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The table below looks at the demand for XML Schema skills within the Hertfordshire 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 Schema over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXML Schema
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6880
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.230 %2.890 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£180
Average daily rate-£190
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£372
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
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£33.25-
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads244519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.557 %
Daily rates quoted92208
Average minimum daily rate£317£274
Average daily rate£339£290
% change on same period last year+17.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1439
Average minimum hourly rate£28.87£31.48
Average hourly rate£29.93£32.78
% change on same period last year-8.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£34.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
XML Schema East of EnglandXML Schema
East of England

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 Schema
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire XML Schema Demand Trend

XML Schema
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire XML Schema Daily Rate Trend

XML Schema
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML Schema within the Hertfordshire 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
RickmansworthNew entry-1--
Potters BarNew entry-1--
XML Schema East of EnglandXML Schema
East of England

XML Schema
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing XML Schema 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 Schema.

14 (100.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)RequisitePro
22 (50.00 %)ClearQuest
22 (50.00 %)UML
22 (50.00 %)RUP
22 (50.00 %)ClearCase
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Unified Process
22 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
22 (50.00 %)Use Case
31 (25.00 %)JPA
31 (25.00 %)EJB 3.0
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere
31 (25.00 %)Hibernate
31 (25.00 %)SOA
31 (25.00 %)TOAD
31 (25.00 %)Oracle 9i
31 (25.00 %)RAD
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)J2EE
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)EJB
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)Financial Institution

XML Schema
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)Hibernate
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere
21 (25.00 %)JPA
21 (25.00 %)EJB 3.0
21 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)EJB
21 (25.00 %)WebServices
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (25.00 %)TOAD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)ClearCase
12 (50.00 %)RequisitePro
12 (50.00 %)ClearQuest
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Financial Institution
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Developer
31 (25.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Systems Analyst
31 (25.00 %)Senior Developer
31 (25.00 %)Java Developer
31 (25.00 %)Senior Java Developer
31 (25.00 %)UML Business Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)UML
12 (50.00 %)RUP
12 (50.00 %)Unified Process
12 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
12 (50.00 %)Use Case
21 (25.00 %)SOA
21 (25.00 %)RAD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)Java
11 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle