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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Stevenage 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1114
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below28.57 %12.00 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£334
% change on same period last year+1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.77£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1425
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£304£350
Average daily rate£319£400
% change on same period last year-20.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted120
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£36.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£36.38
% change on same period last year-3.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£36.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
XML HertfordshireXML
Hertfordshire

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 Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stevenage XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

19 (69.23 %)C++
28 (61.54 %)WebServices
35 (38.46 %)TCP/IP
35 (38.46 %)Linux
35 (38.46 %).NET
44 (30.77 %)Java
44 (30.77 %)SQL Server
44 (30.77 %)SQL
44 (30.77 %)SOAP
44 (30.77 %)XSLT
44 (30.77 %)Microsoft
44 (30.77 %)Pharmaceutical
44 (30.77 %)Security Cleared
53 (23.08 %)BC Cleared
53 (23.08 %)Degree
53 (23.08 %)Computer Science
53 (23.08 %)C
62 (15.38 %)C#
62 (15.38 %)HTML
62 (15.38 %)COM
62 (15.38 %)JDBC
62 (15.38 %)OO
62 (15.38 %)XSL
62 (15.38 %)Windows
71 (7.692 %)UML
71 (7.692 %)ODBC
71 (7.692 %)XSD
71 (7.692 %)EAI
71 (7.692 %)ETL
71 (7.692 %)Eclipse

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (61.54 %)WebServices
25 (38.46 %).NET
34 (30.77 %)SOAP
34 (30.77 %)XSLT
42 (15.38 %)XSL
42 (15.38 %)HTML
42 (15.38 %)COM
42 (15.38 %)JDBC
51 (7.692 %)JSP
51 (7.692 %)Servlets
51 (7.692 %)J2EE
51 (7.692 %)ASP
51 (7.692 %)XSD
51 (7.692 %)ODBC
51 (7.692 %)WSDL
51 (7.692 %)SAX
51 (7.692 %)JSF
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (38.46 %)TCP/IP
21 (7.692 %)DVB
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (30.77 %)SQL Server
21 (7.692 %)ETL
21 (7.692 %)RDBMS
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (7.692 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)JUnit
11 (7.692 %)Eclipse
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (30.77 %)Pharmaceutical
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (84.62 %)Developer
27 (53.85 %)C++ Developer
33 (23.08 %)Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)Architect
41 (7.692 %)Software Designer
41 (7.692 %)GUI Developer
41 (7.692 %)C++/Java Developer
41 (7.692 %)Software Architect
41 (7.692 %)Java Developer
41 (7.692 %).NET Developer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)Computer Science
21 (7.692 %)Multithreading
21 (7.692 %)LIMS
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)Linux
22 (15.38 %)Windows
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (30.77 %)Security Cleared
23 (23.08 %)BC Cleared
32 (15.38 %)OO
41 (7.692 %)EAI
41 (7.692 %)Configuration Management
41 (7.692 %)Project Management
41 (7.692 %)Migration
41 (7.692 %)Continuous Integration
41 (7.692 %)UML
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (69.23 %)C++
24 (30.77 %)Java
24 (30.77 %)SQL
33 (23.08 %)C
42 (15.38 %)C#
51 (7.692 %)XPath
51 (7.692 %)JavaScript
51 (7.692 %)PL/SQL
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (23.08 %)Degree
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)Microsoft
21 (7.692 %)InterSystems
21 (7.692 %)Oracle