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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Somerset 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1442
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads314
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.004 %
As % of the category below24.80 %4.651 %
Daily rates quoted110
Average minimum daily rate£309-
Average daily rate£340-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£372-
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£334
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average minimum hourly rate£35.64-
Average hourly rate£36.68-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.73-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.84£33.03
% change on same period last year+2.47 %
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Somerset
Matching contract IT job ads12586
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.085 %
Daily rates quoted328
Average minimum daily rate£301£263
Average daily rate£333£293
% change on same period last year+13.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted4646
Average minimum hourly rate£28.92£28.82
Average hourly rate£31.00£30.42
% change on same period last year+1.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.08£32.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
XML South WestXML
South West

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset 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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Somerset XML Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Somerset region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BathDown-56£244-
StreetNew entry-5£517-
WellsNew entry-4--
XML South WestXML
South West

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

131 (56.36 %)SQL
228 (50.91 %)HTML
228 (50.91 %)JavaScript
318 (32.73 %)Oracle
416 (29.09 %)C#
515 (27.27 %)SQL Server
515 (27.27 %)XSLT
614 (25.45 %)Java
712 (21.82 %).NET
811 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
910 (18.18 %)CSS
109 (16.36 %)XSL
109 (16.36 %)UML
118 (14.55 %)Microsoft
118 (14.55 %)Oracle 10g
118 (14.55 %)IIS
118 (14.55 %)J2EE
118 (14.55 %)C++
118 (14.55 %)BizTalk Server
118 (14.55 %)Military
127 (12.73 %)Transact-SQL
127 (12.73 %)WebLogic
127 (12.73 %)Eclipse
136 (10.91 %)Data Modelling
136 (10.91 %)WebServices
145 (9.091 %)EJB
145 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
145 (9.091 %)ASP
145 (9.091 %)SOA
145 (9.091 %)MS Excel

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (50.91 %)HTML
215 (27.27 %)XSLT
312 (21.82 %).NET
411 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
510 (18.18 %)CSS
69 (16.36 %)XSL
78 (14.55 %)J2EE
86 (10.91 %)WebServices
95 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
95 (9.091 %)ASP
95 (9.091 %)EJB
104 (7.273 %)SOAP
113 (5.455 %)JSP
113 (5.455 %)WSDL
113 (5.455 %)AJAX
122 (3.636 %)WPF
122 (3.636 %)Silverlight
122 (3.636 %)ASP.NET 2.0
122 (3.636 %)XML Schema
131 (1.818 %)MVC
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (14.55 %)IIS
18 (14.55 %)BizTalk Server
27 (12.73 %)WebLogic
34 (7.273 %)JBoss
43 (5.455 %)ArcGIS
43 (5.455 %)ArcIMS
43 (5.455 %)ArcSDE
52 (3.636 %)Commerce Server
52 (3.636 %)Apache
52 (3.636 %)Tomcat
61 (1.818 %)SharePoint
61 (1.818 %)WebLogic Portal
61 (1.818 %)ATG Dynamo
61 (1.818 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (1.818 %)WordPress
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.818 %)SAP ERP
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (5.455 %)Internet
22 (3.636 %)LAN
22 (3.636 %)WAN
22 (3.636 %)DNS
22 (3.636 %)Intranet
31 (1.818 %)Extranet
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (27.27 %)SQL Server
28 (14.55 %)Oracle 10g
34 (7.273 %)GIS
34 (7.273 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
34 (7.273 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
34 (7.273 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (7.273 %)SQL Server Integration Services
34 (7.273 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
34 (7.273 %)Oracle 9i
34 (7.273 %)RDBMS
42 (3.636 %)MySQL
42 (3.636 %)MS Access
42 (3.636 %)OLAP
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (12.73 %)Eclipse
24 (7.273 %)Dreamweaver
24 (7.273 %)ClearQuest
24 (7.273 %)Flash
24 (7.273 %)ClearCase
24 (7.273 %)Rational Rose
33 (5.455 %)Ant
33 (5.455 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (1.818 %)JUnit
41 (1.818 %)Subversion
41 (1.818 %)jMock
41 (1.818 %)WebLogic Workshop
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (14.55 %)Military
24 (7.273 %)Finance
24 (7.273 %)Education
24 (7.273 %)Government
33 (5.455 %)Manufacturing
33 (5.455 %)Retail
42 (3.636 %)Online Games
42 (3.636 %)Avionics
42 (3.636 %)Games
42 (3.636 %)Pharmaceutical
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (63.64 %)Developer
27 (12.73 %)Software Engineer
36 (10.91 %)C++ Software Engineer
36 (10.91 %)Analyst
44 (7.273 %).NET Developer
44 (7.273 %)Flash Developer
44 (7.273 %)ASP Developer
44 (7.273 %)BizTalk Developer
53 (5.455 %)Java/J2EE Developer
53 (5.455 %)Java Developer
53 (5.455 %)C# Developer
53 (5.455 %)Java Software Engineer
53 (5.455 %)Analyst Developer
62 (3.636 %)SQL Server DBA
62 (3.636 %)Web Developer
62 (3.636 %)DBA
62 (3.636 %)Applications Developer
62 (3.636 %)ASP.NET Developer
62 (3.636 %)SQL Developer
62 (3.636 %)SQL DBA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.636 %)NHS
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.636 %)Linux
21 (1.818 %)UNIX
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (16.36 %)UML
26 (10.91 %)Data Modelling
35 (9.091 %)SOA
44 (7.273 %)OOP
44 (7.273 %)Requirements Analysis
53 (5.455 %)E-Commerce
53 (5.455 %)Project Management
53 (5.455 %)Security Cleared
62 (3.636 %)Data Management
62 (3.636 %)ERP
62 (3.636 %)Web Development
62 (3.636 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.818 %)System Testing
71 (1.818 %)Data Migration
71 (1.818 %)SC Cleared
71 (1.818 %)Risk Analysis
71 (1.818 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.818 %)OO
71 (1.818 %)Migration
71 (1.818 %)Agile Software Development
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (56.36 %)SQL
228 (50.91 %)JavaScript
316 (29.09 %)C#
414 (25.45 %)Java
58 (14.55 %)C++
67 (12.73 %)Transact-SQL
74 (7.273 %)VBScript
82 (3.636 %)ActionScript
82 (3.636 %)Shell Script
82 (3.636 %)XAML
82 (3.636 %)XPath
91 (1.818 %)PHP
91 (1.818 %)VB
91 (1.818 %)C
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.818 %)ISEB
11 (1.818 %)Degree
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (7.273 %)QA
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.636 %)MSMQ
Somerset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (32.73 %)Oracle
28 (14.55 %)Microsoft
34 (7.273 %)BEA
43 (5.455 %)ESRI
52 (3.636 %)BT
52 (3.636 %)Ericsson
52 (3.636 %)HP
52 (3.636 %)SAP
61 (1.818 %)Nokia
61 (1.818 %)ATG