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This section looks at the demand for XML Schema 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 XML Schema over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXML Schema
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank128141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.140 %2.422 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£450
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£370
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
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£37.18£32.50
% change on same period last year+14.39 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7161032
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.945 %1.028 %
Daily rates quoted189249
Average minimum daily rate£295£322
Average daily rate£320£336
% change on same period last year-4.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted5895
Average minimum hourly rate£36.14£36.08
Average hourly rate£37.88£37.28
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.63£38.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
XML Schema South EastXML Schema
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.

XML Schema
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire XML Schema Demand Trend

XML Schema
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire XML Schema Daily Rate Trend

XML Schema
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire XML Schema Hourly Rate Trend

XML Schema
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)SOA
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)XSD
22 (66.67 %)UML
22 (66.67 %)WSDL
31 (33.33 %)IBM
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft
31 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
31 (33.33 %)Validation
31 (33.33 %)Hibernate
31 (33.33 %)AquaLogic
31 (33.33 %)WebSphere
31 (33.33 %)C#
31 (33.33 %)Java
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)VB
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)JDBC
31 (33.33 %)SOAP

XML Schema
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)XML
22 (66.67 %)XSD
22 (66.67 %)WSDL
31 (33.33 %)Hibernate
31 (33.33 %)WebSphere
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)JDBC
31 (33.33 %)SOAP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Architect
11 (33.33 %)Developer
11 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
11 (33.33 %)Solutions Designer
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Developer
11 (33.33 %)BizTalk Developer
11 (33.33 %)SOA Architect
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)SOA
22 (66.67 %)UML
31 (33.33 %)Validation
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)C#
11 (33.33 %)Java
11 (33.33 %)SQL
11 (33.33 %)VB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)AquaLogic
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)IBM
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft