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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Worcester region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited .NET over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft .NET (dotNet)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank44
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below28.57 %55.56 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£160
Average daily rate-£160
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£340
% change on same period last year-7.90 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.97£31.97
% change on same period last year-12.50 %
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Worcester
Matching contract IT job ads79
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£283£187
Average daily rate£346£220
% change on same period last year+57.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£253
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67£35.00
Average hourly rate£35.50£35.00
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.33£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.54
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
.NET Worcestershire.NET
Worcestershire

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.

.NET
Demand Trend

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

Worcester .NET Demand Trend

.NET
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcester .NET Daily Rate Trend

.NET
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcester .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester 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.

15 (100.00 %)HTML
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)Microsoft
24 (80.00 %)Intranet
24 (80.00 %)Internet
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (80.00 %)ASP
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)CSS
24 (80.00 %)XML
24 (80.00 %)SQL
24 (80.00 %)Transact-SQL
24 (80.00 %)VB
24 (80.00 %)Retail
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (80.00 %)MS Excel
24 (80.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)ActionScript
31 (20.00 %)Flash
31 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (20.00 %)Web Development

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)HTML
24 (80.00 %)ASP
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)CSS
24 (80.00 %)XML
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (80.00 %)MS Excel
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)Intranet
14 (80.00 %)Internet
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (80.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Flash
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (80.00 %)Retail
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %).NET Developer
22 (40.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)Web Developer
31 (20.00 %)C# Developer
31 (20.00 %)Web Designer
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (20.00 %).NET Web Developer
31 (20.00 %).NET Designer
31 (20.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (20.00 %)Web Development
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)JavaScript
24 (80.00 %)SQL
24 (80.00 %)Transact-SQL
24 (80.00 %)VB
24 (80.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)ActionScript
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Microsoft