The first table below looks at the demand for ASP.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 ASP.NET over the 3 months to 17 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft ASP.NET
Rank 16 20 15
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -5
Contract jobs citing ASP.NET 127 137 122
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 7.692% 6.141% 6.438%
As % of the Application Development category 31.67% 24.95% 25.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 84 76
Average daily rate £300 £316 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.13% -2.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £216 £246
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £368 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £301 £310 £300
% change year-on-year
-3.06% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 2
Average hourly rate £25.00 £36.50 £18.13
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.50% +101.37%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £24.44 £32.50
% change year-on-year
+43.22% -24.80%
All Application Development
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
401 549 472
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 24.29% 24.61% 24.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 301 256
Average daily rate £300 £300 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £235 £218 £247
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 13 14 23
Average hourly rate £28.50 £16.50 £18.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+72.72% -9.58%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.00 £12.50 £11.88
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.00 £37.50 £25.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
ASP.NET
England

ASP.NET
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands ASP.NET Jobs Demand Trend

ASP.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands ASP.NET Daily Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ASP.NET across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

West Midlands ASP.NET Daily Rate Histogram

ASP.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands ASP.NET Hourly Rate Trend

ASP.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASP.NET within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 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 +10 34 £300 -7.69%
Worcestershire -1 16 £300 +50.00%
Staffordshire +2 14 £325 +1.96%
Warwickshire 0 12 £245 -24.61%
Coventry +1 11 £300 -7.69%
Shropshire +10 6 - -
Solihull +6 6 £263 -
Wolverhampton -1 3 £269 +25.00%
Herefordshire -7 2 £255 +13.33%
Walsall - 2 - -
ASP.NET
England

ASP.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET.

1 271 (100.00%) .NET
2 215 (79.34%) C#
3 172 (63.47%) SQL Server
4 151 (55.72%) JavaScript
5 119 (43.91%) SQL
6 116 (42.80%) CSS
6 116 (42.80%) jQuery
7 87 (32.10%) HTML
8 77 (28.41%) VB.NET
9 74 (27.31%) MVC
9 74 (27.31%) ASP.NET MVC
10 73 (26.94%) .NET Framework
11 67 (24.72%) XML
12 59 (21.77%) Ajax
13 56 (20.66%) Web Services
14 55 (20.30%) HTML5
15 46 (16.97%) E-Commerce
16 44 (16.24%) SQL Server 2008
17 43 (15.87%) Microsoft
18 42 (15.50%) N-Tier
18 42 (15.50%) CSS3
19 41 (15.13%) WCF
19 41 (15.13%) XSLT
20 37 (13.65%) XHTML
21 35 (12.92%) TDD
22 33 (12.18%) Visual Studio
22 33 (12.18%) ASP.NET MVC 3
23 32 (11.81%) Unit Testing
24 30 (11.07%) Web Development
25 28 (10.33%) OO

