Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Google Maps API skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Google Maps API over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGoogle Maps API
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank529614
Rank change on same period last yearUp+85
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.031 %0.037 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£248
Average daily rate-£273
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£298
UK excluding London average daily rate-£270
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1306921369
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled20.72 %22.75 %
Daily rates quoted43526880
Average minimum daily rate£338£362
Average daily rate£363£384
% change on same period last year-5.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted8651257
Average minimum hourly rate£27.02£30.03
Average hourly rate£29.23£32.30
% change on same period last year-9.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.43£34.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
Google Maps API UKGoogle Maps API
UK

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.

Google Maps API
Demand Trend

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

England Google Maps API Demand Trend

Google Maps API
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Google Maps API across the England region.

England Google Maps API Daily Rate Trend

Google Maps API
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Google Maps API within the England region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
LondonUp+914--
Google Maps API UKGoogle Maps API
UK

Google Maps API
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Google Maps API 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 Google Maps API.

118 (94.74 %)Google
29 (47.37 %)CSS
38 (42.11 %)XHTML
38 (42.11 %)HTML
38 (42.11 %)JavaScript
38 (42.11 %)PHP
38 (42.11 %)AJAX
47 (36.84 %)Drupal
56 (31.58 %)WordPress
56 (31.58 %)Zend
65 (26.32 %)Symfony
65 (26.32 %)Joomla!
65 (26.32 %)Social Network
65 (26.32 %)PHP5
65 (26.32 %)CMS
65 (26.32 %).NET
65 (26.32 %)MySQL
65 (26.32 %)Linux
74 (21.05 %)Microsoft
83 (15.79 %)Fireworks
83 (15.79 %)Web Development
83 (15.79 %)Adobe Illustrator
83 (15.79 %)Photoshop
83 (15.79 %)Visual Studio
83 (15.79 %)Mashup
92 (10.53 %)Blog
92 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
101 (5.263 %)GIS
101 (5.263 %)BT
101 (5.263 %)SEO

Google Maps API
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Google Maps API 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 Google Maps API. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (47.37 %)CSS
28 (42.11 %)HTML
28 (42.11 %)XHTML
28 (42.11 %)AJAX
37 (36.84 %)Drupal
45 (26.32 %)Symfony
45 (26.32 %).NET
52 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
61 (5.263 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (5.263 %)ASP
61 (5.263 %)WebServices
61 (5.263 %)XML
61 (5.263 %)LAMP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (31.58 %)WordPress
25 (26.32 %)CMS
25 (26.32 %)Joomla!
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (15.79 %)Photoshop
13 (15.79 %)Fireworks
13 (15.79 %)Adobe Illustrator
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (26.32 %)MySQL
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server
21 (5.263 %)GIS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (15.79 %)Visual Studio
21 (5.263 %)Flash
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (89.47 %)Developer
27 (36.84 %)PHP Developer
33 (15.79 %)JavaScript Developer
33 (15.79 %)Web Developer
42 (10.53 %)Microsoft Developer
51 (5.263 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (5.263 %)Senior Developer
51 (5.263 %).NET Developer
51 (5.263 %)VB.NET Developer
51 (5.263 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (5.263 %)Software Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (26.32 %)Social Network
23 (15.79 %)Mashup
32 (10.53 %)Blog
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (26.32 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.79 %)Web Development
21 (5.263 %)OO
21 (5.263 %)E-Commerce
21 (5.263 %)SEO
21 (5.263 %)Migration
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (42.11 %)JavaScript
18 (42.11 %)PHP
25 (26.32 %)PHP5
31 (5.263 %)C#
31 (5.263 %)SQL
31 (5.263 %)VB.NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (94.74 %)Google
26 (31.58 %)Zend
34 (21.05 %)Microsoft
41 (5.263 %)BT
41 (5.263 %)RedDot