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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Exeter region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XML over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-18
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads012
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.013 %
As % of the category below0.000 %29.27 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
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£30.77£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Exeter
Matching contract IT job ads2041
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.044 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£300£360
Average daily rate£350£379
% change on same period last year-7.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted108
Average minimum hourly rate£20.52£20.33
Average hourly rate£20.65£24.50
% change on same period last year-15.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.77£28.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
XML DevonXML
Devon

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.

XML
Demand Trend

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

Exeter XML Demand Trend

XML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Exeter XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Exeter XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter 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.

17 (100.00 %)HTML
17 (100.00 %)JavaScript
26 (85.71 %)SQL
35 (71.43 %)LDAP
35 (71.43 %)ColdFusion
43 (42.86 %)Internet
43 (42.86 %).NET
52 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
52 (28.57 %)CSS
52 (28.57 %)XHTML
52 (28.57 %)Extranet
52 (28.57 %)Intranet
52 (28.57 %)SharePoint
52 (28.57 %)Microsoft
52 (28.57 %)AJAX
52 (28.57 %)Windows SharePoint Services
52 (28.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (28.57 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (14.29 %)C#
61 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
61 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
61 (14.29 %)VB.NET

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Exeter 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.

Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %)HTML
23 (42.86 %).NET
32 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
32 (28.57 %)CSS
32 (28.57 %)XHTML
32 (28.57 %)AJAX
32 (28.57 %)Windows SharePoint Services
32 (28.57 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (71.43 %)ColdFusion
22 (28.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (28.57 %)SharePoint
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)LDAP
23 (42.86 %)Internet
32 (28.57 %)Extranet
32 (28.57 %)Intranet
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Developer
23 (42.86 %)Software Developer
32 (28.57 %).NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (14.29 %)ColdFusion Developer
41 (14.29 %).NET Web Developer
41 (14.29 %)HTML Developer
41 (14.29 %)Web Developer
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)JavaScript
26 (85.71 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)VB.NET
31 (14.29 %)C#
Exeter IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft