Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Umbraco skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Umbraco over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUmbraco
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank522-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.170 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted80
Average minimum daily rate£261-
Average daily rate£276-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£292-
UK excluding London average daily rate£276-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
UK
Matching contract IT job ads823212385
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.23 %13.30 %
Daily rates quoted26183337
Average minimum daily rate£347£348
Average daily rate£370£369
% change on same period last year+0.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£344
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Hourly rates quoted7971245
Average minimum hourly rate£21.62£22.15
Average hourly rate£23.04£23.57
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.46£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.11£23.48
% change on same period last year-1.59 %

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.

Umbraco
Demand Trend

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

Umbraco Demand Trend

Umbraco
Daily Rate Trend

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

Umbraco Daily Rate Trend

Umbraco
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Umbraco within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Umbraco Daily Rate Histogram

Umbraco
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Umbraco Hourly Rate Trend

Umbraco
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Umbraco within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 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
EnglandNew entry-13£276-
West MidlandsNew entry-9£276-
MidlandsNew entry-2--
WolverhamptonNew entry-2£400-
West SussexNew entry-1--
East GrinsteadNew entry-1--
ManchesterNew entry-1--
North WestNew entry-1--
South EastNew entry-1--

Umbraco
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Umbraco 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 Umbraco.

116 (100.00 %).NET
212 (75.00 %)CMS
311 (68.75 %)XSLT
49 (56.25 %)CSS
58 (50.00 %)C#
67 (43.75 %)ASP.NET
67 (43.75 %)XHTML
75 (31.25 %)XML
84 (25.00 %)WebServices
93 (18.75 %)SQL Server
93 (18.75 %)RedDot
93 (18.75 %)Web Development
102 (12.50 %)Content Management
102 (12.50 %)AJAX
102 (12.50 %)Web 2.0
102 (12.50 %)Marketing
102 (12.50 %)DotNetNuke
102 (12.50 %)Internet Marketing
102 (12.50 %)ASP.NET 2.0
102 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
102 (12.50 %)Internet
102 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (12.50 %)Project Management
102 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
102 (12.50 %)Vignette
102 (12.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
102 (12.50 %)Windows
111 (6.250 %)SOAP
111 (6.250 %)MySQL
111 (6.250 %)SAP

Umbraco
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Umbraco 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 Umbraco. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (100.00 %).NET
211 (68.75 %)XSLT
39 (56.25 %)CSS
47 (43.75 %)ASP.NET
47 (43.75 %)XHTML
55 (31.25 %)XML
64 (25.00 %)WebServices
72 (12.50 %)AJAX
72 (12.50 %)ASP.NET 2.0
81 (6.250 %)JSON
81 (6.250 %)YUI
81 (6.250 %)jQuery
81 (6.250 %)LAMP
81 (6.250 %)SOAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (75.00 %)CMS
22 (12.50 %)DotNetNuke
31 (6.250 %)SharePoint
31 (6.250 %)BizTalk Server
31 (6.250 %)Commerce Server
31 (6.250 %)Content Management Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (12.50 %)Internet
21 (6.250 %)Intranet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)SQL Server
22 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (6.250 %)MySQL
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
12 (12.50 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Marketing
21 (6.250 %)Back Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (68.75 %)Developer
26 (37.50 %).NET Developer
33 (18.75 %)Web Developer
33 (18.75 %)Website Developer
33 (18.75 %)CMS Developer
42 (12.50 %)Programmer
42 (12.50 %)Analyst
42 (12.50 %)C# Developer
42 (12.50 %)Developer Analyst
42 (12.50 %).NET Programmer
51 (6.250 %)Lead Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (12.50 %)Web 2.0
21 (6.250 %)W3C
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)Windows
12 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (18.75 %)Web Development
22 (12.50 %)Internet Marketing
22 (12.50 %)Project Management
22 (12.50 %)Content Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (50.00 %)C#
21 (6.250 %)JavaScript
21 (6.250 %)Perl
21 (6.250 %)PHP
21 (6.250 %)SQL
21 (6.250 %)VB.NET
21 (6.250 %)PHP5
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)WAI
11 (6.250 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)RedDot
22 (12.50 %)Vignette
31 (6.250 %)SAP
31 (6.250 %)Microsoft