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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Halifax 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank57
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads192
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.002 %
As % of the category below55.88 %25.00 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£332£270
Average daily rate£348£295
% change on same period last year+18.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£338
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
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£34.06£33.04
% change on same period last year+3.08 %
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Halifax
Matching contract IT job ads348
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted145
Average minimum daily rate£327£269
Average daily rate£336£291
% change on same period last year+15.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
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£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
XML West YorkshireXML
West Yorkshire

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 Halifax region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax 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.

120 (76.92 %).NET
218 (69.23 %)C#
316 (61.54 %)HTML
415 (57.69 %)JavaScript
415 (57.69 %)ASP
512 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
512 (46.15 %)Finance
611 (42.31 %)IIS
611 (42.31 %)XSL
710 (38.46 %)VBScript
710 (38.46 %)VB
89 (34.62 %)SQL Server
97 (26.92 %)Microsoft
97 (26.92 %)SQL
106 (23.08 %)CSS
115 (19.23 %)CMS
115 (19.23 %)VB6
115 (19.23 %)XSLT
115 (19.23 %)Oracle
115 (19.23 %)Perl
124 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
124 (15.38 %)COM+
124 (15.38 %)WebServices
124 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
124 (15.38 %)Banking
124 (15.38 %)HTTP
124 (15.38 %)TeamSite
133 (11.54 %).NET Framework
133 (11.54 %)Unit Testing
133 (11.54 %)Active Directory

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax 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.

Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (76.92 %).NET
216 (61.54 %)HTML
315 (57.69 %)ASP
412 (46.15 %)ASP.NET
511 (42.31 %)XSL
66 (23.08 %)CSS
75 (19.23 %)XSLT
84 (15.38 %)COM+
84 (15.38 %)WebServices
93 (11.54 %)ADO
93 (11.54 %)ADO.NET
93 (11.54 %).NET Framework
102 (7.692 %)XHTML
102 (7.692 %)XSD
102 (7.692 %)WebSphere
102 (7.692 %)XML Schema
102 (7.692 %)Middleware
102 (7.692 %)XML Messaging
111 (3.846 %)AJAX
111 (3.846 %)WBIMB
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (42.31 %)IIS
25 (19.23 %)CMS
34 (15.38 %)TeamSite
41 (3.846 %)Commerce Server
41 (3.846 %)Site Server
41 (3.846 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (3.846 %)Lotus Notes
41 (3.846 %)Lotus Domino
41 (3.846 %)MTS
41 (3.846 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (15.38 %)HTTP
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (34.62 %)SQL Server
22 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2000
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
21 (3.846 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (3.846 %)InstallShield
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (46.15 %)Finance
24 (15.38 %)Banking
32 (7.692 %)Retail
41 (3.846 %)Insurance
41 (3.846 %)International Banking
41 (3.846 %)Manufacturing
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (96.15 %)Developer
29 (34.62 %).NET Developer
37 (26.92 %)ASP.NET Developer
46 (23.08 %)Senior Developer
54 (15.38 %)C# Developer
54 (15.38 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
62 (7.692 %)Systems Developer
71 (3.846 %)VB Developer
71 (3.846 %)WebSphere Developer
71 (3.846 %)Lead Developer
71 (3.846 %)Web Developer
71 (3.846 %)Consultant
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.846 %)Client/Server
11 (3.846 %)Thin Client
11 (3.846 %)Fat Client
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (7.692 %)Windows
12 (7.692 %)AIX
12 (7.692 %)Windows XP
21 (3.846 %)Windows 2000
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (15.38 %)E-Commerce
23 (11.54 %)OOD
23 (11.54 %)Configuration Management
23 (11.54 %)Unit Testing
23 (11.54 %)OO
32 (7.692 %)E-business
32 (7.692 %)DNA
32 (7.692 %)Web Development
32 (7.692 %)Use Case
41 (3.846 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (3.846 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (3.846 %)Integration Testing
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (69.23 %)C#
215 (57.69 %)JavaScript
310 (38.46 %)VBScript
310 (38.46 %)VB
47 (26.92 %)SQL
55 (19.23 %)VB6
55 (19.23 %)Perl
61 (3.846 %)Java
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.692 %)WAI
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (11.54 %)Active Directory
22 (7.692 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (3.846 %)VMware Infrastructure
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (26.92 %)Microsoft
25 (19.23 %)Oracle
32 (7.692 %)IBM
41 (3.846 %)Lotus
41 (3.846 %)VMware
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