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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Leicester 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
Rank1726
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below7.692 %2.778 %
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 quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.53£37.41
% change on same period last year-15.72 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads3936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted311
Average minimum daily rate£310£457
Average daily rate£350£459
% change on same period last year-23.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£21.70
% change on same period last year+49.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£23.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
AJAX LeicestershireAJAX
Leicestershire

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

Leicester AJAX Demand 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 Leicester region.

Leicester AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)UML
22 (66.67 %)OO
22 (66.67 %)OOD
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)Crystal Reports
22 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
22 (66.67 %)C++
22 (66.67 %)HTML
22 (66.67 %)JavaScript
22 (66.67 %)VB
22 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (66.67 %)C
31 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
31 (33.33 %)Degree
31 (33.33 %)QA
31 (33.33 %)Time Management
31 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)ISO9001
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft
31 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
31 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
22 (66.67 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (66.67 %)Crystal Reports
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)Oracle 10g
21 (33.33 %)Oracle Reports
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)Visual Studio
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %)C# Developer
21 (33.33 %)Software Engineer
21 (33.33 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)UML
12 (66.67 %)OO
12 (66.67 %)OOD
21 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
21 (33.33 %)Time Management
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#
22 (66.67 %)C++
22 (66.67 %)JavaScript
22 (66.67 %)VB
22 (66.67 %)C
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)Degree
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (33.33 %)QA
11 (33.33 %)ISO9001
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft