The first table below looks at the demand for LINQ to SQL skills in IT contracts advertised for the Windsor region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited LINQ to SQL over the 3 months to 21 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 Windsor 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
LINQ to SQL (L2S)
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing LINQ to SQL 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Windsor - - -
As % of the Application Development category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
-8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £28.73 £33.31 -
% change year-on-year
-13.74% -
All Application Development
Windsor
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
17 29 16
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Windsor 47.22% 36.25% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 24 8
Average daily rate £400 £275 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+45.45% -8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £188 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £359 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 2
Average hourly rate £35.00 - £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
LINQ to SQL
Berkshire