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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XML over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3322
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads156287
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.208 %0.290 %
As % of the category below20.97 %27.44 %
Daily rates quoted3169
Average minimum daily rate£268£308
Average daily rate£289£348
% change on same period last year-16.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£338
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted4440
Average minimum hourly rate£31.86£31.38
Average hourly rate£33.81£35.44
% change on same period last year-4.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.75£39.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.06£33.04
% change on same period last year+3.08 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching contract IT job ads7441046
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.992 %1.058 %
Daily rates quoted166233
Average minimum daily rate£289£310
Average daily rate£315£332
% change on same period last year-5.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted122146
Average minimum hourly rate£32.67£28.73
Average hourly rate£34.83£32.36
% change on same period last year+7.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.98£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
XML EnglandXML
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.

XML
Demand Trend

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

South West XML Demand Trend

XML
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Daily Rate Histogram

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

South West XML Daily Rate Histogram

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

South West XML Hourly Rate Histogram

XML
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML 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
BristolDown-1040£268-28.35 %
SomersetUp+1228£322+28.75 %
WiltshireDown-1919--
GloucestershireDown-1218£255-8.52 %
DevonUp+1716£263-7.44 %
DorsetDown-97--
AvonUp+32£225-13.12 %
XML EnglandXML
England

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1156 (40.00 %).NET
2125 (32.05 %)SQL
3115 (29.49 %)C#
3115 (29.49 %)HTML
4113 (28.97 %)SQL Server
5110 (28.21 %)Java
6104 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
7100 (25.64 %)Oracle
898 (25.13 %)JavaScript
976 (19.49 %)XSLT
1074 (18.97 %)UML
1170 (17.95 %)J2EE
1267 (17.18 %)CSS
1360 (15.38 %)WebServices
1454 (13.85 %)Security Cleared
1549 (12.56 %)VB.NET
1648 (12.31 %)Microsoft
1745 (11.54 %)XHTML
1838 (9.744 %)SC Cleared
1838 (9.744 %)AJAX
1838 (9.744 %)SQL Server 2005
1934 (8.718 %)Finance
1934 (8.718 %)SOAP
2032 (8.205 %)Windows
2032 (8.205 %)SQL Server 2000
2032 (8.205 %)Internet
2131 (7.949 %)EJB
2131 (7.949 %)C++
2131 (7.949 %)Visual Studio
2229 (7.436 %)Government

