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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited XML over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank79
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads74
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below36.84 %28.57 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£336
% change on same period last year-0.62 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£31.25£35.00
Average hourly rate£34.13£35.00
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.24
% change on same period last year-3.99 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads1914
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£303£225
Average daily rate£344£262
% change on same period last year+31.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£34.23
Average hourly rate£34.30£34.62
% change on same period last year-0.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.60£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.54
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
XML West MidlandsXML
West Midlands

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 Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire XML Daily Rate Trend

XML
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Worcestershire XML Hourly Rate Histogram

XML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
WorcesterUp+44--
MalvernNew entry-1--
XML West MidlandsXML
West Midlands

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

15 (45.45 %)Quality Management
15 (45.45 %)ClearCase
15 (45.45 %)SUSE
15 (45.45 %)Fedora
15 (45.45 %)C#
15 (45.45 %)Java
15 (45.45 %)JavaScript
15 (45.45 %)SQL
15 (45.45 %).NET
15 (45.45 %)SQL Server
15 (45.45 %)CSS
15 (45.45 %)XSLT
15 (45.45 %)Linux
15 (45.45 %)UML
15 (45.45 %)OO
15 (45.45 %)CORBA
15 (45.45 %)TDD
15 (45.45 %)Software Engineering
15 (45.45 %)Multithreading
24 (36.36 %)MS Excel
24 (36.36 %)Retail
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (36.36 %)ASP
24 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
24 (36.36 %)Transact-SQL
24 (36.36 %)VB
24 (36.36 %)C++
24 (36.36 %)HTML
24 (36.36 %)Microsoft
24 (36.36 %)Intranet

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (45.45 %)CSS
15 (45.45 %)XSLT
15 (45.45 %)CORBA
15 (45.45 %).NET
24 (36.36 %)ASP
24 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
24 (36.36 %)HTML
31 (9.091 %)XHTML
31 (9.091 %)MVC
31 (9.091 %)JNI
31 (9.091 %)AJAX
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Excel
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (36.36 %)Intranet
14 (36.36 %)Internet
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (45.45 %)SQL Server
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (36.36 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (9.091 %)MySQL
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (45.45 %)ClearCase
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Retail
21 (9.091 %)Aerospace
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Software Engineer
24 (36.36 %).NET Developer
32 (18.18 %)Developer
32 (18.18 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (9.091 %)Java Software Engineer
41 (9.091 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)PHP Developer
41 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
41 (9.091 %)C# Developer
41 (9.091 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (45.45 %)Multithreading
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (45.45 %)Linux
15 (45.45 %)SUSE
15 (45.45 %)Fedora
23 (27.27 %)UNIX
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (45.45 %)Quality Management
15 (45.45 %)TDD
15 (45.45 %)Software Engineering
15 (45.45 %)UML
15 (45.45 %)OO
21 (9.091 %)Project Management
21 (9.091 %)Knowledge Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (45.45 %)C#
15 (45.45 %)Java
15 (45.45 %)JavaScript
15 (45.45 %)SQL
24 (36.36 %)Transact-SQL
24 (36.36 %)VB
24 (36.36 %)C++
31 (9.091 %)PHP
31 (9.091 %)PHP5
31 (9.091 %)PHP4
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)Degree
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (36.36 %)Microsoft