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The table below looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Newcastle region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AJAX over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2417
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.012 %
As % of the category below2.381 %26.67 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£240
Average daily rate-£240
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£300
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£31.71
Average hourly rate-£32.29
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.80£35.61
% change on same period last year-13.50 %
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Newcastle
Matching contract IT job ads4245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted710
Average minimum daily rate£283£331
Average daily rate£283£348
% change on same period last year-18.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£283£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted610
Average minimum hourly rate£32.25£29.69
Average hourly rate£34.13£30.34
% change on same period last year+12.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
AJAX Tyne and WearAJAX
Tyne and Wear

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.

AJAX
Demand Trend

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

Newcastle AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Newcastle AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Newcastle AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle region citing AJAX 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 AJAX.

15 (62.50 %)SQL Server
24 (50.00 %).NET
24 (50.00 %)PHP
24 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (37.50 %)Web Development
33 (37.50 %)LAMP
33 (37.50 %)COBOL
33 (37.50 %)MySQL
42 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (25.00 %)C#
42 (25.00 %)Linux
42 (25.00 %)Apache
42 (25.00 %)XML
42 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
42 (25.00 %)Macromedia
51 (12.50 %)VB6
51 (12.50 %)Content Management
51 (12.50 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (12.50 %)CMS
51 (12.50 %)XSL
51 (12.50 %)XSLT
51 (12.50 %)SharePoint
51 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
51 (12.50 %)VB
51 (12.50 %)VB.NET
51 (12.50 %)WebServices

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle region citing AJAX 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 AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (50.00 %).NET
23 (37.50 %)LAMP
32 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
32 (25.00 %)XML
41 (12.50 %)XSL
41 (12.50 %)XSLT
41 (12.50 %)WebServices
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)Apache
21 (12.50 %)SharePoint
21 (12.50 %)CMS
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (62.50 %)SQL Server
24 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (37.50 %)MySQL
41 (12.50 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (25.00 %)Dreamweaver
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (37.50 %)Web Developer
23 (37.50 %).NET Developer
32 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (12.50 %)SQL Developer
41 (12.50 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (12.50 %)PHP Developer
41 (12.50 %).NET Web Developer
41 (12.50 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (12.50 %)VB Developer
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)Linux
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Web Development
21 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
21 (12.50 %)Content Management
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (50.00 %)PHP
23 (37.50 %)COBOL
32 (25.00 %)C#
41 (12.50 %)VB
41 (12.50 %)VB.NET
41 (12.50 %)VB6
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Macromedia