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The table below looks at the demand for Zend Framework 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 Zend Framework over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkZend Framework
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank542650
Rank change on same period last yearUp+108
Matching contract IT job ads373
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.216 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£241£300
Average daily rate£256£350
% change on same period last year-26.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£271£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£242-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1709924152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.11 %23.82 %
Daily rates quoted58617357
Average minimum daily rate£352£368
Average daily rate£379£393
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted9931438
Average minimum hourly rate£30.40£30.54
Average hourly rate£32.68£32.87
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.96£35.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %

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.

Zend Framework
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Zend Framework within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Zend Framework Demand Trend

Zend Framework
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Zend Framework within the UK.

Zend Framework Daily Rate Trend

Zend Framework
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Zend Framework within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Zend Framework Daily Rate Histogram

Zend Framework
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Zend Framework within the UK.

Zend Framework Hourly Rate Trend

Zend Framework
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Zend Framework within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+9429£256-26.73 %
South EastNew entry-15£242-
LondonUp+9312£268-23.57 %
EpsomNew entry-9--
SurreyNew entry-9--
OxfordshireNew entry-6£242-
City of LondonNew entry-3£265-
North WestNew entry-2--
CumbriaNew entry-2--
LancashireNew entry-2--
OxfordNew entry-1--

Zend Framework
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Zend Framework 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 Zend Framework.

184 (100.00 %)PHP
184 (100.00 %)Zend
256 (66.67 %)CSS
352 (61.90 %)PHP5
444 (52.38 %)MySQL
542 (50.00 %)XHTML
639 (46.43 %)JavaScript
731 (36.90 %)OO
816 (19.05 %)HTML
816 (19.05 %)XML
915 (17.86 %)Web Development
915 (17.86 %)AJAX
915 (17.86 %)LAMP
1014 (16.67 %)SQL
1112 (14.29 %)OOP
1112 (14.29 %)SEO
1112 (14.29 %)Interactive Media
1210 (11.90 %)CRM
139 (10.71 %)JSON
139 (10.71 %)MVC
148 (9.524 %)Linux
157 (8.333 %)Apache
166 (7.143 %)PHP4
166 (7.143 %)CakePHP
175 (5.952 %)Drupal
175 (5.952 %)script.aculo.us
175 (5.952 %)Symfony
175 (5.952 %)CMS
175 (5.952 %)Subversion
175 (5.952 %)UML

Zend Framework
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Zend Framework 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 Zend Framework. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
156 (66.67 %)CSS
242 (50.00 %)XHTML
316 (19.05 %)HTML
316 (19.05 %)XML
415 (17.86 %)LAMP
415 (17.86 %)AJAX
59 (10.71 %)JSON
59 (10.71 %)MVC
66 (7.143 %)CakePHP
75 (5.952 %)Drupal
75 (5.952 %)script.aculo.us
75 (5.952 %)Symfony
84 (4.762 %)CodeIgniter
84 (4.762 %).NET Framework
84 (4.762 %)MooTools
84 (4.762 %).NET
92 (2.381 %)Akelos
92 (2.381 %)Horde
92 (2.381 %)PRADO
92 (2.381 %)Qcodo
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (8.333 %)Apache
25 (5.952 %)CMS
34 (4.762 %)Joomla!
42 (2.381 %)ColdFusion
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.190 %)Internet
11 (1.190 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (52.38 %)MySQL
22 (2.381 %)SQL Server
22 (2.381 %)DTS
22 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.952 %)Subversion
23 (3.571 %)Zend Studio
31 (1.190 %)Flash
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (14.29 %)Interactive Media
21 (1.190 %)Construction
21 (1.190 %)Education
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
182 (97.62 %)Developer
259 (70.24 %)PHP Developer
324 (28.57 %)Web Developer
44 (4.762 %)PHP Web Developer
52 (2.381 %)LAMP Developer
52 (2.381 %)SQL Developer
52 (2.381 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (1.190 %)Senior Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.571 %)W3C
22 (2.381 %)Social Network
31 (1.190 %)Web 2.0
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (9.524 %)Linux
22 (2.381 %)UNIX
31 (1.190 %)Windows
31 (1.190 %)Mac OS X
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (36.90 %)OO
215 (17.86 %)Web Development
312 (14.29 %)SEO
312 (14.29 %)OOP
410 (11.90 %)CRM
55 (5.952 %)UML
61 (1.190 %)E-Commerce
61 (1.190 %)Scrum
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
184 (100.00 %)PHP
252 (61.90 %)PHP5
339 (46.43 %)JavaScript
414 (16.67 %)SQL
56 (7.143 %)PHP4
62 (2.381 %)C#
62 (2.381 %)DHTML
71 (1.190 %)Ruby
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
184 (100.00 %)Zend
22 (2.381 %)Adobe
31 (1.190 %)Google