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The table below looks at the demand for Unified Modeling Language (UML) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited UML over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUnified Modeling Language (UML)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2733
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads4436
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.036 %
As % of the category below6.801 %6.175 %
Daily rates quoted810
Average minimum daily rate£323£295
Average daily rate£374£335
% change on same period last year+11.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£426£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£360
% change on same period last year+6.24 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00-
Average hourly rate£33.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.52£34.99
% change on same period last year+7.20 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads647583
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.875 %0.575 %
Daily rates quoted221139
Average minimum daily rate£350£394
Average daily rate£376£427
% change on same period last year-12.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£460
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted8458
Average minimum hourly rate£33.77£20.53
Average hourly rate£35.13£22.45
% change on same period last year+56.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£24.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
UML UKUML
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.

UML
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing UML across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Wales UML Demand Trend

UML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales UML Daily Rate Trend

UML
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UML across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales UML Daily Rate Histogram

UML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales UML Hourly Rate Trend

UML
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing UML across the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wales UML Hourly Rate Histogram

UML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing UML within the Wales region 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
South WalesUp+640£374+17.39 %
West WalesUp+23--
UML UKUML
UK

UML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing UML 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 UML.

130 (30.93 %)Java
229 (29.90 %)XML
327 (27.84 %)Government
424 (24.74 %)RUP
523 (23.71 %)OO
622 (22.68 %)Security Cleared
721 (21.65 %)Use Case
721 (21.65 %)Business Analysis
721 (21.65 %)J2EE
819 (19.59 %)Data Modelling
916 (16.49 %)Oracle
916 (16.49 %)WebLogic
1014 (14.43 %)C++
1014 (14.43 %)Rational Rose
1014 (14.43 %)SOA
1113 (13.40 %)SQL
1113 (13.40 %)SOAP
1113 (13.40 %)DoDAF
1113 (13.40 %)TOGAF
1212 (12.37 %)SC Cleared
1212 (12.37 %)C#
1212 (12.37 %)WebServices
1311 (11.34 %)UNIX
1311 (11.34 %).NET
1311 (11.34 %)JUnit
1311 (11.34 %)E-business
1410 (10.31 %)Windows
1410 (10.31 %)Requirements Management
159 (9.278 %)Systems Analysis
159 (9.278 %)WebSphere

