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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads8143
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.046 %
As % of the category below42.41 %30.71 %
Daily rates quoted223
Average minimum daily rate£324£233
Average daily rate£352£280
% change on same period last year+25.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£329
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£25.83
Average hourly rate£26.69£26.92
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.88£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.01£32.92
% change on same period last year+0.29 %
Application Development WalesApplication Development
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads191140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.149 %
Daily rates quoted4721
Average minimum daily rate£350£285
Average daily rate£375£307
% change on same period last year+22.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted238
Average minimum hourly rate£23.59£28.39
Average hourly rate£27.37£29.50
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.16£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
.NET UK.NET
UK

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.

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Wales .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing .NET across the Wales region.

Wales .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Wales region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Wales .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the Wales region.

Wales .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the Wales region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Wales .NET Hourly Rate Histogram

.NET
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing .NET within the Wales region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
South WalesUp+1374£355+26.73 %
West WalesNo change01£300-
North WalesDown-61--
.NET UK.NET
UK

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing .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 .NET.

1111 (54.15 %)ASP.NET
280 (39.02 %)XML
379 (38.54 %)VB.NET
472 (35.12 %)C#
562 (30.24 %)SQL Server
654 (26.34 %)SQL
749 (23.90 %)AJAX
847 (22.93 %)Microsoft
939 (19.02 %)Windows
1038 (18.54 %)CSS
1133 (16.10 %)JavaScript
1232 (15.61 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1232 (15.61 %)VB
1330 (14.63 %)Visual Studio
1429 (14.15 %)XSLT
1526 (12.68 %)HTML
1526 (12.68 %)WinForms
1623 (11.22 %)SharePoint
1722 (10.73 %)E-business
1821 (10.24 %)WebServices
1919 (9.268 %)MCTS
1919 (9.268 %)SQL Server 2000
1919 (9.268 %)BizTalk Server
2018 (8.780 %)ASP
2018 (8.780 %)MS Office
2018 (8.780 %)Web Development
2117 (8.293 %)Java
2117 (8.293 %)Middleware
2117 (8.293 %)Government
2216 (7.805 %)SOAP

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing .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 .NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1111 (54.15 %)ASP.NET
280 (39.02 %)XML
349 (23.90 %)AJAX
438 (18.54 %)CSS
529 (14.15 %)XSLT
626 (12.68 %)HTML
626 (12.68 %)WinForms
721 (10.24 %)WebServices
818 (8.780 %)ASP
917 (8.293 %)Middleware
1016 (7.805 %)SOAP
117 (3.415 %).NET Framework
126 (2.927 %)WF
126 (2.927 %)ASP.NET 2.0
135 (2.439 %)ADO.NET
144 (1.951 %)XHTML
153 (1.463 %)WCF
162 (0.976 %)Silverlight
162 (0.976 %)ActiveX
171 (0.488 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
132 (15.61 %)SharePoint Server 2007
223 (11.22 %)SharePoint
319 (9.268 %)BizTalk Server
415 (7.317 %)IIS
58 (3.902 %)ColdFusion
65 (2.439 %)Lotus Notes
72 (0.976 %)Apache
81 (0.488 %)ArcGIS
Applications
118 (8.780 %)MS Office
26 (2.927 %)MS Project
31 (0.488 %)Photoshop
31 (0.488 %)InfoPath
Communications & Networking
19 (4.390 %)Internet
25 (2.439 %)Intranet
33 (1.463 %)Extranet
42 (0.976 %)Network Security
42 (0.976 %)GPRS
42 (0.976 %)WINS
Database & Business Intelligence
162 (30.24 %)SQL Server
219 (9.268 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (7.317 %)Crystal Reports
412 (5.854 %)SQL Server 2005
511 (5.366 %)MySQL
68 (3.902 %)Oracle 10g
77 (3.415 %)Oracle Reports
86 (2.927 %)BusinessObjects
94 (1.951 %)Oracle 9i
94 (1.951 %)Datawarehouse
103 (1.463 %)GIS
112 (0.976 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
121 (0.488 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
130 (14.63 %)Visual Studio
26 (2.927 %)VSS/SourceSafe
35 (2.439 %)Visual Studio Team System
44 (1.951 %)Flash
53 (1.463 %)Rational Rose
61 (0.488 %)NUnit
61 (0.488 %)Subversion
61 (0.488 %)Ant
General
117 (8.293 %)Government
214 (6.829 %)Health
38 (3.902 %)Legal
45 (2.439 %)Finance
45 (2.439 %)Publishing
45 (2.439 %)Marketing
45 (2.439 %)Graphic Design
53 (1.463 %)Education
53 (1.463 %)Law
62 (0.976 %)Back Office
62 (0.976 %)Electronics
62 (0.976 %)Banking
62 (0.976 %)Retail
71 (0.488 %)Local Government
71 (0.488 %)Animation
71 (0.488 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.488 %)Advertising
Job Titles
1142 (69.27 %)Developer
279 (38.54 %).NET Developer
333 (16.10 %)VB.NET Developer
432 (15.61 %)Web Developer
525 (12.20 %)C# Developer
620 (9.756 %)Project Manager
620 (9.756 %)ASP.NET Developer
710 (4.878 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
89 (4.390 %)Software Developer
97 (3.415 %)Architect
97 (3.415 %)Consultant
97 (3.415 %)Crystal Reports Developer
97 (3.415 %)SharePoint Developer
97 (3.415 %)Report Developer
106 (2.927 %).NET Web Developer
106 (2.927 %)Software Engineer
115 (2.439 %)Technical Architect
115 (2.439 %)ASP Developer
115 (2.439 %)Lotus Notes Consultant
124 (1.951 %)Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
16 (2.927 %)NHS
16 (2.927 %)Mainframe
23 (1.463 %)Streaming Video
23 (1.463 %)Welsh Language
23 (1.463 %)Client/Server
32 (0.976 %)Fat Client
32 (0.976 %)Data Integration
32 (0.976 %)Pocket PC
32 (0.976 %)Thin Client
41 (0.488 %)Blackberry
41 (0.488 %)W3C
41 (0.488 %)E-Learning
41 (0.488 %)Tandem
41 (0.488 %)AS400
41 (0.488 %)PDA
41 (0.488 %)Wiki
Operating Systems
139 (19.02 %)Windows
27 (3.415 %)Linux
27 (3.415 %)Windows XP
36 (2.927 %)Unix
42 (0.976 %)Windows Mobile
51 (0.488 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.488 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
122 (10.73 %)E-business
218 (8.780 %)Web Development
313 (6.341 %)PRINCE2
412 (5.854 %)Workflow
412 (5.854 %)Agile Software Development
511 (5.366 %)UML
69 (4.390 %)Project Management
69 (4.390 %)SOA
78 (3.902 %)RAD
78 (3.902 %)DSDM
78 (3.902 %)Project Planning
87 (3.415 %)Unit Testing
87 (3.415 %)SEO
87 (3.415 %)Workflow Management
87 (3.415 %)Software Engineering
96 (2.927 %)Migration
96 (2.927 %)Security Cleared
105 (2.439 %)SC Cleared
105 (2.439 %)Requirements Analysis
105 (2.439 %)Integration Testing
Programming Languages
179 (38.54 %)VB.NET
272 (35.12 %)C#
354 (26.34 %)SQL
433 (16.10 %)JavaScript
532 (15.61 %)VB
617 (8.293 %)Java
711 (5.366 %)PHP
88 (3.902 %)VB6
96 (2.927 %)C
105 (2.439 %)COBOL
113 (1.463 %)C++
113 (1.463 %)Transact-SQL
122 (0.976 %)Perl
122 (0.976 %)ActionScript
122 (0.976 %)Embedded C
131 (0.488 %)Delphi
131 (0.488 %)DHTML
131 (0.488 %)VBScript
131 (0.488 %)Clipper
131 (0.488 %)Ruby
Qualifications
119 (9.268 %)MCTS
25 (2.439 %)PRINCE2 Certification
33 (1.463 %)ISEB
33 (1.463 %)Degree
42 (0.976 %)Cisco Certification
42 (0.976 %)CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.488 %)QA
Vendors
147 (22.93 %)Microsoft
212 (5.854 %)Oracle
38 (3.902 %)Metastorm
46 (2.927 %)Business Objects
55 (2.439 %)telerik
55 (2.439 %)Lotus
62 (0.976 %)Dell
62 (0.976 %)Cisco
71 (0.488 %)IBM
71 (0.488 %)ICL
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