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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Maidstone 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank75
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below57.14 %36.36 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£250
Average daily rate£300£250
% change on same period last year+20.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£303
% change on same period last year+1.14 %
Hourly rates quoted61
Average minimum hourly rate£32.33£30.00
Average hourly rate£33.67£32.50
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.22£37.12
% change on same period last year-15.89 %
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Maidstone
Matching contract IT job ads1411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£288£250
Average daily rate£300£260
% change on same period last year+15.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£32.63£31.25
Average hourly rate£33.94£33.75
% change on same period last year+0.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.24£36.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
AJAX KentAJAX
Kent

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

Maidstone AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Maidstone AJAX Daily Rate 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 Maidstone region.

Maidstone AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AJAX across the Maidstone region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Maidstone AJAX Hourly Rate Histogram

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

18 (100.00 %)HTML
18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)ASP
18 (100.00 %)XML
26 (75.00 %)WebServices
26 (75.00 %)GIS
26 (75.00 %)ESRI
26 (75.00 %)ArcIMS
26 (75.00 %)UNIX
26 (75.00 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)Internet
26 (75.00 %)VB
26 (75.00 %)ArcObjects
35 (62.50 %)MS PowerPoint
35 (62.50 %)C#
35 (62.50 %)MS Excel
35 (62.50 %)Microsoft
35 (62.50 %)Intranet
35 (62.50 %)Publishing
44 (50.00 %)Oracle
53 (37.50 %)Local Government
53 (37.50 %)Government
53 (37.50 %)Summit
62 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
62 (25.00 %)JavaScript
71 (12.50 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (12.50 %)Legal
71 (12.50 %)Finance
71 (12.50 %)ArcSDE
71 (12.50 %)Degree

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %)HTML
18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)ASP
18 (100.00 %)XML
26 (75.00 %)WebServices
26 (75.00 %)ArcObjects
32 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (75.00 %)ArcIMS
21 (12.50 %)ArcSDE
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (62.50 %)MS PowerPoint
15 (62.50 %)MS Excel
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (37.50 %)Summit
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (75.00 %)Internet
25 (62.50 %)Intranet
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (75.00 %)GIS
21 (12.50 %)Oracle 8/8i
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Publishing
23 (37.50 %)Local Government
23 (37.50 %)Government
31 (12.50 %)Legal
31 (12.50 %)Finance
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (87.50 %)Developer
25 (62.50 %)Applications Developer
34 (50.00 %)GIS Developer
43 (37.50 %)Web Developer
52 (25.00 %)Web Applications Developer
61 (12.50 %)Junior
61 (12.50 %).NET Developer
61 (12.50 %)ASP Developer
61 (12.50 %)Junior Developer
61 (12.50 %)Junior Web Developer
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)UNIX
16 (75.00 %)Windows
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)VB
25 (62.50 %)C#
32 (25.00 %)JavaScript
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)Degree
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)ESRI
25 (62.50 %)Microsoft
34 (50.00 %)Oracle