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The table below looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Gloucestershire 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 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-46
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.835 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£292
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
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£27.91£33.30
% change on same period last year-16.17 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads94109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.153 %0.119 %
Daily rates quoted1927
Average minimum daily rate£319£389
Average daily rate£337£398
% change on same period last year-15.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£407
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£334
% change on same period last year-3.60 %
Hourly rates quoted424
Average minimum hourly rate£33.70£26.16
Average hourly rate£34.70£27.35
% change on same period last year+26.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.70£28.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.53
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
AJAX South WestAJAX
South West

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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AJAX across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Gloucestershire AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing AJAX 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 AJAX.

15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)WebServices
33 (60.00 %)SharePoint
33 (60.00 %)Microsoft
33 (60.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)Silverlight
42 (40.00 %)SQL Server
51 (20.00 %)XML
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing AJAX 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 AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %).NET
15 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)WebServices
33 (60.00 %)Silverlight
41 (20.00 %)XML
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)SharePoint
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
15 (100.00 %)C# Developer
23 (60.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
23 (60.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
23 (60.00 %).NET Developer
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#
23 (60.00 %)SQL
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft