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The table below looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5854
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads1111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.757 %1.968 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£280£300
Average daily rate£308£325
% change on same period last year-5.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£355
% change on same period last year-6.43 %
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£35.33£41.28
% change on same period last year-14.41 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads626559
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.874 %0.562 %
Daily rates quoted213115
Average minimum daily rate£352£394
Average daily rate£374£430
% change on same period last year-12.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£466
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted8170
Average minimum hourly rate£33.94£21.75
Average hourly rate£35.44£23.75
% change on same period last year+49.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.93£25.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Agile Software Development UKAgile Software Development
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.

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

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

Wales Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales Agile Software Development Daily Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Wales region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Wales Agile Software Development Daily Rate Histogram

Agile Software Development
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales Agile Software Development Hourly Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile Software Development within the Wales region over the 3 months to 6 October 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 WalesDown-111£308-5.12 %
Agile Software Development UKAgile Software Development
UK

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

19 (36.00 %)C#
19 (36.00 %)Java
19 (36.00 %).NET
27 (28.00 %)Visual Studio
27 (28.00 %)Microsoft
27 (28.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
36 (24.00 %)J2EE
45 (20.00 %)XML
54 (16.00 %).NET Framework
54 (16.00 %)WCF
54 (16.00 %)SQL Server
54 (16.00 %)ASP.NET
54 (16.00 %)UML
54 (16.00 %)RUP
54 (16.00 %)Rational Rose
63 (12.00 %)CMMI
63 (12.00 %)MVC
63 (12.00 %)Construction
63 (12.00 %)Unified Process
63 (12.00 %)Military
63 (12.00 %)Oracle 10g
63 (12.00 %)Oracle 9i
63 (12.00 %)OO
63 (12.00 %)Oracle
63 (12.00 %)Windows
63 (12.00 %)JUnit
63 (12.00 %)WebLogic
63 (12.00 %)ITIL
63 (12.00 %)WF
63 (12.00 %)Use Case

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (36.00 %).NET
26 (24.00 %)J2EE
35 (20.00 %)XML
44 (16.00 %).NET Framework
44 (16.00 %)WCF
44 (16.00 %)ASP.NET
53 (12.00 %)WebSphere
53 (12.00 %)OC4J
53 (12.00 %)WF
53 (12.00 %)MVC
62 (8.000 %)Hibernate
62 (8.000 %)JPA
71 (4.000 %)Spring
71 (4.000 %)AJAX
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (12.00 %)WebLogic
22 (8.000 %)ColdFusion
31 (4.000 %)Apache
31 (4.000 %)Tomcat
31 (4.000 %)SharePoint
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.000 %)MS Excel
21 (4.000 %)MS Project
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.000 %)Internet
21 (4.000 %)Extranet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (16.00 %)SQL Server
23 (12.00 %)Oracle 9i
23 (12.00 %)Oracle 10g
23 (12.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.000 %)MySQL
31 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2000
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (28.00 %)Visual Studio
17 (28.00 %)Visual Studio Team System
24 (16.00 %)Rational Rose
33 (12.00 %)JUnit
42 (8.000 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (4.000 %)ClearCase
51 (4.000 %)Eclipse
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.00 %)Construction
13 (12.00 %)Military
22 (8.000 %)Insurance
22 (8.000 %)Finance
22 (8.000 %)Education
22 (8.000 %)Government
31 (4.000 %)Legal
31 (4.000 %)Marketing
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (52.00 %)Developer
25 (20.00 %)Java Developer
25 (20.00 %)C# Developer
34 (16.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
34 (16.00 %)Project Manager
34 (16.00 %)J2EE Developer
43 (12.00 %)Software Developer
43 (12.00 %)Configuration Manager
52 (8.000 %).NET Developer
52 (8.000 %)Senior Software Engineer
52 (8.000 %)Software Engineer
52 (8.000 %)Architect
61 (4.000 %)Business Analyst
61 (4.000 %)Analyst
61 (4.000 %)Consultant
61 (4.000 %)Software Architect
61 (4.000 %)Development Manager
61 (4.000 %)Senior Manager
61 (4.000 %)Senior Developer
61 (4.000 %)Team Leader
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.000 %)N-Tier
21 (4.000 %)E-Learning
21 (4.000 %)Tandem
21 (4.000 %)Client/Server
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (12.00 %)Windows
13 (12.00 %)Windows Server 2008
21 (4.000 %)Linux
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (16.00 %)UML
14 (16.00 %)RUP
23 (12.00 %)OO
23 (12.00 %)ITIL
23 (12.00 %)Unified Process
23 (12.00 %)CMMI
23 (12.00 %)Use Case
32 (8.000 %)Change Management
32 (8.000 %)PRINCE2
32 (8.000 %)Configuration Management
32 (8.000 %)Project Management
32 (8.000 %)SC Cleared
32 (8.000 %)Security Cleared
32 (8.000 %)Scrum
41 (4.000 %)CRM
41 (4.000 %)Business Intelligence
41 (4.000 %)Workflow
41 (4.000 %)Test Scripting
41 (4.000 %)System Testing
41 (4.000 %)Supplier Management
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (36.00 %)C#
19 (36.00 %)Java
22 (8.000 %)SQL
31 (4.000 %)VB
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.000 %)MCP
11 (4.000 %)MCAD
11 (4.000 %)MCSD
11 (4.000 %)ISEB
11 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.000 %)OpenView
11 (4.000 %)Netcool
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (28.00 %)Microsoft
23 (12.00 %)Oracle
31 (4.000 %)HP
31 (4.000 %)Micromuse