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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) 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 XSL over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank97128
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads2014
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.015 %
As % of the category below4.264 %1.636 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£367£344
Average daily rate£397£372
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£344
% change on same period last year+3.12 %
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£27.42£36.25
% change on same period last year-24.36 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads469856
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.739 %0.917 %
Daily rates quoted123220
Average minimum daily rate£312£334
Average daily rate£332£355
% change on same period last year-6.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted3779
Average minimum hourly rate£29.04£37.45
Average hourly rate£30.77£38.64
% change on same period last year-20.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.49£39.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
XSL South EastXSL
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.

XSL
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire XSL Demand Trend

XSL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire XSL Daily Rate Trend

XSL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XSL across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire XSL Daily Rate Histogram

XSL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire XSL Hourly Rate Trend

XSL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XSL within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingUp+2616£370+2.06 %
MaidenheadUp+32--
XSL South EastXSL
South East

XSL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing XSL 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 XSL.

177 (92.77 %)XML
271 (85.54 %)HTML
368 (81.93 %)JavaScript
368 (81.93 %)SQL
442 (50.60 %)Java
534 (40.96 %)DHTML
632 (38.55 %)Transact-SQL
632 (38.55 %)VB.NET
632 (38.55 %).NET
632 (38.55 %)ASP.NET
731 (37.35 %)SQL Server
731 (37.35 %)XPath
829 (34.94 %)InterDev
928 (33.73 %)Web Development
1027 (32.53 %)Proxima
1122 (26.51 %)Microsoft
1122 (26.51 %)COM+
1122 (26.51 %)ASP
1122 (26.51 %)Security Cleared
1218 (21.69 %)N-Tier
1218 (21.69 %)SC Cleared
1317 (20.48 %)CA
1414 (16.87 %)VB
1512 (14.46 %)SQL Server 2000
1512 (14.46 %)Time Management
1512 (14.46 %)SQL Server 2005
1610 (12.05 %)System Testing
1610 (12.05 %)User Acceptance Testing
179 (10.84 %)XHTML
188 (9.639 %)Windows

XSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing XSL 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 XSL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
177 (92.77 %)XML
271 (85.54 %)HTML
332 (38.55 %).NET
332 (38.55 %)ASP.NET
422 (26.51 %)COM+
422 (26.51 %)ASP
59 (10.84 %)XHTML
68 (9.639 %)CSS
77 (8.434 %)XSLT
86 (7.229 %)XSD
95 (6.024 %)WebServices
104 (4.819 %)SOAP
113 (3.614 %)J2EE
113 (3.614 %)AJAX
113 (3.614 %)Hibernate
113 (3.614 %)Spring
113 (3.614 %)jQuery
113 (3.614 %)MooTools
122 (2.410 %)JSF
122 (2.410 %)JSTL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (4.819 %)TIBCO EMS
23 (3.614 %)MTS
23 (3.614 %)Documentum
23 (3.614 %)BizTalk Server
32 (2.410 %)CMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (7.229 %)Photoshop
24 (4.819 %)Adobe Illustrator
33 (3.614 %)XMetaL
42 (2.410 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (4.819 %)BusinessWorks
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.614 %)HTTP
13 (3.614 %)HTTPS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (37.35 %)SQL Server
212 (14.46 %)SQL Server 2000
212 (14.46 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (4.819 %)Oracle 10g
43 (3.614 %)BusinessObjects
43 (3.614 %)MySQL
51 (1.205 %)PostgreSQL
51 (1.205 %)RDBMS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
129 (34.94 %)InterDev
25 (6.024 %)Flash
25 (6.024 %)Eclipse
32 (2.410 %)JUnit
32 (2.410 %)Selenium
41 (1.205 %)Ant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.024 %)Government
24 (4.819 %)Telecoms
33 (3.614 %)Finance
33 (3.614 %)Financial Institution
42 (2.410 %)Automotive
42 (2.410 %)Marketing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (50.60 %)Developer
223 (27.71 %).NET Developer
321 (25.30 %)ASP.NET Developer
419 (22.89 %)Applications Developer
518 (21.69 %)VB.NET Developer
518 (21.69 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
615 (18.07 %)Infrastructure Engineer
710 (12.05 %).NET Applications Developer
88 (9.639 %)SQL Developer
88 (9.639 %)SQL Server Developer
96 (7.229 %)Web Designer
105 (6.024 %)Architect
105 (6.024 %)Microsoft Developer
114 (4.819 %)Java Developer
123 (3.614 %)Senior Developer
123 (3.614 %)Support Analyst
123 (3.614 %)Analyst
123 (3.614 %)Technical Architect
123 (3.614 %)Web Developer
123 (3.614 %)Consultant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (21.69 %)N-Tier
23 (3.614 %)Thin Client
23 (3.614 %)Fat Client
32 (2.410 %)CESG
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (9.639 %)Windows
24 (4.819 %)UNIX
24 (4.819 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (2.410 %)Windows 2000
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (33.73 %)Web Development
222 (26.51 %)Security Cleared
318 (21.69 %)SC Cleared
412 (14.46 %)Time Management
510 (12.05 %)System Testing
510 (12.05 %)User Acceptance Testing
63 (3.614 %)UML
63 (3.614 %)OOA/OOD
72 (2.410 %)E-Commerce
72 (2.410 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (2.410 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.410 %)TDD
72 (2.410 %)Content Management
72 (2.410 %)Software Engineering
72 (2.410 %)Requirements Analysis
72 (2.410 %)Continuous Integration
72 (2.410 %)Refactoring
72 (2.410 %)Direct Marketing
81 (1.205 %)ITIL
81 (1.205 %)Technical Architecture
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
168 (81.93 %)JavaScript
168 (81.93 %)SQL
242 (50.60 %)Java
334 (40.96 %)DHTML
432 (38.55 %)Transact-SQL
432 (38.55 %)VB.NET
531 (37.35 %)XPath
614 (16.87 %)VB
74 (4.819 %)PL/SQL
74 (4.819 %)Shell Script
83 (3.614 %)XQuery
92 (2.410 %)VB6
101 (1.205 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.410 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (32.53 %)Proxima
222 (26.51 %)Microsoft
317 (20.48 %)CA
47 (8.434 %)Oracle
54 (4.819 %)TIBCO
63 (3.614 %)Business Objects
71 (1.205 %)Cisco