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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Maidenhead 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1928
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads715
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.015 %
As % of the category below22.58 %25.00 %
Daily rates quoted49
Average minimum daily rate£363£353
Average daily rate£419£383
% change on same period last year+9.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£414
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£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£34.35£33.12
% change on same period last year+3.72 %
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Maidenhead
Matching contract IT job ads3160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.060 %
Daily rates quoted617
Average minimum daily rate£341£336
Average daily rate£402£364
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£462£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted58
Average minimum hourly rate£15.40£32.08
Average hourly rate£16.50£33.75
% change on same period last year-51.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.60£35.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
XML BerkshireXML
Berkshire

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

Maidenhead 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 Maidenhead region.

Maidenhead 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 Maidenhead region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Maidenhead 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 Maidenhead region.

Maidenhead XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidenhead 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.

16 (54.55 %)SQL
24 (36.36 %)Java
33 (27.27 %)Oracle
33 (27.27 %)SQL Server
33 (27.27 %)SOAP
33 (27.27 %)WebServices
33 (27.27 %)Windows
33 (27.27 %)Active Directory
33 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (18.18 %)AWT
42 (18.18 %)CSS
42 (18.18 %)Swing
42 (18.18 %)XSL
42 (18.18 %)XSLT
42 (18.18 %).NET
42 (18.18 %)J2EE
42 (18.18 %)MySQL
42 (18.18 %)VERITAS
42 (18.18 %)Telecoms
42 (18.18 %)Hibernate
42 (18.18 %)VMware
42 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (18.18 %)Spring
51 (9.091 %)BSS
51 (9.091 %)AJAX
51 (9.091 %)Web Development
51 (9.091 %)ESB
51 (9.091 %)Backup Exec
51 (9.091 %)Mac OS X

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidenhead 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.

Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (27.27 %)SOAP
13 (27.27 %)WebServices
22 (18.18 %)AWT
22 (18.18 %)CSS
22 (18.18 %)Swing
22 (18.18 %)XSL
22 (18.18 %)XSLT
22 (18.18 %).NET
22 (18.18 %)J2EE
22 (18.18 %)Hibernate
22 (18.18 %)Spring
31 (9.091 %)AJAX
31 (9.091 %)HTML
31 (9.091 %)ASP
31 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
31 (9.091 %)JSP
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)ESB
11 (9.091 %)WebLogic
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (9.091 %)BSS
11 (9.091 %)HTTP
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (27.27 %)SQL Server
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (18.18 %)MySQL
22 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2005
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (18.18 %)Telecoms
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Developer
23 (27.27 %)Java Architect
23 (27.27 %)Architect
32 (18.18 %)Web Developer
32 (18.18 %)1st Line Support
32 (18.18 %)Senior Java Architect
32 (18.18 %)Java Developer
41 (9.091 %)Technical Manager
41 (9.091 %)Senior Java Developer
41 (9.091 %)Analyst
41 (9.091 %)OSS Programme Manager
41 (9.091 %)Integration Manager
41 (9.091 %)Systems Integration Manager
41 (9.091 %)Systems Manager
41 (9.091 %)Server Support
41 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
41 (9.091 %)Programmer
41 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Programme Manager
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (9.091 %)N-Tier
11 (9.091 %)PMI
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (27.27 %)Windows
13 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (9.091 %)Mac OS X
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (9.091 %)Web Development
11 (9.091 %)ITIL
11 (9.091 %)PRINCE2
11 (9.091 %)E-Commerce
11 (9.091 %)EAI
11 (9.091 %)SOA
11 (9.091 %)UML
11 (9.091 %)Project Management
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (54.55 %)SQL
24 (36.36 %)Java
31 (9.091 %)C
31 (9.091 %)C#
31 (9.091 %)DHTML
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (27.27 %)Active Directory
21 (9.091 %)Backup Exec
Maidenhead IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)Oracle
22 (18.18 %)VERITAS
22 (18.18 %)VMware
31 (9.091 %)Sun
31 (9.091 %)Symantec