ASP.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing ASP.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 ASP.NET. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 271 (100.00%) .NET
2 116 (42.80%) CSS
2 116 (42.80%) jQuery
3 87 (32.10%) HTML
4 74 (27.31%) ASP.NET MVC
5 73 (26.94%) .NET Framework
6 67 (24.72%) XML
7 59 (21.77%) Ajax
8 56 (20.66%) Web Services
9 55 (20.30%) HTML5
10 42 (15.50%) CSS3
11 41 (15.13%) XSLT
11 41 (15.13%) WCF
12 37 (13.65%) XHTML
13 33 (12.18%) ASP.NET MVC 3
14 22 (8.118%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 15 (5.535%) LINQ
16 13 (4.797%) JSON
16 13 (4.797%) ASP.NET MVC 2
17 12 (4.428%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 26 (9.594%) CMS
2 16 (5.904%) SharePoint
3 9 (3.321%) SharePoint Server
4 8 (2.952%) Sitecore CMS
5 7 (2.583%) IIS
6 6 (2.214%) Umbraco
7 4 (1.476%) BizTalk Server
7 4 (1.476%) SharePoint 2010
8 2 (0.738%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.738%) Adobe CQ
9 1 (0.369%) SharePoint Foundation
9 1 (0.369%) DotNetNuke
Applications
1 16 (5.904%) MS Excel
2 11 (4.059%) Photoshop
3 8 (2.952%) MS Office
3 8 (2.952%) InfoPath
4 1 (0.369%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (2.214%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.369%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.321%) Internet
2 3 (1.107%) FTP
3 2 (0.738%) Intranet
4 1 (0.369%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 172 (63.47%) SQL Server
2 44 (16.24%) SQL Server 2008
3 22 (8.118%) SQL Server 2005
4 21 (7.749%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 13 (4.797%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.845%) RDBMS
7 4 (1.476%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.738%) DTS
8 2 (0.738%) OLTP
8 2 (0.738%) GIS
8 2 (0.738%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 2 (0.738%) MySQL
8 2 (0.738%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.369%) Oracle 11g
9 1 (0.369%) SQL Server 2000
9 1 (0.369%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.369%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 33 (12.18%) Visual Studio
2 16 (5.904%) Subversion
3 11 (4.059%) Team Foundation Server
4 6 (2.214%) JIRA
5 2 (0.738%) Mercurial
5 2 (0.738%) NUnit
5 2 (0.738%) Moq
6 1 (0.369%) Appcelerator Titanium
6 1 (0.369%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.369%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.369%) SpecFlow
6 1 (0.369%) CruiseControl
6 1 (0.369%) WatiN
6 1 (0.369%) Rhino Mocks
6 1 (0.369%) NMock
6 1 (0.369%) Visual Studio Team System
6 1 (0.369%) Git (software)
General
1 8 (2.952%) Games
2 5 (1.845%) Telecoms
3 4 (1.476%) Marketing
4 3 (1.107%) Finance
5 2 (0.738%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.369%) Automotive
6 1 (0.369%) Swedish Language
Job Titles
1 261 (96.31%) Developer
2 161 (59.41%) .NET Developer
3 78 (28.78%) ASP.NET Developer
4 60 (22.14%) C# Developer
5 54 (19.93%) Web Developer
6 47 (17.34%) C# .NET Developer
7 41 (15.13%) C# ASP.NET Developer
8 27 (9.963%) .NET Web Developer
9 24 (8.856%) VB.NET Developer
9 24 (8.856%) VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
9 24 (8.856%) Front-End Developer
10 21 (7.749%) SQL Developer
11 12 (4.428%) Senior Developer
12 9 (3.321%) Senior .NET Developer
13 8 (2.952%) Programmer
14 7 (2.583%) Software Developer
15 6 (2.214%) Front-End Web Developer
15 6 (2.214%) SharePoint Developer
15 6 (2.214%) JavaScript Developer
15 6 (2.214%) Agile .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 42 (15.50%) N-Tier
2 8 (2.952%) Mobile App
3 4 (1.476%) Digital Media
3 4 (1.476%) NHS
3 4 (1.476%) W3C
4 3 (1.107%) Blackberry
4 3 (1.107%) Open Source
4 3 (1.107%) SaaS
4 3 (1.107%) WURFL
5 2 (0.738%) RIA
5 2 (0.738%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.369%) E-Learning
6 1 (0.369%) Pocket PC
6 1 (0.369%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.369%) Inversion of Control
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.904%) Windows
2 8 (2.952%) Windows Mobile
3 6 (2.214%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.476%) Android
5 3 (1.107%) BlackBerry OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (27.31%) MVC
2 46 (16.97%) E-Commerce
3 35 (12.92%) TDD
4 32 (11.81%) Unit Testing
5 30 (11.07%) Web Development
6 28 (10.33%) SEO
6 28 (10.33%) OO
7 25 (9.225%) Agile Software Development
8 20 (7.380%) SOA
8 20 (7.380%) Web Application Development
9 14 (5.166%) UML
10 13 (4.797%) Document Management
11 12 (4.428%) Content Management
11 12 (4.428%) Workflow
12 10 (3.690%) Business Intelligence
13 9 (3.321%) CRM
14 8 (2.952%) PRINCE2
14 8 (2.952%) Release Management
15 7 (2.583%) Scrum
16 6 (2.214%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 215 (79.34%) C#
2 151 (55.72%) JavaScript
3 119 (43.91%) SQL
4 77 (28.41%) VB.NET
5 22 (8.118%) T-SQL
6 8 (2.952%) VB
7 7 (2.583%) Java
8 4 (1.476%) VBA
8 4 (1.476%) PHP
9 3 (1.107%) XAML
9 3 (1.107%) VB6
10 2 (0.738%) J#
10 2 (0.738%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.738%) VBScript
10 2 (0.738%) C++
11 1 (0.369%) COBOL
11 1 (0.369%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 22 (8.118%) Degree
