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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Cardiff region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited AJAX over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.000 %
As % of the category below14.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£333-
Average daily rate£353-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£373-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£296
% change on same period last year+8.08 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£33.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.91£36.26
% change on same period last year-17.50 %
Application Development CardiffApplication Development
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads7535
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted2310
Average minimum daily rate£323£263
Average daily rate£345£297
% change on same period last year+16.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£336
% change on same period last year+2.09 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£26.54£10.00
Average hourly rate£31.50£11.00
% change on same period last year+186.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.46£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.60£33.11
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
AJAX South WalesAJAX
South Wales

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.

AJAX
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AJAX across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cardiff AJAX Daily Rate Histogram

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cardiff AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AJAX across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cardiff AJAX Hourly Rate Histogram

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing AJAX 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 AJAX.

114 (66.67 %).NET
213 (61.90 %)XML
311 (52.38 %)ASP.NET
311 (52.38 %)CSS
311 (52.38 %)C#
410 (47.62 %)JavaScript
410 (47.62 %)WebServices
58 (38.10 %)SOAP
58 (38.10 %)HTML
67 (33.33 %)VB
67 (33.33 %)IIS
67 (33.33 %)Microsoft
67 (33.33 %)Health
76 (28.57 %)Software Engineering
76 (28.57 %)SQL Server
85 (23.81 %)SQL
85 (23.81 %)SQL Server 2000
94 (19.05 %)ColdFusion
94 (19.05 %)telerik
103 (14.29 %)Finance
103 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
103 (14.29 %)Graphic Design
103 (14.29 %)Welsh Language
103 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
103 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
103 (14.29 %)Java
112 (9.524 %)VB.NET
112 (9.524 %)Visual Studio
112 (9.524 %)Eclipse
112 (9.524 %)XHTML

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing AJAX 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 AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
114 (66.67 %).NET
213 (61.90 %)XML
311 (52.38 %)ASP.NET
311 (52.38 %)CSS
410 (47.62 %)WebServices
58 (38.10 %)HTML
58 (38.10 %)SOAP
62 (9.524 %)XHTML
62 (9.524 %)WebSphere
71 (4.762 %)JSON
71 (4.762 %)DOM
71 (4.762 %)XSLT
71 (4.762 %)JSP
71 (4.762 %)Servlets
Application Platforms
17 (33.33 %)IIS
24 (19.05 %)ColdFusion
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (28.57 %)SQL Server
25 (23.81 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
12 (9.524 %)Visual Studio
12 (9.524 %)Eclipse
21 (4.762 %)Subversion
General
17 (33.33 %)Health
23 (14.29 %)Graphic Design
23 (14.29 %)Finance
Job Titles
119 (90.48 %)Developer
25 (23.81 %)Web Developer
25 (23.81 %)Software Developer
33 (14.29 %).NET Developer
33 (14.29 %)ColdFusion Developer
42 (9.524 %)Java Developer
42 (9.524 %)C# Developer
51 (4.762 %)Web Designer
51 (4.762 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.762 %)Architect
51 (4.762 %)Applications Developer
51 (4.762 %)Web Applications Developer
51 (4.762 %)JavaScript Developer
Miscellaneous
13 (14.29 %)Welsh Language
22 (9.524 %)NHS
31 (4.762 %)Web 2.0
31 (4.762 %)Wiki
31 (4.762 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
11 (4.762 %)Windows
11 (4.762 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
16 (28.57 %)Software Engineering
23 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
23 (14.29 %)Unit Testing
23 (14.29 %)Integration Testing
32 (9.524 %)UML
41 (4.762 %)OOP
41 (4.762 %)OO
41 (4.762 %)RAD
41 (4.762 %)SOA
41 (4.762 %)B2C
41 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
41 (4.762 %)Content Management
41 (4.762 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (4.762 %)ITIL
Programming Languages
111 (52.38 %)C#
210 (47.62 %)JavaScript
37 (33.33 %)VB
45 (23.81 %)SQL
53 (14.29 %)Java
62 (9.524 %)VB.NET
71 (4.762 %)XPath
71 (4.762 %)DHTML
Vendors
17 (33.33 %)Microsoft
24 (19.05 %)telerik
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