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The table below looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Stockport region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AJAX over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£297£291
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
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£29.47£33.48
% change on same period last year-11.95 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads49
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£273£200
Average daily rate£285£210
% change on same period last year+35.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£298£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£26.67
Average hourly rate£31.25£32.89
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£39.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
AJAX ManchesterAJAX
Manchester

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.

AJAX
Demand Trend

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

Stockport AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stockport AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region citing AJAX 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 AJAX.

13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
13 (100.00 %)PHP
13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
21 (33.33 %)Social Network
21 (33.33 %)PHP5
21 (33.33 %)PHP4
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)OOP
21 (33.33 %)MySQL
21 (33.33 %)HTML

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport region citing AJAX 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 AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
21 (33.33 %)HTML
21 (33.33 %)XML
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)MySQL
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %)PHP Developer
22 (66.67 %)PHP Web Developer
22 (66.67 %)Web Developer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Social Network
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)OOP
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
13 (100.00 %)PHP
21 (33.33 %)PHP5
21 (33.33 %)PHP4