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The table below looks at the demand for Simple API for XML (SAX) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited SAX over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSimple API for XML (SAX)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank131-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.439 %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£367£376
% change on same period last year-2.54 %
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£35.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-12.50 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads6841035
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.925 %1.021 %
Daily rates quoted181251
Average minimum daily rate£296£322
Average daily rate£320£336
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted60101
Average minimum hourly rate£36.61£36.80
Average hourly rate£38.57£37.90
% change on same period last year+1.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.54£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
SAX South EastSAX
South East

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.

SAX
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire SAX Demand Trend

SAX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SAX within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
NewburyNew entry-1--
SAX South EastSAX
South East

SAX
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SAX 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 SAX.

13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)XML
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
13 (100.00 %)LDAP
13 (100.00 %)SAML
13 (100.00 %)Internet
13 (100.00 %)Client/Server
13 (100.00 %)HTTP
13 (100.00 %)JSR 168
13 (100.00 %)JSR 170
22 (66.67 %)Business Analysis
22 (66.67 %)Business Intelligence
22 (66.67 %)Billing
22 (66.67 %)CRM
31 (33.33 %)Telecoms
31 (33.33 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (33.33 %)Use Case

SAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing SAX 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 SAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)SOAP
13 (100.00 %)XML
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
13 (100.00 %)SAML
13 (100.00 %)JSR 168
13 (100.00 %)JSR 170
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)LDAP
13 (100.00 %)HTTP
13 (100.00 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Billing
21 (33.33 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Technical Architect
12 (66.67 %)Architect
21 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
21 (33.33 %)Technical Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Technical Lead
21 (33.33 %)Technical Solutions Architect
21 (33.33 %)Web Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)CRM
12 (66.67 %)Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)Business Analysis
21 (33.33 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (33.33 %)Use Case