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This section looks at the demand for JavaScript skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JavaScript over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJavaScript
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2932
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads2828
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.028 %
As % of the category below14.21 %9.929 %
Daily rates quoted69
Average minimum daily rate£342£357
Average daily rate£356£377
% change on same period last year-5.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£303£288
% change on same period last year+5.31 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£27.75
Average hourly rate£32.50£29.00
% change on same period last year+12.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£30.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.36£30.44
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads197282
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.285 %
Daily rates quoted7186
Average minimum daily rate£331£400
Average daily rate£356£421
% change on same period last year-15.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£441
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted2562
Average minimum hourly rate£30.87£32.61
Average hourly rate£34.01£33.16
% change on same period last year+2.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.16£33.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
JavaScript East of EnglandJavaScript
East of England

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.

JavaScript
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JavaScript across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Essex JavaScript Demand Trend

JavaScript
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex JavaScript Daily Rate Trend

JavaScript
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JavaScript across the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Essex JavaScript Daily Rate Histogram

JavaScript
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex JavaScript Hourly Rate Trend

JavaScript
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaScript within the Essex region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ColchesterNew entry-7--
Southend-on-SeaNew entry-4--
BasildonUp+134£285-
HarlowUp+72--
ChelmsfordUp+12£350-5.08 %
JavaScript East of EnglandJavaScript
East of England

JavaScript
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing JavaScript 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 JavaScript.

143 (84.31 %)CSS
241 (80.39 %)HTML
330 (58.82 %).NET
429 (56.86 %)XML
519 (37.25 %)ASP
618 (35.29 %)ASP.NET
715 (29.41 %)C#
813 (25.49 %)SQL
813 (25.49 %)Photoshop
813 (25.49 %)SQL Server
912 (23.53 %)AJAX
1011 (21.57 %)PHP
1011 (21.57 %)ActionScript
1011 (21.57 %)Linux
1110 (19.61 %)Flash
1110 (19.61 %)VB.NET
1110 (19.61 %)Java
128 (15.69 %)Web Development
128 (15.69 %)IIS
128 (15.69 %)XHTML
137 (13.73 %)Microsoft
137 (13.73 %)UNIX
137 (13.73 %)Windows
137 (13.73 %)JSP
137 (13.73 %)Publishing
146 (11.76 %)FatWire
146 (11.76 %)Marketing
146 (11.76 %)WebSphere
146 (11.76 %)Content Management
146 (11.76 %)Ant

JavaScript
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing JavaScript 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 JavaScript. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (84.31 %)CSS
241 (80.39 %)HTML
330 (58.82 %).NET
429 (56.86 %)XML
519 (37.25 %)ASP
618 (35.29 %)ASP.NET
712 (23.53 %)AJAX
88 (15.69 %)XHTML
97 (13.73 %)JSP
106 (11.76 %)Struts
106 (11.76 %)J2EE
106 (11.76 %)WebSphere
115 (9.804 %)LAMP
124 (7.843 %)WebServices
132 (3.922 %)SOAP
132 (3.922 %)XSLT
141 (1.961 %)XSL
141 (1.961 %)Servlets
141 (1.961 %)ADO.NET
141 (1.961 %)ATL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (15.69 %)IIS
25 (9.804 %)ColdFusion
33 (5.882 %)CMS
41 (1.961 %)Oracle Application Server
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (25.49 %)Photoshop
23 (5.882 %)Fireworks
32 (3.922 %)ImageReady
41 (1.961 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (1.961 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (7.843 %)Intranet
14 (7.843 %)Internet
14 (7.843 %)Extranet
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (25.49 %)SQL Server
26 (11.76 %)MySQL
33 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (3.922 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.961 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (1.961 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (1.961 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (1.961 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.961 %)Oracle 10g
51 (1.961 %)SQL Server 7
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (19.61 %)Flash
26 (11.76 %)Dreamweaver
26 (11.76 %)Ant
33 (5.882 %)WinRunner
33 (5.882 %)TestDirector
33 (5.882 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (5.882 %)LoadRunner
33 (5.882 %)JMeter
33 (5.882 %)Selenium
33 (5.882 %)FitNesse
41 (1.961 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (13.73 %)Publishing
26 (11.76 %)Marketing
34 (7.843 %)Finance
43 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (3.922 %)Games
61 (1.961 %)Advertising
61 (1.961 %)Graphic Design
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (80.39 %)Developer
219 (37.25 %)Web Developer
310 (19.61 %).NET Developer
47 (13.73 %)ASP.NET Developer
55 (9.804 %)VB.NET Developer
55 (9.804 %).NET Web Developer
55 (9.804 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
55 (9.804 %)ASP Developer
64 (7.843 %)PHP Web Developer
64 (7.843 %)PHP Developer
64 (7.843 %)Flash Developer
64 (7.843 %)Trainer
73 (5.882 %)Tester
73 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
82 (3.922 %)Administrator
82 (3.922 %)C# Developer
82 (3.922 %)Systems Tester
82 (3.922 %)Systems Administrator
82 (3.922 %)Senior Flash Developer
91 (1.961 %)ActionScript Developer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.922 %)Client/Server
21 (1.961 %)Web 2.0
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (21.57 %)Linux
27 (13.73 %)UNIX
27 (13.73 %)Windows
31 (1.961 %)HPUX
31 (1.961 %)Windows 2000
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (15.69 %)Web Development
26 (11.76 %)OO
26 (11.76 %)Content Management
34 (7.843 %)Web Design
43 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
43 (5.882 %)Automated Testing
43 (5.882 %)Scrum
43 (5.882 %)Extreme Programming
43 (5.882 %)Web Testing
51 (1.961 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.961 %)Performance Testing
51 (1.961 %)UML
51 (1.961 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.961 %)Project Management
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (29.41 %)C#
213 (25.49 %)SQL
311 (21.57 %)PHP
311 (21.57 %)ActionScript
410 (19.61 %)VB.NET
410 (19.61 %)Java
56 (11.76 %)Perl
65 (9.804 %)DHTML
65 (9.804 %)VB
74 (7.843 %)VBScript
82 (3.922 %)PHP5
91 (1.961 %)VB6
91 (1.961 %)PL/SQL
91 (1.961 %)Transact-SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (5.882 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.882 %)QA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (13.73 %)Microsoft
26 (11.76 %)FatWire
34 (7.843 %)Adobe
42 (3.922 %)Oracle
51 (1.961 %)Quark
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