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The table below looks at the demand for Apache Ant skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Ant over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Ant
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank-72
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.356 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£343
% change on same period last year+9.12 %
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£41.46£37.33
% change on same period last year+11.05 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads50149
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.151 %
Daily rates quoted713
Average minimum daily rate£266£346
Average daily rate£280£355
% change on same period last year-21.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£294£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£327
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.71
Average hourly rate-£27.03
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£27.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.43£31.25
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
Ant EnglandAnt
England

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.

Ant
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Ant Demand Trend

Ant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Ant Daily Rate Trend

Ant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Ant Hourly Rate Trend

Ant
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

15 (83.33 %)Apache
24 (66.67 %)Jython
24 (66.67 %)WebSphere
33 (50.00 %)UNIX
33 (50.00 %)Windows
33 (50.00 %)AIX
33 (50.00 %)Java
33 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (33.33 %)ASP
42 (33.33 %)Servlets
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server
42 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
42 (33.33 %)Tomcat
42 (33.33 %)Eclipse
42 (33.33 %)Microsoft
42 (33.33 %)Subversion
42 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (16.67 %)Python
51 (16.67 %)UML
51 (16.67 %)JavaScript
51 (16.67 %)Struts
51 (16.67 %)JSP

Ant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (66.67 %)WebSphere
22 (33.33 %)ASP
22 (33.33 %)Servlets
31 (16.67 %)Struts
31 (16.67 %)JSP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (83.33 %)Apache
23 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (33.33 %)Tomcat
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
12 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)Eclipse
12 (33.33 %)Subversion
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Developer
22 (33.33 %)Administrator
22 (33.33 %)Java Developer
31 (16.67 %)WebSphere Administrator
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)UNIX
13 (50.00 %)Windows
13 (50.00 %)AIX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)UML
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)Jython
23 (50.00 %)Java
31 (16.67 %)JavaScript
31 (16.67 %)Python
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft