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This section looks at the demand for XML Schema Definition (XSD) 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 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
Rank233241
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads1554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.055 %
As % of the category below0.539 %1.286 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£325£322
Average daily rate£363£334
% change on same period last year+8.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£408
% change on same period last year-14.39 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£35.18
% change on same period last year-7.62 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads27854200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.712 %4.249 %
Daily rates quoted6831044
Average minimum daily rate£310£310
Average daily rate£328£328
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted253429
Average minimum hourly rate£32.19£34.39
Average hourly rate£34.14£36.86
% change on same period last year-7.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.08£39.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
XSD EnglandXSD
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.

XSD
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region.

South East XSD Hourly Rate Trend

XSD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XSD within the South East region over the 3 months to 25 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
BerkshireUp+3912£363+12.11 %
SurreyNo change03--
XSD EnglandXSD
England

XSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

135 (94.59 %)XML
222 (59.46 %)Java
318 (48.65 %)Windows
414 (37.84 %)C#
414 (37.84 %)SQL
512 (32.43 %).NET
611 (29.73 %)OO
710 (27.03 %)UML
710 (27.03 %)PL/SQL
710 (27.03 %)Microsoft
89 (24.32 %)SOA
89 (24.32 %)WAP
89 (24.32 %)HTTP
89 (24.32 %)SQL Server
89 (24.32 %)ASP.NET
89 (24.32 %)XSLT
98 (21.62 %)UNIX
98 (21.62 %)XSL
98 (21.62 %)Oracle
107 (18.92 %)XHTML
107 (18.92 %)J2EE
107 (18.92 %)SQL Server 2000
107 (18.92 %)SharePoint
107 (18.92 %)Oracle 10g
107 (18.92 %)WSDL
107 (18.92 %)Workflow
107 (18.92 %)Finance
107 (18.92 %)Content Management
107 (18.92 %)SQL Server 2005
107 (18.92 %).NET Framework

XSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (94.59 %)XML
212 (32.43 %).NET
39 (24.32 %)ASP.NET
39 (24.32 %)WAP
39 (24.32 %)XSLT
48 (21.62 %)XSL
57 (18.92 %)J2EE
57 (18.92 %)WSDL
57 (18.92 %).NET Framework
57 (18.92 %)WF
57 (18.92 %)XHTML
57 (18.92 %)CAML
65 (13.51 %)WebServices
74 (10.81 %)XML Schema
74 (10.81 %)UIQ
74 (10.81 %)Series 60
83 (8.108 %)Hibernate
83 (8.108 %)SOAP
92 (5.405 %)WebSphere
92 (5.405 %)Swing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (18.92 %)SharePoint
17 (18.92 %)SharePoint Server 2007
26 (16.22 %)TIBCO EMS
34 (10.81 %)WebSphere MQ
43 (8.108 %)WebSphere Message Broker
52 (5.405 %)ESB
52 (5.405 %)BizTalk Server
61 (2.703 %)WebLogic
61 (2.703 %)MQSeries
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.703 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (16.22 %)BusinessWorks
22 (5.405 %)Sophis VALUE
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (24.32 %)HTTP
24 (10.81 %)TCP/IP
24 (10.81 %)Wireless
24 (10.81 %)SSH
24 (10.81 %)FTP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (24.32 %)SQL Server
27 (18.92 %)SQL Server 2000
27 (18.92 %)SQL Server 2005
27 (18.92 %)Oracle 10g
32 (5.405 %)BusinessObjects
32 (5.405 %)Oracle Reports
41 (2.703 %)DataStage
41 (2.703 %)SQL Server 7
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.51 %)Eclipse
23 (8.108 %)JUnit
32 (5.405 %)Oracle Forms
41 (2.703 %)Rational Rose
41 (2.703 %)Visual Studio
41 (2.703 %)CruiseControl
41 (2.703 %)Subversion
41 (2.703 %)Ant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (18.92 %)Finance
24 (10.81 %)Telecoms
31 (2.703 %)Government
31 (2.703 %)Publishing
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (45.95 %)Developer
210 (27.03 %)Consultant
35 (13.51 %)TIBCO Developer
44 (10.81 %)Architect
44 (10.81 %)SharePoint Consultant
53 (8.108 %).NET Consultant
53 (8.108 %)Technical Analyst
53 (8.108 %)Technical Designer
53 (8.108 %)Analyst
53 (8.108 %)Technical Consultant
53 (8.108 %)Java Developer
62 (5.405 %)Oracle Developer
62 (5.405 %).NET Developer
62 (5.405 %)C# Developer
62 (5.405 %)J2EE Developer
62 (5.405 %)Senior Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Senior .NET Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Microsoft Developer
62 (5.405 %)BizTalk Developer
62 (5.405 %)Java/J2EE Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.81 %)Smartphone
22 (5.405 %)Derivative
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (48.65 %)Windows
28 (21.62 %)UNIX
34 (10.81 %)Windows Mobile
43 (8.108 %)AIX
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (29.73 %)OO
210 (27.03 %)UML
39 (24.32 %)SOA
47 (18.92 %)Workflow
47 (18.92 %)Content Management
55 (13.51 %)BPEL
63 (8.108 %)OOA/OOD
63 (8.108 %)User Acceptance Testing
63 (8.108 %)Agile Software Development
72 (5.405 %)Integration Testing
72 (5.405 %)Project Management
72 (5.405 %)Risk Management
72 (5.405 %)Extreme Programming
81 (2.703 %)Validation
81 (2.703 %)Systems Analysis
81 (2.703 %)Use Case
81 (2.703 %)CMMI
81 (2.703 %)B2B
81 (2.703 %)B2C
81 (2.703 %)Investment Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (59.46 %)Java
214 (37.84 %)C#
214 (37.84 %)SQL
310 (27.03 %)PL/SQL
46 (16.22 %)C++
55 (13.51 %)Shell Script
64 (10.81 %)XPath
64 (10.81 %)XQuery
73 (8.108 %)Transact-SQL
73 (8.108 %)VB
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.405 %)AquaLogic
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (10.81 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (27.03 %)Microsoft
28 (21.62 %)Oracle
36 (16.22 %)TIBCO
44 (10.81 %)Symbian
53 (8.108 %)Sophis
53 (8.108 %)BEA
62 (5.405 %)Business Objects
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