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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Developer role in IT contracts within the Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5957
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads89
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.912 %1.070 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£433£300
Average daily rate£458£400
% change on same period last year+14.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£369
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
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£39.58£40.27
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads877841
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.185 %0.829 %
Daily rates quoted267198
Average minimum daily rate£336£353
Average daily rate£361£383
% change on same period last year-5.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted13284
Average minimum hourly rate£25.44£19.07
Average hourly rate£27.35£20.71
% change on same period last year+32.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.26£22.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Senior Developer UKSenior Developer
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.

Senior Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Developer across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wales Senior Developer Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales Senior Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Developer across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales Senior Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales Senior Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
West WalesNew entry-6£458-
South WalesDown-82--
Senior Developer UKSenior Developer
UK

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Senior Developer 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 Senior Developer in their job title.

117 (70.83 %)Java
215 (62.50 %)XML
314 (58.33 %)J2EE
411 (45.83 %)WebLogic
411 (45.83 %)Web Development
510 (41.67 %)OO
69 (37.50 %)JUnit
78 (33.33 %)Struts
78 (33.33 %)SOA
87 (29.17 %)Unit Testing
87 (29.17 %)SQL Server
87 (29.17 %)VB
96 (25.00 %)WebServices
105 (20.83 %)UNIX
105 (20.83 %)SQL
105 (20.83 %)Oracle
105 (20.83 %)UML
105 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
105 (20.83 %)WebLogic Portal
105 (20.83 %)BEA
114 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
114 (16.67 %)VBScript
114 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
114 (16.67 %)assyst
114 (16.67 %)VB6
123 (12.50 %)CTC Cleared
123 (12.50 %)HTML
123 (12.50 %)Ant
123 (12.50 %)Microsoft
123 (12.50 %)Government

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Senior Developer 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 Senior Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (62.50 %)XML
214 (58.33 %)J2EE
38 (33.33 %)Struts
46 (25.00 %)WebServices
53 (12.50 %)HTML
62 (8.333 %)CSS
71 (4.167 %)JDBC
71 (4.167 %)SOAP
71 (4.167 %).NET
71 (4.167 %)ASP
71 (4.167 %)EJB
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (45.83 %)WebLogic
25 (20.83 %)WebLogic Portal
32 (8.333 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (4.167 %)ColdFusion
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (16.67 %)assyst
22 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications
31 (4.167 %)SAP CRM
31 (4.167 %)SAP SRM
31 (4.167 %)SAP ERP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)Internet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (29.17 %)SQL Server
25 (20.83 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (16.67 %)Crystal Reports
42 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
42 (8.333 %)Oracle 9i
42 (8.333 %)Oracle Discoverer
51 (4.167 %)BusinessObjects
51 (4.167 %)SAP BW
51 (4.167 %)SQL Server 7
51 (4.167 %)MS Access
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (37.50 %)JUnit
23 (12.50 %)Ant
32 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
32 (8.333 %)Eclipse
41 (4.167 %)CruiseControl
41 (4.167 %)CheckStyle
41 (4.167 %)Cactus
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.50 %)Government
22 (8.333 %)Telecoms
22 (8.333 %)Finance
31 (4.167 %)Education
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.167 %)Tandem
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (20.83 %)UNIX
22 (8.333 %)AIX
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (45.83 %)Web Development
210 (41.67 %)OO
38 (33.33 %)SOA
47 (29.17 %)Unit Testing
55 (20.83 %)UML
64 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
73 (12.50 %)CTC Cleared
82 (8.333 %)Continuous Integration
82 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
82 (8.333 %)RUP
91 (4.167 %)CRM
91 (4.167 %)ITIL
91 (4.167 %)Business Intelligence
91 (4.167 %)PRINCE
91 (4.167 %)Project Management
91 (4.167 %)Agile Software Development
91 (4.167 %)ERP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (70.83 %)Java
27 (29.17 %)VB
35 (20.83 %)SQL
44 (16.67 %)VBScript
44 (16.67 %)VB6
52 (8.333 %)JavaScript
52 (8.333 %)Perl
52 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.83 %)Oracle
15 (20.83 %)BEA
23 (12.50 %)Microsoft
32 (8.333 %)Sybase
41 (4.167 %)Business Objects
41 (4.167 %)SAP