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

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2119
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads107
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.007 %
As % of the category below13.51 %30.43 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£225-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£275-
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£331
% change on same period last year+1.53 %
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£32.55£32.72
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads7423
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.023 %
Daily rates quoted134
Average minimum daily rate£255£198
Average daily rate£271£219
% change on same period last year+23.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£287£241
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£29.50£32.40
% change on same period last year-8.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£38.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
XML UKXML
UK

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 Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Northern Ireland XML Daily Rate Histogram

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northern Ireland XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
County AntrimDown-49£250-
XML UKXML
UK

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

18 (47.06 %)CSS
27 (41.18 %)JavaScript
27 (41.18 %)HTML
36 (35.29 %)XSLT
45 (29.41 %)JSP
45 (29.41 %)Linux
45 (29.41 %)XHTML
45 (29.41 %)Java
45 (29.41 %)J2EE
54 (23.53 %)JUnit
54 (23.53 %)OO
54 (23.53 %)JBoss
54 (23.53 %)Servlets
54 (23.53 %)MVC
54 (23.53 %)EJB
54 (23.53 %)Hibernate
54 (23.53 %)Web Design
54 (23.53 %)Spring
54 (23.53 %)EJB 3.0
63 (17.65 %)ServiceCenter
63 (17.65 %)AssetCenter
63 (17.65 %)OpenView
63 (17.65 %)HP
63 (17.65 %)Peregrine
63 (17.65 %)ITIL
63 (17.65 %).NET
63 (17.65 %)VB.NET
72 (11.76 %)SQL
72 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
72 (11.76 %)VBScript

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (47.06 %)CSS
27 (41.18 %)HTML
36 (35.29 %)XSLT
45 (29.41 %)XHTML
45 (29.41 %)J2EE
45 (29.41 %)JSP
54 (23.53 %)Servlets
54 (23.53 %)MVC
54 (23.53 %)Hibernate
54 (23.53 %)Spring
54 (23.53 %)EJB
54 (23.53 %)EJB 3.0
63 (17.65 %).NET
72 (11.76 %)ASP
72 (11.76 %)ASP.NET
81 (5.882 %)Struts
81 (5.882 %)WebServices
81 (5.882 %)XSL
81 (5.882 %)Adobe Flex
81 (5.882 %)jQuery
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (23.53 %)JBoss
22 (11.76 %)SharePoint
22 (11.76 %)IIS
31 (5.882 %)TIBCO EMS
31 (5.882 %)ESB
31 (5.882 %)Apache
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)Photoshop
12 (11.76 %)MS Excel
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.882 %)BusinessWorks
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)Internet
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.76 %)SQL Server
12 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (23.53 %)JUnit
21 (5.882 %)Ant
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.76 %)Telecoms
21 (5.882 %)Law
21 (5.882 %)Insurance
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (52.94 %)Developer
23 (17.65 %)Consultant
23 (17.65 %).NET Developer
32 (11.76 %)Web Developer
41 (5.882 %)Manual Test Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Java Developer
41 (5.882 %)Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Test Analyst
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)W3C
11 (5.882 %)BBC
11 (5.882 %)Interactive TV
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (29.41 %)Linux
22 (11.76 %)UNIX
31 (5.882 %)Windows
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)OO
14 (23.53 %)Web Design
23 (17.65 %)ITIL
31 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
31 (5.882 %)Stress Testing
31 (5.882 %)RAD
31 (5.882 %)E-Commerce
31 (5.882 %)SOA
31 (5.882 %)SEO
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (41.18 %)JavaScript
25 (29.41 %)Java
33 (17.65 %)VB.NET
42 (11.76 %)C++
42 (11.76 %)SQL
42 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
42 (11.76 %)VBScript
51 (5.882 %)VB
51 (5.882 %)ActionScript
51 (5.882 %)Shell Script
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (17.65 %)OpenView
13 (17.65 %)ServiceCenter
13 (17.65 %)AssetCenter
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (17.65 %)HP
13 (17.65 %)Peregrine
22 (11.76 %)Microsoft
22 (11.76 %)Adobe
31 (5.882 %)TIBCO