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The table below looks at the demand for the Web Engineer role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Web Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Web Engineer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank489566
Rank change on same period last yearUp+77
Matching contract IT job ads4865
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.071 %
As % of the category below0.088 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted1127
Average minimum daily rate£276£455
Average daily rate£308£463
% change on same period last year-33.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£472
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£334
% change on same period last year-12.21 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£25.00
Average hourly rate£27.13£25.50
% change on same period last year+6.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.75£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads5462883525
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.21 %91.11 %
Daily rates quoted1709925002
Average minimum daily rate£363£386
Average daily rate£388£410
% change on same period last year-5.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted52837454
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£23.18
Average hourly rate£23.49£24.72
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.94£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %

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.

Web Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Web Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Web Engineer Demand Trend

Web Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Web Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Web Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Web Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Web Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Web Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Web Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Web Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Web Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Web Engineer
Top 19 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 3 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
EnglandUp+9645£308-33.59 %
LondonUp+5221£325-32.23 %
South EastUp+6020£292-23.40 %
City of LondonDown-28£400-3.03 %
SurreyNew entry-7£275-
BerkshireUp+234£250-37.50 %
HampshireNew entry-4--
GloucestershireNew entry-3--
CardiffNew entry-3--
CheltenhamNew entry-3--
OxfordshireDown-43£330-8.96 %
South WalesNew entry-3--
South WestUp+173--
WalesNew entry-3--
ReadingUp+62--
MiddlesexNew entry-2--
LeedsNew entry-1£300-
West YorkshireNew entry-1£300-
YorkshireUp+341£300-

Web Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Web Engineer 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 Web Engineer in their job title.

147 (54.02 %)Windows
236 (41.38 %)IIS
329 (33.33 %)Internet
427 (31.03 %)UNIX
525 (28.74 %)DNS
624 (27.59 %)Microsoft
721 (24.14 %)Windows Server 2003
721 (24.14 %)Intranet
820 (22.99 %)Apache
918 (20.69 %)HTML
1015 (17.24 %)Java
1015 (17.24 %)Tomcat
1015 (17.24 %)Banking
1114 (16.09 %)Linux
1212 (13.79 %)ASP
1212 (13.79 %).NET
1212 (13.79 %)WebSphere
1310 (11.49 %)Security Cleared
1310 (11.49 %)JavaScript
149 (10.34 %)SQL
149 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
149 (10.34 %)Solaris
149 (10.34 %)LDAP
149 (10.34 %)Active Directory
149 (10.34 %)VMware
158 (9.195 %)E-Commerce
158 (9.195 %)TCP/IP
158 (9.195 %)WebServices
158 (9.195 %)CSS
158 (9.195 %)MS Office

Web Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Web Engineer 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 Web Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (20.69 %)HTML
212 (13.79 %).NET
212 (13.79 %)ASP
212 (13.79 %)WebSphere
38 (9.195 %)J2EE
38 (9.195 %)WebServices
38 (9.195 %)CSS
46 (6.897 %)JSP
46 (6.897 %)ASP.NET
54 (4.598 %)Middleware
63 (3.448 %)OpenGL
72 (2.299 %)XML
81 (1.149 %)XHTML
81 (1.149 %)EDI
81 (1.149 %)MVC
81 (1.149 %)AJAX
81 (1.149 %)Windows SharePoint Services
81 (1.149 %)Adobe Flex
81 (1.149 %)Adobe AIR
81 (1.149 %)GWT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
136 (41.38 %)IIS
220 (22.99 %)Apache
315 (17.24 %)Tomcat
47 (8.046 %)WebLogic
55 (5.747 %)WebSphere Application Server
64 (4.598 %)SharePoint
73 (3.448 %)CMS
82 (2.299 %)Resin
82 (2.299 %)iPlanet
91 (1.149 %)WebLogic Portal
91 (1.149 %)ColdFusion
91 (1.149 %)Content Management Server
91 (1.149 %)SharePoint Portal Server
91 (1.149 %)SharePoint Server 2007
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (9.195 %)MS Office
24 (4.598 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (33.33 %)Internet
225 (28.74 %)DNS
321 (24.14 %)Intranet
49 (10.34 %)LDAP
58 (9.195 %)TCP/IP
67 (8.046 %)HTTP
67 (8.046 %)Firewall
74 (4.598 %)Reverse Proxy
74 (4.598 %)DMZ
83 (3.448 %)BIG-IP
92 (2.299 %)IMAP
101 (1.149 %)Wireless
101 (1.149 %)SSL
101 (1.149 %)SAN
101 (1.149 %)LAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (8.046 %)SQL Server
25 (5.747 %)MySQL
34 (4.598 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (4.598 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.149 %)PostgreSQL
41 (1.149 %)SQL Server 7
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (6.897 %)Flash
22 (2.299 %)Eclipse
22 (2.299 %)Subversion
31 (1.149 %)Selenium
31 (1.149 %)QuickTest Pro
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (17.24 %)Banking
27 (8.046 %)Education
27 (8.046 %)Government
36 (6.897 %)Publishing
36 (6.897 %)Investment Banking
36 (6.897 %)Finance
45 (5.747 %)Financial Institution
53 (3.448 %)Telecoms
53 (3.448 %)Marketing
62 (2.299 %)Games
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.046 %)Clustering
21 (1.149 %)IVR
21 (1.149 %)Web 2.0
21 (1.149 %)Mathematics
21 (1.149 %)Computer Science
21 (1.149 %)Social Network
21 (1.149 %)RIA
21 (1.149 %)Semantic Web
21 (1.149 %)N-Tier
21 (1.149 %)Handset
21 (1.149 %)Replication
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (54.02 %)Windows
227 (31.03 %)UNIX
321 (24.14 %)Windows Server 2003
414 (16.09 %)Linux
59 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
59 (10.34 %)Solaris
66 (6.897 %)AIX
66 (6.897 %)Windows Vista
66 (6.897 %)Windows Server 2008
66 (6.897 %)Windows XP
72 (2.299 %)Mac OS X Server
72 (2.299 %)Windows NT
81 (1.149 %)Windows Mobile
81 (1.149 %)HPUX
81 (1.149 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (11.49 %)Security Cleared
28 (9.195 %)E-Commerce
28 (9.195 %)Web Development
37 (8.046 %)Load Balancing
37 (8.046 %)SC Cleared
46 (6.897 %)Content Management
55 (5.747 %)Configuration Management
64 (4.598 %)OO
73 (3.448 %)Contact Management
73 (3.448 %)Software Testing
82 (2.299 %)Risk Management
82 (2.299 %)SOA
82 (2.299 %)DV Cleared
82 (2.299 %)Load Testing
91 (1.149 %)Web Testing
91 (1.149 %)Test Scripting
91 (1.149 %)UML
91 (1.149 %)Scrum
91 (1.149 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (1.149 %)Security Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (17.24 %)Java
210 (11.49 %)JavaScript
39 (10.34 %)SQL
48 (9.195 %)VBScript
48 (9.195 %)PHP
55 (5.747 %)Shell Script
55 (5.747 %)Perl
64 (4.598 %)C
73 (3.448 %)C++
82 (2.299 %)C#
82 (2.299 %)VB
82 (2.299 %)ActionScript
91 (1.149 %)Pascal
91 (1.149 %)DHTML
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (9.195 %)Degree
21 (1.149 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (6.897 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (10.34 %)Active Directory
27 (8.046 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (5.747 %)ClearTrust
42 (2.299 %)ISA Server
51 (1.149 %)VMware ESX
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (6.897 %)Tivoli
23 (3.448 %)CA SiteMinder
31 (1.149 %)ARCserve
31 (1.149 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
31 (1.149 %)MOM
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (27.59 %)Microsoft
29 (10.34 %)VMware
37 (8.046 %)Oracle
46 (6.897 %)Sun
54 (4.598 %)IBM
63 (3.448 %)HP
71 (1.149 %)Citrix
71 (1.149 %)CA
71 (1.149 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.149 %)Adobe
71 (1.149 %)Macromedia
71 (1.149 %)Google