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This section looks at the demand for Drupal skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Drupal over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDrupal
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank244-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads220
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.762 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£238-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£277-
UK excluding London average daily rate£231-
% change on same period last year-
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£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development South EastApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads28884077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.808 %4.325 %
Daily rates quoted716965
Average minimum daily rate£327£312
Average daily rate£347£329
% change on same period last year+5.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted281435
Average minimum hourly rate£31.77£34.31
Average hourly rate£33.78£36.32
% change on same period last year-6.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.79£38.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Drupal EnglandDrupal
England

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.

Drupal
Demand Trend

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

South East Drupal Demand Trend

Drupal
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Drupal Daily Rate Trend

Drupal
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Drupal across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

South East Drupal Daily Rate Histogram

Drupal
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Drupal within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
BerkshireNew entry-10£238-
Thames ValleyNew entry-10--
SurreyNew entry-1--
OxfordshireNew entry-1--
Drupal EnglandDrupal
England

Drupal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Drupal 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 Drupal.

128 (96.55 %)CMS
225 (86.21 %)XML
323 (79.31 %)HTML
422 (75.86 %)PHP
521 (72.41 %)MySQL
620 (68.97 %)Linux
620 (68.97 %)LAMP
719 (65.52 %)XHTML
818 (62.07 %)JavaScript
818 (62.07 %)CSS
818 (62.07 %)Content Management
917 (58.62 %)Python
1016 (55.17 %)XSLT
1016 (55.17 %)PHP5
1114 (48.28 %)Red Hat
1114 (48.28 %)Subversion
1213 (44.83 %)Apache
1310 (34.48 %)Tomcat
1310 (34.48 %)Migration
144 (13.79 %)Data Migration
144 (13.79 %)WebServices
152 (6.897 %)SOA
161 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
161 (3.448 %)OOP
161 (3.448 %)OO
161 (3.448 %)Photoshop
161 (3.448 %)AJAX
161 (3.448 %)Marketing
161 (3.448 %)Degree
161 (3.448 %)Social Network

Drupal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Drupal 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 Drupal. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
125 (86.21 %)XML
223 (79.31 %)HTML
320 (68.97 %)LAMP
419 (65.52 %)XHTML
518 (62.07 %)CSS
616 (55.17 %)XSLT
74 (13.79 %)WebServices
81 (3.448 %)AJAX
81 (3.448 %)Symfony
Application Platforms
128 (96.55 %)CMS
213 (44.83 %)Apache
310 (34.48 %)Tomcat
Applications
11 (3.448 %)Photoshop
Database & Business Intelligence
121 (72.41 %)MySQL
21 (3.448 %)PostgreSQL
Development Applications
114 (48.28 %)Subversion
General
11 (3.448 %)Education
11 (3.448 %)Publishing
11 (3.448 %)Marketing
Job Titles
123 (79.31 %)Developer
213 (44.83 %)Web Developer
310 (34.48 %)PHP Developer
44 (13.79 %)Web Editor
44 (13.79 %)Senior Developer
53 (10.34 %)PHP Web Developer
53 (10.34 %)Senior PHP Developer
61 (3.448 %)Web Content Editor
61 (3.448 %)Content Editor
61 (3.448 %)Interface Designer
61 (3.448 %)Senior Web Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (3.448 %)Social Network
Operating Systems
120 (68.97 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
118 (62.07 %)Content Management
210 (34.48 %)Migration
34 (13.79 %)Data Migration
42 (6.897 %)SOA
51 (3.448 %)MVC
51 (3.448 %)OOP
51 (3.448 %)OO
51 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
51 (3.448 %)Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
122 (75.86 %)PHP
218 (62.07 %)JavaScript
317 (58.62 %)Python
416 (55.17 %)PHP5
51 (3.448 %)PHP4
Qualifications
11 (3.448 %)Degree
Vendors
114 (48.28 %)Red Hat
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