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The table below looks at the demand for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) 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 CSS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads2212
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.012 %
As % of the category below15.83 %9.756 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£190-
Average daily rate£213-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£235-
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£271
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£31.40-
Average hourly rate£36.90-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.40-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.87£28.69
% change on same period last year-9.81 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads139123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.196 %0.124 %
Daily rates quoted5221
Average minimum daily rate£304£311
Average daily rate£329£370
% change on same period last year-11.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£28.14£21.11
Average hourly rate£34.27£22.94
% change on same period last year+49.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.41£24.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
CSS WalesCSS
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.

CSS
Demand Trend

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

South Wales CSS Demand Trend

CSS
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales CSS Daily Rate Trend

CSS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CSS across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales CSS Daily Rate Histogram

CSS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales CSS Hourly Rate Trend

CSS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CSS across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales CSS Hourly Rate Histogram

CSS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CardiffNo change09£155-
NewportNew entry-5--
GwentNew entry-2£250-
GlamorganNew entry-1--
TorfaenNew entry-1£238-
CSS WalesCSS
Wales

CSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing CSS 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 CSS.

135 (60.34 %)JavaScript
234 (58.62 %)HTML
329 (50.00 %)XML
425 (43.10 %)XSLT
518 (31.03 %)SQL
518 (31.03 %).NET
617 (29.31 %)ASP.NET
715 (25.86 %)PHP
812 (20.69 %)MySQL
812 (20.69 %)CMS
910 (17.24 %)XHTML
910 (17.24 %)SQL Server
910 (17.24 %)Web Development
109 (15.52 %)Flash
109 (15.52 %)Internet
118 (13.79 %)C#
118 (13.79 %)AJAX
127 (12.07 %)ASP
127 (12.07 %)Intranet
127 (12.07 %)SEO
136 (10.34 %)VB.NET
145 (8.621 %)Games
145 (8.621 %)Marketing
154 (6.897 %)Online Games
154 (6.897 %)Content Management
154 (6.897 %)LAMP
154 (6.897 %)Transact-SQL
154 (6.897 %)VB
154 (6.897 %)UML
163 (5.172 %)Visual Studio

CSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing CSS 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 CSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (58.62 %)HTML
229 (50.00 %)XML
325 (43.10 %)XSLT
418 (31.03 %).NET
517 (29.31 %)ASP.NET
610 (17.24 %)XHTML
78 (13.79 %)AJAX
87 (12.07 %)ASP
94 (6.897 %)LAMP
103 (5.172 %)ASP.NET 2.0
112 (3.448 %).NET Framework
112 (3.448 %)WebServices
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (20.69 %)CMS
22 (3.448 %)Apache
31 (1.724 %)Oracle Application Server
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.724 %)Photoshop
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.724 %)Oracle Applications
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (15.52 %)Internet
27 (12.07 %)Intranet
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (20.69 %)MySQL
210 (17.24 %)SQL Server
33 (5.172 %)DTS
33 (5.172 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (5.172 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (5.172 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (3.448 %)OLAP
42 (3.448 %)Crystal Reports
51 (1.724 %)Oracle Reports
51 (1.724 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.724 %)Oracle Discoverer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (15.52 %)Flash
23 (5.172 %)Visual Studio
32 (3.448 %)Dreamweaver
41 (1.724 %)Subversion
41 (1.724 %)Oracle Forms
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.621 %)Games
15 (8.621 %)Marketing
24 (6.897 %)Online Games
33 (5.172 %)Multimedia
42 (3.448 %)Retail
42 (3.448 %)Publishing
42 (3.448 %)Back Office
51 (1.724 %)Finance
51 (1.724 %)Health
51 (1.724 %)Advertising
51 (1.724 %)Pharmaceutical
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (81.03 %)Developer
222 (37.93 %)Web Developer
38 (13.79 %).NET Developer
45 (8.621 %)Junior
53 (5.172 %)C# Developer
62 (3.448 %)ASP.NET Developer
62 (3.448 %)Team Leader
62 (3.448 %)Flash Developer
71 (1.724 %)Rollout Engineer
71 (1.724 %)Senior Oracle Developer
71 (1.724 %).NET Web Developer
71 (1.724 %)Senior Applications Developer
71 (1.724 %)Senior Oracle Consultant
71 (1.724 %).NET Programmer
71 (1.724 %)Tridion Developer
71 (1.724 %)JavaScript Developer
71 (1.724 %)Flash Designer
71 (1.724 %)LAMP Developer
71 (1.724 %)SQL Developer
71 (1.724 %)PHP Developer
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.448 %)BBC
12 (3.448 %)Interactive TV
12 (3.448 %)N-Tier
12 (3.448 %)Data Integration
21 (1.724 %)W3C
21 (1.724 %)IPTV
21 (1.724 %)Computer Science
21 (1.724 %)Wiki
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.448 %)UNIX
12 (3.448 %)Linux
21 (1.724 %)AIX
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (17.24 %)Web Development
27 (12.07 %)SEO
34 (6.897 %)Content Management
34 (6.897 %)UML
43 (5.172 %)Web Design
52 (3.448 %)Software Testing
52 (3.448 %)E-Commerce
52 (3.448 %)Project Management
52 (3.448 %)Product Marketing
61 (1.724 %)CRM
61 (1.724 %)Data Management
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (60.34 %)JavaScript
218 (31.03 %)SQL
315 (25.86 %)PHP
48 (13.79 %)C#
56 (10.34 %)VB.NET
64 (6.897 %)Transact-SQL
64 (6.897 %)VB
73 (5.172 %)Perl
73 (5.172 %)ActionScript
82 (3.448 %)Java
82 (3.448 %)Delphi
91 (1.724 %)DHTML
91 (1.724 %)PL/SQL
91 (1.724 %)VB6
91 (1.724 %)PHP5
91 (1.724 %)PHP4
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.724 %)Degree
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (1.724 %)Oracle
11 (1.724 %)Sybase
11 (1.724 %)Microsoft
11 (1.724 %)Adobe
11 (1.724 %)Macromedia
11 (1.724 %)Tridion