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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET Framework skills within the Watford region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET Framework over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET Framework
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2139
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below11.11 %4.032 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£313
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£373
% change on same period last year-10.57 %
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£32.90£35.02
% change on same period last year-6.05 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads36124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.133 %
Daily rates quoted1971
Average minimum daily rate£327£279
Average daily rate£344£286
% change on same period last year+20.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£26.18
Average hourly rate£16.50£27.71
% change on same period last year-40.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£29.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
.NET Framework Hertfordshire.NET Framework
Hertfordshire

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 Framework
Demand Trend

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

Watford .NET Framework Demand Trend

.NET Framework
Daily Rate Trend

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

Watford .NET Framework Daily Rate Trend

.NET Framework
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework.

14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
14 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
14 (100.00 %)UML
14 (100.00 %)CRM
14 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft CRM
14 (100.00 %)CTI
14 (100.00 %)TOGAF
14 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
14 (100.00 %)Dynamics CRM
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008

.NET Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region citing .NET Framework 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 Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft CRM
14 (100.00 %)Dynamics CRM
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (100.00 %)CTI
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Architect
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)UML
14 (100.00 %)CRM
14 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
14 (100.00 %)TOGAF
14 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C#
14 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft