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The table below looks at the demand for the Microsoft Developer role in IT contracts within the Watford 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Developer
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£277£344
% change on same period last year-19.56 %
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-£38.63
% change on same period last year-
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads114332
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.181 %0.353 %
Daily rates quoted54178
Average minimum daily rate£366£333
Average daily rate£384£350
% change on same period last year+9.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted1111
Average minimum hourly rate£17.86£20.74
Average hourly rate£18.81£21.58
% change on same period last year-12.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.77£22.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.14£24.11
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Microsoft Developer HertfordshireMicrosoft Developer
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.

Microsoft Developer
Demand Trend

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

Watford Microsoft Developer Demand Trend

Microsoft Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Watford Microsoft Developer Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Developer
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)C#
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
16 (100.00 %)SharePoint
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft
16 (100.00 %)Commerce Server
16 (100.00 %)Commerce Server 2007

Microsoft Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region that cited Microsoft 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 Microsoft Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)SharePoint
16 (100.00 %)Commerce Server
16 (100.00 %)Commerce Server 2007
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)C#
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft