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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AJAX over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank33-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.000 %
As % of the category below14.41 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£279
% change on same period last year+19.42 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£33.33-
Average hourly rate£39.17-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.18£30.42
% change on same period last year-0.81 %
Application Development South WalesApplication Development
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads11866
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted1813
Average minimum daily rate£299£282
Average daily rate£340£308
% change on same period last year+10.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£335
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted242
Average minimum hourly rate£22.74£22.50
Average hourly rate£26.97£24.25
% change on same period last year+11.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.21£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
AJAX WalesAJAX
Wales

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.

AJAX
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing AJAX across the South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South Wales AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing AJAX across the South Wales region.

South Wales AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AJAX across the South Wales region over the past 3 months.

South Wales AJAX Hourly Rate Histogram

AJAX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AJAX within the South Wales region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1NewportNew entry-5£275-
1CardiffNew entry-5--
2GlamorganNew entry-1--
AJAX WalesAJAX
Wales

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the South Wales region citing AJAX also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing AJAX.

136 (83.72 %).NET
232 (74.42 %)ASP.NET
329 (67.44 %)XML
425 (58.14 %)VB.NET
518 (41.86 %)XSLT
518 (41.86 %)CSS
616 (37.21 %)Windows
715 (34.88 %)SharePoint Server 2007
814 (32.56 %)JavaScript
814 (32.56 %)E-business
814 (32.56 %)BizTalk Server
814 (32.56 %)WinForms
913 (30.23 %)Microsoft
913 (30.23 %)C#
1012 (27.91 %)HTML
1012 (27.91 %)SQL Server
1012 (27.91 %)Middleware
1110 (23.26 %)MS Office
1110 (23.26 %)SharePoint
129 (20.93 %)MCTS
129 (20.93 %)SQL Server 2000
137 (16.28 %)Government
146 (13.95 %)Health
146 (13.95 %)Web Development
146 (13.95 %)SQL
155 (11.63 %)WebServices
164 (9.302 %)Business Analysis
164 (9.302 %)SQL Server 2005
164 (9.302 %)Agile Software Development
164 (9.302 %)ColdFusion

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the South Wales region citing AJAX also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
136 (83.72 %).NET
232 (74.42 %)ASP.NET
329 (67.44 %)XML
418 (41.86 %)CSS
418 (41.86 %)XSLT
514 (32.56 %)WinForms
612 (27.91 %)Middleware
612 (27.91 %)HTML
75 (11.63 %)WebServices
83 (6.977 %)SOAP
83 (6.977 %)WF
91 (2.326 %)Silverlight
91 (2.326 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (2.326 %)JSON
91 (2.326 %)XHTML
91 (2.326 %)ASP
91 (2.326 %)DOM
Application Platforms
115 (34.88 %)SharePoint Server 2007
214 (32.56 %)BizTalk Server
310 (23.26 %)SharePoint
44 (9.302 %)ColdFusion
44 (9.302 %)IIS
51 (2.326 %)Apache
Applications
110 (23.26 %)MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
112 (27.91 %)SQL Server
29 (20.93 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (9.302 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (4.651 %)MySQL
Development Applications
14 (9.302 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.326 %)Subversion
General
17 (16.28 %)Government
26 (13.95 %)Health
34 (9.302 %)Graphic Design
41 (2.326 %)Animation
41 (2.326 %)Publishing
41 (2.326 %)Finance
Job Titles
141 (95.35 %)Developer
226 (60.47 %).NET Developer
311 (25.58 %)VB.NET Developer
49 (20.93 %)Web Developer
58 (18.60 %)ASP.NET Developer
65 (11.63 %)SharePoint Developer
74 (9.302 %)C# Developer
83 (6.977 %)Applications Developer
83 (6.977 %)ColdFusion Developer
83 (6.977 %).NET Web Developer
92 (4.651 %)JavaScript Developer
92 (4.651 %)C# Application Developer
92 (4.651 %).NET Applications Developer
92 (4.651 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
101 (2.326 %)Microsoft Developer
101 (2.326 %)Architect
101 (2.326 %)Web Applications Developer
101 (2.326 %)Web Designer
Miscellaneous
13 (6.977 %)NHS
22 (4.651 %)Welsh Language
31 (2.326 %)Wiki
31 (2.326 %)Fat Client
31 (2.326 %)Thin Client
31 (2.326 %)Web 2.0
31 (2.326 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
116 (37.21 %)Windows
22 (4.651 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
114 (32.56 %)E-business
26 (13.95 %)Web Development
34 (9.302 %)Unit Testing
34 (9.302 %)Agile Software Development
34 (9.302 %)Business Analysis
43 (6.977 %)Integration Testing
43 (6.977 %)Workflow
43 (6.977 %)OO
52 (4.651 %)RAD
52 (4.651 %)DSDM
52 (4.651 %)SOA
52 (4.651 %)B2C
52 (4.651 %)UML
52 (4.651 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (2.326 %)ITIL
61 (2.326 %)Content Management
61 (2.326 %)OOP
Programming Languages
125 (58.14 %)VB.NET
214 (32.56 %)JavaScript
313 (30.23 %)C#
46 (13.95 %)SQL
54 (9.302 %)Java
62 (4.651 %)VB
62 (4.651 %)PHP
71 (2.326 %)DHTML
71 (2.326 %)XPath
Qualifications
19 (20.93 %)MCTS
Vendors
113 (30.23 %)Microsoft
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