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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Leeds 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
Rank1218
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads13290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.186 %0.091 %
As % of the category below34.83 %20.98 %
Daily rates quoted2316
Average minimum daily rate£282£305
Average daily rate£313£321
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£331
% change on same period last year+1.53 %
Hourly rates quoted74
Average minimum hourly rate£25.71£29.25
Average hourly rate£29.29£31.25
% change on same period last year-6.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.86£33.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.72
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads379429
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.534 %0.434 %
Daily rates quoted7695
Average minimum daily rate£286£305
Average daily rate£310£321
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted3040
Average minimum hourly rate£28.84£28.90
Average hourly rate£31.70£29.99
% change on same period last year+5.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.57£31.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
XML West YorkshireXML
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Leeds XML Hourly Rate Histogram

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

199 (46.05 %).NET
288 (40.93 %)C#
381 (37.67 %)SQL
477 (35.81 %)SQL Server
571 (33.02 %)HTML
664 (29.77 %)WebServices
761 (28.37 %)ASP.NET
850 (23.26 %)CSS
850 (23.26 %)Microsoft
947 (21.86 %)Java
1040 (18.60 %)SQL Server 2005
1139 (18.14 %)JavaScript
1233 (15.35 %)J2EE
1233 (15.35 %)Oracle
1330 (13.95 %)OO
1429 (13.49 %)XSLT
1429 (13.49 %)NHS
1528 (13.02 %)Windows
1528 (13.02 %)Visual Studio
1528 (13.02 %)ASP
1627 (12.56 %)MySQL
1726 (12.09 %)PHP
1821 (9.767 %)Finance
1821 (9.767 %)Health
1919 (8.837 %)XHTML
2018 (8.372 %)RSS
2018 (8.372 %)Sun
2018 (8.372 %).NET Framework
2117 (7.907 %)MS Excel
2117 (7.907 %)Ant

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
199 (46.05 %).NET
271 (33.02 %)HTML
364 (29.77 %)WebServices
461 (28.37 %)ASP.NET
550 (23.26 %)CSS
633 (15.35 %)J2EE
729 (13.49 %)XSLT
828 (13.02 %)ASP
919 (8.837 %)XHTML
1018 (8.372 %)RSS
1018 (8.372 %).NET Framework
1115 (6.977 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1213 (6.047 %)JSP
1312 (5.581 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
1312 (5.581 %)Spring
1411 (5.116 %)Hibernate
1411 (5.116 %)AJAX
1411 (5.116 %)WCF
1411 (5.116 %)XML Schema
1510 (4.651 %)Middleware
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (7.442 %)SharePoint
215 (6.977 %)ATG Dynamo
310 (4.651 %)CMS
49 (4.186 %)Apache
57 (3.256 %)IIS
66 (2.791 %)SharePoint Server 2007
74 (1.860 %)Commerce Server
74 (1.860 %)Tomcat
83 (1.395 %)WebSphere Application Server
92 (0.930 %)WebSphere MQ
92 (0.930 %)TeamSite
92 (0.930 %)Commerce Server 2007
101 (0.465 %)Community Server
101 (0.465 %)TIBCO EMS
101 (0.465 %)BizTalk Server
101 (0.465 %)WebLogic
101 (0.465 %)JBoss
101 (0.465 %)Lotus Notes
101 (0.465 %)Lotus Domino
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (7.907 %)MS Excel
28 (3.721 %)MS Office
35 (2.326 %)Photoshop
35 (2.326 %)Fireworks
44 (1.860 %)MS Visio
51 (0.465 %)InfoPath
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.930 %)SAP IS-U
21 (0.465 %)TIBCO iProcess
21 (0.465 %)WebTrends
21 (0.465 %)BusinessWorks
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (6.977 %)HTTP
212 (5.581 %)Extranet
39 (4.186 %)Internet
43 (1.395 %)SSL
52 (0.930 %)LDAP
61 (0.465 %)PBX
61 (0.465 %)Intranet
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
177 (35.81 %)SQL Server
240 (18.60 %)SQL Server 2005
327 (12.56 %)MySQL
413 (6.047 %)SQL Server Integration Services
512 (5.581 %)SQL Server 2000
610 (4.651 %)MS Access
77 (3.256 %)EDRMS
86 (2.791 %)Oracle 9i
94 (1.860 %)RDBMS
103 (1.395 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
103 (1.395 %)DTS
103 (1.395 %)DB2
103 (1.395 %)Crystal Reports
112 (0.930 %)Oracle 8/8i
112 (0.930 %)OLAP
112 (0.930 %)OLTP
112 (0.930 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
112 (0.930 %)Oracle 10g
112 (0.930 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
121 (0.465 %)SAP BW
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (13.02 %)Visual Studio
217 (7.907 %)Ant
313 (6.047 %)Dreamweaver
410 (4.651 %)Visual Studio Team System
57 (3.256 %)JUnit
64 (1.860 %)VSS/SourceSafe
64 (1.860 %)Eclipse
72 (0.930 %)TestDirector
72 (0.930 %)Flash
72 (0.930 %)ClearCase
81 (0.465 %)XMLSpy
81 (0.465 %)Oracle Forms
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (9.767 %)Finance
121 (9.767 %)Health
211 (5.116 %)Marketing
35 (2.326 %)Pensions
44 (1.860 %)Retail
44 (1.860 %)Government
53 (1.395 %)Telecoms
62 (0.930 %)Banking
71 (0.465 %)Publishing
71 (0.465 %)Games
71 (0.465 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.465 %)Back Office
71 (0.465 %)Billing
71 (0.465 %)Insurance
71 (0.465 %)Graphic Design
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1164 (76.28 %)Developer
254 (25.12 %).NET Developer
332 (14.88 %)C# Developer
426 (12.09 %)Web Developer
524 (11.16 %)Java Developer
623 (10.70 %)Analyst
718 (8.372 %)J2EE Developer
816 (7.442 %)PHP Developer
915 (6.977 %)ASP.NET Developer
1013 (6.047 %)Lead Developer
1013 (6.047 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1111 (5.116 %)Data Analyst
128 (3.721 %)Support Analyst
128 (3.721 %)Test Analyst
137 (3.256 %)ASP Developer
137 (3.256 %)Java/J2EE Developer
146 (2.791 %)PHP Web Developer
146 (2.791 %)Data Migration Analyst
146 (2.791 %)Architect
146 (2.791 %)Senior Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
129 (13.49 %)NHS
26 (2.791 %)N-Tier
26 (2.791 %)Computer Science
35 (2.326 %)Management Information System
44 (1.860 %)Freedom of Information
44 (1.860 %)Data Protection Act
44 (1.860 %)Freedom of Information Act
52 (0.930 %)Data Integration
52 (0.930 %)W3C
61 (0.465 %)NPfIT
61 (0.465 %)Client/Server
61 (0.465 %)Web 2.0
61 (0.465 %)PACS
61 (0.465 %)Data Extraction
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (13.02 %)Windows
214 (6.512 %)UNIX
313 (6.047 %)Solaris
47 (3.256 %)Linux
51 (0.465 %)Windows Server 2003
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (13.95 %)OO
216 (7.442 %)UML
216 (7.442 %)Agile Software Development
312 (5.581 %)Unit Testing
411 (5.116 %)Migration
510 (4.651 %)Software Testing
510 (4.651 %)E-Commerce
68 (3.721 %)Web Design
77 (3.256 %)Document Management
77 (3.256 %)RAD
77 (3.256 %)OOD
77 (3.256 %)Time Management
77 (3.256 %)Data Migration
86 (2.791 %)PRINCE2
95 (2.326 %)Regression Testing
95 (2.326 %)Configuration Management
95 (2.326 %)Data Analysis
95 (2.326 %)Scrum
95 (2.326 %)Data Management
104 (1.860 %)Enterprise Architecture
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
188 (40.93 %)C#
281 (37.67 %)SQL
347 (21.86 %)Java
439 (18.14 %)JavaScript
526 (12.09 %)PHP
613 (6.047 %)VB.NET
613 (6.047 %)Shell Script
710 (4.651 %)PL/SQL
710 (4.651 %)PHP4
89 (4.186 %)Transact-SQL
97 (3.256 %)Perl
97 (3.256 %)C++
106 (2.791 %)VB
115 (2.326 %)VBScript
123 (1.395 %)XPath
123 (1.395 %)PHP5
132 (0.930 %)DHTML
132 (0.930 %)ActionScript
141 (0.465 %)C
141 (0.465 %)MAXScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (7.442 %)Sun Certification
211 (5.116 %)Degree
36 (2.791 %)ISEB
45 (2.326 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.930 %)Cisco Certification
52 (0.930 %)CCNP
61 (0.465 %)CCVP
61 (0.465 %)ISEB Practitioner
61 (0.465 %)OCA
61 (0.465 %)Oracle Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (3.721 %)QA
23 (1.395 %)HL7
23 (1.395 %)WCAG
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (1.860 %)VMware Infrastructure
23 (1.395 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (0.465 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
150 (23.26 %)Microsoft
233 (15.35 %)Oracle
318 (8.372 %)Sun
415 (6.977 %)ATG
54 (1.860 %)VMware
54 (1.860 %)Meridio
63 (1.395 %)SAP
72 (0.930 %)Cisco
72 (0.930 %)IBM
72 (0.930 %)telerik
72 (0.930 %)BEA
72 (0.930 %)Sarvega
72 (0.930 %)webMethods
81 (0.465 %)Lucent
81 (0.465 %)Alcatel
81 (0.465 %)Ericsson
81 (0.465 %)Lotus
81 (0.465 %)TIBCO
81 (0.465 %)RedDot
81 (0.465 %)Nortel