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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) skills within the Staffordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XHTML over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-20
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.941 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£261£259
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.19£28.45
% change on same period last year-21.99 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2934
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted1912
Average minimum daily rate£289£206
Average daily rate£337£224
% change on same period last year+50.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£241
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£334
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£29.25£29.14
Average hourly rate£31.13£31.86
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£34.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.27£31.42
% change on same period last year-10.04 %
XHTML West MidlandsXHTML
West Midlands

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.

XHTML
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire XHTML Demand Trend

XHTML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire XHTML Daily Rate Trend

XHTML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire XHTML Hourly Rate Trend

XHTML
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing XHTML 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 XHTML.

14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)AJAX
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (25.00 %)Degree

XHTML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region citing XHTML 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 XHTML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)AJAX
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %).NET Developer
14 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (75.00 %)VB.NET Developer
23 (75.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
32 (50.00 %).NET Web Developer
32 (50.00 %)Web Developer
32 (50.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
41 (25.00 %)Junior .NET Web Developer
41 (25.00 %)Junior
41 (25.00 %)Junior .NET Developer
41 (25.00 %)Junior Web Developer
41 (25.00 %)Junior ASP.NET Developer
41 (25.00 %)SQL Developer
41 (25.00 %)Junior Developer
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)Transact-SQL
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree