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This section looks at the demand for Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited W3C over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWorldwide Web Consortium (W3C)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank126157
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.073 %0.967 %
Daily rates quoted71
Average minimum daily rate£229£110
Average daily rate£268£120
% change on same period last year+123.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£130
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£277
% change on same period last year+20.12 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.78£26.07
% change on same period last year-12.63 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South West
Matching contract IT job ads579724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.772 %0.732 %
Daily rates quoted168142
Average minimum daily rate£348£333
Average daily rate£371£350
% change on same period last year+6.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£354
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Hourly rates quoted69103
Average minimum hourly rate£30.12£30.32
Average hourly rate£33.04£32.15
% change on same period last year+2.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.96£33.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£29.20
% change on same period last year-16.30 %
W3C EnglandW3C
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.

W3C
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West W3C Demand Trend

W3C
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing W3C across the South West region.

South West W3C Daily Rate Trend

W3C
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing W3C across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West W3C Daily Rate Histogram

W3C
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing W3C across the South West region.

South West W3C Hourly Rate Trend

W3C
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing W3C within the South West 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
BristolUp+198£268+123.21 %
W3C EnglandW3C
England

W3C
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing W3C 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 W3C.

130 (90.91 %)CSS
228 (84.85 %)XHTML
321 (63.64 %)XML
321 (63.64 %)HTML
420 (60.61 %)JavaScript
420 (60.61 %).NET
516 (48.48 %)ASP.NET
613 (39.39 %)AJAX
711 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
88 (24.24 %)Visual Studio
88 (24.24 %)C#
97 (21.21 %)SQL
97 (21.21 %)WAI
106 (18.18 %)Multimedia
106 (18.18 %)Microsoft
106 (18.18 %)PHP
115 (15.15 %)DHTML
115 (15.15 %)MySQL
115 (15.15 %)WAP
115 (15.15 %)OOP
115 (15.15 %)DOM
115 (15.15 %)XSL
115 (15.15 %)Internet
115 (15.15 %)Web 2.0
115 (15.15 %)Music
115 (15.15 %)Agile Software Development
115 (15.15 %)Retail
115 (15.15 %)XPath
124 (12.12 %)Apache
124 (12.12 %)Flash

W3C
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing W3C 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 W3C. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (90.91 %)CSS
228 (84.85 %)XHTML
321 (63.64 %)XML
321 (63.64 %)HTML
420 (60.61 %).NET
516 (48.48 %)ASP.NET
613 (39.39 %)AJAX
75 (15.15 %)WAP
75 (15.15 %)DOM
75 (15.15 %)XSL
83 (9.091 %)LAMP
83 (9.091 %)ASP
92 (6.061 %)SOAP
92 (6.061 %)XSLT
101 (3.030 %)WSRP
101 (3.030 %)WebServices
101 (3.030 %)XSD
101 (3.030 %)COM+
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.12 %)Apache
23 (9.091 %)CMS
31 (3.030 %)WebLogic Portal
31 (3.030 %)WebLogic
31 (3.030 %)IIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.061 %)Photoshop
21 (3.030 %)MS Project
21 (3.030 %)Adobe Illustrator
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (15.15 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (15.15 %)MySQL
22 (6.061 %)SQL Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (24.24 %)Visual Studio
24 (12.12 %)Flash
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (18.18 %)Multimedia
25 (15.15 %)Music
25 (15.15 %)Retail
31 (3.030 %)Marketing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (81.82 %)Developer
27 (21.21 %).NET Developer
36 (18.18 %)Web Developer
45 (15.15 %)PHP Developer
45 (15.15 %)MySQL Developer
54 (12.12 %)GUI Developer
63 (9.091 %)PHP Web Developer
63 (9.091 %)JavaScript Developer
63 (9.091 %)Consultant
63 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
72 (6.061 %)Lead Developer
81 (3.030 %)Senior Project Manager
81 (3.030 %)ASP.NET Developer
81 (3.030 %)QA Tester
81 (3.030 %)Flash Developer
81 (3.030 %).NET Web Developer
81 (3.030 %)Programmer
81 (3.030 %)Project Manager
81 (3.030 %)Tester
81 (3.030 %)Senior Manager
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (15.15 %)Web 2.0
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.091 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
25 (15.15 %)Agile Software Development
25 (15.15 %)OOP
33 (9.091 %)UML
33 (9.091 %)SEO
41 (3.030 %)Supplier Management
41 (3.030 %)PRINCE2
41 (3.030 %)OO
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (60.61 %)JavaScript
28 (24.24 %)C#
37 (21.21 %)SQL
46 (18.18 %)PHP
55 (15.15 %)DHTML
55 (15.15 %)XPath
63 (9.091 %)ActionScript
72 (6.061 %)VB.NET
81 (3.030 %)VB
81 (3.030 %)C++
81 (3.030 %)VB6
81 (3.030 %)PHP5
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.030 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (21.21 %)WAI
21 (3.030 %)QA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.030 %)MSMQ
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (18.18 %)Microsoft
21 (3.030 %)Adobe
21 (3.030 %)Nokia
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