.NET Contracts in the West Midlands
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for .NET skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the West Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft .NET (dotNet)
Rank 7 9 4
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -5
Contract jobs citing .NET 203 230 287
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 12.43% 10.26% 15.17%
As % of the Application Development category 52.59% 42.75% 60.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 134 165
Average daily rate £275 £320 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.98% -1.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £218 £249
10% offered a daily rate of more than £358 £400 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 9
Average hourly rate £20.16 £36.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-44.78% +82.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.28 £36.50 £17.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £24.03 £36.50 £33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £33.50
% change year-on-year
+16.66% -10.44%
All Application Development
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category		 386 538 471
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 23.64% 24.00% 24.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 293 255
Average daily rate £300 £300 £318
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £218 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £400 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 14 22
Average hourly rate £28.50 £17.50 £18.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+62.85% -4.10%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.00 £12.50 £11.63
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.00 £40.00 £25.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
.NET
England

.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing .NET across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Midlands .NET Jobs Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing .NET across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands .NET Daily Rate Histogram

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham 0 48 £275 -15.38%
Warwickshire +6 23 £243 -15.65%
Worcestershire +5 23 £300 +50.00%
Staffordshire -2 21 £315 -3.07%
Coventry +2 19 £275 -31.25%
Shropshire +20 14 £250 -20.00%
Solihull +11 11 £263 -
Wolverhampton -2 3 £269 +25.00%
Walsall - 3 £300 -
Herefordshire -6 2 £255 +13.33%
Dudley -2 1 £325 +44.44%
.NET
England

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 342 (72.15%) C#
2 266 (56.12%) ASP.NET
3 240 (50.63%) SQL Server
4 214 (45.15%) SQL
5 171 (36.08%) JavaScript
6 135 (28.48%) CSS
7 115 (24.26%) VB.NET
7 115 (24.26%) jQuery
8 109 (23.00%) HTML
8 109 (23.00%) Microsoft
9 98 (20.68%) Web Services
10 93 (19.62%) .NET Framework
11 92 (19.41%) MVC
12 86 (18.14%) XML
13 71 (14.98%) ASP.NET MVC
14 62 (13.08%) Ajax
15 61 (12.87%) SQL Server 2008
16 54 (11.39%) Windows
17 52 (10.97%) T-SQL
17 52 (10.97%) Agile Software Development
17 52 (10.97%) HTML5
18 51 (10.76%) WCF
19 49 (10.34%) E-Commerce
20 48 (10.13%) Visual Studio
21 47 (9.916%) SharePoint
22 46 (9.705%) OO
23 43 (9.072%) Oracle
24 42 (8.861%) XSLT
24 42 (8.861%) MS Excel
24 42 (8.861%) CSS3

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands 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
1 266 (56.12%) ASP.NET
2 135 (28.48%) CSS
3 115 (24.26%) jQuery
4 109 (23.00%) HTML
5 98 (20.68%) Web Services
6 93 (19.62%) .NET Framework
7 86 (18.14%) XML
8 71 (14.98%) ASP.NET MVC
9 62 (13.08%) Ajax
10 52 (10.97%) HTML5
11 51 (10.76%) WCF
12 42 (8.861%) XSLT
12 42 (8.861%) CSS3
13 36 (7.595%) XHTML
14 30 (6.329%) ASP.NET MVC 3
15 27 (5.696%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
16 22 (4.641%) SOAP
17 16 (3.376%) Middleware
18 15 (3.165%) LINQ
18 15 (3.165%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 47 (9.916%) SharePoint
2 35 (7.384%) CMS
3 23 (4.852%) SharePoint 2010
4 22 (4.641%) BizTalk Server
5 15 (3.165%) IBM HTTP Server
5 15 (3.165%) WebSphere Process Server
6 14 (2.954%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 11 (2.321%) IIS
8 10 (2.110%) Sitecore CMS
9 9 (1.899%) SharePoint Server
10 8 (1.688%) Umbraco
11 4 (0.844%) Tomcat
12 2 (0.422%) Amazon AWS
12 2 (0.422%) Adobe CQ
12 2 (0.422%) MQSeries
12 2 (0.422%) ArcGIS
13 1 (0.211%) SAP EP
13 1 (0.211%) WebSphere Application Server
13 1 (0.211%) SharePoint Foundation
13 1 (0.211%) EPiServer CMS
Applications
1 42 (8.861%) MS Excel
2 11 (2.321%) MS Office
2 11 (2.321%) InfoPath
