The first table below looks at the demand for XML skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XML over the 3 months to 17 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 Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Rank 24 17 14
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -3
Permanent jobs citing XML 80 101 89
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 7.380% 10.23% 10.51%
As % of the Application Development category 25.24% 24.88% 26.97%
Number of salaries quoted 68 72 84
Average salary £38,000 £37,500 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.33% -1.31%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £32,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
All Application Development
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
317 406 330
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 29.24% 41.13% 38.96%
Number of salaries quoted 286 346 319
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
XML
East of England

XML
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire XML Jobs Demand Trend

XML
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing XML across the Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire XML Salary Trend

XML
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XML across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Bedfordshire XML Salary Histogram

XML
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bedford +2 29 £41,000 +17.14%
Luton -19 21 £37,500 -6.25%
Dunstable -16 2 £26,000 -23.52%
XML
East of England

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited XML.

1 122 (74.39%) SQL
2 119 (72.56%) .NET
3 110 (67.07%) C#
4 105 (64.02%) SQL Server
5 103 (62.80%) Microsoft
6 77 (46.95%) JavaScript
7 73 (44.51%) Web Services
8 67 (40.85%) T-SQL
9 60 (36.59%) HTML
10 57 (34.76%) ASP.NET
11 55 (33.54%) Windows
11 55 (33.54%) MS Excel
11 55 (33.54%) .NET Framework
12 54 (32.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 54 (32.93%) Oracle
13 45 (27.44%) SharePoint
14 44 (26.83%) WCF
15 42 (25.61%) TDD
16 41 (25.00%) Team Foundation Server
17 39 (23.78%) Silverlight
18 38 (23.17%) MVC
19 36 (21.95%) WinForms
20 35 (21.34%) ASP
21 34 (20.73%) SQL Server 2008
22 33 (20.12%) Crystal Reports
22 33 (20.12%) XSLT
23 32 (19.51%) Java
24 31 (18.90%) Internet
24 31 (18.90%) Degree
25 30 (18.29%) Visual Studio

