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The table below looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Devon region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AJAX over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3249
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.000 %0.952 %
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£308£310
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
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£31.94£37.74
% change on same period last year-15.34 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads50105
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.104 %
Daily rates quoted2245
Average minimum daily rate£297£347
Average daily rate£311£350
% change on same period last year-11.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£24.58£21.15
Average hourly rate£25.19£24.65
% change on same period last year+2.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.81£28.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
AJAX South WestAJAX
South 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.

AJAX
Demand Trend

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Devon AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AJAX within the Devon region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ExeterNew entry-1--
AJAX South WestAJAX
South West

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

110 (100.00 %)JavaScript
110 (100.00 %)CSS
29 (90.00 %)XML
29 (90.00 %)XHTML
29 (90.00 %)HTML
38 (80.00 %)SQL
46 (60.00 %)Java
46 (60.00 %)WebServices
46 (60.00 %)J2EE
46 (60.00 %)Apache
46 (60.00 %)Tomcat
46 (60.00 %)XSLT
46 (60.00 %)Solaris
46 (60.00 %)Sun
46 (60.00 %)XQuery
46 (60.00 %)XForms
55 (50.00 %)Service Management
55 (50.00 %)Windows
63 (30.00 %).NET
63 (30.00 %)Microsoft
63 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
63 (30.00 %)Summit
63 (30.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
72 (20.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
72 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (20.00 %)LiveLink
72 (20.00 %)VB.NET
72 (20.00 %)Oracle
72 (20.00 %)SharePoint
72 (20.00 %)Intranet

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %)CSS
29 (90.00 %)XML
29 (90.00 %)HTML
29 (90.00 %)XHTML
36 (60.00 %)XForms
36 (60.00 %)J2EE
36 (60.00 %)XSLT
36 (60.00 %)WebServices
43 (30.00 %).NET
43 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
43 (30.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (20.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
61 (10.00 %)ASP
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (60.00 %)Apache
16 (60.00 %)Tomcat
22 (20.00 %)SharePoint
22 (20.00 %)LiveLink
22 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)Photoshop
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (30.00 %)Summit
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (20.00 %)Intranet
12 (20.00 %)Internet
12 (20.00 %)Extranet
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)SQL Server
11 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (10.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (10.00 %)Flash
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Government
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (100.00 %)Developer
26 (60.00 %)Web Developer
33 (30.00 %).NET Developer
33 (30.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
42 (20.00 %)HTML Developer
51 (10.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (10.00 %).NET Web Developer
51 (10.00 %)C# Developer
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (60.00 %)Solaris
25 (50.00 %)Windows
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (50.00 %)Service Management
21 (10.00 %)SEO
21 (10.00 %)OO
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)JavaScript
28 (80.00 %)SQL
36 (60.00 %)Java
36 (60.00 %)XQuery
42 (20.00 %)VB.NET
51 (10.00 %)C#
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (60.00 %)Sun
23 (30.00 %)Microsoft
32 (20.00 %)Oracle
41 (10.00 %)Adobe