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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XHTML over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6382
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.013 %0.809 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£380-
Average daily rate£398-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£415-
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£297
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
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£25.54£31.34
% change on same period last year-18.51 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads299371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.399 %0.375 %
Daily rates quoted6133
Average minimum daily rate£355£340
Average daily rate£380£365
% change on same period last year+4.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted619
Average minimum hourly rate£24.14£36.96
Average hourly rate£27.36£37.78
% change on same period last year-27.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.57£38.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
XHTML EnglandXHTML
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.

XHTML
Demand Trend

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

Midlands XHTML Demand Trend

XHTML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands XHTML Daily Rate Trend

XHTML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands XHTML Hourly Rate Trend

XHTML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

122 (91.67 %)CSS
219 (79.17 %)JavaScript
316 (66.67 %).NET
413 (54.17 %)Agile Software Development
413 (54.17 %)XML
511 (45.83 %)W3C
610 (41.67 %)SQL Server
79 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
79 (37.50 %)C#
79 (37.50 %)AJAX
87 (29.17 %)ASP.NET 2.0
87 (29.17 %)SOAP
87 (29.17 %)WebServices
96 (25.00 %)UML
96 (25.00 %)Microsoft
96 (25.00 %)NHS
96 (25.00 %)Content Management
105 (20.83 %)Web Development
105 (20.83 %)MS Excel
105 (20.83 %)HTML
114 (16.67 %)SharePoint
114 (16.67 %)Flash
114 (16.67 %)XSLT
114 (16.67 %).NET Framework
114 (16.67 %)SQL Server 7
114 (16.67 %)CAD
123 (12.50 %)Graphic Design
123 (12.50 %)XSL
123 (12.50 %)OOP
123 (12.50 %)OO

XHTML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (91.67 %)CSS
216 (66.67 %).NET
313 (54.17 %)XML
49 (37.50 %)ASP.NET
49 (37.50 %)AJAX
57 (29.17 %)ASP.NET 2.0
57 (29.17 %)SOAP
57 (29.17 %)WebServices
65 (20.83 %)HTML
74 (16.67 %).NET Framework
74 (16.67 %)XSLT
83 (12.50 %)XSL
91 (4.167 %)ASP
91 (4.167 %)RSS
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (16.67 %)SharePoint
21 (4.167 %)CMS
21 (4.167 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (20.83 %)MS Excel
23 (12.50 %)Photoshop
31 (4.167 %)Fireworks
31 (4.167 %)Adobe Illustrator
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)FTP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (41.67 %)SQL Server
24 (16.67 %)SQL Server 7
31 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.167 %)MySQL
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (16.67 %)Flash
22 (8.333 %)Dreamweaver
31 (4.167 %)Subversion
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.50 %)Graphic Design
22 (8.333 %)Marketing
31 (4.167 %)Video Editing
31 (4.167 %)Construction
31 (4.167 %)Health
31 (4.167 %)Advertising
31 (4.167 %)Publishing
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (62.50 %)Developer
25 (20.83 %)Web Designer
34 (16.67 %)Team Leader
34 (16.67 %)Web Developer
34 (16.67 %)SharePoint Developer
42 (8.333 %)Web Team Leader
42 (8.333 %)VB Developer
51 (4.167 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (4.167 %)Lead Developer
51 (4.167 %)C# Developer
51 (4.167 %)PHP Developer
51 (4.167 %)Senior Web Designer
51 (4.167 %)Graphic Designer
51 (4.167 %)Web Editor
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (45.83 %)W3C
26 (25.00 %)NHS
31 (4.167 %)Social Network
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.167 %)Windows
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (54.17 %)Agile Software Development
26 (25.00 %)UML
26 (25.00 %)Content Management
35 (20.83 %)Web Development
44 (16.67 %)CAD
53 (12.50 %)OOP
53 (12.50 %)OO
53 (12.50 %)RAD
62 (8.333 %)Validation
62 (8.333 %)Scrum
62 (8.333 %)TDD
71 (4.167 %)Web Design
71 (4.167 %)Project Management
71 (4.167 %)Internet Marketing
71 (4.167 %)Usability Testing
71 (4.167 %)E-Commerce
71 (4.167 %)OOD
71 (4.167 %)B2B
71 (4.167 %)B2C
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (79.17 %)JavaScript
29 (37.50 %)C#
32 (8.333 %)PHP
32 (8.333 %)VB
32 (8.333 %)VB.NET
41 (4.167 %)ActionScript
41 (4.167 %)PHP5
41 (4.167 %)PHP4
41 (4.167 %)SQL
41 (4.167 %)VBScript
41 (4.167 %)DHTML
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (4.167 %)Stellent
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