UML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing UML 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 UML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (29.90 %)XML
221 (21.65 %)J2EE
313 (13.40 %)SOAP
412 (12.37 %)WebServices
511 (11.34 %).NET
69 (9.278 %)WebSphere
69 (9.278 %)WSDL
77 (7.216 %)Struts
86 (6.186 %)EJB
86 (6.186 %)OC4J
95 (5.155 %)HTML
95 (5.155 %)JMS
104 (4.124 %)XSD
104 (4.124 %)XSLT
104 (4.124 %)Java EE
104 (4.124 %)SAML
113 (3.093 %)NetBeans
113 (3.093 %)JRules
113 (3.093 %).NET Framework
113 (3.093 %)ODBC
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (16.49 %)WebLogic
24 (4.124 %)IIS
33 (3.093 %)WebLogic Portal
33 (3.093 %)ESB
33 (3.093 %)SharePoint Server 2007
33 (3.093 %)WebSphere Message Broker
41 (1.031 %)ColdFusion
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (7.216 %)MS Visio
26 (6.186 %)MS Excel
31 (1.031 %)MS Office
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.124 %)Internet
23 (3.093 %)LDAP
32 (2.062 %)GPRS
32 (2.062 %)ISDN
32 (2.062 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.031 %)SNMP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (7.216 %)SQL Server
26 (6.186 %)Oracle 9i
33 (3.093 %)Oracle 10g
41 (1.031 %)DB2
41 (1.031 %)Crystal Reports
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (14.43 %)Rational Rose
211 (11.34 %)JUnit
39 (9.278 %)RequisitePro
47 (7.216 %)Visual Studio
56 (6.186 %)Ant
64 (4.124 %)StarTeam
64 (4.124 %)CaliberRM
64 (4.124 %)ClearCase
73 (3.093 %)JBuilder
73 (3.093 %)Eclipse
82 (2.062 %)CruiseControl
82 (2.062 %)CheckStyle
82 (2.062 %)Cactus
91 (1.031 %)Subversion
91 (1.031 %)ClearQuest
91 (1.031 %)PVCS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (27.84 %)Government
28 (8.247 %)Health
36 (6.186 %)Construction
43 (3.093 %)Education
52 (2.062 %)Telecoms
61 (1.031 %)Finance
61 (1.031 %)Military
61 (1.031 %)Banking
61 (1.031 %)Retail
61 (1.031 %)Insurance
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (46.39 %)Analyst
236 (37.11 %)Business Analyst
321 (21.65 %)Developer
416 (16.49 %)Architect
513 (13.40 %)Java Developer
610 (10.31 %)J2EE Developer
610 (10.31 %)Java/J2EE Developer
79 (9.278 %)Software Engineer
87 (7.216 %)Systems Analyst
87 (7.216 %)Technical Architect
95 (5.155 %)Senior Developer
104 (4.124 %)Senior J2EE Developer
104 (4.124 %)Senior Java Developer
104 (4.124 %)Business Systems Analyst
104 (4.124 %)Solutions Architect
113 (3.093 %).NET Developer
113 (3.093 %)J2EE Architect
113 (3.093 %)Systems Architect
113 (3.093 %)Technical Analyst
113 (3.093 %)Java Architect
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.216 %)NHS
26 (6.186 %)Management Information System
34 (4.124 %)Mainframe
34 (4.124 %)Data Extraction
42 (2.062 %)Pocket PC
51 (1.031 %)Wiki
51 (1.031 %)N-Tier
51 (1.031 %)AS400
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (11.34 %)UNIX
210 (10.31 %)Windows
34 (4.124 %)Linux
34 (4.124 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (4.124 %)Windows Server 2008
43 (3.093 %)Solaris
52 (2.062 %)Windows Mobile
61 (1.031 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.031 %)Windows XP
61 (1.031 %)AIX
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (24.74 %)RUP
223 (23.71 %)OO
322 (22.68 %)Security Cleared
421 (21.65 %)Use Case
421 (21.65 %)Business Analysis
519 (19.59 %)Data Modelling
614 (14.43 %)SOA
713 (13.40 %)DoDAF
713 (13.40 %)TOGAF
812 (12.37 %)SC Cleared
911 (11.34 %)E-business
1010 (10.31 %)Requirements Management
119 (9.278 %)Systems Analysis
119 (9.278 %)BPMN
128 (8.247 %)Requirements Analysis
128 (8.247 %)Agile Software Development
137 (7.216 %)Unified Process
137 (7.216 %)Enterprise Architecture
137 (7.216 %)BPR
146 (6.186 %)Migration
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (30.93 %)Java
214 (14.43 %)C++
313 (13.40 %)SQL
412 (12.37 %)C#
59 (9.278 %)C
64 (4.124 %)COBOL
64 (4.124 %)VB.NET
73 (3.093 %)XQuery
73 (3.093 %)XPath
81 (1.031 %)VB6
81 (1.031 %)Transact-SQL
81 (1.031 %)VB
81 (1.031 %)JavaScript
81 (1.031 %)PL/SQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.124 %)ISEB
23 (3.093 %)Degree
31 (1.031 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.093 %)HL7
22 (2.062 %)SNOMED CT
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.031 %)OpenView
11 (1.031 %)Netcool
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (16.49 %)Oracle
28 (8.247 %)BEA
35 (5.155 %)Borland
42 (2.062 %)IBM
51 (1.031 %)HP
51 (1.031 %)Micromuse
51 (1.031 %)Mercator
51 (1.031 %)QNX