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This section looks at the demand for XML Schema Definition (XSD) 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 XSD over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXML Schema Definition (XSD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8680
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.014 %
As % of the category below0.609 %3.004 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£323
Average daily rate-£351
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£408
% change on same period last year-14.39 %
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£32.50£35.18
% change on same period last year-7.62 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads493466
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.657 %0.471 %
Daily rates quoted213179
Average minimum daily rate£359£311
Average daily rate£394£333
% change on same period last year+18.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1630
Average minimum hourly rate£27.90£29.91
Average hourly rate£31.25£31.73
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.59£33.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
XSD East of EnglandXSD
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.

XSD
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire XSD Demand Trend

XSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire XSD Daily Rate Trend

XSD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire XSD Hourly Rate Trend

XSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing XSD 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 XSD.

113 (100.00 %)XML
212 (92.31 %)C#
212 (92.31 %).NET
38 (61.54 %)XSL
38 (61.54 %)ASP.NET
38 (61.54 %)WebServices
47 (53.85 %)SQL Server
47 (53.85 %)OOD
56 (46.15 %)Retail
65 (38.46 %)SQL
65 (38.46 %)UML
65 (38.46 %)XSLT
74 (30.77 %)COM
74 (30.77 %)E-business
74 (30.77 %)Microsoft
74 (30.77 %)OO
74 (30.77 %)RUP
74 (30.77 %)Scrum
83 (23.08 %)Agile Software Development
83 (23.08 %)NUnit
83 (23.08 %)VB6
83 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (23.08 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (23.08 %)Unit Testing
83 (23.08 %)PhD
83 (23.08 %)DSL
83 (23.08 %)OOA/OOD
83 (23.08 %)VB
91 (7.692 %).NET Framework
91 (7.692 %)WPF

XSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing XSD 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 XSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (100.00 %)XML
212 (92.31 %).NET
38 (61.54 %)ASP.NET
38 (61.54 %)XSL
38 (61.54 %)WebServices
45 (38.46 %)XSLT
54 (30.77 %)COM
61 (7.692 %)SOAP
61 (7.692 %)J2EE
61 (7.692 %)ADO.NET
61 (7.692 %)XHTML
61 (7.692 %)AJAX
61 (7.692 %).NET Framework
61 (7.692 %)WPF
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)WebLogic
11 (7.692 %)JBoss
11 (7.692 %)BizTalk Server
11 (7.692 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (23.08 %)DSL
21 (7.692 %)SMTP
21 (7.692 %)FTP
21 (7.692 %)HTTP
21 (7.692 %)TCP/IP
21 (7.692 %)Internet
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (53.85 %)SQL Server
23 (23.08 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (23.08 %)NUnit
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (46.15 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (53.85 %)Developer
24 (30.77 %).NET Developer
24 (30.77 %)C# Developer
33 (23.08 %)C# Software Engineer
33 (23.08 %)Architect
33 (23.08 %)Software Engineer
33 (23.08 %).NET Software Engineer
42 (15.38 %).NET Designer
42 (15.38 %).NET Architect
51 (7.692 %)J2EE Architect
51 (7.692 %)Java Architect
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (53.85 %)OOD
25 (38.46 %)UML
34 (30.77 %)OO
34 (30.77 %)RUP
34 (30.77 %)E-business
34 (30.77 %)Scrum
43 (23.08 %)Agile Software Development
43 (23.08 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (23.08 %)Unit Testing
43 (23.08 %)OOA/OOD
51 (7.692 %)RAD
51 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
51 (7.692 %)EAI
51 (7.692 %)SOA
51 (7.692 %)Time Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (92.31 %)C#
25 (38.46 %)SQL
33 (23.08 %)VB
33 (23.08 %)VB6
41 (7.692 %)Java
41 (7.692 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (23.08 %)PhD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)Microsoft
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