+66.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Application Development
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
12831 15156 16571
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 27.23% 25.57% 27.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 8032 8869 9678
Average daily rate £375 £350 £395
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.14% -11.39%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 371 395 571
Average hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £36.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+7.69% -9.72%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £17.33 £15.00 £19.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £41.50 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%

ASP.NET MVC 4
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ASP.NET MVC 4 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

ASP.NET MVC 4 Jobs Demand Trend

ASP.NET MVC 4
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ASP.NET MVC 4 within the UK.

ASP.NET MVC 4 Daily Rate Trend

ASP.NET MVC 4
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP.NET MVC 4 within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

ASP.NET MVC 4 Daily Rate Histogram

ASP.NET MVC 4
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 ASP.NET MVC 4 within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +176 121 £400 +90.47%
London - 81 £400 -
South East +44 28 £350 +66.66%
City of London - 24 £413 -
Berkshire +28 15 £363 +72.61%
Reading - 11 £363 -
North West - 8 £450 -
Cheshire - 5 £450 -
Scotland - 5 £313 -
Surrey - 4 £600 -
East Sussex - 3 £300 -
Brighton - 3 £300 -
Basingstoke - 2 £403 -
Aberdeen - 2 £310 -
Edinburgh - 2 £300 -
Bristol - 2 - -
Leeds - 2 £313 -
Woking - 2 - -
South West - 2 - -
Yorkshire - 2 £313 -
West Yorkshire - 2 £313 -
Middlesex - 2 £288 -
Hampshire - 2 £403 -
Buckinghamshire - 2 - -
Wales - 2 - -
North Wales - 1 - -
Docklands, London - 1 - -
Welshpool - 1 - -
Uxbridge - 1 £225 -
Marlow - 1 - -

ASP.NET MVC 4
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ASP.NET MVC 4 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 ASP.NET MVC 4.

1 222 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC
2 218 (98.20%) .NET
3 203 (91.44%) ASP.NET
4 192 (86.49%) C#
5 187 (84.23%) MVC
6 154 (69.37%) SQL Server
7 118 (53.15%) jQuery
8 106 (47.75%) TDD
9 97 (43.69%) JavaScript
9 97 (43.69%) CSS
10 84 (37.84%) .NET Framework
11 80 (36.04%) WCF
12 74 (33.33%) HTML
13 69 (31.08%) SQL
14 62 (27.93%) Agile Software Development
15 60 (27.03%) Scrum
16 58 (26.13%) Razor View Engine
17 54 (24.32%) BDD
18 53 (23.87%) SQL Server 2008
18 53 (23.87%) Microsoft
19 50 (22.52%) Web Services
20 46 (20.72%) HTML5
20 46 (20.72%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
20 46 (20.72%) Ajax
21 45 (20.27%) ASP.NET MVC 3
21 45 (20.27%) XML
22 41 (18.47%) OO
23 39 (17.57%) Finance
24 37 (16.67%) REST
25 36 (16.22%) Visual Studio

ASP.NET MVC 4
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing ASP.NET MVC 4 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 ASP.NET MVC 4. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 222 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC
2 218 (98.20%) .NET
3 203 (91.44%) ASP.NET
4 118 (53.15%) jQuery
5 97 (43.69%) CSS
6 84 (37.84%) .NET Framework
7 80 (36.04%) WCF
8 74 (33.33%) HTML
9 58 (26.13%) Razor View Engine
10 50 (22.52%) Web Services
11 46 (20.72%) HTML5
11 46 (20.72%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
11 46 (20.72%) Ajax
12 45 (20.27%) ASP.NET MVC 3
12 45 (20.27%) XML
13 37 (16.67%) REST
14 34 (15.32%) NHibernate
15 26 (11.71%) RESTful
15 26 (11.71%) LINQ
16 24 (10.81%) KnockoutJS
Application Platforms
1 24 (10.81%) CMS
2 16 (7.207%) Sitecore CMS
3 15 (6.757%) Windows Azure
3 15 (6.757%) Umbraco
4 13 (5.856%) IIS
5 9 (4.054%) DotNetNuke
5 9 (4.054%) SharePoint
6 7 (3.153%) ESB
7 5 (2.252%) Apache
8 3 (1.351%) Apache Solr
9 2 (0.901%) MSMQ
9 2 (0.901%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.901%) WordPress
10 1 (0.450%) Kentico
10 1 (0.450%) EPiServer CMS
10 1 (0.450%) Orchard CMS
10 1 (0.450%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 20 (9.009%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.450%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.450%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.207%) HTTP
2 8 (3.604%) Internet
3 1 (0.450%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.450%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 154 (69.37%) SQL Server
2 53 (23.87%) SQL Server 2008
3 36 (16.22%) SQL Server 2012
4 15 (6.757%) SQL Server 2005
5 14 (6.306%) SSDT
6 13 (5.856%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (2.703%) MySQL
8 5 (2.252%) MarkLogic
8 5 (2.252%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 5 (2.252%) RDBMS
9 3 (1.351%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (1.351%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.901%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.901%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 2 (0.901%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.901%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
11 1 (0.450%) OLAP
11 1 (0.450%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 36 (16.22%) Visual Studio
2 30 (13.51%) Team Foundation Server
3 21 (9.459%) SpecFlow
4 17 (7.658%) Subversion
5 13 (5.856%) Rhino Mocks
6 12 (5.405%) Git (software)
7 11 (4.955%) JIRA
8 8 (3.604%) Selenium
9 7 (3.153%) NUnit
10 6 (2.703%) StyleCop
10 6 (2.703%) Moq
10 6 (2.703%) ReSharper
11 5 (2.252%) TeamCity
12 4 (1.802%) NetAdvantage
13 3 (1.351%) Jasmine
14 2 (0.901%) VSS/SourceSafe
14 2 (0.901%) MSI
14 2 (0.901%) Cucumber
15 1 (0.450%) MSBuild
15 1 (0.450%) GitHub
General
1 39 (17.57%) Finance
2 22 (9.910%) Banking
3 14 (6.306%) Investment Banking
3 14 (6.306%) Retail
4 7 (3.153%) Publishing
5 5 (2.252%) Telecoms
6 4 (1.802%) Marketing
7 2 (0.901%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (0.901%) Back Office
7 2 (0.901%) Games
8 1 (0.450%) Music
8 1 (0.450%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.450%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.450%) Electronics
8 1 (0.450%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 190 (85.59%) Developer
2 133 (59.91%) .NET Developer
3 58 (26.13%) C# Developer
4 49 (22.07%) ASP.NET Developer
5 39 (17.57%) C# .NET Developer
6 17 (7.658%) C# ASP.NET Developer
7 14 (6.306%) Senior Developer
8 13 (5.856%) Architect
8 13 (5.856%) Senior .NET Developer
9 10 (4.505%) Lead Developer
9 10 (4.505%) Agile .NET Developer
10 9 (4.054%) Agile C# Developer
10 9 (4.054%) Web Developer
11 8 (3.604%) Programmer
12 6 (2.703%) SQL Developer
13 5 (2.252%) .NET Programmer
13 5 (2.252%) Development Manager
13 5 (2.252%) Technical Architect
14 4 (1.802%) Solutions Architect
14 4 (1.802%) Silverlight Developer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.955%) N-Tier
2 8 (3.604%) New Media
3 7 (3.153%) SaaS
3 7 (3.153%) W3C
4 5 (2.252%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (2.252%) Open Source
5 4 (1.802%) Inversion of Control
6 2 (0.901%) NHS
6 2 (0.901%) Tandem
6 2 (0.901%) iPhone
6 2 (0.901%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.450%) Smartphone
7 1 (0.450%) iPad
7 1 (0.450%) Hedge funds
7 1 (0.450%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.450%) DTV
Operating Systems
1 20 (9.009%) Windows
2 5 (2.252%) Linux
3 4 (1.802%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (0.901%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.450%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 187 (84.23%) MVC
2 106 (47.75%) TDD
3 62 (27.93%) Agile Software Development
4 60 (27.03%) Scrum
5 54 (24.32%) BDD
6 41 (18.47%) OO
7 32 (14.41%) E-Commerce
8 22 (9.910%) MVVM
9 19 (8.559%) Kanban
10 18 (8.108%) Continuous Integration
11 17 (7.658%) Web Development
12 15 (6.757%) SOA
13 13 (5.856%) Pair Programming
13 13 (5.856%) OOP
13 13 (5.856%) Domain-Driven Design
14 8 (3.604%) UML
15 6 (2.703%) Migration
15 6 (2.703%) Dependency Injection
15 6 (2.703%) User Stories
16 5 (2.252%) CQRS
Programming Languages
1 192 (86.49%) C#
2 97 (43.69%) JavaScript
3 69 (31.08%) SQL
4 29 (13.06%) T-SQL
5 18 (8.108%) Java
6 13 (5.856%) VB.NET
7 11 (4.955%) XQuery
7 11 (4.955%) C++
7 11 (4.955%) XAML
