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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Cheltenham 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 over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2426
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.003 %
As % of the category below27.50 %15.79 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£400£215
Average daily rate£470£258
% change on same period last year+82.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£540£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£336
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
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£30.89£32.43
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheltenham
Matching contract IT job ads4019
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.020 %
Daily rates quoted93
Average minimum daily rate£300£222
Average daily rate£321£260
% change on same period last year+23.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.20
Average hourly rate-£34.20
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
XML GloucestershireXML
Gloucestershire

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
Demand Trend

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

Cheltenham XML Demand Trend

XML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheltenham XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the Cheltenham region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Cheltenham XML Daily Rate Histogram

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheltenham XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham region citing XML 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.

113 (76.47 %)Security Cleared
212 (70.59 %)DV Cleared
310 (58.82 %)Java
47 (41.18 %)UNIX
56 (35.29 %)Government
65 (29.41 %)Windows
74 (23.53 %).NET
83 (17.65 %)C#
83 (17.65 %)HTML
83 (17.65 %)SQL
83 (17.65 %)HPUX
83 (17.65 %)Solaris
83 (17.65 %)XQuery
83 (17.65 %)HP
83 (17.65 %)Intel
83 (17.65 %)XML Schema
83 (17.65 %)WebServices
83 (17.65 %)XPath
83 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
92 (11.76 %)Finance
92 (11.76 %)JavaScript
92 (11.76 %)J2EE
92 (11.76 %)Oracle
92 (11.76 %)SQL Server
92 (11.76 %)WebLogic
92 (11.76 %)ASP.NET
92 (11.76 %)EJB
101 (5.882 %)CSS
101 (5.882 %)SOAP
101 (5.882 %)Struts

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham region citing XML 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (23.53 %).NET
23 (17.65 %)XML Schema
23 (17.65 %)WebServices
23 (17.65 %)HTML
32 (11.76 %)J2EE
32 (11.76 %)ASP.NET
32 (11.76 %)EJB
41 (5.882 %)CSS
41 (5.882 %)SOAP
41 (5.882 %)Struts
41 (5.882 %)Spring
41 (5.882 %)AJAX
41 (5.882 %)WebSphere
41 (5.882 %)Java EE
41 (5.882 %)Java EE 5
41 (5.882 %)JMS
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (11.76 %)WebLogic
21 (5.882 %)JBoss
21 (5.882 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (5.882 %)WebSphere Application Server
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.76 %)SQL Server
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.882 %)Eclipse
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Government
22 (11.76 %)Finance
31 (5.882 %)Auditing
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (100.00 %)Developer
25 (29.41 %)Java Developer
33 (17.65 %)C# Developer
33 (17.65 %)Applications Developer
33 (17.65 %)Software Developer
41 (5.882 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (5.882 %)Programmer
41 (5.882 %)Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Web Developer
41 (5.882 %)Developer Analyst
41 (5.882 %)C# Web Developer
41 (5.882 %)C# Analyst Programmer
41 (5.882 %)Java Software Developer
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (41.18 %)UNIX
25 (29.41 %)Windows
33 (17.65 %)HPUX
33 (17.65 %)Solaris
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (76.47 %)Security Cleared
212 (70.59 %)DV Cleared
33 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.882 %)UML
41 (5.882 %)RUP
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (58.82 %)Java
23 (17.65 %)XQuery
23 (17.65 %)SQL
23 (17.65 %)C#
23 (17.65 %)XPath
32 (11.76 %)JavaScript
41 (5.882 %)VB6
41 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
41 (5.882 %)VB
41 (5.882 %)VB.NET
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.882 %)Sun Certification
11 (5.882 %)Degree
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)HP
13 (17.65 %)Intel
22 (11.76 %)Oracle
31 (5.882 %)IBM
31 (5.882 %)Sun
31 (5.882 %)BEA