The first table below looks at the demand for CSS skills in IT contracts advertised for the Wolverhampton region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CSS over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Wolverhampton region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Rank 1 4 -
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -
Contract jobs citing CSS 9 5 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 29.03% 16.67% -
As % of the Application Development category 90.00% 83.33% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 0
Average daily rate £263 £215 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+22.09% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £300 £300
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £20.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+75.00% -31.03%
All Application Development
Wolverhampton
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
10 6 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 32.26% 20.00% 6.250%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 1
Average daily rate £263 £215 £150
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+22.09% +43.33%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year
+9.37% -12.32%
CSS
West Midlands

CSS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CSS across the Wolverhampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Wolverhampton CSS Jobs Demand Trend

CSS
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CSS across the Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton CSS Daily Rate Trend

CSS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton region citing CSS 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 CSS.

1 12 (92.31%) HTML
1 12 (92.31%) jQuery
2 8 (61.54%) Java
3 6 (46.15%) Spring
3 6 (46.15%) JavaScript
4 5 (38.46%) TDD
5 4 (30.77%) OO
5 4 (30.77%) HTML5
5 4 (30.77%) Apple iOS
5 4 (30.77%) CMS
6 3 (23.08%) Facebook
6 3 (23.08%) CSS3
6 3 (23.08%) Open Source
6 3 (23.08%) Umbraco
6 3 (23.08%) ASP.NET
6 3 (23.08%) .NET
6 3 (23.08%) OOD
7 2 (15.38%) Adobe
7 2 (15.38%) Alterian
7 2 (15.38%) J2EE
7 2 (15.38%) JSP
7 2 (15.38%) XML
7 2 (15.38%) Tomcat
7 2 (15.38%) Adobe CQ
8 1 (7.692%) REST
8 1 (7.692%) ASP.NET MVC 3
8 1 (7.692%) Razor View Engine
8 1 (7.692%) Digital Media
8 1 (7.692%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (7.692%) Sitecore CMS

CSS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton region citing CSS 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 CSS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 12 (92.31%) HTML
1 12 (92.31%) jQuery
2 6 (46.15%) Spring
3 4 (30.77%) HTML5
4 3 (23.08%) CSS3
4 3 (23.08%) ASP.NET
4 3 (23.08%) .NET
5 2 (15.38%) J2EE
5 2 (15.38%) JSP
5 2 (15.38%) XML
6 1 (7.692%) REST
6 1 (7.692%) ASP.NET MVC 3
6 1 (7.692%) Razor View Engine
6 1 (7.692%) ASP.NET MVC
6 1 (7.692%) Flash
6 1 (7.692%) XSLT
6 1 (7.692%) .NET Framework
6 1 (7.692%) JSTL
Application Platforms
1 4 (30.77%) CMS
2 3 (23.08%) Umbraco
3 2 (15.38%) Tomcat
3 2 (15.38%) Adobe CQ
4 1 (7.692%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (7.692%) Apache
Applications
1 1 (7.692%) Photoshop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.692%) MySQL
1 1 (7.692%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (7.692%) Ant
1 1 (7.692%) Subversion
1 1 (7.692%) Maven
1 1 (7.692%) Eclipse
Job Titles
1 13 (100.00%) Developer
2 8 (61.54%) Web Developer
2 8 (61.54%) Java Developer
3 6 (46.15%) Java Web Developer
4 4 (30.77%) Front-End Developer
5 2 (15.38%) Front-End Web Developer
6 1 (7.692%) Umbraco Developer
6 1 (7.692%) PHP Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Open Source
2 1 (7.692%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (30.77%) Apple iOS
2 1 (7.692%) UNIX
2 1 (7.692%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) TDD
2 4 (30.77%) OO
3 3 (23.08%) OOD
4 1 (7.692%) CRM
4 1 (7.692%) Web Development
4 1 (7.692%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) Java
2 6 (46.15%) JavaScript
3 1 (7.692%) PHP
3 1 (7.692%) SQL
3 1 (7.692%) C#
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Facebook
2 2 (15.38%) Adobe
2 2 (15.38%) Alterian
3 1 (7.692%) Sitecore
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
You will be working on HTML5, CSS3 so must be a strong user of these technologies. You will also be working with jQuery and JavaScript so you should...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
PHP Developer Wolverhampton 3mths + £NEG E-Resourcing have an immediate 3mth contract for a PHP Developer to join a leading design agency based near Wolverhampton. Essential skills:*PHP *...
E-Resourcing
Posted: 29 April 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
If you are an Umbraco developer and you are looking for a new contract in the west Midlands then the following role could be of interest to you.....
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £200.00 - £300.00 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
My client, a digital agency has an opening for a Front End Developer - HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery to join them on a contract basis in their Wolverhampton office.....
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
My leading client based in the West Midlands is looking for a talented Umbraco / .Net Web Developer for an initial 3 month requirement. You will be working in...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Rate: £225 to £300 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Umbraco Developer - Urgent 3 month contractMy leading client based in the West Midlands is looking for a talented Umbraco / -Net Web Developer for an initial 3 month requirement-...
OPUS
Rate: GBP225 to GBP300 per day
Posted: 25 May 2013