8 5 (2.252%) XPath
9 4 (1.802%) Python
10 3 (1.351%) Objective-C
10 3 (1.351%) Perl
10 3 (1.351%) C
11 2 (0.901%) PHP
11 2 (0.901%) VB
11 2 (0.901%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.450%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 4 (1.802%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (1.802%) Degree
2 3 (1.351%) MCTS
2 3 (1.351%) MCP
2 3 (1.351%) MCAD
2 3 (1.351%) MCSD
3 2 (0.901%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (0.901%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.450%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.351%) QA
1 3 (1.351%) Dublin Core
System Software
1 2 (0.901%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.450%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 53 (23.87%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.658%) Sitecore
3 12 (5.405%) EPiServer
4 11 (4.955%) Twitter
5 7 (3.153%) Endeca
6 4 (1.802%) Oracle
6 4 (1.802%) Infragistics
7 3 (1.351%) Foundry
8 2 (0.901%) TOWER Software
8 2 (0.901%) Razor Risk
9 1 (0.450%) Facebook
9 1 (0.450%) DevExpress
9 1 (0.450%) Teradata
9 1 (0.450%) SAP
9 1 (0.450%) Sybase
9 1 (0.450%) Adobe
Marlow, South East
C#/ASP-Net/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF-Opus Recruitment Solutions require two experienced developers with strong web and -net skills for an immediate contract based in Marlow-Working...
OPUS
Rate: GBP250 to GBP300 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Maidenhead, Berkshire
C#/ASP.Net/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF... Working alongside a team of six, you will be involved in developing a bespoke web based application underpinned by .Net4, MVC4,...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 19 May 2013
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
C#/ASP.Net/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF... Working alongside a team of six, you will be involved in developing a bespoke web based application underpinned by .Net4, MVC4,...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
C#/ASP.NET/MVC/Razor/JS/WCF... Working alongside a team of six, you will be involved in developing a bespoke web based application underpinned by .Net4, MVC4,...
Involved Solutions Ltd
Rate: £280 - £300 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
My Edinburgh based client currently have a requirement for 3 experienced C#.Net developers to join in May... They are interested in speaking with contractors with the following...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chelmsford, East Anglia
C/ASP/Net/MVC/Legacy/WCF-Opus Recruitment Solutions require an experienced C#-Net developer for an immediate requirement in Chelmsford- Working alongside a team of six, you...
OPUS
Rate: GBP250 to GBP350 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
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C/ASP/Net/MVC/Legacy/WCF... More specifically, its important to note that there will be a large proportion of time spent on maintaining and re-engineering legacy...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £250 to £350 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Chelmsford, Essex
C/ASP/Net/MVC/Legacy/WCF... More specifically, its important to note that there will be a large proportion of time spent on maintaining and re-engineering legacy...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £250 to £280 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
Middlesex
The Senior ASP.Net C# Developer should have experience with WPF, Silverlight and NHibernate. In addition to previous development with WPF, Silverlight and NHibernate the successful ASP.Net...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Dagenham, Essex
The ASP.Net C# Developer will get the opportunity to work with MVC4 and SQL Server 2012. Ideally the ASP.Net C# Developer will have previous experience with...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Rate: £300 - £340 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Key Technical Skills -C# up to 4.5 -WPF -SQL Server 2005-2012 -Agile SDLC -TDD / BDD -Strong OO, GoF Design Patterns and Enterprise Application Architecture Patterns -Third...
Parallel Consulting
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Surrey
Chief Software Architect - .NET Development Manager (Chief Software Architect, Scrum Master, CTO, Director, Team Leader, Technical Lead, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, C#, C++ WCF, RESTful,...
Careerwise UK Limited
Rate: £600 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
C#, ASP.NET, .NET, MVC, MVC 2, MVC 3, MVC4, MVC Razor, API, CMS, Visual Studio, AJAX, JQuery, JavaScript, XML, HTML, SQL, SQL Server, VB.Net, ADO.Net,...
ITHR
Rate: £300 - £425 per day
Posted: 10 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Commercial Experience with: MVC3 or MVC4, C#, .Net 4.5, SQL Server 2012, JQuery, TFS, T - SQL is essential for this role... ASP.Net MVC4, MVC3, C#, .Net...
Involved Solutions Ltd
Rate: £280 - £300 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
EPiSERVER, C#, ASP.NET, .NET, MVC, MVC 2, MVC 3, MVC4, MVC Razor, API, CMS, Visual Studio, AJAX, JQuery, JavaScript, XML, HTML, SQL, SQL Server, VB.Net, ADO...
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Rate: £300 - £450 per day
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