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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Dorset 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank41-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.246 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£240-
Average daily rate£270-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£306
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
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£31.53£37.41
% change on same period last year-15.72 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads69102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.092 %0.102 %
Daily rates quoted1645
Average minimum daily rate£272£305
Average daily rate£294£328
% change on same period last year-10.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1813
Average minimum hourly rate£24.52£26.73
Average hourly rate£27.01£28.25
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.51£29.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Dorset AJAX Daily Rate Histogram

AJAX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AJAX within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
BournemouthNew entry-1£250-
AJAX South WestAJAX
South West

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

17 (63.64 %)JavaScript
26 (54.55 %)SQL
35 (45.45 %).NET
35 (45.45 %)CSS
44 (36.36 %)HTML
44 (36.36 %)XML
44 (36.36 %)Oracle
44 (36.36 %)SQL Server
53 (27.27 %)C#
53 (27.27 %)ODBC
53 (27.27 %)WebServices
53 (27.27 %)Workflow
53 (27.27 %)Lotus Notes
53 (27.27 %)Lotus Domino
53 (27.27 %)RDBMS
53 (27.27 %)Lotus
53 (27.27 %)LotusScript
53 (27.27 %)QuickPlace
62 (18.18 %)Oracle APEX
62 (18.18 %)PHP5
62 (18.18 %)PHP4
62 (18.18 %)Apache
62 (18.18 %)OO
62 (18.18 %)E-Commerce
62 (18.18 %)ASP.NET
62 (18.18 %)UML
62 (18.18 %)PHP
62 (18.18 %)MySQL
71 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
71 (9.091 %)DHTML

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %).NET
15 (45.45 %)CSS
24 (36.36 %)XML
24 (36.36 %)HTML
33 (27.27 %)ODBC
33 (27.27 %)WebServices
42 (18.18 %)ASP.NET
51 (9.091 %)XHTML
51 (9.091 %)LAMP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (27.27 %)Lotus Notes
13 (27.27 %)Lotus Domino
13 (27.27 %)QuickPlace
22 (18.18 %)Apache
31 (9.091 %)CMS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server
23 (27.27 %)RDBMS
32 (18.18 %)MySQL
41 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)Oracle APEX
21 (9.091 %)Visual Studio
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Developer
23 (27.27 %).NET Developer
23 (27.27 %)Lotus Notes Developer
32 (18.18 %)PHP Developer
32 (18.18 %)C# Developer
32 (18.18 %)Web Developer
32 (18.18 %)PHP Web Developer
41 (9.091 %).NET Applications Developer
41 (9.091 %)Web Tester
41 (9.091 %)Tester
41 (9.091 %)Applications Developer
41 (9.091 %)Lead Developer
41 (9.091 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)Applications Tester
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)W3C
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (27.27 %)Workflow
22 (18.18 %)UML
22 (18.18 %)OO
22 (18.18 %)E-Commerce
31 (9.091 %)OOP
31 (9.091 %)Content Management
31 (9.091 %)Test Scripting
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (63.64 %)JavaScript
26 (54.55 %)SQL
33 (27.27 %)LotusScript
33 (27.27 %)C#
42 (18.18 %)PHP
42 (18.18 %)PHP5
42 (18.18 %)PHP4
51 (9.091 %)DHTML
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (36.36 %)Oracle
23 (27.27 %)Lotus