The first table below looks at the demand for XML skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited XML over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the East of England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Rank 24 30 19
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -11
Contract jobs citing XML 135 150 183
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 6.027% 4.960% 6.657%
As % of the Application Development category 20.03% 18.07% 22.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 59 71 86
Average daily rate £300 £350 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% +16.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £220 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £403 £425 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £334 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+2.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 16 25
Average hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.42% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.48 £30.75 £22.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.25 £51.25 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+16.66% -14.28%
All Application Development
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
674 830 828
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 30.09% 27.45% 30.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 384 430 386
Average daily rate £313 £325 £305
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.84% +6.55%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £240 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 54 62
Average hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-21.42% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.66 £29.00 £22.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £36.10 £42.50 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £31.00 £35.70
% change year-on-year
+12.90% -13.16%
XML
England

XML
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing XML across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England XML Jobs Demand Trend

XML
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing XML across the East of England region.

East of England XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the East of England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

East of England XML Daily Rate Histogram

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing XML across the East of England region.

East of England XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the East of England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

East of England XML Hourly Rate Histogram

XML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the East of England region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Hertfordshire +6 54 £315 -10.00% 16
Essex +11 43 £275 +18.27% 8
Cambridgeshire -5 18 £303 -2.41% 26
Norfolk 0 9 £310 -18.68% 5
Bedfordshire +3 7 £350 - 10
Suffolk +7 4 £325 -13.04% 3
XML
England

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

1 110 (42.15%) Java
2 102 (39.08%) JavaScript
3 98 (37.55%) SQL
4 88 (33.72%) HTML
5 85 (32.57%) CSS
6 83 (31.80%) .NET
7 65 (24.90%) SQL Server
7 65 (24.90%) Ajax
8 60 (22.99%) C#
9 57 (21.84%) OO
10 53 (20.31%) XSLT
11 50 (19.16%) Web Services
12 48 (18.39%) XHTML
13 44 (16.86%) Subversion
14 43 (16.48%) JSP
14 43 (16.48%) Oracle
15 41 (15.71%) Android
16 40 (15.33%) J2EE
16 40 (15.33%) ASP.NET
17 39 (14.94%) JBoss
18 37 (14.18%) Microsoft
19 36 (13.79%) UNIX
20 35 (13.41%) Linux
21 33 (12.64%) Symantec
21 33 (12.64%) IPTV
21 33 (12.64%) jQuery
22 32 (12.26%) 3G
23 30 (11.49%) Finance
23 30 (11.49%) E-Commerce
23 30 (11.49%) SOA

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development
1 88 (33.72%) HTML
2 85 (32.57%) CSS
3 83 (31.80%) .NET
4 65 (24.90%) Ajax
5 53 (20.31%) XSLT
6 50 (19.16%) Web Services
7 48 (18.39%) XHTML
8 43 (16.48%) JSP
9 40 (15.33%) J2EE
9 40 (15.33%) ASP.NET
10 33 (12.64%) jQuery
11 28 (10.73%) JSON
12 25 (9.579%) HTML5
13 22 (8.429%) SOAP
14 21 (8.046%) WCF
15 20 (7.663%) WebSphere
16 19 (7.280%) CSS3
17 17 (6.513%) XML Schema
18 16 (6.130%) Struts
19 15 (5.747%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 23 (8.812%) BizTalk Server
2 18 (6.897%) SharePoint
3 14 (5.364%) IIS
4 13 (4.981%) Apache
5 11 (4.215%) CMS
6 9 (3.448%) ESB
6 9 (3.448%) Windows Azure
6 9 (3.448%) MQSeries
7 6 (2.299%) WordPress
7 6 (2.299%) WebSphere Application Server
8 5 (1.916%) Tomcat
9 4 (1.533%) concrete5
10 3 (1.149%) SharePoint 2010
10 3 (1.149%) Liferay
10 3 (1.149%) Drupal
10 3 (1.149%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (1.149%) StreamWeaver
11 2 (0.766%) ColdFusion
11 2 (0.766%) WebLogic
11 2 (0.766%) Oracle Service Bus
Applications
1 18 (6.897%) MS Excel
2 17 (6.513%) Photoshop
3 6 (2.299%) Fireworks
3 6 (2.299%) GIMP
4 5 (1.916%) DOC1
5 4 (1.533%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (1.149%) MS Project
6 3 (1.149%) MS Office
6 3 (1.149%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.766%) XMetaL
7 2 (0.766%) PrintSoft PReS
8 1 (0.383%) MS PowerPoint
8 1 (0.383%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 6 (2.299%) Tridion
2 3 (1.149%) Google Analytics
3 2 (0.766%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.766%) Exstream
4 1 (0.383%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.383%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 32 (12.26%) 3G
2 19 (7.280%) Internet
3 6 (2.299%) HTTP
4 5 (1.916%) LTE
5 3 (1.149%) Broadband
5 3 (1.149%) Intranet
6 2 (0.766%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.766%) CTI
6 2 (0.766%) Extranet
7 1 (0.383%) 2G
7 1 (0.383%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (24.90%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.513%) MySQL
3 16 (6.130%) SQL Server 2005
3 16 (6.130%) SQL Server 2008
4 15 (5.747%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (4.215%) RDBMS
6 10 (3.831%) DB2
7 9 (3.448%) VLDB
8 7 (2.682%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.916%) JasperReports
9 5 (1.916%) GIS
9 5 (1.916%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (1.533%) MongoDB
10 4 (1.533%) Redis
10 4 (1.533%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (1.149%) DbVisualizer
11 3 (1.149%) Oracle Reports
12 2 (0.766%) Oracle 8/8i
12 2 (0.766%) Oracle 9i
12 2 (0.766%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 44 (16.86%) Subversion
2 17 (6.513%) Team Foundation Server
3 16 (6.130%) Ant
4 13 (4.981%) Eclipse
5 11 (4.215%) JUnit
5 11 (4.215%) Visual Studio
6 8 (3.065%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
6 8 (3.065%) JIRA
6 8 (3.065%) Git (software)
7 7 (2.682%) Log4j
8 5 (1.916%) Xcode
9 4 (1.533%) QuickTest Pro
9 4 (1.533%) Axure RP
9 4 (1.533%) PhoneGap
9 4 (1.533%) Appcelerator Titanium
9 4 (1.533%) Maven
10 3 (1.149%) Selenium
10 3 (1.149%) LoadRunner
11 2 (0.766%) PowerDesigner
11 2 (0.766%) JMeter
General
1 30 (11.49%) Finance
2 25 (9.579%) Telecoms
3 18 (6.897%) Retail
4 13 (4.981%) Marketing
5 8 (3.065%) Games
5 8 (3.065%) Automotive
6 7 (2.682%) Legal
7 5 (1.916%) Multimedia
8 4 (1.533%) Publishing
9 3 (1.149%) Billing
10 2 (0.766%) Banking
10 2 (0.766%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.766%) Electronics
10 2 (0.766%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.383%) Advertising
11 1 (0.383%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 174 (66.67%) Developer
2 32 (12.26%) Android Developer
3 23 (8.812%) Java Developer
4 21 (8.046%) Analyst
4 21 (8.046%) .NET Developer
5 20 (7.663%) Architect
6 17 (6.513%) Web Developer
7 15 (5.747%) Solutions Architect
8 13 (4.981%) Front-End Developer
9 12 (4.598%) UI Developer
9 12 (4.598%) Tester
10 10 (3.831%) Author
10 10 (3.831%) Technical Author
10 10 (3.831%) UI Programmer
11 9 (3.448%) C# Developer
12 8 (3.065%) J2EE Developer
12 8 (3.065%) Senior Developer
12 8 (3.065%) Java/J2EE Developer
13 7 (2.682%) C# .NET Developer
13 7 (2.682%) Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
1 33 (12.64%) IPTV
2 29 (11.11%) Streaming Video
3 20 (7.663%) N-Tier
4 9 (3.448%) Contract for Difference
4 9 (3.448%) Social Media
5 8 (3.065%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.299%) Open Source
6 6 (2.299%) Web 2.0
7 4 (1.533%) NHS
7 4 (1.533%) iPhone
7 4 (1.533%) iPad
7 4 (1.533%) Digital Media
7 4 (1.533%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.149%) Mainframe
8 3 (1.149%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.149%) Tandem
9 2 (0.766%) E-Learning
9 2 (0.766%) W3C
9 2 (0.766%) Animation
9 2 (0.766%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 41 (15.71%) Android
2 36 (13.79%) UNIX
3 35 (13.41%) Linux
4 23 (8.812%) Windows
5 9 (3.448%) Apple iOS
6 7 (2.682%) Solaris
7 6 (2.299%) HPUX
8 3 (1.149%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (1.149%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.383%) VME
9 1 (0.383%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (21.84%) OO
2 30 (11.49%) E-Commerce
2 30 (11.49%) SOA
3 27 (10.34%) TDD
4 26 (9.962%) UML
5 25 (9.579%) Scrum
6 24 (9.195%) MVC
6 24 (9.195%) Web Development
7 20 (7.663%) Agile Software Development
8 19 (7.280%) Content Management
9 17 (6.513%) Multithreading
10 16 (6.130%) Unit Testing
11 15 (5.747%) RUP
12 13 (4.981%) RAD
12 13 (4.981%) Business Intelligence
12 13 (4.981%) Validation
12 13 (4.981%) Migration
12 13 (4.981%) Continuous Integration
13 12 (4.598%) Integration Testing
14 10 (3.831%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 110 (42.15%) Java
2 102 (39.08%) JavaScript
3 98 (37.55%) SQL
4 60 (22.99%) C#
5 23 (8.812%) PHP
6 18 (6.897%) T-SQL
6 18 (6.897%) XPath
7 17 (6.513%) C++
8 13 (4.981%) Perl
9 11 (4.215%) PL/SQL
10 9 (3.448%) FQL
11 8 (3.065%) Ruby
12 7 (2.682%) VB
13 6 (2.299%) C
13 6 (2.299%) VBA
13 6 (2.299%) Python
13 6 (2.299%) Bash shell
13 6 (2.299%) PowerHouse
14 4 (1.533%) Objective-C
14 4 (1.533%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 7 (2.682%) ISEB
2 6 (2.299%) Sun Certification
2 6 (2.299%) Degree
3 5 (1.916%) Security Cleared
4 4 (1.533%) SC Cleared
5 3 (1.149%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (0.766%) PMP
7 1 (0.383%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.383%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.383%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.383%) BC Cleared
7 1 (0.383%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.682%) QA
2 6 (2.299%) HL7
3 1 (0.383%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.383%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (0.766%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.383%) ISA Server
2 1 (0.383%) Tivoli Directory Server
2 1 (0.383%) Varnish
2 1 (0.383%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (0.766%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.383%) Tivoli
2 1 (0.383%) Tivoli Identity Manager
2 1 (0.383%) Nagios
Vendors
1 43 (16.48%) Oracle
2 39 (14.94%) JBoss
3 37 (14.18%) Microsoft
4 33 (12.64%) Symantec
5 17 (6.513%) IBM
6 11 (4.215%) SAP
7 10 (3.831%) Adobe
7 10 (3.831%) Twitter
8 9 (3.448%) Facebook
9 7 (2.682%) ATG
9 7 (2.682%) HP
10 6 (2.299%) Interwoven
10 6 (2.299%) Sun
10 6 (2.299%) FatWire
10 6 (2.299%) Elastic Path
10 6 (2.299%) Blue Martini
11 5 (1.916%) Apple
11 5 (1.916%) Google
12 4 (1.533%) Zend
13 3 (1.149%) Sencha
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Rate: £150 - £250 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
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OPUS
Rate: GBP250 to GBP300 per day
Posted: 6 June 2013
Essex, East Anglia
Biztalk Developer required for long term exciting project- The successful candidate will have core skills in:- Biztalk 2006 R2, 2010 potentially moving to 2013- C#- ASP-NET- XML-...
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Rate: GBP300 to GBP340 per day
Posted: 6 June 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
servlets, Java Server Pages or demonstrable experience in an equivalent technology. Experience of an MVC framework such as SpringMVC... Ideal Skills Prior experience in Laboratory Information Systems (LIMS),...
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Rate: £29750 - £37525 per annum + plus excellent benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
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Rate: £400 - £550 per day
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