2 4 (1.476%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (0.738%) MCITP
3 2 (0.738%) SC Cleared
3 2 (0.738%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.369%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.476%) QA
2 1 (0.369%) HL7
System Software
1 2 (0.738%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.369%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 43 (15.87%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.690%) Sitecore
3 8 (2.952%) Oracle
4 6 (2.214%) AccuRev
5 5 (1.845%) EPiServer
6 4 (1.476%) DevExpress
6 4 (1.476%) RedDot
7 3 (1.107%) Adobe
7 3 (1.107%) Telerik
8 2 (0.738%) Alterian
8 2 (0.738%) Facebook
8 2 (0.738%) Macromedia
8 2 (0.738%) Apple
9 1 (0.369%) VMware
9 1 (0.369%) SAP
9 1 (0.369%) Appcelerator
Shropshire
Senior Developer, c#, developer, web services, asp.net, sql server,reports) My leading client is looking to recruit a Senior .Net Developer to work on stand alone project.....
Experis IT
Posted: 14 May 2013
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
Coventry, West Midlands
My client based in the West Midlands is looking for a ASP.NET Developer for a short term contract in the West Midlands Skills Required - ASP.NET - VB...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
C# (ASP.Net) Developer required to assist in the development of a greenfield eCommerce website Essentials: - C# - ASP.Net - WCF - SQL Server This is an excellent opportunity with...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warwickshire
Developer C# ASP.NET AJAX SQL T-SQL HTML CSS Warwickshire - I am looking for a C# .Net developer for a 2 month contract position in the Warwickshire /...
Mortimer Spinks
Rate: £240 - £250 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Midlands
My client based in Birmingham is looking for a contractor for 3 months with potential extension key skills - ASP.NET - Web Services - WCF - SSIS - SSRS - Jquery - Javascript If...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
ASP.Net C# Developer ( ASP.Net, C#, SQL Server ) - West Midlands , Warwickshire£200- £250 Per Day3 Months +The Role:My client are a leading software house based in...
IT Ventures Ltd
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 10 May 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Essential: - 2 years C# experience Desirable skill set: - ASP.NET - Winforms - MVC - Entity Frameworks - T-SQL - HTML5 - Javascript - Jquery - Ajax - Agile - TDD - N-Unit This is an excellent...
Computer Futures
Rate: £200 - £230 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Essential: - 2 years C# experience Desirable skill set: - ASP.NET - Winforms - MVC - Entity Frameworks - T-SQL - HTML5 - Javascript - Jquery - Ajax - Agile - TDD - N-Unit This is an excellent...
Computer Futures
Rate: £200 - £230 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Midlands
C# ASP.NET MVC Developer - West Midlands - I require a C# ASP.NET MVC Developer for a 3 month contract based in the West midlands. You will work...
Mortimer Spinks
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
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
Posted: 17 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
SQL Server Production DBA required to assist in the ongoing maintenance and refinement of an existing Datawarehouse. Essentials: - SQL Server 2008 R2 - DBA (Database Administrator) - Experience of overnight...
Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
Shropshire
Skills/Experience required: - Full lifecycle experience - Design / Development - SharePoint development - 2010 and 2007 - Strong knowledge of Asp.Net, C# and XML, XSLT - SharePoint Administration experience - Excellent communication, problem...
Roc Search
Posted: 16 May 2013
Warwickshire
Technical Skills - Mandatory *Microsoft .NET Web development (including AJAX) *Proficiency in an object oriented language (preferably C#) *Database programming (preferably Microsoft SQL Server / T-SQL) *HTML, CSS Technical...
Roc Search
Posted: 17 May 2013
Warwickshire
The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of C# Development with past experience of ASP.Net. You will ideally have past experience of both desktop and web based...
Senitor Associates
Rate: £200 - £240 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
My leading client based in the West Midlands is looking for a talented Umbraco / .Net Web Developer for an initial 3 month requirement. You will be working in...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £225 to £300 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Umbraco Developer - Urgent 3 month contractMy leading client based in the West Midlands is looking for a talented Umbraco / -Net Web Developer for an initial 3 month requirement-...
OPUS
Rate: GBP225 to GBP300 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
West Midlands
Required experience: *Designing software solutions to meet business needs *Creating technical design documentation / specifications *Good written and personal communication skills *ASP.NET, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, *MS...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013