3 10 (2.110%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.422%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.211%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 22 (4.641%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.266%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.211%) Summit
3 1 (0.211%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.211%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.797%) HTTP
2 16 (3.376%) LDAP
3 15 (3.165%) DNS
3 15 (3.165%) TCP/IP
4 14 (2.954%) Internet
5 5 (1.055%) FTP
6 3 (0.633%) 3G
7 2 (0.422%) Radio Access Network
7 2 (0.422%) Intranet
7 2 (0.422%) HTTPS
7 2 (0.422%) SMTP
8 1 (0.211%) Wireless
8 1 (0.211%) IIOP
8 1 (0.211%) SSL
8 1 (0.211%) SNMP
8 1 (0.211%) H.323
8 1 (0.211%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 240 (50.63%) SQL Server
2 61 (12.87%) SQL Server 2008
3 41 (8.650%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 20 (4.219%) SQL Server 2005
5 19 (4.008%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 15 (3.165%) DB2
7 13 (2.743%) Data Warehouse
8 8 (1.688%) MS Access
8 8 (1.688%) Oracle 8/8i
9 6 (1.266%) GIS
10 5 (1.055%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (1.055%) RDBMS
10 5 (1.055%) SQL Server 2000
11 4 (0.844%) Oracle 11g
11 4 (0.844%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
11 4 (0.844%) MySQL
12 3 (0.633%) TOAD
12 3 (0.633%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.422%) SQL Server 2012
13 2 (0.422%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 48 (10.13%) Visual Studio
2 31 (6.540%) Team Foundation Server
3 18 (3.797%) Subversion
4 7 (1.477%) MSBuild
5 6 (1.266%) JIRA
6 4 (0.844%) Moq
6 4 (0.844%) NUnit
7 2 (0.422%) Mercurial
7 2 (0.422%) MSTest
7 2 (0.422%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.211%) CruiseControl
8 1 (0.211%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.211%) Appcelerator Titanium
8 1 (0.211%) WatiN
8 1 (0.211%) NWDI
8 1 (0.211%) NWDS
8 1 (0.211%) Rhino Mocks
8 1 (0.211%) NMock
8 1 (0.211%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.211%) MorphX
General
1 22 (4.641%) Finance
2 20 (4.219%) Telecoms
3 9 (1.899%) Games
4 4 (0.844%) Marketing
4 4 (0.844%) Manufacturing
4 4 (0.844%) Automotive
5 3 (0.633%) Banking
6 2 (0.422%) Local Government
6 2 (0.422%) Investment Banking
6 2 (0.422%) Advertising
6 2 (0.422%) Retail
7 1 (0.211%) Billing
7 1 (0.211%) Law
7 1 (0.211%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.211%) Swedish Language
7 1 (0.211%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 385 (81.22%) Developer
2 207 (43.67%) .NET Developer
3 76 (16.03%) C# Developer
3 76 (16.03%) ASP.NET Developer
4 59 (12.45%) C# .NET Developer
4 59 (12.45%) Web Developer
5 40 (8.439%) C# ASP.NET Developer
6 35 (7.384%) SQL Developer
7 30 (6.329%) VB.NET Developer
8 28 (5.907%) .NET Web Developer
9 24 (5.063%) Programmer
10 23 (4.852%) SharePoint Developer
10 23 (4.852%) Front-End Developer
10 23 (4.852%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
11 16 (3.376%) Senior Developer
11 16 (3.376%) Analyst
12 13 (2.743%) Architect
12 13 (2.743%) Software Engineer
13 11 (2.321%) Consultant
13 11 (2.321%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.650%) N-Tier
2 12 (2.532%) Mobile App
3 5 (1.055%) NHS
3 5 (1.055%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (0.844%) Digital Media
4 4 (0.844%) W3C
4 4 (0.844%) Blackberry
5 3 (0.633%) Management Information System
5 3 (0.633%) Client/Server
5 3 (0.633%) WURFL
5 3 (0.633%) Open Source
5 3 (0.633%) SaaS
5 3 (0.633%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (0.422%) RIA
6 2 (0.422%) Handset
7 1 (0.211%) VLE
7 1 (0.211%) E-Learning
7 1 (0.211%) Inversion of Control
7 1 (0.211%) Informatics
7 1 (0.211%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 54 (11.39%) Windows
2 15 (3.165%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 14 (2.954%) Linux
4 11 (2.321%) Windows Mobile
5 8 (1.688%) Android
6 7 (1.477%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.477%) Windows 7
7 5 (1.055%) Windows XP
8 4 (0.844%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.633%) BlackBerry OS
10 2 (0.422%) UNIX
11 1 (0.211%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.211%) Windows CE
11 1 (0.211%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.211%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.211%) Windows Phone
11 1 (0.211%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (19.41%) MVC
2 52 (10.97%) Agile Software Development
3 49 (10.34%) E-Commerce
4 46 (9.705%) OO
5 41 (8.650%) Web Development
6 37 (7.806%) SOA
7 34 (7.173%) Unit Testing
8 33 (6.962%) TDD
9 30 (6.329%) Workflow
9 30 (6.329%) CRM
10 27 (5.696%) SEO
11 26 (5.485%) Web Application Development
12 22 (4.641%) UML
13 17 (3.586%) PRINCE2
14 16 (3.376%) Business Intelligence
