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The table below looks at the demand for Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WAI over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank473442
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching contract IT job ads46186
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.199 %
As % of the category below1.937 %5.104 %
Daily rates quoted20118
Average minimum daily rate£272£277
Average daily rate£292£281
% change on same period last year+4.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£285
UK excluding London average daily rate£240£215
% change on same period last year+11.51 %
Hourly rates quoted315
Average minimum hourly rate£18.33£23.33
Average hourly rate£19.17£25.90
% change on same period last year-25.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£28.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
England
Matching contract IT job ads23753644
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.741 %3.905 %
Daily rates quoted7531288
Average minimum daily rate£361£373
Average daily rate£383£395
% change on same period last year-3.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£357
% change on same period last year+3.43 %
Hourly rates quoted280418
Average minimum hourly rate£22.39£21.41
Average hourly rate£24.00£23.18
% change on same period last year+3.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.61£24.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.30£23.74
% change on same period last year+2.35 %
WAI UKWAI
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.

WAI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WAI across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

England WAI Demand Trend

WAI
Daily Rate Trend

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

England WAI Daily Rate Trend

WAI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAI across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England WAI Daily Rate Histogram

WAI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England WAI Hourly Rate Trend

WAI
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WAI across the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

England WAI Hourly Rate Histogram

WAI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WAI within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
LondonDown-2227£312+7.40 %
South EastUp+387£250-17.89 %
South WestUp+284£303-
West MidlandsUp+123£194-
North WestNew entry-3--
YorkshireUp+271--
South CoastNew entry-1£245-
WAI UKWAI
UK

WAI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WAI 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 WAI.

159 (68.60 %)CSS
247 (54.65 %)JavaScript
346 (53.49 %)HTML
440 (46.51 %)W3C
537 (43.02 %)XHTML
537 (43.02 %)XML
634 (39.53 %).NET
732 (37.21 %)Photoshop
828 (32.56 %)AJAX
924 (27.91 %)ASP.NET
924 (27.91 %)C#
1022 (25.58 %)SQL Server
1121 (24.42 %)Web Development
1220 (23.26 %)Microsoft
1317 (19.77 %)ASP
1317 (19.77 %)Flash
1317 (19.77 %)Agile Software Development
1416 (18.60 %)Government
1416 (18.60 %)XSL
1416 (18.60 %)XSLT
1515 (17.44 %)SQL Server 2005
1614 (16.28 %)SQL Server 2000
1614 (16.28 %)IIS
1713 (15.12 %)XSD
1713 (15.12 %)JSP
1812 (13.95 %)Web Design
1812 (13.95 %)Web 2.0
1911 (12.79 %)System Testing
2010 (11.63 %)Unit Testing
2010 (11.63 %)Security Cleared

WAI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing WAI 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 WAI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
159 (68.60 %)CSS
246 (53.49 %)HTML
337 (43.02 %)XML
337 (43.02 %)XHTML
434 (39.53 %).NET
528 (32.56 %)AJAX
624 (27.91 %)ASP.NET
717 (19.77 %)ASP
816 (18.60 %)XSL
816 (18.60 %)XSLT
913 (15.12 %)JSP
913 (15.12 %)XSD
109 (10.47 %)DOM
117 (8.140 %)WebServices
125 (5.814 %)WAP
134 (4.651 %)SOAP
134 (4.651 %)ADO.NET
134 (4.651 %)Dojo
134 (4.651 %)jQuery
143 (3.488 %)MooTools
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (16.28 %)IIS
210 (11.63 %)ColdFusion
39 (10.47 %)CMS
43 (3.488 %)BizTalk Server
51 (1.163 %)LiveLink
51 (1.163 %)Umbraco
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
132 (37.21 %)Photoshop
28 (9.302 %)MS Excel
34 (4.651 %)MS Office
43 (3.488 %)Acrobat
43 (3.488 %)Paint Shop Pro
52 (2.326 %)Adobe Illustrator
61 (1.163 %)Fireworks
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.977 %)Internet
24 (4.651 %)Intranet
31 (1.163 %)FTP
31 (1.163 %)HTTP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (25.58 %)SQL Server
215 (17.44 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (16.28 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (6.977 %)MySQL
53 (3.488 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
53 (3.488 %)MS Access
62 (2.326 %)GIS
71 (1.163 %)Datawarehouse
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (19.77 %)Flash
28 (9.302 %)Dreamweaver
34 (4.651 %)Visual Studio
43 (3.488 %)VSS/SourceSafe
43 (3.488 %)FrontPage
52 (2.326 %)Aptana Studio
52 (2.326 %)Subversion
52 (2.326 %)Eclipse
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (18.60 %)Government
27 (8.140 %)Graphic Design
36 (6.977 %)Retail
36 (6.977 %)Telecoms
45 (5.814 %)Music
45 (5.814 %)Marketing
54 (4.651 %)Publishing
62 (2.326 %)Advertising
62 (2.326 %)Banking
71 (1.163 %)Video Editing
71 (1.163 %)Local Government
71 (1.163 %)Back Office
71 (1.163 %)Games
71 (1.163 %)Finance
71 (1.163 %)Health
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
153 (61.63 %)Developer
227 (31.40 %)Web Developer
315 (17.44 %)Web Designer
410 (11.63 %).NET Developer
55 (5.814 %)C# Developer
55 (5.814 %)Senior Developer
64 (4.651 %)C# Web Developer
64 (4.651 %)Web Editor
73 (3.488 %)Tester
73 (3.488 %)Applications Developer
82 (2.326 %)Information Architect
82 (2.326 %)Architect
82 (2.326 %)Senior Web Developer
82 (2.326 %)Web Tester
82 (2.326 %)PHP Developer
82 (2.326 %)Web Content Editor
82 (2.326 %)Content Editor
91 (1.163 %)JavaScript Developer
91 (1.163 %)New Media Project Manager
91 (1.163 %)Java/J2EE Developer
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
140 (46.51 %)W3C
212 (13.95 %)Web 2.0
32 (2.326 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
41 (1.163 %)Wiki
41 (1.163 %)Management Information System
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (8.140 %)Windows
24 (4.651 %)Windows 2000
33 (3.488 %)Windows XP
42 (2.326 %)Linux
42 (2.326 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (1.163 %)Mac OS X
51 (1.163 %)Windows Server 2003
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (24.42 %)Web Development
217 (19.77 %)Agile Software Development
312 (13.95 %)Web Design
411 (12.79 %)System Testing
510 (11.63 %)Unit Testing
510 (11.63 %)Security Cleared
69 (10.47 %)CTC Cleared
69 (10.47 %)Integration Testing
69 (10.47 %)SEO
69 (10.47 %)E-Commerce
77 (8.140 %)OO
77 (8.140 %)Content Management
85 (5.814 %)Project Management
94 (4.651 %)Usability Testing
103 (3.488 %)SC Cleared
103 (3.488 %)Workflow
103 (3.488 %)RUP
112 (2.326 %)DNA
112 (2.326 %)OOD
112 (2.326 %)Validation
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (54.65 %)JavaScript
224 (27.91 %)C#
39 (10.47 %)DHTML
47 (8.140 %)PHP
55 (5.814 %)SQL
55 (5.814 %)ActionScript
55 (5.814 %)XPath
64 (4.651 %)VBScript
73 (3.488 %)Java
73 (3.488 %)VBA
82 (2.326 %)VB.NET
91 (1.163 %)Ruby
91 (1.163 %)Perl
91 (1.163 %)VB
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.163 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.488 %)WCAG
21 (1.163 %)QA
21 (1.163 %)PAS 78
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (23.26 %)Microsoft
28 (9.302 %)Adobe
33 (3.488 %)Oracle
33 (3.488 %)Remedy
42 (2.326 %)RedDot
42 (2.326 %)Red Hat
51 (1.163 %)Macromedia
51 (1.163 %)Open Text