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This section looks at the demand for Drupal skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Drupal over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDrupal
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank512568
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching contract IT job ads8243
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.048 %
As % of the category below0.433 %0.200 %
Daily rates quoted245
Average minimum daily rate£245£254
Average daily rate£261£264
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£277£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£215-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£19.67
Average hourly rate£25.00£21.33
% change on same period last year+17.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.00-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1894721508
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.31 %24.16 %
Daily rates quoted62396448
Average minimum daily rate£359£370
Average daily rate£385£394
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted10481311
Average minimum hourly rate£29.76£29.77
Average hourly rate£32.43£31.69
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£33.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %

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.

Drupal
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Drupal across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Drupal Demand Trend

Drupal
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Drupal across the UK.

Drupal Daily Rate Trend

Drupal
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Drupal across the UK over the past 3 months.

Drupal Daily Rate Histogram

Drupal
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Drupal across the UK.

Drupal Hourly Rate Trend

Drupal
Top 26 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Drupal within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+7281£261-1.00 %
2LondonUp+4141£289+9.53 %
3South WestNew entry-18£200-
4South EastUp+4614£225-
5City of LondonNew entry-13£300-
6Thames ValleyNew entry-7--
6BristolNew entry-7£200-
6BerkshireNew entry-7£225-
7DevonNew entry-6--
8ReadingNew entry-5£225-
9YorkshireNew entry-3--
9SomersetNew entry-3--
9BathNew entry-3--
10CambridgeNew entry-2£255-
10West YorkshireNew entry-2--
10CambridgeshireNew entry-2£255-
10North WestDown-112--
10East of EnglandNew entry-2£255-
11MerseysideNew entry-1--
11West MidlandsDown-101--
11ScotlandNew entry-1--
11HerefordshireNew entry-1--
11LeedsNew entry-1--
11LiverpoolNew entry-1--
11BorehamwoodNew entry-1--
11ManchesterNew entry-1--

Drupal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Drupal also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Drupal.

1100 (84.03 %)PHP
266 (55.46 %)MySQL
352 (43.70 %)CSS
446 (38.66 %)CMS
541 (34.45 %)Linux
640 (33.61 %)HTML
732 (26.89 %)LAMP
829 (24.37 %)JavaScript
928 (23.53 %)XHTML
1026 (21.85 %)Apache
1122 (18.49 %)Content Management
1221 (17.65 %)XML
1319 (15.97 %)OO
1319 (15.97 %)PHP5
1418 (15.13 %)Ruby
1418 (15.13 %)Joomla!
1517 (14.29 %)Java
1616 (13.45 %)C#
1616 (13.45 %)C++
1616 (13.45 %).NET
1616 (13.45 %)UML
1616 (13.45 %)Smalltalk
1616 (13.45 %)ColdFusion
1715 (12.61 %)Python
1813 (10.92 %)XSLT
1813 (10.92 %)Red Hat
1813 (10.92 %)Subversion
1911 (9.244 %)Perl
1911 (9.244 %)AJAX
209 (7.563 %)Internet

Drupal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Drupal also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Drupal. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
152 (43.70 %)CSS
240 (33.61 %)HTML
332 (26.89 %)LAMP
428 (23.53 %)XHTML
521 (17.65 %)XML
616 (13.45 %).NET
713 (10.92 %)XSLT
811 (9.244 %)AJAX
93 (2.521 %)Symfony
93 (2.521 %)Zend Framework
93 (2.521 %)CodeIgniter
93 (2.521 %)CakePHP
93 (2.521 %)Akelos
93 (2.521 %)Horde
93 (2.521 %)PRADO
93 (2.521 %)Qcodo
93 (2.521 %)Zoop
102 (1.681 %)Ruby on Rails
102 (1.681 %)WebServices
102 (1.681 %)JSP
Application Platforms
146 (38.66 %)CMS
226 (21.85 %)Apache
318 (15.13 %)Joomla!
416 (13.45 %)ColdFusion
55 (4.202 %)Tomcat
62 (1.681 %)Alfresco
62 (1.681 %)Mambo
62 (1.681 %)Plone
71 (0.840 %)IIS
Applications
12 (1.681 %)Photoshop
21 (0.840 %)MS Visio
Communications & Networking
19 (7.563 %)Internet
21 (0.840 %)DAB
21 (0.840 %)Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
166 (55.46 %)MySQL
21 (0.840 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
113 (10.92 %)Subversion
26 (5.042 %)Flash
32 (1.681 %)Dreamweaver
General
18 (6.723 %)Marketing
27 (5.882 %)Publishing
32 (1.681 %)Advertising
41 (0.840 %)Retail
41 (0.840 %)Music
41 (0.840 %)Automotive
41 (0.840 %)Education
41 (0.840 %)Health
Job Titles
1104 (87.39 %)Developer
252 (43.70 %)PHP Developer
318 (15.13 %)Web Developer
410 (8.403 %)MySQL Developer
56 (5.042 %)Senior Developer
65 (4.202 %)Senior PHP Developer
74 (3.361 %)Technical Lead
83 (2.521 %)PHP Web Developer
92 (1.681 %)Web Editor
92 (1.681 %)Lead Developer
92 (1.681 %)Web Designer
92 (1.681 %)Senior Web Developer
92 (1.681 %)Ruby On Rails Developer
101 (0.840 %)Senior PHP Web Developer
101 (0.840 %)Website Developer
101 (0.840 %)Team Leader
101 (0.840 %)Junior Developer
101 (0.840 %)Consultant
101 (0.840 %)Graduate
101 (0.840 %)Project Manager
Miscellaneous
13 (2.521 %)Web 2.0
21 (0.840 %)Taxonomies
Operating Systems
141 (34.45 %)Linux
23 (2.521 %)Unix
32 (1.681 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
122 (18.49 %)Content Management
219 (15.97 %)OO
316 (13.45 %)UML
45 (4.202 %)Migration
53 (2.521 %)OOP
62 (1.681 %)Business Continuity
62 (1.681 %)E-Commerce
62 (1.681 %)SOA
62 (1.681 %)MVC
62 (1.681 %)Web Development
71 (0.840 %)Digital Marketing
71 (0.840 %)Web Analytics
71 (0.840 %)SEO
Programming Languages
1100 (84.03 %)PHP
229 (24.37 %)JavaScript
319 (15.97 %)PHP5
418 (15.13 %)Ruby
517 (14.29 %)Java
616 (13.45 %)C#
616 (13.45 %)C++
616 (13.45 %)Smalltalk
715 (12.61 %)Python
811 (9.244 %)Perl
93 (2.521 %)DHTML
102 (1.681 %)SQL
102 (1.681 %)ActionScript
102 (1.681 %)PHP4
Qualifications
11 (0.840 %)Degree
Vendors
113 (10.92 %)Red Hat
23 (2.521 %)Zend
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