Contractor Market Rates Reports

Despite broader economic woes, contractor rates continued to climb over Q3.

Despite tales of woe in the wider economy, second quarter IT contractor pay suggests cause for summer cheer.

But the fifth consecutive growth month for IT contractors suggests a spring is overdue.

Top Ten Contracting Skills

RankIT SkillIT Jobs
Proportion
Average
Hourly Rates
Average
Daily Rates
1Developer21.75 %£32.50£375
2Analyst20.90 %£16.50£375
3Business Analyst9.66 %£29.41£425
4Project Manager9.08 %£35.00£425
5Consultant7.42 %£39.00£425
6Architect5.67 %£49.02£475
7Java Developer3.28 %£36.50£475
8.NET Developer2.81 %£34.50£325
9C# Developer2.45 %£34.00£450
10Administrator2.42 %£17.00£330

Top Ten Operating Systems for Contracting

RankIT SkillIT Jobs
Proportion
Average
Hourly Rates
Average
Daily Rates
1Windows12.33 %£17.50£340
2UNIX6.07 %£32.50£425
3Linux5.39 %£37.00£400
4Windows 72.84 %£16.20£275
5Windows Server 20082.72 %£20.00£323
6Windows Server 20032.64 %£21.00£301
7Windows XP2.36 %£14.35£225
8Solaris1.66 %£35.00£425
9Android0.98 %£36.50£338
10AIX0.91 %£28.50£425

Top Ten Programming Languages for Contracting

RankIT SkillIT Jobs
Proportion
Average
Hourly Rates
Average
Daily Rates
1SQL13.78 %£26.00£400
2Java8.99 %£36.50£450
3C#8.14 %£33.50£375
4JavaScript5.59 %£26.50£325
5C++3.21 %£36.50£475
6C2.78 %£35.00£400
7PHP2.49 %£19.75£300
8PL/SQL2.15 %£42.50£400
9VB1.77 %£30.00£350
10Perl1.68 %£37.50£425

Top Ten Communication and Networking Skills for Contracting

RankIT SkillIT Jobs
Proportion
Average
Hourly Rates
Average
Daily Rates
1Firewall2.61 %£29.75£375
2TCP/IP2.09 %£30.00£350
3SAN2.02 %£30.00£368
4Internet2.00 %£17.50£366
5LAN1.97 %£20.00£340
6WAN1.91 %£20.00£350
7DNS1.49 %£22.00£350
83G1.22 %£35.00£270
9VPN1.02 %£19.46£313
10VoIP1.01 %£22.25£325
The last update from ITJobsWatch.co.uk occurred on: 22 February 2012