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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited XML over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1517
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads6647
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.087 %0.050 %
As % of the category below34.55 %33.57 %
Daily rates quoted114
Average minimum daily rate£345£399
Average daily rate£369£443
% change on same period last year-16.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£392£486
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£340
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
Hourly rates quoted120
Average minimum hourly rate£22.08-
Average hourly rate£25.88-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£29.69-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.90£33.38
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Application Development WalesApplication Development
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads191140
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.252 %0.149 %
Daily rates quoted4721
Average minimum daily rate£350£285
Average daily rate£375£307
% change on same period last year+22.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted238
Average minimum hourly rate£23.59£28.39
Average hourly rate£27.37£29.50
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.16£30.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
XML UKXML
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.

XML
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing XML across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Wales XML Demand Trend

XML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the Wales region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Wales XML Daily Rate Histogram

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wales XML Hourly Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing XML across the Wales region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Wales XML Hourly Rate Histogram

XML
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing XML within the Wales region over the 3 months to 4 July 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+649£353-26.93 %
West WalesUp+714£378+18.03 %
North WalesDown-52--
XML UKXML
UK

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing XML 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 XML.

180 (42.55 %).NET
272 (38.30 %)Java
368 (36.17 %)ASP.NET
462 (32.98 %)SQL
557 (30.32 %)HTML
656 (29.79 %)J2EE
752 (27.66 %)WebServices
847 (25.00 %)CSS
946 (24.47 %)XSLT
1043 (22.87 %)JavaScript
1142 (22.34 %)Oracle
1142 (22.34 %)SOAP
1241 (21.81 %)C#
1241 (21.81 %)SOA
1340 (21.28 %)Government
1340 (21.28 %)AJAX
1439 (20.74 %)UML
1538 (20.21 %)Windows
1637 (19.68 %)VB.NET
1637 (19.68 %)SQL Server
1637 (19.68 %)Unix
1735 (18.62 %)OO
1735 (18.62 %)Security Cleared
1834 (18.09 %)Microsoft
1931 (16.49 %)WebLogic
2026 (13.83 %)Web Development
2026 (13.83 %)JUnit
2124 (12.77 %)VB
2222 (11.70 %)SharePoint Server 2007
2321 (11.17 %)EJB

