The first table below looks at the demand for the Developer role 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Developer
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year
0 0
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 383 473 439
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 22.82% 20.83% 22.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 24.93% 22.58% 24.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 189 259 233
Average daily rate £300 £300 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -7.69%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £218 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £425 £420
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 15 3
Average hourly rate £32.75 £25.00 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+31.00% +38.88%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £31.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+11.11% -10.00%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1536 2095 1783
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 91.54% 92.25% 92.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 711 993 756
Average daily rate £325 £325 £325
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 157 148
Average hourly rate £18.25 £16.48 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.77% -8.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.00 £36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £19.94
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -9.72%
Developer
England

Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

West Midlands Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

West Midlands Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 19 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Birmingham 0 101 £325 +8.33% 70
Warwickshire +3 57 £275 +10.00% 51
Staffordshire +1 38 £290 -10.69% 33
Coventry -1 29 £250 -35.89% 22
Shropshire 0 21 £250 -24.52% 5
Worcestershire -2 18 £358 +79.12% 12
Wolverhampton +2 14 £263 +22.09% 7
Solihull +2 11 £279 +39.37% 16
West Bromwich -1 4 £350 +7.69%
Walsall - 2 £315 - 5
Herefordshire -9 1 - -
Stourbridge - - - - 1
Sutton Coldfield - - - -
Dudley - - - - 2
Smethwick - - - -
Developer
England

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited 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 Developer in their job title.

1 392 (46.56%) .NET
2 327 (38.84%) C#
3 312 (37.05%) SQL Server
4 284 (33.73%) SQL
5 257 (30.52%) JavaScript
6 250 (29.69%) ASP.NET
7 228 (27.08%) CSS
8 189 (22.45%) HTML
9 165 (19.60%) jQuery
10 109 (12.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 105 (12.47%) Microsoft
12 102 (12.11%) Web Services
12 102 (12.11%) XML
13 100 (11.88%) SQL Server 2008
14 97 (11.52%) MVC
15 96 (11.40%) Business Intelligence
16 93 (11.05%) .NET Framework
17 90 (10.69%) VB.NET
17 90 (10.69%) HTML5
18 84 (9.976%) T-SQL
19 78 (9.264%) SQL Server Integration Services
19 78 (9.264%) Agile Software Development
20 75 (8.907%) Java
21 73 (8.670%) ASP.NET MVC
21 73 (8.670%) CSS3
22 72 (8.551%) Oracle
23 66 (7.838%) OO
23 66 (7.838%) Ajax
24 62 (7.363%) WCF
25 60 (7.126%) Windows

