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The table below looks at the demand for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) skills within the Shropshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CSS over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank26-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below14.29 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£262£270
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00-
Average hourly rate£16.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.53£28.45
% change on same period last year-10.23 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads5628
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted129
Average minimum daily rate£335£310
Average daily rate£353£345
% change on same period last year+2.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£52.50
Average hourly rate£16.00£57.50
% change on same period last year-72.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£62.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
CSS West MidlandsCSS
West Midlands

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.

CSS
Demand Trend

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

Shropshire CSS Demand Trend

CSS
Daily Rate Trend

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

Shropshire CSS Daily Rate Trend

CSS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Shropshire CSS Hourly Rate Trend

CSS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
ShrewsburyNew entry-5--
TelfordNew entry-3--
CSS West MidlandsCSS
West Midlands

CSS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing CSS 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 CSS.

15 (55.56 %)PHP
15 (55.56 %)MySQL
24 (44.44 %)SQL Server
24 (44.44 %)Photoshop
24 (44.44 %)IIS
24 (44.44 %)ASP.NET
24 (44.44 %)WebServices
24 (44.44 %)XML
24 (44.44 %)XSLT
24 (44.44 %)UML
24 (44.44 %)Dreamweaver
24 (44.44 %)Microsoft
24 (44.44 %)BizTalk Server
24 (44.44 %)MIIS
24 (44.44 %)VB.NET
24 (44.44 %).NET
24 (44.44 %).NET Framework
33 (33.33 %)Government
42 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
42 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
51 (11.11 %)E-business
51 (11.11 %)Telecoms

CSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire region citing CSS 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 CSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %).NET
14 (44.44 %)ASP.NET
14 (44.44 %)WebServices
14 (44.44 %)XML
14 (44.44 %)XSLT
14 (44.44 %).NET Framework
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (44.44 %)IIS
14 (44.44 %)BizTalk Server
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (44.44 %)Photoshop
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)MySQL
24 (44.44 %)SQL Server
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (44.44 %)Dreamweaver
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Government
21 (11.11 %)Telecoms
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)Developer
25 (55.56 %)Web Developer
34 (44.44 %)PHP Developer
34 (44.44 %)PHP Web Developer
42 (22.22 %).NET Developer
51 (11.11 %)Web Programmer
51 (11.11 %)Programmer
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)UML
22 (22.22 %)SC Cleared
22 (22.22 %)Security Cleared
31 (11.11 %)E-business
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)PHP
24 (44.44 %)VB.NET
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (44.44 %)MIIS
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Microsoft