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The table below looks at the demand for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 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 CSS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3537
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.008 %
As % of the category below19.61 %6.667 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£271
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£19.50-
Average hourly rate£21.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£22.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.87£28.69
% change on same period last year-9.81 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads51120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.121 %
Daily rates quoted1447
Average minimum daily rate£264£305
Average daily rate£283£328
% change on same period last year-13.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted1718
Average minimum hourly rate£25.87£33.62
Average hourly rate£28.76£35.33
% change on same period last year-18.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.65£37.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
CSS South WestCSS
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.

CSS
Demand Trend

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

Dorset CSS Demand Trend

CSS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset CSS Daily Rate Trend

CSS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset CSS Hourly Rate Trend

CSS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CSS across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Dorset CSS Hourly Rate Histogram

CSS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BournemouthUp+44--
PooleUp+14--
CSS South WestCSS
South West

CSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing CSS 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 CSS.

116 (88.89 %)HTML
215 (83.33 %)JavaScript
312 (66.67 %).NET
410 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
58 (44.44 %)XSLT
58 (44.44 %)C#
66 (33.33 %)XML
66 (33.33 %)Internet
75 (27.78 %)SQL
75 (27.78 %)AJAX
83 (16.67 %)QuickPlace
83 (16.67 %)ODBC
83 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
83 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
83 (16.67 %)XHTML
83 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
83 (16.67 %)Lotus
83 (16.67 %)RDBMS
83 (16.67 %)Workflow
83 (16.67 %)LotusScript
92 (11.11 %)SLA
92 (11.11 %)System Testing
92 (11.11 %)Systems Analysis
101 (5.556 %)Insurance
101 (5.556 %)Web Development
101 (5.556 %)Degree
101 (5.556 %)Spring
101 (5.556 %)PHP5
101 (5.556 %)JSP
101 (5.556 %)Web Design

CSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing CSS 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 CSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (88.89 %)HTML
212 (66.67 %).NET
310 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
48 (44.44 %)XSLT
56 (33.33 %)XML
65 (27.78 %)AJAX
73 (16.67 %)ODBC
73 (16.67 %)XHTML
81 (5.556 %)Spring
81 (5.556 %)JSP
81 (5.556 %)ASP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
13 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
13 (16.67 %)QuickPlace
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (33.33 %)Internet
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)RDBMS
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.556 %)Finance
11 (5.556 %)Insurance
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (88.89 %)Developer
210 (55.56 %)Web Developer
35 (27.78 %)ASP.NET Developer
35 (27.78 %).NET Developer
44 (22.22 %).NET Web Developer
53 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes Developer
62 (11.11 %)Junior Developer
62 (11.11 %)C# Developer
62 (11.11 %)C# Web Developer
62 (11.11 %)Junior
62 (11.11 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
71 (5.556 %)Web Analyst
71 (5.556 %).NET Applications Developer
71 (5.556 %)Web Designer
71 (5.556 %)HTML Developer
71 (5.556 %)Junior Web Developer
71 (5.556 %)PHP Developer
71 (5.556 %)Applications Developer
71 (5.556 %)Analyst
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (16.67 %)Workflow
22 (11.11 %)Systems Analysis
22 (11.11 %)System Testing
31 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
31 (5.556 %)Web Development
31 (5.556 %)Web Design
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (83.33 %)JavaScript
28 (44.44 %)C#
35 (27.78 %)SQL
43 (16.67 %)LotusScript
51 (5.556 %)PHP5
51 (5.556 %)VB.NET
51 (5.556 %)DHTML
51 (5.556 %)Java
51 (5.556 %)PHP
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)Degree
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (11.11 %)SLA
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (16.67 %)Lotus
21 (5.556 %)Oracle