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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) 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 XML over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1019
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.015 %
As % of the category below17.65 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£331
% change on same period last year+1.59 %
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£32.48£32.43
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads1775
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.076 %
Daily rates quoted111
Average minimum daily rate£400£384
Average daily rate£450£393
% change on same period last year+14.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
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£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
XML South EastXML
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.

XML
Demand Trend

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

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Home Counties XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

16 (60.00 %)Java
16 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
25 (50.00 %)XSLT
33 (30.00 %)Government
42 (20.00 %)V-Model
42 (20.00 %)WebSphere
42 (20.00 %)ESB
42 (20.00 %)QA
42 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
42 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
42 (20.00 %)Local Government
42 (20.00 %)Software Testing
42 (20.00 %)Windows
42 (20.00 %)Linux
42 (20.00 %)UML
42 (20.00 %)C#
42 (20.00 %)C++
42 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (20.00 %)JSP
42 (20.00 %)SQL
42 (20.00 %).NET
42 (20.00 %)J2EE
42 (20.00 %)Oracle
42 (20.00 %)SQL Server
42 (20.00 %)DB2
42 (20.00 %)Ant
42 (20.00 %)MS Office
42 (20.00 %)CMMI
42 (20.00 %)ClearCase
42 (20.00 %)ISEB

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (50.00 %)XSLT
22 (20.00 %)XHTML
22 (20.00 %)WebSphere
22 (20.00 %).NET
22 (20.00 %)J2EE
22 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (20.00 %)JSP
31 (10.00 %)XSD
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)WebSphere MQ
12 (20.00 %)ESB
21 (10.00 %)SharePoint
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Office
21 (10.00 %)InfoPath
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (10.00 %)Dynamics CRM
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)HTTP
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (20.00 %)SQL Server
12 (20.00 %)DB2
12 (20.00 %)Oracle Reports
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (20.00 %)Ant
12 (20.00 %)ClearCase
12 (20.00 %)Eclipse
12 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
21 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (30.00 %)Government
22 (20.00 %)Local Government
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Developer
22 (20.00 %)Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Data Analyst
22 (20.00 %)C# Developer
22 (20.00 %)Systems Tester
22 (20.00 %)Senior Tester
22 (20.00 %)WebSphere Developer
22 (20.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
22 (20.00 %)Tester
31 (10.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (10.00 %)SQL Developer
31 (10.00 %)SQL Server Developer
31 (10.00 %).NET Developer
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)Windows
12 (20.00 %)Linux
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (20.00 %)V-Model
22 (20.00 %)UML
22 (20.00 %)RUP
22 (20.00 %)SOA
22 (20.00 %)CMMI
22 (20.00 %)Software Testing
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)DV Cleared
31 (10.00 %)CRM
31 (10.00 %)OO
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (60.00 %)Java
22 (20.00 %)SQL
22 (20.00 %)C#
22 (20.00 %)C++
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)ISEB
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (20.00 %)QA
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft