The first table below looks at the demand for MVVM skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MVVM over the 3 months to 17 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 Processes & Methodologies 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
Rank 364 387 386
Rank change year-on-year
+23 -1
Contract jobs citing MVVM 173 193 208
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.373% 0.331% 0.339%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.526% 0.489% 0.501%
Number of daily rates quoted 127 156 147
Average daily rate £438 £525 £570
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.66% -7.89%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £306 £328
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £700
UK excluding London average daily rate £351 £350 £325
% change year-on-year
+0.35% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 2
Average hourly rate - £45.00 £40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +12.50%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £47.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year
- +18.75%
All Processes & Methodologies
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
32885 39492 41512
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 70.87% 67.77% 67.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 19655 22706 23594
Average daily rate £413 £400 £440
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £579 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 974 1268 1474
Average hourly rate £31.25 £25.00 £29.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -15.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £13.00 £13.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.60 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.40% -16.66%

MVVM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MVVM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

MVVM Jobs Demand Trend

MVVM
Daily Rate Trend

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

MVVM Daily Rate Trend

MVVM
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MVVM within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

MVVM Daily Rate Histogram

MVVM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

MVVM Hourly Rate Trend

MVVM
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 MVVM within the UK over the 3 months to 17 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 +22 168 £438 -16.66%
London -9 99 £498 -9.54%
South East +43 40 £350 +25.00%
City of London +11 39 £450 -18.18%
Surrey +27 14 £338 +20.53%
Berkshire +27 14 £394 +26.00%
Reading - 12 £388 -
East Midlands +10 10 £350 -
Woking +7 9 £325 +1.56%
North West +20 8 £450 +12.50%
East of England +4 7 £425 +6.25%
Canary Wharf -7 6 £575 +15.00%
Nottinghamshire +2 5 £350 -
Cambridgeshire +1 5 £450 +12.50%
Nottingham -4 5 £350 -
Cheshire - 5 £450 -
Scotland -14 4 £438 +45.83%
Glasgow -17 4 £438 +45.83%
Hounslow - 4 £450 -
South West +17 2 - -
West Midlands +6 2 £290 +3.11%
Cambridge +3 2 £388 -1.89%
Hampshire -7 2 £290 -
Ringwood - 2 £290 -
Suffolk - 2 £350 -
Oxfordshire - 2 £425 -
Leicestershire - 1 £350 -
Lancashire - 1 £213 -
Somerset - 1 - -
Windsor - 1 - -

MVVM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MVVM 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 MVVM.

1 276 (83.13%) C#
2 232 (69.88%) WPF
3 213 (64.16%) .NET
4 133 (40.06%) SQL Server
5 121 (36.45%) WCF
6 120 (36.14%) TDD
7 106 (31.93%) Silverlight
8 80 (24.10%) Microsoft
9 79 (23.80%) SQL
9 79 (23.80%) .NET Framework
10 76 (22.89%) OO
11 72 (21.69%) Finance
12 69 (20.78%) MVC
12 69 (20.78%) Agile Software Development
13 65 (19.58%) Windows
14 63 (18.98%) Multithreading
15 60 (18.07%) JavaScript
15 60 (18.07%) Visual Studio
16 54 (16.27%) jQuery
17 53 (15.96%) SQL Server 2008
17 53 (15.96%) Banking
18 46 (13.86%) Web Services
19 45 (13.55%) ASP.NET
20 43 (12.95%) CSS
21 42 (12.65%) Oracle
22 41 (12.35%) Scrum
22 41 (12.35%) HTML5
23 40 (12.05%) REST
23 40 (12.05%) HTML
23 40 (12.05%) MS Excel

MVVM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MVVM 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 MVVM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 232 (69.88%) WPF
2 213 (64.16%) .NET
3 121 (36.45%) WCF
4 106 (31.93%) Silverlight
5 79 (23.80%) .NET Framework
6 54 (16.27%) jQuery
7 46 (13.86%) Web Services
8 45 (13.55%) ASP.NET
9 43 (12.95%) CSS
10 41 (12.35%) HTML5
11 40 (12.05%) REST
11 40 (12.05%) HTML
11 40 (12.05%) JSON
12 38 (11.45%) XML
13 36 (10.84%) LINQ
14 33 (9.940%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 28 (8.434%) KnockoutJS
16 26 (7.831%) Ajax
17 25 (7.530%) WinForms
17 25 (7.530%) ASP.NET MVC
Application Platforms
1 17 (5.120%) IIS
2 10 (3.012%) Oracle Workflow
2 10 (3.012%) SharePoint Server
3 7 (2.108%) TIBCO EMS
4 6 (1.807%) Windows Azure
4 6 (1.807%) Rendezvous
4 6 (1.807%) SharePoint
5 4 (1.205%) MSMQ
6 3 (0.904%) WebSphere MQ
7 2 (0.602%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.301%) Apache
8 1 (0.301%) Mathematica
8 1 (0.301%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 40 (12.05%) MS Excel
2 6 (1.807%) Photoshop
3 5 (1.506%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.904%) MS Office
5 2 (0.602%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.711%) SunGard Panorama
2 7 (2.108%) Adaptiv
3 4 (1.205%) RMDS
4 2 (0.602%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.518%) HTTP
2 9 (2.711%) SNMP
3 7 (2.108%) Internet
4 6 (1.807%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.904%) 3GPP
6 1 (0.301%) UMTS
6 1 (0.301%) GSM
6 1 (0.301%) CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (40.06%) SQL Server
2 53 (15.96%) SQL Server 2008
3 27 (8.133%) SQL Server 2005
4 17 (5.120%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 15 (4.518%) SQL Server 2012
6 13 (3.916%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 10 (3.012%) Oracle 8/8i
8 9 (2.711%) Sybase ASE
8 9 (2.711%) SQL Server 2000
8 9 (2.711%) SSDT
9 5 (1.506%) Big Data
10 4 (1.205%) NoSQL
10 4 (1.205%) InterSystems Cache
11 3 (0.904%) SQLite
11 3 (0.904%) GIS
11 3 (0.904%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.602%) Sybase IQ
12 2 (0.602%) OLAP
12 2 (0.602%) KDB
13 1 (0.301%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 60 (18.07%) Visual Studio
2 33 (9.940%) Team Foundation Server
3 32 (9.639%) Expression Blend
4 31 (9.337%) Subversion
5 16 (4.819%) NUnit
6 11 (3.313%) TortoiseSVN
7 10 (3.012%) Oracle Forms
8 7 (2.108%) Selenium
9 6 (1.807%) VSS/SourceSafe
9 6 (1.807%) Rhino Mocks
9 6 (1.807%) StyleCop
9 6 (1.807%) Jasmine
10 5 (1.506%) JIRA
11 3 (0.904%) Rational Rose
11 3 (0.904%) Telelogic TAU
11 3 (0.904%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.904%) FishEye
11 3 (0.904%) PhoneGap
11 3 (0.904%) Appcelerator Titanium
12 2 (0.602%) SpecFlow
General
1 72 (21.69%) Finance
2 53 (15.96%) Banking
3 32 (9.639%) Investment Banking
4 28 (8.434%) Front Office
5 6 (1.807%) Telecoms
6 4 (1.205%) Retail
7 3 (0.904%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.602%) French Language
9 1 (0.301%) Norwegian Language
9 1 (0.301%) Publishing
9 1 (0.301%) Games
9 1 (0.301%) Legal
Job Titles
1 300 (90.36%) Developer
2 115 (34.64%) C# Developer
3 84 (25.30%) .NET Developer
3 84 (25.30%) WPF Developer
4 46 (13.86%) Silverlight Developer
5 37 (11.14%) Senior Developer
6 30 (9.036%) C# .NET Developer
7 19 (5.723%) Senior C# Developer
8 18 (5.422%) Software Developer
9 16 (4.819%) Architect
