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The table below looks at the demand for Extreme Programming (XP) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Extreme Programming over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtreme Programming (XP)
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank57-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.046 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£366
% change on same period last year+11.96 %
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-£52.50
% change on same period last year-
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads478446
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.747 %0.485 %
Daily rates quoted135105
Average minimum daily rate£334£320
Average daily rate£345£332
% change on same period last year+3.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£369
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Hourly rates quoted5930
Average minimum hourly rate£24.70£26.67
Average hourly rate£25.96£27.37
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.22£28.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£29.91
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
Extreme Programming North WestExtreme Programming
North West

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.

Extreme Programming
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Extreme Programming across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cheshire Extreme Programming Demand Trend

Extreme Programming
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Extreme Programming Daily Rate Trend

Extreme Programming
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Extreme Programming within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 19 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
ChesterNew entry-4--
NorthwichNew entry-1--
Extreme Programming North WestExtreme Programming
North West

Extreme Programming
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Extreme Programming 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 Extreme Programming.

15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)C
15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Finance
24 (80.00 %)Perforce
24 (80.00 %)UNIX
24 (80.00 %)VMS
24 (80.00 %)C#
24 (80.00 %)Perl
24 (80.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)MS Office
33 (60.00 %)MS Excel
42 (40.00 %)Banking
51 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
51 (20.00 %)Swing

Extreme Programming
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing Extreme Programming 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 Extreme Programming. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)Swing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (60.00 %)MS Office
13 (60.00 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (100.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)Senior Developer
31 (20.00 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst
31 (20.00 %)C++ Developer
31 (20.00 %)C# Developer
31 (20.00 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Senior Programmer
31 (20.00 %)C Developer
31 (20.00 %)C++/C# Developer
31 (20.00 %)Analyst
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)VMS
24 (80.00 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C++
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)C
24 (80.00 %)C#
24 (80.00 %)Perl
24 (80.00 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Perforce