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The table below looks at the demand for Really Simple Syndication (RSS) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RSS over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkReally Simple Syndication (RSS)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008		Same period last year
Rank370465
Rank change on same period last yearUp+95
Matching contract IT job ads3726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.026 %
As % of the category below0.438 %0.210 %
Daily rates quoted187
Average minimum daily rate£267£180
Average daily rate£287£190
% change on same period last year+51.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£295
% change on same period last year+12.42 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£17.50
Average hourly rate£27.50£25.00
% change on same period last year+10.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£21.25
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads844512371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.42 %12.20 %
Daily rates quoted38314828
Average minimum daily rate£370£397
Average daily rate£400£425
% change on same period last year-6.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£454
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted265361
Average minimum hourly rate£31.31£29.59
Average hourly rate£33.49£32.63
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.67£35.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
RSS EnglandRSS
England

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.

RSS
Demand Trend

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

London RSS Demand Trend

RSS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing RSS across the London region.

London RSS Daily Rate Trend

RSS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RSS across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London RSS Daily Rate Histogram

RSS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London RSS Hourly Rate Trend

RSS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing RSS across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London RSS Hourly Rate Histogram

RSS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RSS within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
City of LondonDown-236£321-
ClaphamNew entry-3--
RSS EnglandRSS
England

RSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing RSS 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 RSS.

170 (85.37 %)XML
250 (60.98 %)CSS
344 (53.66 %)HTML
436 (43.90 %)SharePoint
535 (42.68 %).NET
634 (41.46 %)Flash
732 (39.02 %)Microsoft
826 (31.71 %)SQL
826 (31.71 %)JavaScript
925 (30.49 %)Content Management
1024 (29.27 %)CMS
1122 (26.83 %)C#
1221 (25.61 %)Blog
1318 (21.95 %)SQL Server
1318 (21.95 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1415 (18.29 %)WebServices
1514 (17.07 %)MS Office
1613 (15.85 %)XHTML
1710 (12.20 %)ASP
1710 (12.20 %)Wiki
189 (10.98 %)DHTML
189 (10.98 %)Java
198 (9.756 %)Publishing
198 (9.756 %)Scrum
198 (9.756 %)AJAX
198 (9.756 %).NET Framework
198 (9.756 %)W3C
207 (8.537 %)Content Management Server
207 (8.537 %)Intranet
207 (8.537 %)Internet

RSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing RSS 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 RSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
170 (85.37 %)XML
250 (60.98 %)CSS
344 (53.66 %)HTML
435 (42.68 %).NET
515 (18.29 %)WebServices
613 (15.85 %)XHTML
710 (12.20 %)ASP
88 (9.756 %)AJAX
88 (9.756 %).NET Framework
96 (7.317 %)XUL
105 (6.098 %)J2ME
105 (6.098 %)ASP.NET
112 (2.439 %)J2EE
112 (2.439 %)Struts
112 (2.439 %)XSL
112 (2.439 %)XSLT
112 (2.439 %)Hibernate
112 (2.439 %)Spring
112 (2.439 %)JSF
112 (2.439 %)Windows SharePoint Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
136 (43.90 %)SharePoint
224 (29.27 %)CMS
318 (21.95 %)SharePoint Server 2007
47 (8.537 %)Content Management Server
54 (4.878 %)Apache
63 (3.659 %)SharePoint Portal Server
72 (2.439 %)ESB
81 (1.220 %)ColdFusion
81 (1.220 %)IIS
81 (1.220 %)Lotus Domino
81 (1.220 %)Immediacy CMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (17.07 %)MS Office
23 (3.659 %)Quicktime
32 (2.439 %)MS Visio
32 (2.439 %)Photoshop
32 (2.439 %)MS Project
41 (1.220 %)MS Excel
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (8.537 %)Intranet
17 (8.537 %)Internet
25 (6.098 %)SMS
34 (4.878 %)SMPP
42 (2.439 %)NFC
51 (1.220 %)LDAP
51 (1.220 %)LAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (21.95 %)SQL Server
27 (8.537 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (3.659 %)MySQL
42 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2000
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
134 (41.46 %)Flash
26 (7.317 %)Subversion
34 (4.878 %)Ant
41 (1.220 %)Visual Studio
41 (1.220 %)Dreamweaver
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (9.756 %)Publishing
23 (3.659 %)Finance
23 (3.659 %)Marketing
32 (2.439 %)Auditing
32 (2.439 %)Retail
32 (2.439 %)Education
32 (2.439 %)Games
41 (1.220 %)Banking
41 (1.220 %)Multimedia
41 (1.220 %)Investment Banking
41 (1.220 %)Interactive Media
41 (1.220 %)Back Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (41.46 %)Developer
221 (25.61 %)Administrator
319 (23.17 %)Web Administrator
411 (13.41 %).NET Developer
510 (12.20 %)Web Developer
510 (12.20 %)Web Manager
69 (10.98 %)Project Manager
76 (7.317 %)SharePoint Developer
84 (4.878 %)Technical Manager
84 (4.878 %)Software Developer
84 (4.878 %)Technical Project Manager
93 (3.659 %)Architect
93 (3.659 %)C# Developer
93 (3.659 %)Database Developer
93 (3.659 %)Integration Engineer
102 (2.439 %)HTML Developer
102 (2.439 %)SharePoint Administrator
102 (2.439 %)ASP.NET Developer
102 (2.439 %)SQL Developer
102 (2.439 %)Business Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (25.61 %)Blog
210 (12.20 %)Wiki
38 (9.756 %)W3C
43 (3.659 %)Web 2.0
52 (2.439 %)Podcast
52 (2.439 %)IVR
61 (1.220 %)Interactive TV
61 (1.220 %)E-Learning
61 (1.220 %)SCORM
61 (1.220 %)Flash Lite
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (8.537 %)Windows
24 (4.878 %)Windows XP
24 (4.878 %)Mac OS X
24 (4.878 %)Windows Vista
31 (1.220 %)Linux
31 (1.220 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (30.49 %)Content Management
28 (9.756 %)Scrum
37 (8.537 %)PRINCE2
46 (7.317 %)Project Management
46 (7.317 %)Web Development
55 (6.098 %)OOP
55 (6.098 %)OO
64 (4.878 %)E-Commerce
64 (4.878 %)DRM
72 (2.439 %)UML
72 (2.439 %)Internet Marketing
72 (2.439 %)Unit Testing
72 (2.439 %)Continuous Integration
81 (1.220 %)Time Management
81 (1.220 %)Web Design
81 (1.220 %)Business Analysis
81 (1.220 %)RUP
81 (1.220 %)OOD
81 (1.220 %)B2C
81 (1.220 %)Migration
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (31.71 %)JavaScript
126 (31.71 %)SQL
222 (26.83 %)C#
39 (10.98 %)DHTML
39 (10.98 %)Java
47 (8.537 %)C
47 (8.537 %)VB
56 (7.317 %)VB.NET
56 (7.317 %)Transact-SQL
56 (7.317 %)C++
64 (4.878 %)PHP
72 (2.439 %)Perl
72 (2.439 %)VC++
72 (2.439 %)Python
72 (2.439 %)Ruby
81 (1.220 %)Lingo
81 (1.220 %)ActionScript
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.659 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (1.220 %)PRINCE2 Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.220 %)WAI
11 (1.220 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (39.02 %)Microsoft
22 (2.439 %)Oracle
31 (1.220 %)Adobe
31 (1.220 %)Macromedia
31 (1.220 %)DoubleClick
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