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This section looks at the demand for Extreme Programming (XP) skills within the Edinburgh 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtreme Programming (XP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-70
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.147 %
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£365£397
% change on same period last year-8.11 %
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£31.29£46.11
% change on same period last year-32.14 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads441680
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.582 %0.677 %
Daily rates quoted127166
Average minimum daily rate£266£341
Average daily rate£288£358
% change on same period last year-19.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted1510
Average minimum hourly rate£26.90£33.98
Average hourly rate£28.85£36.02
% change on same period last year-19.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.80£38.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Extreme Programming ScotlandExtreme Programming
Scotland

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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Extreme Programming Daily Rate Trend

Extreme Programming
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)MySQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)TDD
11 (100.00 %)Groovy

Extreme Programming
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)XML
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)MySQL
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)TDD
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)Groovy
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle