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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) 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 XML over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank74
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below62.50 %42.86 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£250
Average daily rate£300£275
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£334
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£32.75-
Average hourly rate£34.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.25-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.84£33.03
% change on same period last year+2.47 %
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Maidstone
Matching contract IT job ads814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£300£254
Average daily rate£300£264
% change on same period last year+13.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£33.22£31.25
Average hourly rate£34.43£33.75
% change on same period last year+2.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.63£36.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
XML KentXML
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.

XML
Demand Trend

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

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region.

Maidstone XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Maidstone XML Hourly Rate Histogram

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

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

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %)HTML
18 (100.00 %).NET
18 (100.00 %)ASP
18 (100.00 %)AJAX
26 (75.00 %)ArcObjects
26 (75.00 %)WebServices
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 Excel
15 (62.50 %)MS PowerPoint
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