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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) 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 XSL over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank174242
Rank change on same period last yearUp+68
Matching contract IT job ads7453
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.054 %
As % of the category below2.657 %1.262 %
Daily rates quoted209
Average minimum daily rate£233£296
Average daily rate£248£319
% change on same period last year-22.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£264£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£339
% change on same period last year-3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted192
Average minimum hourly rate£37.74£22.50
Average hourly rate£38.76£23.75
% change on same period last year+63.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.78£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.46£23.74
% change on same period last year+57.79 %
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 %
XSL EnglandXSL
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.

XSL
Demand Trend

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

South East XSL Demand Trend

XSL
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East XSL Daily Rate Trend

XSL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XSL across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East XSL Daily Rate Histogram

XSL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East XSL Hourly Rate Trend

XSL
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XSL across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East XSL Hourly Rate Histogram

XSL
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XSL 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+6856£247-20.97 %
West SussexUp+85--
OxfordshireDown-43--
KentNew entry-3£313-
Thames ValleyUp+202£200-
SurreyDown-111--
HampshireUp+171--
SussexUp+91--
XSL EnglandXSL
England

XSL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1105 (90.52 %)XML
282 (70.69 %)HTML
376 (65.52 %)JavaScript
471 (61.21 %)SQL
555 (47.41 %)SQL Server
654 (46.55 %)ASP.NET
753 (45.69 %).NET
847 (40.52 %)Transact-SQL
944 (37.93 %)VB.NET
1042 (36.21 %)DHTML
1137 (31.90 %)InterDev
1236 (31.03 %)ASP
1334 (29.31 %)Microsoft
1433 (28.45 %)Java
1529 (25.00 %)COM+
1627 (23.28 %)CSS
1723 (19.83 %)N-Tier
1723 (19.83 %)SQL Server 2005
1821 (18.10 %)UML
1821 (18.10 %)VB
1919 (16.38 %)XSLT
1919 (16.38 %)XHTML
2018 (15.52 %)JSP
2117 (14.66 %)SQL Server 2000
2216 (13.79 %)Photoshop
2315 (12.93 %)Finance
2414 (12.07 %)Eclipse
2414 (12.07 %)Oracle
2414 (12.07 %)OOA/OOD
2414 (12.07 %)JSF

XSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing XSL 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 XSL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1105 (90.52 %)XML
282 (70.69 %)HTML
354 (46.55 %)ASP.NET
453 (45.69 %).NET
536 (31.03 %)ASP
629 (25.00 %)COM+
727 (23.28 %)CSS
819 (16.38 %)XSLT
819 (16.38 %)XHTML
918 (15.52 %)JSP
1014 (12.07 %)JSF
1113 (11.21 %)WebSphere
1210 (8.621 %)AJAX
1210 (8.621 %)Hibernate
139 (7.759 %)SOAP
148 (6.897 %)XSD
157 (6.034 %)J2EE
166 (5.172 %)JSR 168
175 (4.310 %)WebServices
175 (4.310 %)Servlets
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (6.034 %)IIS
24 (3.448 %)TIBCO EMS
24 (3.448 %)WebLogic
33 (2.586 %)ESB
33 (2.586 %)Apache
41 (0.862 %)Tomcat
41 (0.862 %)TeamSite
41 (0.862 %)Oracle Workflow
41 (0.862 %)Papyrus
41 (0.862 %)Lotus Notes
41 (0.862 %)Lotus Domino
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (13.79 %)Photoshop
26 (5.172 %)Adobe Illustrator
32 (1.724 %)MS Visio
41 (0.862 %)MS Office
41 (0.862 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (3.448 %)BusinessWorks
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (4.310 %)Wireless
24 (3.448 %)HTTP
24 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
24 (3.448 %)Internet
31 (0.862 %)VoIP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (47.41 %)SQL Server
223 (19.83 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (14.66 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (6.897 %)Oracle 10g
57 (6.034 %)MySQL
66 (5.172 %)SQL Server 7
74 (3.448 %)Oracle 9i
81 (0.862 %)Oracle 8/8i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
137 (31.90 %)InterDev
214 (12.07 %)Eclipse
36 (5.172 %)Dreamweaver
36 (5.172 %)Flash
44 (3.448 %)ClearCase
53 (2.586 %)Ant
62 (1.724 %)Visual Studio
71 (0.862 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
71 (0.862 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.862 %)InstallShield
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (12.93 %)Finance
28 (6.897 %)Marketing
36 (5.172 %)Police
43 (2.586 %)Insurance
52 (1.724 %)Telecoms
52 (1.724 %)Banking
52 (1.724 %)Automotive
52 (1.724 %)Publishing
61 (0.862 %)Retail
61 (0.862 %)Retail Banking
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
187 (75.00 %)Developer
238 (32.76 %).NET Developer
332 (27.59 %)ASP.NET Developer
424 (20.69 %)Applications Developer
521 (18.10 %)VB.NET Developer
620 (17.24 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
718 (15.52 %)Java Developer
814 (12.07 %).NET Applications Developer
913 (11.21 %)SQL Developer
913 (11.21 %)SQL Server Developer
108 (6.897 %)Web Developer
116 (5.172 %)Website Designer
116 (5.172 %)C# Developer
116 (5.172 %)Web Designer
116 (5.172 %)Microsoft Developer
125 (4.310 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
125 (4.310 %)Architect
134 (3.448 %)Java/J2EE Developer
143 (2.586 %)Photoshop Designer
143 (2.586 %)TIBCO Developer
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (19.83 %)N-Tier
24 (3.448 %)Smartphone
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (10.34 %)Windows
210 (8.621 %)UNIX
34 (3.448 %)Windows Mobile
34 (3.448 %)Linux
41 (0.862 %)Windows XP
41 (0.862 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (0.862 %)SUSE
41 (0.862 %)Solaris
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (18.10 %)UML
214 (12.07 %)OOA/OOD
310 (8.621 %)OOD
49 (7.759 %)OO
49 (7.759 %)Web Development
49 (7.759 %)User Acceptance Testing
49 (7.759 %)System Testing
57 (6.034 %)Project Management
64 (3.448 %)Use Case
73 (2.586 %)E-Commerce
82 (1.724 %)Direct Marketing
82 (1.724 %)Workflow
82 (1.724 %)Content Management
82 (1.724 %)OOP
82 (1.724 %)Release Management
91 (0.862 %)Usability Testing
91 (0.862 %)Continuous Integration
91 (0.862 %)Time Management
91 (0.862 %)SC Cleared
91 (0.862 %)Security Cleared
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
176 (65.52 %)JavaScript
271 (61.21 %)SQL
347 (40.52 %)Transact-SQL
444 (37.93 %)VB.NET
542 (36.21 %)DHTML
633 (28.45 %)Java
721 (18.10 %)VB
89 (7.759 %)C#
98 (6.897 %)PL/SQL
106 (5.172 %)C++
115 (4.310 %)VB6
115 (4.310 %)XPath
124 (3.448 %)Ruby
124 (3.448 %)Shell Script
124 (3.448 %)Perl
133 (2.586 %)XQuery
142 (1.724 %)PHP
142 (1.724 %)VC++
151 (0.862 %)LotusScript
151 (0.862 %)Formula Language
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (0.862 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (0.862 %)Sun Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (5.172 %)WAI
21 (0.862 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (3.448 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (29.31 %)Microsoft
214 (12.07 %)Oracle
34 (3.448 %)Symbian
34 (3.448 %)TIBCO
43 (2.586 %)IBM
43 (2.586 %)Google
52 (1.724 %)Proxima
61 (0.862 %)FileNet
61 (0.862 %)Mercator
61 (0.862 %)Sun
61 (0.862 %)CA
61 (0.862 %)Lotus
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