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This section looks at the demand for XML Schema Definition (XSD) 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 XSD over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkXML Schema Definition (XSD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.646 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£408
% change on same period last year-14.39 %
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£32.50£35.18
% change on same period last year-7.62 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads243238
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.324 %0.241 %
Daily rates quoted7377
Average minimum daily rate£296£334
Average daily rate£316£353
% change on same period last year-10.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1910
Average minimum hourly rate£30.29£29.53
Average hourly rate£34.03£29.91
% change on same period last year+13.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.76£30.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
XSD BerkshireXSD
Berkshire

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.

XSD
Demand Trend

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

Reading XSD Demand Trend

XSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading XSD Daily Rate Trend

XSD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading XSD Hourly Rate Trend

XSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (92.31 %)XML
211 (84.62 %)Windows
38 (61.54 %)OO
46 (46.15 %)XSL
46 (46.15 %)Java
55 (38.46 %)C#
55 (38.46 %).NET
55 (38.46 %)UML
55 (38.46 %)ASP.NET
64 (30.77 %)Wireless
64 (30.77 %)Workflow
64 (30.77 %)UIQ
64 (30.77 %)Series 60
64 (30.77 %)Content Management
64 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (30.77 %)Windows Mobile
64 (30.77 %)Smartphone
64 (30.77 %).NET Framework
64 (30.77 %)TIBCO EMS
64 (30.77 %)SharePoint Server 2007
64 (30.77 %)WF
64 (30.77 %)CAML
64 (30.77 %)XSLT
64 (30.77 %)SQL Server
64 (30.77 %)C++
64 (30.77 %)XHTML
64 (30.77 %)SharePoint
64 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (30.77 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
64 (30.77 %)TIBCO

XSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (92.31 %)XML
26 (46.15 %)XSL
35 (38.46 %).NET
35 (38.46 %)ASP.NET
44 (30.77 %)CAML
44 (30.77 %)XSLT
44 (30.77 %)XHTML
44 (30.77 %)WAP
44 (30.77 %)UIQ
44 (30.77 %)Series 60
44 (30.77 %).NET Framework
44 (30.77 %)WF
51 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (7.692 %)WebServices
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (30.77 %)SharePoint
14 (30.77 %)TIBCO EMS
14 (30.77 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (30.77 %)BusinessWorks
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (30.77 %)HTTP
14 (30.77 %)TCP/IP
14 (30.77 %)Wireless
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (30.77 %)SQL Server
14 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2000
14 (30.77 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (23.08 %)Oracle 10g
31 (7.692 %)SQL Server 7
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (23.08 %)Eclipse
21 (7.692 %)Visual Studio
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Finance
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (38.46 %)Developer
24 (30.77 %)Consultant
24 (30.77 %)Architect
33 (23.08 %)TIBCO Developer
42 (15.38 %)SharePoint Consultant
51 (7.692 %).NET Developer
51 (7.692 %)C# Developer
51 (7.692 %).NET Consultant
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (30.77 %)Smartphone
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (84.62 %)Windows
24 (30.77 %)Windows Mobile
33 (23.08 %)UNIX
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (61.54 %)OO
25 (38.46 %)UML
34 (30.77 %)Workflow
34 (30.77 %)Content Management
41 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
41 (7.692 %)OOA/OOD
41 (7.692 %)Project Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (46.15 %)Java
25 (38.46 %)C#
34 (30.77 %)C++
43 (23.08 %)Shell Script
43 (23.08 %)PL/SQL
43 (23.08 %)SQL
51 (7.692 %)XQuery
51 (7.692 %)XPath
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (30.77 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)Symbian
14 (30.77 %)Microsoft
14 (30.77 %)TIBCO
23 (23.08 %)Oracle
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