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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Kent 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3512
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching contract IT job ads1060
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.061 %
As % of the category below11.49 %33.90 %
Daily rates quoted213
Average minimum daily rate£300£298
Average daily rate£306£303
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£331
% change on same period last year+1.53 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.60
Average hourly rate-£41.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£46.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.72
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads87177
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.179 %
Daily rates quoted3141
Average minimum daily rate£305£320
Average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted823
Average minimum hourly rate£30.47£30.76
Average hourly rate£33.34£33.72
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.21£36.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Kent XML Daily Rate Histogram

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
ChathamNew entry-1£300-
XML South EastXML
South East

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

127 (77.14 %)HTML
127 (77.14 %).NET
223 (65.71 %)AJAX
322 (62.86 %)ASP
417 (48.57 %)C#
515 (42.86 %)VB
614 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
614 (40.00 %)UNIX
614 (40.00 %)Windows
713 (37.14 %)JavaScript
713 (37.14 %)GIS
713 (37.14 %)ESRI
713 (37.14 %)ArcObjects
812 (34.29 %)ArcIMS
910 (28.57 %)Microsoft
910 (28.57 %)Oracle
910 (28.57 %)WebServices
109 (25.71 %)Internet
117 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
117 (20.00 %)MS Excel
117 (20.00 %)SQL Server
126 (17.14 %)Intranet
126 (17.14 %)Degree
126 (17.14 %)ArcSDE
126 (17.14 %)Publishing
135 (14.29 %)CSS
144 (11.43 %)XSL
144 (11.43 %)Government
153 (8.571 %)Summit
153 (8.571 %)Local Government

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (77.14 %)HTML
127 (77.14 %).NET
223 (65.71 %)AJAX
322 (62.86 %)ASP
414 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
513 (37.14 %)ArcObjects
610 (28.57 %)WebServices
75 (14.29 %)CSS
84 (11.43 %)XSL
92 (5.714 %)XSLT
92 (5.714 %)ASP.NET 2.0
101 (2.857 %)XHTML
101 (2.857 %)XML Messaging
101 (2.857 %)COM+
101 (2.857 %)JSP
101 (2.857 %).NET Framework
101 (2.857 %)Dojo
101 (2.857 %)GWT
101 (2.857 %)YUI
101 (2.857 %)jQuery
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (34.29 %)ArcIMS
26 (17.14 %)ArcSDE
32 (5.714 %)IIS
41 (2.857 %)WebLogic
41 (2.857 %)CMS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (20.00 %)MS Excel
17 (20.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (2.857 %)Photoshop
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (8.571 %)Summit
21 (2.857 %)Oracle Applications
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (25.71 %)Internet
26 (17.14 %)Intranet
32 (5.714 %)TACACS
32 (5.714 %)Wireless
32 (5.714 %)LAN
32 (5.714 %)WLAN
32 (5.714 %)WAN
32 (5.714 %)SNMP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (37.14 %)GIS
27 (20.00 %)SQL Server
33 (8.571 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.857 %)MySQL
41 (2.857 %)Oracle Reports
41 (2.857 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.857 %)SQL Server 2000
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.714 %)Ant
12 (5.714 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (5.714 %)ClearCase
21 (2.857 %)InstallShield
21 (2.857 %)Oracle Forms
21 (2.857 %)Flash
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.14 %)Publishing
24 (11.43 %)Government
33 (8.571 %)Local Government
42 (5.714 %)Finance
51 (2.857 %)Graphic Design
51 (2.857 %)Legal
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (74.29 %)Developer
212 (34.29 %)Web Developer
39 (25.71 %)GIS Developer
47 (20.00 %)Junior Web Developer
47 (20.00 %)Junior Developer
47 (20.00 %)Junior
56 (17.14 %)Applications Developer
64 (11.43 %).NET Developer
72 (5.714 %)C# Developer
72 (5.714 %)Coordinator
72 (5.714 %)Web Applications Developer
72 (5.714 %)Network Specialist
81 (2.857 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.857 %)Java Programmer
81 (2.857 %)Programmer
81 (2.857 %)Oracle Developer
81 (2.857 %)Business Developer
81 (2.857 %)ASP Developer
81 (2.857 %)ASP.NET Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (40.00 %)UNIX
114 (40.00 %)Windows
22 (5.714 %)Solaris
22 (5.714 %)Linux
22 (5.714 %)Windows 2000
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (5.714 %)E-business
12 (5.714 %)Release Management
21 (2.857 %)Continuous Integration
21 (2.857 %)Data Mapping
21 (2.857 %)Security Cleared
21 (2.857 %)Scrum
21 (2.857 %)Content Management
21 (2.857 %)Web Development
21 (2.857 %)UML
21 (2.857 %)OO
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (48.57 %)C#
215 (42.86 %)VB
313 (37.14 %)JavaScript
42 (5.714 %)Perl
42 (5.714 %)SQL
42 (5.714 %)Transact-SQL
42 (5.714 %)Shell Script
51 (2.857 %)DHTML
51 (2.857 %)Java
51 (2.857 %)PHP
51 (2.857 %)PL/SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (17.14 %)Degree
22 (5.714 %)CCNA
22 (5.714 %)Cisco Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.857 %)ISO9001
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.714 %)OpenView
12 (5.714 %)CiscoWorks
12 (5.714 %)Tivoli
12 (5.714 %)Tivoli NetView
12 (5.714 %)NNM
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (37.14 %)ESRI
210 (28.57 %)Oracle
210 (28.57 %)Microsoft
32 (5.714 %)Cisco
32 (5.714 %)IBM
32 (5.714 %)HP
32 (5.714 %)Nortel
41 (2.857 %)Adobe