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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Glasgow region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AJAX over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3461
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads295
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.006 %
As % of the category below14.15 %2.500 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£327-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£355-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£281
% change on same period last year+19.07 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.23£30.11
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Application Development GlasgowApplication Development
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads205200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.263 %0.225 %
Daily rates quoted4869
Average minimum daily rate£312£315
Average daily rate£340£333
% change on same period last year+2.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+5.30 %
Hourly rates quoted417
Average minimum hourly rate£21.71£22.48
Average hourly rate£24.71£23.83
% change on same period last year+3.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.71£25.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.42£31.87
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
AJAX ScotlandAJAX
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.

AJAX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing AJAX across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Glasgow AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AJAX across the Glasgow region over the past 3 months.

Glasgow AJAX Daily Rate Histogram

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing AJAX across the Glasgow region.

Glasgow AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Glasgow region citing AJAX also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing AJAX.

122 (59.46 %)JavaScript
218 (48.65 %).NET
316 (43.24 %)SQL Server
316 (43.24 %)C#
316 (43.24 %)ASP.NET
414 (37.84 %)XML
414 (37.84 %)HTML
414 (37.84 %)Java
414 (37.84 %)SQL
512 (32.43 %)Spring
611 (29.73 %)Web Design
611 (29.73 %)Transact-SQL
710 (27.03 %)CSS
710 (27.03 %)JSP
710 (27.03 %)Adobe
710 (27.03 %)SQL Server 2005
710 (27.03 %)Adobe Flex
89 (24.32 %)SharePoint
98 (21.62 %)J2EE
107 (18.92 %)Sybase
107 (18.92 %)Unix
107 (18.92 %)TDD
116 (16.22 %)RIA
116 (16.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
116 (16.22 %)DHTML
116 (16.22 %)Workflow
116 (16.22 %)BizTalk Server
116 (16.22 %)Internet
125 (13.51 %)Microsoft
125 (13.51 %)Games

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Glasgow region citing AJAX also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
118 (48.65 %).NET
216 (43.24 %)ASP.NET
314 (37.84 %)XML
314 (37.84 %)HTML
412 (32.43 %)Spring
510 (27.03 %)CSS
510 (27.03 %)JSP
510 (27.03 %)Adobe Flex
68 (21.62 %)J2EE
75 (13.51 %)WebServices
75 (13.51 %)NHibernate
75 (13.51 %)ASP.NET 2.0
84 (10.81 %).NET Framework
84 (10.81 %)Hibernate
84 (10.81 %)XSL
93 (8.108 %)EJB
102 (5.405 %)ADO.NET
102 (5.405 %)XSLT
102 (5.405 %)XHTML
111 (2.703 %)WinForms
Application Platforms
19 (24.32 %)SharePoint
26 (16.22 %)BizTalk Server
26 (16.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
34 (10.81 %)JBoss
34 (10.81 %)Tomcat
Applications
11 (2.703 %)Photoshop
11 (2.703 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
16 (16.22 %)Internet
25 (13.51 %)LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
116 (43.24 %)SQL Server
210 (27.03 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (10.81 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (8.108 %)GIS
52 (5.405 %)SQL Server 7
61 (2.703 %)MySQL
61 (2.703 %)Datawarehouse
61 (2.703 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
15 (13.51 %)Ant
23 (8.108 %)NUnit
32 (5.405 %)Visual Studio
41 (2.703 %)Flash
41 (2.703 %)Subversion
General
15 (13.51 %)Games
22 (5.405 %)Telecoms
22 (5.405 %)Finance
31 (2.703 %)Banking
Job Titles
131 (83.78 %)Developer
214 (37.84 %).NET Developer
313 (35.14 %)Java Developer
49 (24.32 %)ASP.NET Developer
57 (18.92 %)Flex Developer
64 (10.81 %)C# Developer
73 (8.108 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
73 (8.108 %)Senior .NET Developer
73 (8.108 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
73 (8.108 %)Web Developer
73 (8.108 %)Architect
73 (8.108 %)Senior Developer
73 (8.108 %)Sharepoint Architect
82 (5.405 %)Java Web Developer
91 (2.703 %)Java Applications Developer
91 (2.703 %)Applications Developer
91 (2.703 %)SQL Developer
91 (2.703 %)SQL Server Developer
91 (2.703 %)PHP Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (16.22 %)RIA
21 (2.703 %)Web 2.0
Operating Systems
17 (18.92 %)Unix
23 (8.108 %)Windows
31 (2.703 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
111 (29.73 %)Web Design
27 (18.92 %)TDD
36 (16.22 %)Workflow
45 (13.51 %)Extreme Programming
45 (13.51 %)Pair Programming
54 (10.81 %)Content Management
54 (10.81 %)Web Development
62 (5.405 %)Agile Software Development
62 (5.405 %)Systems Analysis
62 (5.405 %)OO
62 (5.405 %)SOA
71 (2.703 %)Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
122 (59.46 %)JavaScript
216 (43.24 %)C#
314 (37.84 %)Java
314 (37.84 %)SQL
411 (29.73 %)Transact-SQL
56 (16.22 %)DHTML
65 (13.51 %)Ruby
73 (8.108 %)ActionScript
82 (5.405 %)PHP
91 (2.703 %)VB.NET
91 (2.703 %)C++
Qualifications
12 (5.405 %)MCAD
12 (5.405 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
14 (10.81 %)Active Directory
Vendors
110 (27.03 %)Adobe
27 (18.92 %)Sybase
35 (13.51 %)Microsoft
41 (2.703 %)Google
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