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This section looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAgile Software Development
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank7071
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads5266
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.067 %
As % of the category below3.133 %3.725 %
Daily rates quoted1618
Average minimum daily rate£274£354
Average daily rate£298£364
% change on same period last year-18.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£388
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£29.00
% change on same period last year+20.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.41£36.67
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads16601772
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.213 %1.793 %
Daily rates quoted429395
Average minimum daily rate£342£340
Average daily rate£363£359
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10997
Average minimum hourly rate£25.11£25.71
Average hourly rate£27.00£26.63
% change on same period last year+1.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.89£27.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Agile Software Development EnglandAgile Software Development
England

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.

Agile Software Development
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Yorkshire Agile Software Development Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Agile Software Development Daily Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Yorkshire Agile Software Development Daily Rate Histogram

Agile Software Development
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Agile Software Development Hourly Rate Trend

Agile Software Development
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile Software Development within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 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
West YorkshireDown-542£297-13.81 %
North YorkshireUp+45£300-40.00 %
South YorkshireDown-11--
Agile Software Development EnglandAgile Software Development
England

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

153 (48.62 %)Java
239 (35.78 %)Oracle
332 (29.36 %)Finance
429 (26.61 %).NET
527 (24.77 %)J2EE
624 (22.02 %)Degree
624 (22.02 %)Computer Science
723 (21.10 %)SQL Server
723 (21.10 %)Oracle 8/8i
820 (18.35 %)Hibernate
820 (18.35 %)Spring
919 (17.43 %)C#
1015 (13.76 %)Scrum
1015 (13.76 %)JSP
1113 (11.93 %)ASP.NET
1212 (11.01 %)WebSphere
1311 (10.09 %)Banking
1311 (10.09 %)Retail
1311 (10.09 %)XML
1410 (9.174 %)SQL
158 (7.339 %)JUnit
158 (7.339 %)WebServices
158 (7.339 %)UML
158 (7.339 %)UNIX
158 (7.339 %)E-Commerce
167 (6.422 %)Extreme Programming
167 (6.422 %)TDD
167 (6.422 %)Windows
167 (6.422 %)SQL Server 2000
167 (6.422 %)QA

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (26.61 %).NET
227 (24.77 %)J2EE
320 (18.35 %)Hibernate
320 (18.35 %)Spring
415 (13.76 %)JSP
513 (11.93 %)ASP.NET
612 (11.01 %)WebSphere
711 (10.09 %)XML
88 (7.339 %)WebServices
96 (5.505 %)WCF
96 (5.505 %)WinForms
105 (4.587 %).NET Framework
113 (2.752 %)WF
113 (2.752 %)XSLT
113 (2.752 %)CSS
122 (1.835 %)HTML
122 (1.835 %)Struts
122 (1.835 %)Swing
131 (0.917 %)JMS
131 (0.917 %)OLE DB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.752 %)WebLogic
22 (1.835 %)BizTalk Server
22 (1.835 %)WebSphere MQ
22 (1.835 %)ATG Dynamo
22 (1.835 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (1.835 %)Jetty
31 (0.917 %)Oracle 10gAS
31 (0.917 %)CMS
31 (0.917 %)Tomcat
31 (0.917 %)SharePoint
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.917 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (2.752 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (21.10 %)SQL Server
123 (21.10 %)Oracle 8/8i
27 (6.422 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (2.752 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.752 %)RDBMS
42 (1.835 %)Oracle 10g
42 (1.835 %)Oracle 9i
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (7.339 %)JUnit
25 (4.587 %)NUnit
34 (3.670 %)Visual Studio
34 (3.670 %)Eclipse
42 (1.835 %)Ant
42 (1.835 %)FitNesse
51 (0.917 %)Selenium
51 (0.917 %)TestDirector
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (29.36 %)Finance
211 (10.09 %)Banking
211 (10.09 %)Retail
33 (2.752 %)Insurance
42 (1.835 %)Retail Banking
42 (1.835 %)International Banking
51 (0.917 %)FMCG
51 (0.917 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.917 %)Pensions
51 (0.917 %)Financial Institution
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
165 (59.63 %)Developer
244 (40.37 %)Java Developer
318 (16.51 %)J2EE Developer
318 (16.51 %)Java/J2EE Developer
415 (13.76 %)Analyst
511 (10.09 %)Project Manager
511 (10.09 %)Business Analyst
68 (7.339 %)Web Developer
68 (7.339 %)Project Leader
77 (6.422 %).NET Developer
77 (6.422 %)C# Developer
85 (4.587 %)Tester
94 (3.670 %)Test Analyst
94 (3.670 %)C# Web Developer
103 (2.752 %)Technical Project Manager
103 (2.752 %)Senior Developer
103 (2.752 %)Technical Manager
112 (1.835 %)Senior Java Developer
112 (1.835 %)Architect
112 (1.835 %)IT Project Manager
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (22.02 %)Computer Science
24 (3.670 %)Multithreading
33 (2.752 %)Management Information System
41 (0.917 %)AS400
41 (0.917 %)IVR
41 (0.917 %)Fat Client
41 (0.917 %)Thin Client
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (7.339 %)UNIX
27 (6.422 %)Windows
33 (2.752 %)Solaris
41 (0.917 %)Windows NT
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (13.76 %)Scrum
28 (7.339 %)UML
28 (7.339 %)E-Commerce
37 (6.422 %)Extreme Programming
37 (6.422 %)TDD
46 (5.505 %)Unit Testing
46 (5.505 %)Project Management
54 (3.670 %)OO
54 (3.670 %)User Acceptance Testing
54 (3.670 %)Web Testing
63 (2.752 %)System Testing
63 (2.752 %)Regression Testing
63 (2.752 %)Workflow
63 (2.752 %)Stakeholder Management
63 (2.752 %)Configuration Management
72 (1.835 %)BPR
72 (1.835 %)SOA
72 (1.835 %)RAD
72 (1.835 %)DSDM
72 (1.835 %)EAI
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (48.62 %)Java
219 (17.43 %)C#
310 (9.174 %)SQL
44 (3.670 %)JavaScript
53 (2.752 %)VB
53 (2.752 %)VB6
61 (0.917 %)Ruby
61 (0.917 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.917 %)COBOL
61 (0.917 %)C
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (22.02 %)Degree
21 (0.917 %)ISEB
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (6.422 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (35.78 %)Oracle
25 (4.587 %)Microsoft
34 (3.670 %)BEA
42 (1.835 %)webMethods
42 (1.835 %)ATG
42 (1.835 %)Perforce
51 (0.917 %)Micro Focus
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