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing XML 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 XML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
180 (42.55 %).NET
268 (36.17 %)ASP.NET
357 (30.32 %)HTML
456 (29.79 %)J2EE
552 (27.66 %)WebServices
647 (25.00 %)CSS
746 (24.47 %)XSLT
842 (22.34 %)SOAP
940 (21.28 %)AJAX
1021 (11.17 %)EJB
1119 (10.11 %)Middleware
1218 (9.574 %)WinForms
1218 (9.574 %)JDBC
1315 (7.979 %)Struts
1413 (6.915 %)WebSphere
1510 (5.319 %)ASP
1510 (5.319 %)JMS
169 (4.787 %)WSDL
178 (4.255 %)JSP
187 (3.723 %)XSD
Application Platforms
131 (16.49 %)WebLogic
222 (11.70 %)SharePoint Server 2007
319 (10.11 %)IIS
418 (9.574 %)BizTalk Server
514 (7.447 %)SharePoint
613 (6.915 %)WebLogic Portal
79 (4.787 %)WebSphere MQ
87 (3.723 %)WebSphere Application Server
87 (3.723 %)Apache
96 (3.191 %)WebSphere Message Broker
104 (2.128 %)CMS
113 (1.596 %)JBoss
122 (1.064 %)ESB
131 (0.532 %)Oracle 10gAS
131 (0.532 %)Oracle Workflow
131 (0.532 %)Oracle Application Server
131 (0.532 %)ArcGIS
131 (0.532 %)Lotus Notes
131 (0.532 %)Lotus Domino
131 (0.532 %)Tomcat
Applications
114 (7.447 %)MS Office
22 (1.064 %)Photoshop
31 (0.532 %)MS Project
Business Applications
15 (2.660 %)assyst
24 (2.128 %)Oracle EBS
32 (1.064 %)Oracle CRM
32 (1.064 %)Oracle Applications
32 (1.064 %)Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
19 (4.787 %)Internet
21 (0.532 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
137 (19.68 %)SQL Server
216 (8.511 %)SQL Server 2000
311 (5.851 %)MySQL
47 (3.723 %)Crystal Reports
47 (3.723 %)SQL Server 7
56 (3.191 %)SQL Server 2005
64 (2.128 %)Oracle 10g
73 (1.596 %)RDBMS
73 (1.596 %)Oracle Reports
82 (1.064 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (1.064 %)MS Access
91 (0.532 %)Datawarehouse
91 (0.532 %)ETL
91 (0.532 %)Oracle Discoverer
91 (0.532 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.532 %)Data Cleansing
91 (0.532 %)GIS
Development Applications
126 (13.83 %)JUnit
219 (10.11 %)Eclipse
318 (9.574 %)Ant
415 (7.979 %)Visual Studio
510 (5.319 %)ClearCase
67 (3.723 %)Rational Rose
76 (3.191 %)Cactus
85 (2.660 %)CheckStyle
85 (2.660 %)Visual Studio Team System
85 (2.660 %)CruiseControl
94 (2.128 %)TestDirector
103 (1.596 %)RequisitePro
103 (1.596 %)ClearQuest
103 (1.596 %)Flash
112 (1.064 %)VSS/SourceSafe
112 (1.064 %)JDeveloper
121 (0.532 %)COOL:Gen
121 (0.532 %)Oracle Forms
121 (0.532 %)Log4j
121 (0.532 %)Subversion
General
140 (21.28 %)Government
219 (10.11 %)Health
35 (2.660 %)Telecoms
35 (2.660 %)Finance
35 (2.660 %)Marketing
35 (2.660 %)Graphic Design
43 (1.596 %)Military
43 (1.596 %)Retail
52 (1.064 %)Back Office
61 (0.532 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (0.532 %)Advertising
61 (0.532 %)Publishing
61 (0.532 %)Insurance
61 (0.532 %)Pensions
61 (0.532 %)Retail Banking
61 (0.532 %)Banking
61 (0.532 %)Animation
Job Titles
1151 (80.32 %)Developer
239 (20.74 %).NET Developer
329 (15.43 %)Java Developer
422 (11.70 %)Web Developer
519 (10.11 %)VB.NET Developer
614 (7.447 %)Applications Developer
713 (6.915 %)Senior Developer
713 (6.915 %)J2EE Developer
812 (6.383 %)ASP.NET Developer
910 (5.319 %)C# Developer
910 (5.319 %)Java/J2EE Developer
108 (4.255 %)Software Developer
117 (3.723 %)Consultant
126 (3.191 %)Architect
126 (3.191 %)SharePoint Developer
135 (2.660 %)Senior Java Developer
135 (2.660 %).NET Web Developer
135 (2.660 %)Analyst
135 (2.660 %)Programmer
144 (2.128 %)Senior J2EE Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (3.191 %)NHS
24 (2.128 %)N-Tier
33 (1.596 %)Welsh Language
42 (1.064 %)Client/Server
42 (1.064 %)W3C
42 (1.064 %)Data Integration
51 (0.532 %)Thin Client
51 (0.532 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.532 %)Wiki
51 (0.532 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
138 (20.21 %)Windows
237 (19.68 %)Unix
38 (4.255 %)Windows XP
43 (1.596 %)Linux
43 (1.596 %)Windows 2000
52 (1.064 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
141 (21.81 %)SOA
239 (20.74 %)UML
335 (18.62 %)OO
335 (18.62 %)Security Cleared
426 (13.83 %)Web Development
519 (10.11 %)E-business
616 (8.511 %)Unit Testing
711 (5.851 %)Software Engineering
810 (5.319 %)CTC Cleared
810 (5.319 %)SC Cleared
98 (4.255 %)BPEL
98 (4.255 %)RAD
107 (3.723 %)SEO
115 (2.660 %)RUP
115 (2.660 %)DSDM
115 (2.660 %)CRM
115 (2.660 %)Content Management
115 (2.660 %)Agile Software Development
115 (2.660 %)User Acceptance Testing
115 (2.660 %)Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
172 (38.30 %)Java
262 (32.98 %)SQL
343 (22.87 %)JavaScript
441 (21.81 %)C#
537 (19.68 %)VB.NET
624 (12.77 %)VB
713 (6.915 %)C
812 (6.383 %)C++
911 (5.851 %)PHP
107 (3.723 %)PL/SQL
107 (3.723 %)VB6
116 (3.191 %)DHTML
125 (2.660 %)VBScript
134 (2.128 %)Perl
142 (1.064 %)ActionScript
142 (1.064 %)VC++
151 (0.532 %)Shell Script
151 (0.532 %)LotusScript
151 (0.532 %)Ruby
151 (0.532 %)XPath
Qualifications
115 (7.979 %)MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.596 %)QA
Systems Management
11 (0.532 %)OpenView
11 (0.532 %)Netcool
Vendors
142 (22.34 %)Oracle
234 (18.09 %)Microsoft
316 (8.511 %)BEA
45 (2.660 %)telerik
52 (1.064 %)Sybase
52 (1.064 %)QNX
61 (0.532 %)Business Objects
61 (0.532 %)HP
61 (0.532 %)Altova
61 (0.532 %)Lotus
61 (0.532 %)Micromuse
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