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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Wales 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank48-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.000 %
As % of the category below9.551 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£281
% change on same period last year+19.07 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£33.33-
Average hourly rate£39.17-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.23£30.11
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Application Development WalesApplication Development
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads178121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.228 %0.136 %
Daily rates quoted3815
Average minimum daily rate£344£288
Average daily rate£372£313
% change on same period last year+19.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£335
% change on same period last year+5.30 %
Hourly rates quoted277
Average minimum hourly rate£22.53£23.15
Average hourly rate£26.53£25.08
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.53£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.42£31.87
% change on same period last year+1.71 %
AJAX UKAJAX
UK

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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing AJAX across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Wales AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales AJAX Daily Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales AJAX Hourly Rate Trend

AJAX
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AJAX across the Wales region over the past 3 months.

Wales AJAX Hourly Rate Histogram

AJAX
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AJAX within the Wales region 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
1South WalesNew entry-17£275-
AJAX UKAJAX
UK

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Wales region citing AJAX 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 AJAX.

147 (85.45 %).NET
241 (74.55 %)ASP.NET
335 (63.64 %)XML
430 (54.55 %)VB.NET
522 (40.00 %)XSLT
620 (36.36 %)Windows
620 (36.36 %)CSS
620 (36.36 %)JavaScript
719 (34.55 %)SharePoint Server 2007
818 (32.73 %)C#
818 (32.73 %)WinForms
818 (32.73 %)E-business
818 (32.73 %)BizTalk Server
917 (30.91 %)SQL Server
1016 (29.09 %)Microsoft
1016 (29.09 %)Middleware
1114 (25.45 %)SQL Server 2000
1114 (25.45 %)MS Office
1114 (25.45 %)HTML
1213 (23.64 %)SharePoint
1213 (23.64 %)MCTS
139 (16.36 %)Government
148 (14.55 %)SQL
148 (14.55 %)Web Development
156 (10.91 %)Visual Studio
156 (10.91 %)Health
165 (9.091 %)ColdFusion
165 (9.091 %)WebServices
165 (9.091 %)Graphic Design
165 (9.091 %)Unit Testing

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Wales region citing AJAX 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 AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
147 (85.45 %).NET
241 (74.55 %)ASP.NET
335 (63.64 %)XML
422 (40.00 %)XSLT
520 (36.36 %)CSS
618 (32.73 %)WinForms
716 (29.09 %)Middleware
814 (25.45 %)HTML
95 (9.091 %)WebServices
103 (5.455 %)SOAP
103 (5.455 %)WF
112 (3.636 %)ASP
121 (1.818 %)DOM
121 (1.818 %)Silverlight
121 (1.818 %)ASP.NET 2.0
121 (1.818 %)JSON
121 (1.818 %)XHTML
Application Platforms
119 (34.55 %)SharePoint Server 2007
218 (32.73 %)BizTalk Server
313 (23.64 %)SharePoint
45 (9.091 %)ColdFusion
54 (7.273 %)IIS
61 (1.818 %)Apache
Applications
114 (25.45 %)MS Office
Communications & Networking
12 (3.636 %)Intranet
21 (1.818 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
117 (30.91 %)SQL Server
214 (25.45 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (7.273 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (3.636 %)MySQL
51 (1.818 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
16 (10.91 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.818 %)Subversion
General
19 (16.36 %)Government
26 (10.91 %)Health
35 (9.091 %)Graphic Design
41 (1.818 %)Animation
41 (1.818 %)Publishing
41 (1.818 %)Finance
Job Titles
153 (96.36 %)Developer
232 (58.18 %).NET Developer
314 (25.45 %)Web Developer
314 (25.45 %)VB.NET Developer
49 (16.36 %)ASP.NET Developer
56 (10.91 %)C# Developer
65 (9.091 %)SharePoint Developer
74 (7.273 %).NET Web Developer
74 (7.273 %)ColdFusion Developer
83 (5.455 %)Applications Developer
83 (5.455 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
92 (3.636 %)JavaScript Developer
92 (3.636 %)C# Application Developer
92 (3.636 %).NET Applications Developer
101 (1.818 %)Architect
101 (1.818 %)C# Web Developer
101 (1.818 %)Microsoft Developer
101 (1.818 %)Web Applications Developer
101 (1.818 %)Web Designer
Miscellaneous
14 (7.273 %)NHS
22 (3.636 %)Welsh Language
31 (1.818 %)Wiki
31 (1.818 %)Fat Client
31 (1.818 %)Client/Server
31 (1.818 %)Thin Client
31 (1.818 %)Blackberry
31 (1.818 %)Web 2.0
31 (1.818 %)PDA
Operating Systems
120 (36.36 %)Windows
22 (3.636 %)Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
118 (32.73 %)E-business
28 (14.55 %)Web Development
35 (9.091 %)Unit Testing
44 (7.273 %)Integration Testing
44 (7.273 %)Business Analysis
44 (7.273 %)Agile Software Development
53 (5.455 %)Workflow
53 (5.455 %)OO
62 (3.636 %)RAD
62 (3.636 %)DSDM
62 (3.636 %)SOA
62 (3.636 %)B2C
62 (3.636 %)ITIL
62 (3.636 %)UML
62 (3.636 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (1.818 %)Content Management
71 (1.818 %)OOP
Programming Languages
130 (54.55 %)VB.NET
220 (36.36 %)JavaScript
318 (32.73 %)C#
48 (14.55 %)SQL
54 (7.273 %)Java
62 (3.636 %)VB
62 (3.636 %)PHP
71 (1.818 %)DHTML
71 (1.818 %)XPath
Qualifications
113 (23.64 %)MCTS
Vendors
116 (29.09 %)Microsoft
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