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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Commerce Server skills within the Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Commerce Server over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Commerce Server
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank91142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching contract IT job ads162
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.951 %0.372 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£525£357
% change on same period last year+47.08 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£26.50
% change on same period last year+41.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£26.50
% change on same period last year+41.50 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads405537
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.642 %0.572 %
Daily rates quoted75157
Average minimum daily rate£359£314
Average daily rate£384£327
% change on same period last year+17.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£343
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Hourly rates quoted3943
Average minimum hourly rate£18.96£17.30
Average hourly rate£20.54£18.47
% change on same period last year+11.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.11£19.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£23.62
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
Commerce Server EnglandCommerce Server
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.

Commerce Server
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Commerce Server across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Yorkshire Commerce Server Demand Trend

Commerce Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Commerce Server Daily Rate Trend

Commerce Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Commerce Server Hourly Rate Trend

Commerce Server
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Commerce Server within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 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
North YorkshireUp+248--
West YorkshireUp+148--
Commerce Server EnglandCommerce Server
England

Commerce Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Commerce Server 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 Commerce Server.

127 (90.00 %).NET
127 (90.00 %)E-Commerce
225 (83.33 %)C#
225 (83.33 %)SQL Server
322 (73.33 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (73.33 %)Commerce Server 2007
420 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
516 (53.33 %)Retail
614 (46.67 %)CSS
713 (43.33 %)WebServices
713 (43.33 %)XHTML
812 (40.00 %)Microsoft
910 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
910 (33.33 %)XML
106 (20.00 %)Windows
106 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2008
115 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
115 (16.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
115 (16.67 %)UML
115 (16.67 %)MySQL
115 (16.67 %)PHP
124 (13.33 %)C
124 (13.33 %)XSL
124 (13.33 %)B2C
124 (13.33 %)ASP.NET 2.0
133 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
142 (6.667 %)E-business
142 (6.667 %)Finance
142 (6.667 %)VMware
142 (6.667 %)Windows XP

Commerce Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Commerce Server 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 Commerce Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (90.00 %).NET
220 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
314 (46.67 %)CSS
413 (43.33 %)WebServices
413 (43.33 %)XHTML
510 (33.33 %)XML
64 (13.33 %)XSL
64 (13.33 %)ASP.NET 2.0
72 (6.667 %)ADO.NET
81 (3.333 %).NET Framework
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (73.33 %)Commerce Server 2007
210 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
32 (6.667 %)IIS
41 (3.333 %)MTS
41 (3.333 %)Site Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (83.33 %)SQL Server
222 (73.33 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (16.67 %)SQL Server Integration Services
35 (16.67 %)MySQL
43 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (53.33 %)Retail
22 (6.667 %)Finance
22 (6.667 %)Banking
31 (3.333 %)Insurance
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (73.33 %)Developer
27 (23.33 %).NET Developer
36 (20.00 %)BizTalk Developer
45 (16.67 %)C# Developer
45 (16.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
53 (10.00 %)Senior Developer
53 (10.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
62 (6.667 %)Lead Developer
71 (3.333 %)Design Engineer
71 (3.333 %)Server Engineer
71 (3.333 %)Senior BizTalk Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (20.00 %)Windows
16 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2008
22 (6.667 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (6.667 %)Windows XP
22 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (6.667 %)Windows Vista
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (90.00 %)E-Commerce
25 (16.67 %)UML
25 (16.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (13.33 %)B2C
42 (6.667 %)E-business
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (83.33 %)C#
25 (16.67 %)PHP
34 (13.33 %)C
42 (6.667 %)SQL
42 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
42 (6.667 %)VBScript
51 (3.333 %)Java
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.667 %)Active Directory
12 (6.667 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
12 (6.667 %)VMware Infrastructure
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (6.667 %)VMware