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1156 (40.00 %).NET
2115 (29.49 %)HTML
3104 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
476 (19.49 %)XSLT
570 (17.95 %)J2EE
667 (17.18 %)CSS
760 (15.38 %)WebServices
845 (11.54 %)XHTML
938 (9.744 %)AJAX
1034 (8.718 %)SOAP
1131 (7.949 %)EJB
1222 (5.641 %)ASP
1321 (5.385 %)JSP
1420 (5.128 %)Spring
1517 (4.359 %)ADO.NET
1615 (3.846 %)WSDL
1615 (3.846 %)Hibernate
1615 (3.846 %).NET Framework
1713 (3.333 %)WinForms
1713 (3.333 %)WebSphere
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (5.641 %)WebLogic
221 (5.385 %)JBoss
320 (5.128 %)Tomcat
320 (5.128 %)SharePoint
418 (4.615 %)IIS
513 (3.333 %)Apache
513 (3.333 %)ATG Dynamo
612 (3.077 %)BizTalk Server
711 (2.821 %)SharePoint Server 2007
810 (2.564 %)WebSphere Application Server
99 (2.308 %)ColdFusion
99 (2.308 %)Oracle Application Server
108 (2.051 %)CMS
116 (1.538 %)Oracle Spatial
124 (1.026 %)Oracle Workflow
124 (1.026 %)ArcGIS
133 (0.769 %)ArcIMS
133 (0.769 %)Lotus Notes
133 (0.769 %)Lotus Domino
133 (0.769 %)ArcSDE
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (3.077 %)Photoshop
25 (1.282 %)MS Excel
34 (1.026 %)MS Office
34 (1.026 %)Adobe Illustrator
34 (1.026 %)InfoPath
41 (0.256 %)Spreadsheet
41 (0.256 %)ImageReady
41 (0.256 %)Acrobat
41 (0.256 %)Fireworks
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.513 %)Oracle EBS
12 (0.513 %)Summit
21 (0.256 %)SAP ERP
21 (0.256 %)Siebel Analytics
21 (0.256 %)Oracle ERP
21 (0.256 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.256 %)Oracle 11i
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (8.205 %)Internet
215 (3.846 %)Extranet
312 (3.077 %)HTTP
410 (2.564 %)Intranet
58 (2.051 %)LDAP
62 (0.513 %)LAN
62 (0.513 %)WAN
62 (0.513 %)DNS
62 (0.513 %)3G
71 (0.256 %)Wireless
71 (0.256 %)SNMP
71 (0.256 %)TCP/IP
71 (0.256 %)SMTP
71 (0.256 %)FTP
71 (0.256 %)VoIP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1113 (28.97 %)SQL Server
238 (9.744 %)SQL Server 2005
332 (8.205 %)SQL Server 2000
419 (4.872 %)GIS
419 (4.872 %)ETL
516 (4.103 %)OLAP
613 (3.333 %)Datawarehouse
712 (3.077 %)Oracle OWB
712 (3.077 %)Oracle OLAP
811 (2.821 %)Oracle 10g
811 (2.821 %)Crystal Reports
99 (2.308 %)Oracle Reports
99 (2.308 %)RDBMS
107 (1.795 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
107 (1.795 %)Oracle 9i
116 (1.538 %)Oracle Discoverer
116 (1.538 %)SQL Server Integration Services
116 (1.538 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
125 (1.282 %)MySQL
134 (1.026 %)Oracle 8/8i
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (7.949 %)Visual Studio
219 (4.872 %)VSS/SourceSafe
318 (4.615 %)Ant
415 (3.846 %)Eclipse
514 (3.590 %)Flash
612 (3.077 %)PVCS
711 (2.821 %)Dreamweaver
88 (2.051 %)Oracle Forms
95 (1.282 %)NUnit
104 (1.026 %)ClearQuest
104 (1.026 %)Subversion
104 (1.026 %)ClearCase
104 (1.026 %)Rational Rose
113 (0.769 %)JUnit
113 (0.769 %)QuickTest Pro
122 (0.513 %)LoadRunner
122 (0.513 %)JDeveloper
122 (0.513 %)WinRunner
122 (0.513 %)TestDirector
122 (0.513 %)QARun
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (8.718 %)Finance
229 (7.436 %)Government
315 (3.846 %)Pensions
411 (2.821 %)Military
58 (2.051 %)Retail
58 (2.051 %)Insurance
67 (1.795 %)Multimedia
75 (1.282 %)Education
75 (1.282 %)Telecoms
75 (1.282 %)Music
84 (1.026 %)Publishing
92 (0.513 %)Games
92 (0.513 %)Pharmaceutical
92 (0.513 %)Legal
92 (0.513 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.256 %)Health
101 (0.256 %)Law
101 (0.256 %)Criminal Justice
101 (0.256 %)Police
101 (0.256 %)Banking
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1290 (74.36 %)Developer
258 (14.87 %).NET Developer
345 (11.54 %)Web Developer
345 (11.54 %)Java Developer
434 (8.718 %)C# Developer
530 (7.692 %)Analyst
627 (6.923 %)Software Engineer
724 (6.154 %)J2EE Developer
724 (6.154 %)ASP.NET Developer
822 (5.641 %)Lead Developer
919 (4.872 %)Software Developer
919 (4.872 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1017 (4.359 %)C++ Software Engineer
1116 (4.103 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1214 (3.590 %)Java Software Engineer
1214 (3.590 %)Consultant
1312 (3.077 %)Oracle Developer
1411 (2.821 %)SQL Developer
1411 (2.821 %)Java Swing Developer
1510 (2.564 %)SQL Server Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (5.385 %)W3C
213 (3.333 %)Client/Server
35 (1.282 %)Web 2.0
44 (1.026 %)N-Tier
53 (0.769 %)Multithreading
62 (0.513 %)NHS
62 (0.513 %)Computer Science
71 (0.256 %)Firmware
71 (0.256 %)Management Information System
71 (0.256 %)Handset
71 (0.256 %)Replication
71 (0.256 %)E-Learning
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (8.205 %)Windows
229 (7.436 %)Solaris
321 (5.385 %)UNIX
420 (5.128 %)Linux
55 (1.282 %)Windows NT
61 (0.256 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.256 %)Windows 2000
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
174 (18.97 %)UML
254 (13.85 %)Security Cleared
338 (9.744 %)SC Cleared
428 (7.179 %)E-Commerce
518 (4.615 %)OO
616 (4.103 %)SOA
616 (4.103 %)Business Intelligence
714 (3.590 %)Workflow
714 (3.590 %)Agile Software Development
813 (3.333 %)DV Cleared
912 (3.077 %)Configuration Management
1011 (2.821 %)Data Modelling
1011 (2.821 %)Content Management
1110 (2.564 %)Project Management
129 (2.308 %)RUP
129 (2.308 %)Requirements Analysis
129 (2.308 %)System Testing
138 (2.051 %)Web Development
138 (2.051 %)DSDM
138 (2.051 %)OOP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1125 (32.05 %)SQL
2115 (29.49 %)C#
3110 (28.21 %)Java
498 (25.13 %)JavaScript
549 (12.56 %)VB.NET
631 (7.949 %)C++
724 (6.154 %)VB
822 (5.641 %)PL/SQL
919 (4.872 %)VB6
1016 (4.103 %)PHP
1115 (3.846 %)Transact-SQL
1214 (3.590 %)Shell Script
1214 (3.590 %)DHTML
1313 (3.333 %)XPath
149 (2.308 %)C
158 (2.051 %)Delphi
167 (1.795 %)VBScript
176 (1.538 %)XQuery
184 (1.026 %)ActionScript
193 (0.769 %)XAML
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (5.128 %)Sun Certification
27 (1.795 %)Degree
31 (0.256 %)MCTS
31 (0.256 %)MCPD
31 (0.256 %)MCP
31 (0.256 %)MCAD
31 (0.256 %)MCSD
31 (0.256 %)ISEB
31 (0.256 %)Microsoft Certification
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (2.564 %)QA
25 (1.282 %)WAI
32 (0.513 %)ISO9001
41 (0.256 %)SLA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (3.333 %)MSMQ
21 (0.256 %)Active Directory
21 (0.256 %)ISA Server
21 (0.256 %)Oracle RAC
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1100 (25.64 %)Oracle
248 (12.31 %)Microsoft
327 (6.923 %)Sun
415 (3.846 %)BEA
513 (3.333 %)ATG
612 (3.077 %)Serena
79 (2.308 %)IBM
84 (1.026 %)ESRI
84 (1.026 %)Adobe
93 (0.769 %)BT
93 (0.769 %)Lotus
102 (0.513 %)Ericsson
102 (0.513 %)HP
102 (0.513 %)SAP
111 (0.256 %)Siebel
111 (0.256 %)Cisco
111 (0.256 %)Avaya
111 (0.256 %)Nokia
111 (0.256 %)TIBCO
111 (0.256 %)webMethods
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