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 392 (46.56%) .NET
2 250 (29.69%) ASP.NET
3 228 (27.08%) CSS
4 189 (22.45%) HTML
5 165 (19.60%) jQuery
6 102 (12.11%) Web Services
6 102 (12.11%) XML
7 93 (11.05%) .NET Framework
8 90 (10.69%) HTML5
9 73 (8.670%) ASP.NET MVC
9 73 (8.670%) CSS3
10 66 (7.838%) Ajax
11 62 (7.363%) WCF
12 47 (5.582%) XSLT
13 45 (5.344%) XHTML
14 37 (4.394%) J2EE
15 34 (4.038%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
16 28 (3.325%) ASP.NET MVC 3
17 24 (2.850%) SOAP
18 21 (2.494%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 60 (7.126%) SharePoint
2 48 (5.701%) CMS
3 35 (4.157%) SharePoint 2010
4 20 (2.375%) BizTalk Server
5 15 (1.781%) Apache
6 14 (1.663%) Tomcat
6 14 (1.663%) IIS
6 14 (1.663%) Umbraco
7 10 (1.188%) Sitecore CMS
8 9 (1.069%) WordPress
9 6 (0.713%) SAS
9 6 (0.713%) ArcGIS
9 6 (0.713%) SharePoint Server
10 5 (0.594%) Drupal
10 5 (0.594%) WebSphere Message Broker
10 5 (0.594%) Magento
10 5 (0.594%) Adobe CQ
11 4 (0.475%) OpenEdge
11 4 (0.475%) Oracle Workflow
12 3 (0.356%) Joomla!
Applications
1 50 (5.938%) MS Excel
2 36 (4.276%) Photoshop
3 11 (1.306%) MS Office
4 8 (0.950%) InfoPath
5 7 (0.831%) Adobe Illustrator
5 7 (0.831%) PowerPivot
6 2 (0.238%) CATIA
6 2 (0.238%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.238%) MS PowerPoint
7 1 (0.119%) SPSS
7 1 (0.119%) Fireworks
7 1 (0.119%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 24 (2.850%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.713%) Hyperion Planning
2 6 (0.713%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.238%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.119%) Summit
4 1 (0.119%) GoldMine
4 1 (0.119%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.119%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.119%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.138%) LDAP
2 12 (1.425%) Internet
3 6 (0.713%) FTP
3 6 (0.713%) HTTP
4 3 (0.356%) Firewall
5 2 (0.238%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.238%) SSL
5 2 (0.238%) DNS
5 2 (0.238%) 3G
6 1 (0.119%) Wireless
6 1 (0.119%) Intranet
6 1 (0.119%) LAN
6 1 (0.119%) PBX
6 1 (0.119%) WAN
6 1 (0.119%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 312 (37.05%) SQL Server
2 109 (12.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 100 (11.88%) SQL Server 2008
4 78 (9.264%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 47 (5.582%) Data Warehouse
6 43 (5.107%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 38 (4.513%) SQL Server 2005
8 31 (3.682%) MySQL
9 22 (2.613%) BusinessObjects XI
10 21 (2.494%) QlikView
11 19 (2.257%) MS Access
12 17 (2.019%) SQL Server 2012
13 15 (1.781%) Oracle Reports
14 12 (1.425%) Oracle 10g
14 12 (1.425%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 11 (1.306%) RDBMS
16 10 (1.188%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
17 8 (0.950%) OLAP
18 6 (0.713%) Crystal Reports
18 6 (0.713%) GIS
Development Applications
1 55 (6.532%) Visual Studio
2 28 (3.325%) Subversion
3 26 (3.088%) Team Foundation Server
4 8 (0.950%) MSTest
4 8 (0.950%) Eclipse
4 8 (0.950%) Xcode
5 7 (0.831%) JIRA
5 7 (0.831%) Git (software)
5 7 (0.831%) Oracle Forms
5 7 (0.831%) Moq
6 6 (0.713%) MSBuild
6 6 (0.713%) Ant
6 6 (0.713%) ProC
6 6 (0.713%) Maven
7 5 (0.594%) Dreamweaver
8 4 (0.475%) NUnit
9 3 (0.356%) Visual Studio Team System
9 3 (0.356%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.238%) SpecFlow
10 2 (0.238%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 59 (7.007%) Finance
2 33 (3.919%) Retail
3 22 (2.613%) Telecoms
4 16 (1.900%) Games
5 12 (1.425%) Marketing
6 7 (0.831%) Automotive
6 7 (0.831%) Manufacturing
7 2 (0.238%) Back Office
7 2 (0.238%) Advertising
7 2 (0.238%) Publishing
7 2 (0.238%) Local Government
7 2 (0.238%) Banking
8 1 (0.119%) Swedish Language
8 1 (0.119%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 41 (4.869%) N-Tier
2 23 (2.732%) Mobile App
3 16 (1.900%) Open Source
4 12 (1.425%) NHS
5 10 (1.188%) Client/Server
5 10 (1.188%) iPhone
6 9 (1.069%) Computer Science
6 9 (1.069%) W3C
7 7 (0.831%) Digital Media
8 6 (0.713%) iPad
8 6 (0.713%) RIA
9 5 (0.594%) SaaS
10 4 (0.475%) E-Learning
11 3 (0.356%) Animation
11 3 (0.356%) SCADA
11 3 (0.356%) Blackberry
11 3 (0.356%) WURFL
12 2 (0.238%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.238%) Augmented Reality
12 2 (0.238%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 60 (7.126%) Windows
2 25 (2.969%) Apple iOS
3 20 (2.375%) UNIX
4 18 (2.138%) Android
5 15 (1.781%) Linux
6 13 (1.544%) Windows Mobile
7 8 (0.950%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.713%) AIX
8 6 (0.713%) Solaris
9 3 (0.356%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.356%) BlackBerry OS
10 2 (0.238%) Windows XP
10 2 (0.238%) Windows CE
11 1 (0.119%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (11.52%) MVC
2 96 (11.40%) Business Intelligence
3 78 (9.264%) Agile Software Development
4 66 (7.838%) OO
5 54 (6.413%) Web Development
6 52 (6.176%) E-Commerce
7 41 (4.869%) TDD
8 40 (4.751%) Workflow
9 39 (4.632%) Unit Testing
10 32 (3.800%) SEO
11 30 (3.563%) CRM
12 25 (2.969%) UML
13 23 (2.732%) ETL
13 23 (2.732%) Migration
14 19 (2.257%) Time Management
15 18 (2.138%) Content Management
16 17 (2.019%) SOA
16 17 (2.019%) Web Application Development
17 16 (1.900%) Data Modelling
17 16 (1.900%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 327 (38.84%) C#
2 284 (33.73%) SQL
3 257 (30.52%) JavaScript
4 90 (10.69%) VB.NET
5 84 (9.976%) T-SQL
6 75 (8.907%) Java
7 44 (5.226%) PHP
8 31 (3.682%) VBA
9 29 (3.444%) VB
10 26 (3.088%) PL/SQL
11 18 (2.138%) Ruby
11 18 (2.138%) Shell Script
12 16 (1.900%) Objective-C
13 15 (1.781%) C++
14 13 (1.544%) C
15 10 (1.188%) VB6
16 7 (0.831%) ActionScript
17 6 (0.713%) VBScript
18 5 (0.594%) XAML
19 4 (0.475%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 29 (3.444%) Degree
2 10 (1.188%) Security Cleared
3 8 (0.950%) DV Cleared
4 6 (0.713%) SC Cleared
5 5 (0.594%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.356%) SAS Certification
7 2 (0.238%) MCITP
8 1 (0.119%) MCTS
8 1 (0.119%) MCPD
8 1 (0.119%) MCAD
8 1 (0.119%) MCSD
8 1 (0.119%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (1.781%) QA
2 4 (0.475%) SLA
3 2 (0.238%) ISO 9001
3 2 (0.238%) TickIT
3 2 (0.238%) HL7
4 1 (0.119%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (0.594%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.119%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 105 (12.47%) Microsoft
2 72 (8.551%) Oracle
3 29 (3.444%) Business Objects
4 26 (3.088%) SAP
5 15 (1.781%) Adobe
6 13 (1.544%) Facebook
7 11 (1.306%) Sitecore
8 10 (1.188%) Hyperion
9 9 (1.069%) IBM
10 8 (0.950%) Pega
11 7 (0.831%) Zend
11 7 (0.831%) AccuRev
12 6 (0.713%) ESRI
12 6 (0.713%) Google
13 5 (0.594%) Progress
14 4 (0.475%) Sybase
14 4 (0.475%) JBoss
14 4 (0.475%) DevExpress
14 4 (0.475%) Alterian
15 3 (0.356%) Northgate
West Midlands
ASP.Net / VB.Net / C# Developer. eCommerce My client is a leading on line company I am looking for a contract .net developer with experience working on client...
Rullion IT Plus
Posted: 17 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Due to expansion, they require an ASP.NET Developer, C#, SQL Server, SQL IAS, VB, JavaScript to create an application from scratch. The ASP.NET Developer, C#, SQL...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Rate: £200 - £250 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
We are looking to recruit a C# .Net developer to compliment our existing development team. Working in the Business Development Unit, you will assist on a range of...
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Rate: From £22,959 to £25,473 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Web Developer, .NET Developer URGENTLY required £350 to £400 per day to start next Monday in Stoke on Trent... Developers must be experienced working with VB.NET version...
Smart Sourcing
Rate: From £300 to £400 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
If you are an Umbraco developer and you are looking for a new contract in the west Midlands then the following role could be of interest to you.....
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200.00 - £325.00 per day
Posted: 4 June 2013
Warwick, West Midlands
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £240 - £300 per day
Posted: 19 June 2013
Warwickshire
TEKsystems
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + bonus, pension, benefits
Posted: 16 June 2013
West Midlands
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP250 - 290 per day
Posted: 7 June 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £225 to £300 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Worcestershire, West Midlands
Computer Futures
Posted: 30 May 2013
Southam, Warwickshire
Haybrook IT Resourcing Ltd
Rate: Up to £175 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Midlands
Computer Futures
Posted: 18 June 2013
West Midlands
ReThink Recruitment
Rate: £300 - £340 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
West Midlands
Computer Futures
Rate: £250 - £300 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 29 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
OPUS
Rate: GBP225 to GBP300 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senitor Associates
Rate: £100 - £200 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
QUANTICA
Posted: 13 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Posted: 13 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
North Point Recruitment
Rate: £225 - £275 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
West Midlands
Amoria Bond
Posted: 22 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Midlands
Computer Futures
Rate: £31 - £350 per day + Negotiable
Posted: 19 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senitor Associates
Rate: £200 - £275 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £230 to £330 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013