10 13 (3.916%) Lead Developer
10 13 (3.916%) UI Programmer
10 13 (3.916%) UI Developer
11 12 (3.614%) Software Engineer
11 12 (3.614%) Senior .NET Developer
12 11 (3.313%) Front-End Developer
13 9 (2.711%) .NET Architect
13 9 (2.711%) JavaScript Developer
14 7 (2.108%) Android Developer
14 7 (2.108%) Applications Architect
Miscellaneous
1 28 (8.434%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 19 (5.723%) RIA
3 15 (4.518%) Computer Science
3 15 (4.518%) Fixed Income
4 13 (3.916%) Inversion of Control
5 11 (3.313%) Hedge funds
6 8 (2.410%) W3C
6 8 (2.410%) Derivative
7 7 (2.108%) Credit Risk
7 7 (2.108%) N-Tier
8 6 (1.807%) Mobile App
9 5 (1.506%) Market Risk
9 5 (1.506%) Open Source
9 5 (1.506%) Mathematics
10 4 (1.205%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.205%) Kinect
11 3 (0.904%) Physics
11 3 (0.904%) Management Information System
12 1 (0.301%) Equities
12 1 (0.301%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 65 (19.58%) Windows
2 15 (4.518%) Windows 8
3 10 (3.012%) Android
3 10 (3.012%) Windows Phone
4 9 (2.711%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.807%) Windows 7
6 4 (1.205%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.904%) Linux
8 1 (0.301%) Windows Phone 8
8 1 (0.301%) Windows Phone 7
8 1 (0.301%) AIX
8 1 (0.301%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (36.14%) TDD
2 76 (22.89%) OO
3 69 (20.78%) MVC
3 69 (20.78%) Agile Software Development
4 63 (18.98%) Multithreading
5 41 (12.35%) Scrum
6 36 (10.84%) Unit Testing
7 26 (7.831%) Dependency Injection
8 23 (6.928%) Continuous Integration
9 21 (6.325%) Workflow
9 21 (6.325%) SOA
10 19 (5.723%) E-Commerce
11 15 (4.518%) BDD
12 14 (4.217%) Data Modelling
13 13 (3.916%) Stakeholder Management
14 11 (3.313%) Risk Management
14 11 (3.313%) Web Development
15 10 (3.012%) CQRS
15 10 (3.012%) Automation Testing
15 10 (3.012%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 276 (83.13%) C#
2 79 (23.80%) SQL
3 60 (18.07%) JavaScript
4 29 (8.735%) Java
5 28 (8.434%) XAML
6 23 (6.928%) C++
7 21 (6.325%) T-SQL
8 14 (4.217%) VBA
9 10 (3.012%) C
10 5 (1.506%) Perl
10 5 (1.506%) VB.NET
10 5 (1.506%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.904%) VB
12 2 (0.602%) PHP
12 2 (0.602%) VB6
12 2 (0.602%) Ruby
12 2 (0.602%) Python
13 1 (0.301%) Lisp
13 1 (0.301%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.301%) Haskell
Qualifications
1 24 (7.229%) Degree
2 1 (0.301%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (0.301%) SC Cleared
2 1 (0.301%) Security Cleared
2 1 (0.301%) MCP
2 1 (0.301%) MCAD
2 1 (0.301%) MCSD
2 1 (0.301%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (0.301%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.205%) QA
2 3 (0.904%) Dublin Core
3 2 (0.602%) SLA
4 1 (0.301%) Basel III
System Software
1 7 (2.108%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.506%) WMI
2 3 (0.904%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 80 (24.10%) Microsoft
2 42 (12.65%) Oracle
3 22 (6.627%) Sybase
4 15 (4.518%) TIBCO
5 12 (3.614%) Perforce
6 11 (3.313%) Infragistics
7 9 (2.711%) Telerik
7 9 (2.711%) SunGard
8 5 (1.506%) 29West
9 4 (1.205%) Caplin
9 4 (1.205%) Reuters
9 4 (1.205%) Bloomberg
10 3 (0.904%) Syncfusion
10 3 (0.904%) DevExpress
10 3 (0.904%) Nokia Siemens Networks
10 3 (0.904%) Telelogic
10 3 (0.904%) Tableau
11 2 (0.602%) Razor Risk
12 1 (0.301%) Adobe
12 1 (0.301%) Sencha
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