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This section looks at the demand for the Software Developer role in IT contracts within the Yorkshire 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 Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSoftware Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank93118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads2916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.989 %0.465 %
Daily rates quoted61
Average minimum daily rate£355£301
Average daily rate£355£301
% change on same period last year+17.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£313
% change on same period last year-0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted120
Average minimum hourly rate£33.42-
Average hourly rate£35.12-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.83-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.84£37.99
% change on same period last year-13.56 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads29333441
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.909 %3.481 %
Daily rates quoted625633
Average minimum daily rate£322£314
Average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted288298
Average minimum hourly rate£21.52£23.17
Average hourly rate£23.29£24.50
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.06£25.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Software Developer EnglandSoftware Developer
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.

Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire Software Developer Demand Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Yorkshire Software Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire Software Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Software Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Yorkshire Software Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Software Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer 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
South YorkshireUp+913£362+20.26 %
North YorkshireUp+29£321-
West YorkshireUp+37--
East YorkshireNew entry-2--
Software Developer EnglandSoftware Developer
England

Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title.

121 (58.33 %)C#
214 (38.89 %).NET
214 (38.89 %)SQL Server
313 (36.11 %)XML
412 (33.33 %)JavaScript
511 (30.56 %)C++
610 (27.78 %)VB.NET
610 (27.78 %)Visual Studio
610 (27.78 %)Microsoft
79 (25.00 %)CSS
79 (25.00 %)HTML
88 (22.22 %)C
88 (22.22 %)ASP
88 (22.22 %)E-Learning
88 (22.22 %)AJAX
88 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
97 (19.44 %)Marketing
97 (19.44 %)Health
97 (19.44 %)Oracle
106 (16.67 %)JUnit
106 (16.67 %)Struts
106 (16.67 %)J2EE
106 (16.67 %)MS Access
106 (16.67 %)Hibernate
106 (16.67 %)Spring
106 (16.67 %).NET Framework
115 (13.89 %)Pensions
115 (13.89 %)Lucene
115 (13.89 %)SCORM
115 (13.89 %)RSS

Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region that cited Software 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (38.89 %).NET
213 (36.11 %)XML
39 (25.00 %)CSS
39 (25.00 %)HTML
48 (22.22 %)AJAX
48 (22.22 %)ASP
56 (16.67 %)J2EE
56 (16.67 %)Struts
56 (16.67 %).NET Framework
56 (16.67 %)Spring
56 (16.67 %)Hibernate
65 (13.89 %)Lucene
65 (13.89 %)RSS
65 (13.89 %)MFC
74 (11.11 %)JSP
74 (11.11 %)OpenGL
74 (11.11 %)DirectX
74 (11.11 %)WebServices
74 (11.11 %)ActiveX
74 (11.11 %)JSTL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.89 %)SharePoint
23 (8.333 %)CMS
32 (5.556 %)Content Management Server
41 (2.778 %)Apache
41 (2.778 %)BizTalk Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.556 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.778 %)Great Plains
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (11.11 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (38.89 %)SQL Server
26 (16.67 %)MS Access
32 (5.556 %)SQL Server 7
32 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.778 %)MySQL
41 (2.778 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.778 %)Oracle 8/8i
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (27.78 %)Visual Studio
26 (16.67 %)JUnit
34 (11.11 %)HttpUnit
41 (2.778 %)Ant
41 (2.778 %)Flash
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (19.44 %)Health
17 (19.44 %)Marketing
25 (13.89 %)Pensions
34 (11.11 %)3D Graphics
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (22.22 %)E-Learning
25 (13.89 %)SCORM
31 (2.778 %)NHS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.556 %)Linux
21 (2.778 %)Windows NT
21 (2.778 %)Windows
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
25 (13.89 %)UML
34 (11.11 %)Content Management
34 (11.11 %)Use Case
42 (5.556 %)OOD
42 (5.556 %)OO
51 (2.778 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.778 %)OOP
51 (2.778 %)System Testing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (58.33 %)C#
212 (33.33 %)JavaScript
311 (30.56 %)C++
410 (27.78 %)VB.NET
58 (22.22 %)C
64 (11.11 %)Java
73 (8.333 %)SQL
82 (5.556 %)VB
82 (5.556 %)PHP
91 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
91 (2.778 %)ActionScript
91 (2.778 %)VBA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (13.89 %)Microsoft Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (27.78 %)Microsoft
27 (19.44 %)Oracle
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