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The table below looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Stoke-on-Trent 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 %
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Stoke-on-Trent
Matching contract IT job ads97
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£33.25-
Average hourly rate£35.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
AJAX StaffordshireAJAX
Staffordshire

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 Stoke-on-Trent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent region.

Stoke-on-Trent AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)PHP
13 (100.00 %)CSS
22 (66.67 %)E-Commerce
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)JavaScript
22 (66.67 %)ASP
31 (33.33 %)MySQL

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stoke-on-Trent 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.

Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)CSS
22 (66.67 %)ASP
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)MySQL
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (66.67 %)ASP Developer
31 (33.33 %)PHP Developer
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)E-Commerce
Stoke-on-Trent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)PHP
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)JavaScript