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The table below looks at the demand for XML Schema skills within the Birmingham 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXML Schema
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5069
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.752 %2.372 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£307
Average daily rate-£307
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£334
% change on same period last year-1.66 %
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£36.25-
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads133253
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.189 %0.256 %
Daily rates quoted3366
Average minimum daily rate£303£301
Average daily rate£331£338
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted119
Average minimum hourly rate£30.95£21.05
Average hourly rate£33.73£23.70
% change on same period last year+42.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.51£26.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£32.06
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
XML Schema West MidlandsXML Schema
West Midlands

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 Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham XML Schema Hourly Rate Trend

XML Schema
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)SOA
21 (50.00 %)NetWeaver
21 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
21 (50.00 %)Change Management
21 (50.00 %)Publishing
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)SAP

XML Schema
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %).NET
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)NetWeaver
11 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Publishing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)BizTalk Specialist
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)SOA
11 (50.00 %)Change Management
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)SAP