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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Home Counties 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-21
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads07
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.000 %14.58 %
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£307£306
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
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£31.53£37.41
% change on same period last year-15.72 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads1548
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.048 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£386
Average daily rate-£401
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£415
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£38.80
Average hourly rate-£39.40
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
AJAX South EastAJAX
South East

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

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Home Counties AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)PHP
11 (100.00 %)MySQL
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
11 (100.00 %)Web Development

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)XHTML
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)MySQL
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)PHP Developer
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Web Development
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)PHP
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle