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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft .NET (dotNet) skills within the Worcestershire 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
Rank125
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below10.53 %57.14 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£280
Average daily rate-£305
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£330
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 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads1914
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£303£225
Average daily rate£344£262
% change on same period last year+31.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£34.23
Average hourly rate£34.30£34.62
% change on same period last year-0.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.60£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.54
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
.NET West Midlands.NET
West Midlands

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 Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Worcestershire .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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire .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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire .NET Hourly Rate Trend

.NET
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing .NET within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
WorcesterNo change02--
.NET West Midlands.NET
West Midlands

.NET
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (88.89 %)JavaScript
18 (88.89 %)HTML
27 (77.78 %)SQL Server
36 (66.67 %)C#
36 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
36 (66.67 %)CSS
45 (55.56 %)XML
45 (55.56 %)SQL
45 (55.56 %)SQL Server 2005
54 (44.44 %)Retail
54 (44.44 %)Transact-SQL
54 (44.44 %)VB
54 (44.44 %)ASP
54 (44.44 %)MS Excel
54 (44.44 %)Microsoft
54 (44.44 %)Intranet
54 (44.44 %)Internet
54 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (22.22 %)OO
62 (22.22 %)Web Development
71 (11.11 %)Degree
71 (11.11 %)Software Engineering
71 (11.11 %)Knowledge Management
71 (11.11 %)Flash
71 (11.11 %)XHTML
71 (11.11 %)UML
71 (11.11 %)WebServices
71 (11.11 %)VB.NET
71 (11.11 %)ActionScript
71 (11.11 %)Visual Studio

.NET
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (88.89 %)HTML
26 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
26 (66.67 %)CSS
35 (55.56 %)XML
44 (44.44 %)ASP
51 (11.11 %)WebServices
51 (11.11 %)XHTML
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)CMS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (44.44 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (44.44 %)Intranet
14 (44.44 %)Internet
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (77.78 %)SQL Server
25 (55.56 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (44.44 %)SQL Server 2000
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
11 (11.11 %)Flash
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Retail
21 (11.11 %)Finance
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %).NET Developer
25 (55.56 %)Developer
33 (33.33 %)Web Developer
42 (22.22 %)ASP.NET Developer
42 (22.22 %).NET Web Developer
51 (11.11 %)HTML Developer
51 (11.11 %).NET Designer
51 (11.11 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (11.11 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (11.11 %)C# Developer
51 (11.11 %)VB.NET Developer
51 (11.11 %)Web Designer
51 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)N-Tier
11 (11.11 %)W3C
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)OO
12 (22.22 %)Web Development
21 (11.11 %)UML
21 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
21 (11.11 %)Project Management
21 (11.11 %)Quality Management
21 (11.11 %)Software Engineering
21 (11.11 %)Knowledge Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)JavaScript
26 (66.67 %)C#
35 (55.56 %)SQL
44 (44.44 %)Transact-SQL
44 (44.44 %)VB
51 (11.11 %)VB.NET
51 (11.11 %)ActionScript
51 (11.11 %)Java
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Microsoft