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This section looks at the demand for Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited W3C over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWorldwide Web Consortium (W3C)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6649
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads1519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.019 %
As % of the category below4.144 %11.05 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£360-
Average daily rate£360-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£277
% change on same period last year+20.12 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.78£26.07
% change on same period last year-12.63 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads362172
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.483 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted5818
Average minimum daily rate£325£246
Average daily rate£344£263
% change on same period last year+30.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted6833
Average minimum hourly rate£13.68£15.19
Average hourly rate£16.10£17.89
% change on same period last year-10.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.52£20.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
W3C North WestW3C
North West

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.

W3C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Manchester W3C Demand Trend

W3C
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing W3C across the Manchester region.

Manchester W3C Daily Rate Trend

W3C
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the Manchester region.

Manchester W3C Hourly Rate Trend

W3C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing W3C 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 W3C.

120 (76.92 %)JavaScript
217 (65.38 %)CSS
315 (57.69 %)XHTML
412 (46.15 %)HTML
511 (42.31 %)Photoshop
610 (38.46 %)XML
79 (34.62 %)ActionScript
88 (30.77 %)PHP
97 (26.92 %)SQL
97 (26.92 %)ASP
106 (23.08 %)Flash
106 (23.08 %)SEO
115 (19.23 %)SCORM
115 (19.23 %)Lingo
115 (19.23 %)Python
115 (19.23 %).NET
124 (15.38 %)SQL Server
124 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
124 (15.38 %)C#
133 (11.54 %)AJAX
133 (11.54 %)Adobe Illustrator
133 (11.54 %)XSL
133 (11.54 %)Dreamweaver
142 (7.692 %)Microsoft
142 (7.692 %)Adobe
142 (7.692 %)WebServices
142 (7.692 %)Web Design
142 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
142 (7.692 %)Web Development
142 (7.692 %)PAS 78

W3C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing W3C 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 W3C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (65.38 %)CSS
215 (57.69 %)XHTML
312 (46.15 %)HTML
410 (38.46 %)XML
57 (26.92 %)ASP
65 (19.23 %).NET
74 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
83 (11.54 %)AJAX
83 (11.54 %)XSL
92 (7.692 %)WebServices
92 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
101 (3.846 %)XSD
101 (3.846 %)SOAP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.846 %)CMS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (42.31 %)Photoshop
23 (11.54 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (3.846 %)MS Excel
31 (3.846 %)Fireworks
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)FTP
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (15.38 %)SQL Server
22 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2000
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (23.08 %)Flash
23 (11.54 %)Dreamweaver
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.846 %)Graphic Design
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (84.62 %)Developer
212 (46.15 %)Web Developer
34 (15.38 %)ActionScript Developer
42 (7.692 %)Programmer
42 (7.692 %)Web Designer
42 (7.692 %)Flash Developer
42 (7.692 %)HTML Developer
51 (3.846 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (3.846 %)Lead Developer
51 (3.846 %).NET Developer
51 (3.846 %)C# Developer
51 (3.846 %)Photoshop Designer
51 (3.846 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (3.846 %)Software Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (19.23 %)SCORM
22 (7.692 %)E-Learning
31 (3.846 %)NHS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.846 %)Windows
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (23.08 %)SEO
22 (7.692 %)Web Design
22 (7.692 %)Web Development
31 (3.846 %)Agile Software Development
31 (3.846 %)Content Management
31 (3.846 %)Workflow
31 (3.846 %)UML
31 (3.846 %)OOP
31 (3.846 %)OO
31 (3.846 %)Project Management
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (76.92 %)JavaScript
29 (34.62 %)ActionScript
38 (30.77 %)PHP
47 (26.92 %)SQL
55 (19.23 %)Python
55 (19.23 %)Lingo
64 (15.38 %)C#
71 (3.846 %)C++
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.692 %)PAS 78
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.692 %)Microsoft
12 (7.692 %)Adobe
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