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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Kingston Upon Thames 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below33.33 %0.000 %
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£332£336
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
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£31.38£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kingston Upon Thames
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£325£225
Average daily rate£375£240
% change on same period last year+56.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£255
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£334
% change on same period last year-3.60 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.53
% change on same period last year-9.18 %
XML LondonXML
London

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 Kingston Upon Thames region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Kingston Upon Thames 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 Kingston Upon Thames region.

Kingston Upon Thames XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kingston Upon Thames 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.

13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
13 (100.00 %)SQL
13 (100.00 %)CSS
22 (66.67 %)AJAX
22 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
22 (66.67 %)WebServices
22 (66.67 %)SQL Server
22 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
22 (66.67 %)XML Schema
22 (66.67 %)C#
22 (66.67 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)MySQL
31 (33.33 %)DHTML
31 (33.33 %)ActionScript
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (33.33 %)Flash
31 (33.33 %)XHTML
31 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (33.33 %)Insurance
31 (33.33 %)Finance

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kingston Upon Thames 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.

Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)CSS
22 (66.67 %)WebServices
22 (66.67 %).NET
22 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
22 (66.67 %)XML Schema
22 (66.67 %)AJAX
31 (33.33 %)XHTML
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (33.33 %)MySQL
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)Flash
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
11 (33.33 %)Insurance
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (66.67 %).NET Developer
22 (66.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (33.33 %)HTML Developer
31 (33.33 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
31 (33.33 %)C# Developer
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
21 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
Kingston Upon Thames IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
13 (100.00 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)C#
31 (33.33 %)DHTML
31 (33.33 %)ActionScript