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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XHTML over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1418
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below6.452 %15.38 %
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£265£259
% change on same period last year+2.03 %
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£23.06£27.66
% change on same period last year-16.64 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted614
Average minimum daily rate£217£243
Average daily rate£227£266
% change on same period last year-14.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£238£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£38.64£32.00
Average hourly rate£39.59£33.50
% change on same period last year+18.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.55£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
XHTML West MidlandsXHTML
West Midlands

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.

XHTML
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire XHTML Demand Trend

XHTML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire XHTML Daily Rate Trend

XHTML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire XHTML Hourly Rate Trend

XHTML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XHTML within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
CheshuntNew entry-2--
XHTML West MidlandsXHTML
West Midlands

XHTML
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing XHTML 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 XHTML.

120 (100.00 %)CSS
120 (100.00 %)Web Development
219 (95.00 %)XML
318 (90.00 %)C#
318 (90.00 %).NET
318 (90.00 %)ASP.NET
415 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
415 (75.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
415 (75.00 %)SQL Server
415 (75.00 %)JavaScript
415 (75.00 %)MS Excel
415 (75.00 %)SharePoint
415 (75.00 %)Microsoft
513 (65.00 %)SQL
610 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
73 (15.00 %)HTML
73 (15.00 %)OOP
73 (15.00 %)OO
73 (15.00 %)SOAP
82 (10.00 %)PHP
82 (10.00 %)MySQL
82 (10.00 %)Back Office
91 (5.000 %)LAMP

XHTML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing XHTML 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 XHTML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (100.00 %)CSS
219 (95.00 %)XML
318 (90.00 %).NET
318 (90.00 %)ASP.NET
415 (75.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
53 (15.00 %)HTML
53 (15.00 %)SOAP
61 (5.000 %)LAMP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (75.00 %)SharePoint
210 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (75.00 %)MS Excel
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (75.00 %)SQL Server
22 (10.00 %)MySQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Back Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (100.00 %)Developer
215 (75.00 %)SharePoint Developer
33 (15.00 %)Web Developer
33 (15.00 %)Senior Developer
33 (15.00 %)Senior Web Developer
42 (10.00 %)PHP Developer
51 (5.000 %)Junior
51 (5.000 %)Junior PHP Developer
51 (5.000 %)Junior Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (100.00 %)Web Development
215 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
33 (15.00 %)OOP
33 (15.00 %)OO
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (90.00 %)C#
215 (75.00 %)JavaScript
313 (65.00 %)SQL
42 (10.00 %)PHP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (75.00 %)Microsoft