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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Newcastle region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited XML over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1921
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1113
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.014 %
As % of the category below18.03 %19.40 %
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£343£341
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£26.25£35.00
Average hourly rate£35.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-11.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.75£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.07£33.09
% change on same period last year+2.95 %
Application Development NewcastleApplication Development
Newcastle
Matching contract IT job ads6167
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.070 %
Daily rates quoted211
Average minimum daily rate£225£305
Average daily rate£253£355
% change on same period last year-28.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£281£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£336
% change on same period last year+4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted177
Average minimum hourly rate£32.11£36.50
Average hourly rate£36.59£41.75
% change on same period last year-12.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.08£47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.14
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
XML Tyne and WearXML
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.

XML
Demand Trend

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

Newcastle XML Demand Trend

XML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Newcastle XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Newcastle XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the Newcastle region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Newcastle XML Hourly Rate Histogram

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle region citing XML 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 XML.

115 (60.00 %).NET
214 (56.00 %)C#
39 (36.00 %)Java
39 (36.00 %)Oracle
48 (32.00 %)SQL
48 (32.00 %)ASP.NET
48 (32.00 %)WebSphere
57 (28.00 %)HTML
57 (28.00 %)DB2
57 (28.00 %)SQLPlus
66 (24.00 %)SharePoint
66 (24.00 %)ISEB
66 (24.00 %)Visual Studio
66 (24.00 %)Windows
66 (24.00 %)XHTML
75 (20.00 %)MS Excel
75 (20.00 %)Code Coverage
75 (20.00 %)TestPartner
75 (20.00 %)Cactus
75 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
75 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
75 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
75 (20.00 %)Compuware
84 (16.00 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (16.00 %)SQL Server
93 (12.00 %)WebServices
93 (12.00 %)Automated Testing
102 (8.000 %)Datawarehouse
102 (8.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
102 (8.000 %)XSLT

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle region citing XML 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 XML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
115 (60.00 %).NET
28 (32.00 %)ASP.NET
28 (32.00 %)WebSphere
37 (28.00 %)HTML
46 (24.00 %)XHTML
55 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
63 (12.00 %)WebServices
72 (8.000 %)XSLT
72 (8.000 %)AJAX
81 (4.000 %).NET Remoting
81 (4.000 %)Java EE
81 (4.000 %)XSL
81 (4.000 %)EJB
81 (4.000 %)CSS
81 (4.000 %)JDBC
81 (4.000 %)JSP
81 (4.000 %)Struts
81 (4.000 %)J2EE
81 (4.000 %)Spring
81 (4.000 %)JMS
Application Platforms
16 (24.00 %)SharePoint
25 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (4.000 %)WebLogic
Applications
15 (20.00 %)MS Excel
21 (4.000 %)MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (28.00 %)DB2
17 (28.00 %)SQLPlus
24 (16.00 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (16.00 %)SQL Server
32 (8.000 %)Datawarehouse
32 (8.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (4.000 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (4.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (4.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (4.000 %)Oracle 9i
Development Applications
16 (24.00 %)Visual Studio
25 (20.00 %)TestPartner
25 (20.00 %)Cactus
31 (4.000 %)ClearCase
31 (4.000 %)Ant
31 (4.000 %)JUnit
31 (4.000 %)ClearQuest
31 (4.000 %)Rational Rose
General
11 (4.000 %)Telecoms
11 (4.000 %)Automotive
11 (4.000 %)Government
11 (4.000 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
110 (40.00 %)Developer
26 (24.00 %).NET Developer
35 (20.00 %)C# Developer
43 (12.00 %)Architect
43 (12.00 %)Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Test Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Web Developer
52 (8.000 %)Tester
52 (8.000 %)C# Web Developer
52 (8.000 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (8.000 %)SQL Developer
52 (8.000 %).NET Web Developer
52 (8.000 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.000 %)Java/J2EE Developer
61 (4.000 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (4.000 %)J2EE Developer
61 (4.000 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (4.000 %)VB Developer
61 (4.000 %)Java Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (4.000 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
16 (24.00 %)Windows
21 (4.000 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
15 (20.00 %)Code Coverage
15 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
23 (12.00 %)Automated Testing
32 (8.000 %)Use Case
41 (4.000 %)Web Development
41 (4.000 %)UML
41 (4.000 %)OOA/OOD
41 (4.000 %)OO
41 (4.000 %)RUP
41 (4.000 %)Unified Process
Programming Languages
114 (56.00 %)C#
29 (36.00 %)Java
38 (32.00 %)SQL
41 (4.000 %)VB
41 (4.000 %)VB.NET
41 (4.000 %)COBOL
41 (4.000 %)JavaScript
41 (4.000 %)PHP
41 (4.000 %)PL/SQL
41 (4.000 %)VB6
Qualifications
16 (24.00 %)ISEB
21 (4.000 %)Sun Certification
Vendors
19 (36.00 %)Oracle
25 (20.00 %)Compuware
31 (4.000 %)Sun
31 (4.000 %)webMethods
31 (4.000 %)BEA
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