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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Scotland 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 last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank64115
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching contract IT job ads416
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.007 %
As % of the category below7.869 %1.136 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£307-
Average daily rate£332-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£356-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£279
% change on same period last year+19.42 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.18£30.42
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Application Development ScotlandApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads521528
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.668 %0.593 %
Daily rates quoted77100
Average minimum daily rate£298£322
Average daily rate£324£337
% change on same period last year-4.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted724
Average minimum hourly rate£26.61£20.93
Average hourly rate£31.68£22.75
% change on same period last year+39.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.74£24.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
AJAX UKAJAX
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.

AJAX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing AJAX across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Scotland AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the past 3 months.

Scotland AJAX Daily Rate Histogram

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AJAX within the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1GlasgowUp+2429£327-
2EdinburghUp+35--
AJAX UKAJAX
UK

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Scotland region citing AJAX also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing AJAX.

138 (55.07 %)JavaScript
138 (55.07 %).NET
236 (52.17 %)C#
335 (50.72 %)ASP.NET
430 (43.48 %)SQL Server
524 (34.78 %)HTML
524 (34.78 %)CSS
621 (30.43 %)SQL Server 2005
720 (28.99 %)XML
720 (28.99 %)SQL
817 (24.64 %)Transact-SQL
817 (24.64 %)Java
914 (20.29 %)Spring
1012 (17.39 %)Adobe Flex
1012 (17.39 %)SharePoint
1012 (17.39 %)Adobe
1111 (15.94 %)JSP
1111 (15.94 %)Web Design
1210 (14.49 %)J2EE
139 (13.04 %)Sybase
139 (13.04 %)Finance
139 (13.04 %)TDD
139 (13.04 %)SharePoint Server 2007
148 (11.59 %)RIA
148 (11.59 %)Workflow
148 (11.59 %)Internet
157 (10.14 %)Microsoft
157 (10.14 %)Unix
157 (10.14 %)PHP
157 (10.14 %)Extreme Programming

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Scotland region citing AJAX also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
138 (55.07 %).NET
235 (50.72 %)ASP.NET
324 (34.78 %)CSS
324 (34.78 %)HTML
420 (28.99 %)XML
514 (20.29 %)Spring
612 (17.39 %)Adobe Flex
711 (15.94 %)JSP
810 (14.49 %)J2EE
96 (8.696 %)XHTML
96 (8.696 %)ASP.NET 2.0
96 (8.696 %)NHibernate
105 (7.246 %)Hibernate
105 (7.246 %)XSL
105 (7.246 %)WebServices
114 (5.797 %).NET Framework
123 (4.348 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
123 (4.348 %)XSLT
123 (4.348 %)EJB
132 (2.899 %)ADO.NET
Application Platforms
112 (17.39 %)SharePoint
29 (13.04 %)SharePoint Server 2007
36 (8.696 %)BizTalk Server
45 (7.246 %)JBoss
54 (5.797 %)Tomcat
63 (4.348 %)IIS
71 (1.449 %)Joomla!
Applications
13 (4.348 %)MS Excel
21 (1.449 %)Photoshop
21 (1.449 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
18 (11.59 %)Internet
25 (7.246 %)LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
130 (43.48 %)SQL Server
221 (30.43 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (8.696 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
45 (7.246 %)MySQL
54 (5.797 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (4.348 %)GIS
72 (2.899 %)SQL Server Integration Services
72 (2.899 %)SQL Server 7
81 (1.449 %)Datawarehouse
81 (1.449 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
81 (1.449 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
16 (8.696 %)Visual Studio
25 (7.246 %)Ant
33 (4.348 %)NUnit
41 (1.449 %)Subversion
41 (1.449 %)Selenium
41 (1.449 %)JUnit
41 (1.449 %)Flash
41 (1.449 %)Eclipse
41 (1.449 %)Log4j
General
19 (13.04 %)Finance
27 (10.14 %)Games
32 (2.899 %)Banking
32 (2.899 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
160 (86.96 %)Developer
229 (42.03 %).NET Developer
314 (20.29 %)Java Developer
413 (18.84 %)ASP.NET Developer
59 (13.04 %)C# Developer
67 (10.14 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
67 (10.14 %)Flex Developer
76 (8.696 %)Sharepoint Architect
76 (8.696 %)Architect
76 (8.696 %)PHP Developer
76 (8.696 %)Web Developer
84 (5.797 %)Applications Developer
93 (4.348 %)Senior Developer
93 (4.348 %)Senior .NET Developer
93 (4.348 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
102 (2.899 %)Java Web Developer
102 (2.899 %).NET Consultant
102 (2.899 %)SQL Developer
102 (2.899 %)SQL Server Developer
102 (2.899 %)Consultant
Miscellaneous
18 (11.59 %)RIA
22 (2.899 %)Web 2.0
Operating Systems
17 (10.14 %)Unix
26 (8.696 %)Windows
31 (1.449 %)Solaris
31 (1.449 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
111 (15.94 %)Web Design
29 (13.04 %)TDD
38 (11.59 %)Workflow
47 (10.14 %)Extreme Programming
47 (10.14 %)Pair Programming
47 (10.14 %)Web Development
55 (7.246 %)Content Management
64 (5.797 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.899 %)Systems Analysis
72 (2.899 %)OO
72 (2.899 %)SOA
72 (2.899 %)RDF
81 (1.449 %)Statistical Analysis
81 (1.449 %)UML
81 (1.449 %)Business Development
81 (1.449 %)Unit Testing
81 (1.449 %)Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
138 (55.07 %)JavaScript
236 (52.17 %)C#
320 (28.99 %)SQL
417 (24.64 %)Transact-SQL
417 (24.64 %)Java
57 (10.14 %)PHP
66 (8.696 %)DHTML
75 (7.246 %)Ruby
83 (4.348 %)ActionScript
91 (1.449 %)VBA
91 (1.449 %)XPath
91 (1.449 %)C++
91 (1.449 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
12 (2.899 %)MCAD
12 (2.899 %)Microsoft Certification
System Software
14 (5.797 %)Active Directory
Vendors
112 (17.39 %)Adobe
29 (13.04 %)Sybase
37 (10.14 %)Microsoft
41 (1.449 %)Oracle
41 (1.449 %)Compuware
41 (1.449 %)Mediasurface
41 (1.449 %)Google
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