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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Alderley Edge region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XML over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below33.33 %0.000 %
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£332£336
% change on same period last year-1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.30£33.12
% change on same period last year+3.57 %
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Alderley Edge
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£170£320
Average daily rate£170£320
% change on same period last year-46.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£170£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
XML CheshireXML
Cheshire

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.

XML
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing XML across the Alderley Edge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Alderley Edge XML Demand Trend

XML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Alderley Edge XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Alderley Edge XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Alderley Edge region citing XML 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 XML.

16 (100.00 %)OO
25 (83.33 %)MS Office
25 (83.33 %)WebServices
25 (83.33 %)Java
25 (83.33 %)J2EE
25 (83.33 %)OOD
25 (83.33 %)SOA
34 (66.67 %)Microsoft
43 (50.00 %)Oracle
43 (50.00 %)JavaScript
52 (33.33 %)HTML
52 (33.33 %)CSS
52 (33.33 %)UNIX
52 (33.33 %)Windows
52 (33.33 %)AJAX
52 (33.33 %).NET
61 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
61 (16.67 %)TDD
61 (16.67 %)Subversion
61 (16.67 %).NET Framework
61 (16.67 %)WCAG
61 (16.67 %)WAI
61 (16.67 %)Informatics
61 (16.67 %)Chemistry
61 (16.67 %)Oracle APEX
61 (16.67 %)RIA
61 (16.67 %)Education
61 (16.67 %)Government
61 (16.67 %)Health
61 (16.67 %)Validation

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Alderley Edge region citing XML 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 XML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (83.33 %)WebServices
15 (83.33 %)J2EE
22 (33.33 %)HTML
22 (33.33 %)CSS
22 (33.33 %)AJAX
22 (33.33 %).NET
31 (16.67 %).NET Framework
31 (16.67 %)WinForms
31 (16.67 %)Servlets
31 (16.67 %)XSLT
31 (16.67 %)XHTML
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (83.33 %)MS Office
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (16.67 %)Oracle 9i
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Subversion
11 (16.67 %)Oracle APEX
11 (16.67 %)Oracle Forms
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Education
11 (16.67 %)Government
11 (16.67 %)Health
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Programmer
22 (33.33 %)Java Developer
22 (33.33 %)Java Programmer
22 (33.33 %)J2EE Developer
31 (16.67 %)VB.NET Developer
31 (16.67 %)Web Designer
31 (16.67 %).NET Web Developer
31 (16.67 %)Senior Java Developer
31 (16.67 %).NET Designer
31 (16.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (16.67 %).NET Applications Developer
31 (16.67 %).NET Developer
31 (16.67 %)Web Developer
31 (16.67 %)Applications Developer
31 (16.67 %)Senior Developer
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Informatics
11 (16.67 %)Chemistry
11 (16.67 %)RIA
11 (16.67 %)N-Tier
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)UNIX
12 (33.33 %)Windows
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)OO
25 (83.33 %)OOD
25 (83.33 %)SOA
31 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
31 (16.67 %)TDD
31 (16.67 %)Validation
31 (16.67 %)e-GIF
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)JavaScript
31 (16.67 %)C#
31 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)VB.NET
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)WCAG
11 (16.67 %)WAI
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)Oracle