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The table below looks at the demand for the Developer role in IT contracts within the York region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Developer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank46
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1544
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.048 %
As % of the category below17.65 %21.78 %
Daily rates quoted19
Average minimum daily rate£400£344
Average daily rate£400£351
% change on same period last year+14.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£330
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£21.00£31.50
Average hourly rate£24.25£32.25
% change on same period last year-24.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.65£32.06
% change on same period last year-10.64 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
York
Matching contract IT job ads85202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.220 %
Daily rates quoted2866
Average minimum daily rate£337£373
Average daily rate£350£383
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£15.96£25.41
Average hourly rate£17.69£26.05
% change on same period last year-32.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.41£26.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
Developer North YorkshireDeveloper
North 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.

Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Developer across the York region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

York Developer Demand Trend

Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

York Developer Daily Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

York Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Developer across the York region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

York Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

123 (69.70 %).NET
218 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
317 (51.52 %)C#
415 (45.45 %)SQL Server
511 (33.33 %)VB.NET
610 (30.30 %)SQL
78 (24.24 %)VB
78 (24.24 %)SQL Server 2005
87 (21.21 %)Microsoft
87 (21.21 %)Finance
96 (18.18 %)HTML
96 (18.18 %)XML
96 (18.18 %)Pensions
105 (15.15 %)Web Development
105 (15.15 %)ASP.NET 2.0
105 (15.15 %)JavaScript
105 (15.15 %)VB6
114 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2000
114 (12.12 %)CSS
114 (12.12 %)Visual Studio
114 (12.12 %)Migration
123 (9.091 %)Windows
123 (9.091 %)UML
123 (9.091 %)SAS
132 (6.061 %)Tridion
132 (6.061 %)Health
132 (6.061 %)ColdFusion
132 (6.061 %)SharePoint
132 (6.061 %)OO
132 (6.061 %)Oracle 9i

Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

York IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (69.70 %).NET
218 (54.55 %)ASP.NET
36 (18.18 %)HTML
36 (18.18 %)XML
45 (15.15 %)ASP.NET 2.0
54 (12.12 %)CSS
62 (6.061 %)SOAP
62 (6.061 %)AJAX
62 (6.061 %).NET Framework
62 (6.061 %)XSLT
62 (6.061 %)ADO.NET
62 (6.061 %)ASP
71 (3.030 %)MFC
71 (3.030 %)XHTML
71 (3.030 %)WinForms
71 (3.030 %)WCF
71 (3.030 %)LINQ
71 (3.030 %)NHibernate
York IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (9.091 %)SAS
22 (6.061 %)ColdFusion
22 (6.061 %)BizTalk Server
22 (6.061 %)SharePoint
22 (6.061 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (3.030 %)CMS
York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.061 %)MS Office
21 (3.030 %)InfoPath
21 (3.030 %)Spreadsheet
York IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (45.45 %)SQL Server
28 (24.24 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (12.12 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (6.061 %)Oracle 9i
51 (3.030 %)Oracle 10g
51 (3.030 %)BusinessObjects
York IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (12.12 %)Visual Studio
21 (3.030 %)Ant
21 (3.030 %)JUnit
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (21.21 %)Finance
26 (18.18 %)Pensions
32 (6.061 %)Health
41 (3.030 %)Law
41 (3.030 %)Manufacturing
41 (3.030 %)Publishing
41 (3.030 %)Graphic Design
York IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.030 %)NHS
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.091 %)Windows
York IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (15.15 %)Web Development
24 (12.12 %)Migration
33 (9.091 %)UML
42 (6.061 %)OO
51 (3.030 %)E-Commerce
51 (3.030 %)OOD
51 (3.030 %)B2B
51 (3.030 %)B2C
51 (3.030 %)SEO
51 (3.030 %)Agile Software Development
51 (3.030 %)Content Management
51 (3.030 %)Document Management
51 (3.030 %)Software Engineering
51 (3.030 %)OOP
51 (3.030 %)Unit Testing
51 (3.030 %)System Testing
51 (3.030 %)Time Management
51 (3.030 %)Data Protection
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (51.52 %)C#
211 (33.33 %)VB.NET
310 (30.30 %)SQL
48 (24.24 %)VB
55 (15.15 %)JavaScript
55 (15.15 %)VB6
62 (6.061 %)VBA
62 (6.061 %)C++
71 (3.030 %)Java
71 (3.030 %)Transact-SQL
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.061 %)Degree
21 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (21.21 %)Microsoft
22 (6.061 %)Tridion
22 (6.061 %)Oracle
31 (3.030 %)Business Objects