14 16 (3.376%) Content Management
15 13 (2.743%) Release Management
16 12 (2.532%) Document Management
17 9 (1.899%) Project Management
17 9 (1.899%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 342 (72.15%) C#
2 214 (45.15%) SQL
3 171 (36.08%) JavaScript
4 115 (24.26%) VB.NET
5 52 (10.97%) T-SQL
6 29 (6.118%) VB
7 26 (5.485%) Java
8 12 (2.532%) C
9 11 (2.321%) VB6
10 10 (2.110%) PL/SQL
11 7 (1.477%) PHP
12 6 (1.266%) VBA
12 6 (1.266%) C++
13 4 (0.844%) COBOL
14 3 (0.633%) XAML
15 2 (0.422%) VC++
15 2 (0.422%) VBScript
15 2 (0.422%) J#
16 1 (0.211%) Jython
16 1 (0.211%) Perl
Qualifications
1 29 (6.118%) Degree
2 16 (3.376%) Security Cleared
2 16 (3.376%) SC Cleared
3 10 (2.110%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (1.055%) MCAD
4 5 (1.055%) MCSD
5 3 (0.633%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.422%) MCITP
6 2 (0.422%) ISTQB
6 2 (0.422%) ISEB
7 1 (0.211%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.688%) QA
2 3 (0.633%) TickIT
2 3 (0.633%) ISO 9001
2 3 (0.633%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (0.211%) HL7
System Software
1 18 (3.797%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.266%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.633%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 1 (0.211%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 109 (23.00%) Microsoft
2 43 (9.072%) Oracle
3 15 (3.165%) IBM
4 13 (2.743%) Red Hat
5 12 (2.532%) Sitecore
6 10 (2.110%) SAP
7 6 (1.266%) AccuRev
7 6 (1.266%) EPiServer
7 6 (1.266%) VMware
8 4 (0.844%) RedDot
9 3 (0.633%) Adobe
9 3 (0.633%) DevExpress
10 2 (0.422%) Macromedia
10 2 (0.422%) JD Edwards
10 2 (0.422%) Apple
10 2 (0.422%) ESRI
10 2 (0.422%) Alterian
11 1 (0.211%) Telerik
11 1 (0.211%) Business Objects
11 1 (0.211%) Sybase
.Net Developer
West Midlands (County)
C#, and SQL Server are essential skills and therefore a wide range and understanding of .Net Development is required. The successful .Net Developer will have strong project experience...
Square One Resources
Rate: Up to £455 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Web Developer - MVC - West Midlands
West Midlands
These will all be web based - some standard ASP.NET Web forms and some will be written in MVC so MVC is a desirable skill but not essential.
Real Staffing
Rate: £200 - £300 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
C# ASP.NET WCF Developer - 6 Month contract - Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Rate: From £300 to £315 per day
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BIZTALK DEVELOPER
West Midlands (County)
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Rate: Up to £455 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
ASP.Net C# Developer - 3 months+ - Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Lead .Net Developer
West Midlands (County)
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Rate: Up to £475 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
C# Developer
West Midlands
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Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
ASP.Net C# Developer - Warwickshire - Contract
Warwickshire, West Midlands
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IT Ventures Ltd
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
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Sharepoint Developer - Contract - Shropshire
Shropshire
Skills/Experience required: - SharePoint development - 2010 and 2007 - Strong knowledge of Asp.Net, C# and XML, XSLT - SharePoint Administration experience - Excellent communication, problem solving & analytical skills - Strong team...
Roc Search
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
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C# DEVELOPER
Warwickshire, West Midlands
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Rate: £200 - £230 per day
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C# DEVELOPER 3-months- Warwick
Warwickshire, West Midlands
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Rate: £200 - £230 per day
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SQL DBA (Production) - 2 months+ - Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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C#, ASP.NET Developer - Warwickshire - Contract
Warwickshire
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.Net VB6 Developer - Contract - Midlands
West Midlands
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Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
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Biztalk Developer
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VB Developer
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