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The table below looks at the demand for XML Schema Definition (XSD) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XSD over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXML Schema Definition (XSD)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-69
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.671 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£220
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£360
% change on same period last year-6.26 %
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£35.00£16.00
% change on same period last year+118.75 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads322298
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.455 %0.302 %
Daily rates quoted4638
Average minimum daily rate£281£271
Average daily rate£302£293
% change on same period last year+3.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted3845
Average minimum hourly rate£23.78£24.55
Average hourly rate£26.89£26.48
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£28.41
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
XSD North WestXSD
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.

XSD
Demand Trend

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

Manchester XSD Demand Trend

XSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester XSD Daily Rate Trend

XSD
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing XSD 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 XSD.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSL
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

XSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing XSD 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 XSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSL
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Software Developer
11 (100.00 %)Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
11 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)C++