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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Silverlight skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Silverlight over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Silverlight
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank85-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.417 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£370-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50-
Average hourly rate£24.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.63£35.00
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads494448
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.658 %0.454 %
Daily rates quoted8756
Average minimum daily rate£298£316
Average daily rate£316£336
% change on same period last year-5.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£335
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Hourly rates quoted4322
Average minimum hourly rate£26.01£25.38
Average hourly rate£29.00£26.40
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.99£27.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.66£33.10
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Silverlight YorkshireSilverlight
Yorkshire

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.

Silverlight
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Silverlight Demand Trend

Silverlight
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Silverlight across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Silverlight Hourly Rate Trend

Silverlight
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Silverlight across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Yorkshire Silverlight Hourly Rate Histogram

Silverlight
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Silverlight within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LeedsNew entry-4£275-
WakefieldNew entry-1--
Silverlight YorkshireSilverlight
Yorkshire

Silverlight
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight.

17 (100.00 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)SQL Server
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
33 (42.86 %)Flash
33 (42.86 %)C#
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (28.57 %)InfoPath
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server 7
42 (28.57 %)SharePoint
51 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
51 (14.29 %)SVG
51 (14.29 %)Adobe
51 (14.29 %)XML
51 (14.29 %)Windows
51 (14.29 %)Migration
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (14.29 %)SQL
51 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (14.29 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (14.29 %)Graphic Design
51 (14.29 %)Flex 2
51 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (14.29 %)Adobe Flex
51 (14.29 %)WF

Silverlight
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Silverlight 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 Silverlight. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET
31 (14.29 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)SVG
31 (14.29 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (14.29 %)Flex 2
31 (14.29 %)Adobe Flex
31 (14.29 %)WF
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)SharePoint
21 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)InfoPath
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (57.14 %)SQL Server
23 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (28.57 %)SQL Server 7
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
41 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (42.86 %)Flash
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Graphic Design
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Web Developer
22 (28.57 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
22 (28.57 %).NET Developer
22 (28.57 %)C# Developer
22 (28.57 %)Web Designer
22 (28.57 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (14.29 %)Flash Developer
31 (14.29 %)SharePoint Developer
31 (14.29 %)Applications Developer
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Migration
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)C#
21 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Adobe
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