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The table below looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Reading 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4967
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads196
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.006 %
As % of the category below9.048 %2.222 %
Daily rates quoted81
Average minimum daily rate£228£289
Average daily rate£246£289
% change on same period last year-15.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£264£289
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£300
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
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£30.90£35.85
% change on same period last year-13.81 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads210270
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.298 %0.273 %
Daily rates quoted53103
Average minimum daily rate£274£318
Average daily rate£299£346
% change on same period last year-13.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted1810
Average minimum hourly rate£33.70£34.78
Average hourly rate£36.91£36.41
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.13£38.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.18£32.06
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
AJAX BerkshireAJAX
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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 Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AJAX across the Reading region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Reading AJAX Daily Rate Histogram

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

128 (68.29 %)JavaScript
226 (63.41 %)HTML
324 (58.54 %)CSS
421 (51.22 %)XML
518 (43.90 %)XHTML
612 (29.27 %).NET
710 (24.39 %)DOM
710 (24.39 %)ASP.NET
710 (24.39 %)JSP
89 (21.95 %)SQL
89 (21.95 %)C#
98 (19.51 %)Java
98 (19.51 %)WebServices
107 (17.07 %)Hibernate
107 (17.07 %)Finance
107 (17.07 %)WCAG
107 (17.07 %)Eclipse
107 (17.07 %)Struts
107 (17.07 %)SQL Server
116 (14.63 %)WebSphere Application Server
116 (14.63 %)WebLogic
116 (14.63 %)IIS
116 (14.63 %)HTTP
116 (14.63 %)B2B
116 (14.63 %)BizTalk Server
116 (14.63 %)SC Cleared
116 (14.63 %)Security Cleared
116 (14.63 %)WebSphere
116 (14.63 %)Technical Architecture
116 (14.63 %).NET Framework

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (63.41 %)HTML
224 (58.54 %)CSS
321 (51.22 %)XML
418 (43.90 %)XHTML
512 (29.27 %).NET
610 (24.39 %)DOM
610 (24.39 %)ASP.NET
610 (24.39 %)JSP
78 (19.51 %)WebServices
87 (17.07 %)Hibernate
87 (17.07 %)Struts
96 (14.63 %)WebSphere
96 (14.63 %).NET Framework
96 (14.63 %)Spring
105 (12.20 %)WCF
105 (12.20 %)SOAP
114 (9.756 %)J2EE
114 (9.756 %)XSL
114 (9.756 %)UDDI
123 (7.317 %)jQuery
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (14.63 %)WebSphere Application Server
16 (14.63 %)WebLogic
16 (14.63 %)IIS
16 (14.63 %)BizTalk Server
25 (12.20 %)WebLogic Portal
34 (9.756 %)ESB
34 (9.756 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (2.439 %)CMS
41 (2.439 %)Movable Type
41 (2.439 %)Mambo
41 (2.439 %)SharePoint
41 (2.439 %)Apache
41 (2.439 %)TeamSite
41 (2.439 %)JBoss
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.317 %)Photoshop
22 (4.878 %)Adobe Illustrator
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (14.63 %)HTTP
23 (7.317 %)GPRS
32 (4.878 %)Intranet
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (17.07 %)SQL Server
25 (12.20 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (7.317 %)Informix
41 (2.439 %)GIS
41 (2.439 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (2.439 %)DTS
41 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.439 %)MySQL
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (17.07 %)Eclipse
25 (12.20 %)Ant
34 (9.756 %)Flash
42 (4.878 %)Visual Studio
42 (4.878 %)Dreamweaver
51 (2.439 %)Subversion
51 (2.439 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (17.07 %)Finance
22 (4.878 %)Telecoms
22 (4.878 %)Retail
31 (2.439 %)Retail Banking
31 (2.439 %)Marketing
31 (2.439 %)Banking
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (70.73 %)Developer
219 (46.34 %)Web Developer
38 (19.51 %)Java Developer
47 (17.07 %)Senior Developer
47 (17.07 %)Senior Web Developer
53 (7.317 %)Web Designer
62 (4.878 %)Technical Designer
62 (4.878 %)Photoshop Designer
62 (4.878 %)Web Manager
62 (4.878 %)Development Manager
62 (4.878 %).NET Developer
62 (4.878 %)C# Developer
71 (2.439 %)Tester
71 (2.439 %)Web Development Manager
71 (2.439 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (14.63 %)Replication
16 (14.63 %)Clustering
23 (7.317 %)W3C
32 (4.878 %)Web 2.0
41 (2.439 %)N-Tier
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.439 %)UNIX
11 (2.439 %)Windows
11 (2.439 %)Linux
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (14.63 %)B2B
16 (14.63 %)SC Cleared
16 (14.63 %)Security Cleared
16 (14.63 %)Technical Architecture
16 (14.63 %)Load Balancing
24 (9.756 %)SOA
32 (4.878 %)Web Development
32 (4.878 %)Validation
41 (2.439 %)Web Design
41 (2.439 %)Project Management
41 (2.439 %)Software Testing
41 (2.439 %)Content Management
41 (2.439 %)OO
41 (2.439 %)RAD
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (68.29 %)JavaScript
29 (21.95 %)SQL
29 (21.95 %)C#
38 (19.51 %)Java
44 (9.756 %)DHTML
53 (7.317 %)C
53 (7.317 %)PHP
62 (4.878 %)Perl
71 (2.439 %)Ruby
71 (2.439 %)PHP5
71 (2.439 %)Transact-SQL
71 (2.439 %)VB
71 (2.439 %)VB.NET
71 (2.439 %)ActionScript
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.317 %)Sun Certification
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (17.07 %)WCAG
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.878 %)MSMQ
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (12.20 %)Oracle
23 (7.317 %)Sun
31 (2.439 %)FatWire
31 (2.439 %)Zend
31 (2.439 %)BEA
31 (2.439 %)IBM