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited XML. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 119 (72.56%) .NET
2 73 (44.51%) Web Services
3 60 (36.59%) HTML
4 57 (34.76%) ASP.NET
5 55 (33.54%) .NET Framework
6 44 (26.83%) WCF
7 39 (23.78%) Silverlight
8 36 (21.95%) WinForms
9 35 (21.34%) ASP
10 33 (20.12%) XSLT
11 30 (18.29%) CSS
12 29 (17.68%) WPF
13 28 (17.07%) WF
14 14 (8.537%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
15 13 (7.927%) LINQ
15 13 (7.927%) jQuery
16 10 (6.098%) Ajax
16 10 (6.098%) ASP.NET MVC
17 9 (5.488%) ADO.NET
18 7 (4.268%) LINQ to SQL
Application Platforms
1 45 (27.44%) SharePoint
2 17 (10.37%) SharePoint Server
3 16 (9.756%) SharePoint 2010
4 13 (7.927%) Exstream Dialogue
5 10 (6.098%) BizTalk Server
6 8 (4.878%) Windows Azure
7 5 (3.049%) SharePoint 2013
8 4 (2.439%) WebLogic
9 3 (1.829%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (1.829%) WebSphere Message Broker
10 2 (1.220%) ESB
10 2 (1.220%) WebSphere Application Server
10 2 (1.220%) WebSphere Process Server
10 2 (1.220%) IIS
11 1 (0.610%) Apache
11 1 (0.610%) ColdFusion
11 1 (0.610%) Papyrus
11 1 (0.610%) CMS
11 1 (0.610%) Moodle
Applications
1 55 (33.54%) MS Excel
2 21 (12.80%) DOC1
3 14 (8.537%) PrintSoft PReS
4 3 (1.829%) PowerPivot
5 2 (1.220%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.610%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.610%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 14 (8.537%) Exstream
2 11 (6.707%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 31 (18.90%) Internet
2 4 (2.439%) HTTP
3 2 (1.220%) SSL
4 1 (0.610%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.610%) Firewall
4 1 (0.610%) Cisco PIX
4 1 (0.610%) Network Security
4 1 (0.610%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (64.02%) SQL Server
2 54 (32.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 34 (20.73%) SQL Server 2008
4 33 (20.12%) Crystal Reports
5 27 (16.46%) SQL Server 2005
6 21 (12.80%) RDBMS
7 18 (10.98%) SQL Server 2012
8 17 (10.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 14 (8.537%) SQL Server 2000
10 10 (6.098%) Oracle Reports
11 8 (4.878%) GIS
12 5 (3.049%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (2.439%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (1.220%) MySQL
14 2 (1.220%) Oracle 10g
14 2 (1.220%) Oracle 8/8i
14 2 (1.220%) Oracle OWB
15 1 (0.610%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Development Applications
1 41 (25.00%) Team Foundation Server
2 30 (18.29%) Visual Studio
3 24 (14.63%) Visual Studio Team System
4 19 (11.59%) MSTest
5 17 (10.37%) NUnit
6 11 (6.707%) JIRA
7 10 (6.098%) PowerBuilder
8 8 (4.878%) Moq
9 7 (4.268%) Subversion
10 4 (2.439%) TestComplete
11 3 (1.829%) Rhino Mocks
12 2 (1.220%) JUnit
12 2 (1.220%) Eclipse
13 1 (0.610%) VSS/SourceSafe
13 1 (0.610%) AppScan
13 1 (0.610%) Maven
General
1 14 (8.537%) Finance
2 2 (1.220%) Banking
2 2 (1.220%) Marketing
3 1 (0.610%) Billing
3 1 (0.610%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 95 (57.93%) Developer
2 39 (23.78%) Analyst
3 29 (17.68%) Support Analyst
4 28 (17.07%) C# Developer
4 28 (17.07%) C# .NET Developer
5 27 (16.46%) .NET Developer
6 24 (14.63%) SharePoint Developer
7 15 (9.146%) Applications Support
8 14 (8.537%) Technical Support Analyst
8 14 (8.537%) Technical Support
8 14 (8.537%) Applications Support Analyst
8 14 (8.537%) Technical Analyst
8 14 (8.537%) Graduate
8 14 (8.537%) Graduate Support Analyst
9 13 (7.927%) Architect
9 13 (7.927%) Consultant
9 13 (7.927%) Systems Developer
10 12 (7.317%) Solutions Architect
10 12 (7.317%) Development Consultant
11 10 (6.098%) Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 28 (17.07%) N-Tier
2 14 (8.537%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (6.098%) Wiki
4 5 (3.049%) Client/Server
5 4 (2.439%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.610%) SCORM
6 1 (0.610%) Graphic Design
6 1 (0.610%) Computer Science
6 1 (0.610%) Social Network
6 1 (0.610%) Open Source
6 1 (0.610%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 55 (33.54%) Windows
2 9 (5.488%) Linux
3 6 (3.659%) UNIX
4 1 (0.610%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (25.61%) TDD
2 38 (23.17%) MVC
3 25 (15.24%) OO
4 24 (14.63%) Scrum
5 23 (14.02%) Unit Testing
6 19 (11.59%) Change Management
7 18 (10.98%) Project Management
7 18 (10.98%) SOA
7 18 (10.98%) Refactoring
7 18 (10.98%) Continuous Integration
8 16 (9.756%) ETL
9 15 (9.146%) Software Engineering
10 14 (8.537%) CRM
11 11 (6.707%) Multithreading
11 11 (6.707%) Kanban
12 9 (5.488%) Workflow
12 9 (5.488%) Agile Software Development
12 9 (5.488%) AOP
13 8 (4.878%) Software Testing
13 8 (4.878%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 122 (74.39%) SQL
2 110 (67.07%) C#
3 77 (46.95%) JavaScript
4 67 (40.85%) T-SQL
5 32 (19.51%) Java
6 26 (15.85%) VB
7 11 (6.707%) PL/SQL
8 9 (5.488%) VBScript
9 7 (4.268%) VB.NET
10 6 (3.659%) VB6
11 3 (1.829%) PHP
12 2 (1.220%) Korn
12 2 (1.220%) Bash shell
12 2 (1.220%) VBA
12 2 (1.220%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.610%) C
Qualifications
1 31 (18.90%) Degree
2 11 (6.707%) ISEB
3 6 (3.659%) ISTQB
4 2 (1.220%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.610%) CCSA
5 1 (0.610%) LPIC
5 1 (0.610%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.610%) CCIE
5 1 (0.610%) CCSP
5 1 (0.610%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (9.146%) QA
2 2 (1.220%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.220%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
1 2 (1.220%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 2 (1.220%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 103 (62.80%) Microsoft
2 54 (32.93%) Oracle
3 20 (12.20%) XMPie
4 14 (8.537%) HP
5 9 (5.488%) Sybase
6 5 (3.049%) Typemock
7 4 (2.439%) Telerik
7 4 (2.439%) IBM
8 3 (1.829%) Capita
8 3 (1.829%) BEA
9 2 (1.220%) ILOG
9 2 (1.220%) Cisco
10 1 (0.610%) Adobe
10 1 (0.610%) Business Objects
10 1 (0.610%) SAP
10 1 (0.610%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.610%) Sage
10 1 (0.610%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.610%) VMware
Bedfordshire, South East
You must have a high level of programming experience and development with frameworks with an excellent understanding of the principles and design of enterprise- level database (preferably Oracle...
Sovereign Business Resource
Salary: £40000 - £52000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Luton, South East
SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) The Opportunity: SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) is needed of my client, a leading solutions...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Luton, South East
SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) -Luton The opportunity: SQL Database Developer - (SQL, SSIS, SSRS, XML and XSL) is needed of my client, a leading...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bedfordshire
Essential Skills/Experience *Ability to develop complex applications in Microsoft C#.net *Ability to write SQL queries and DDL on an industry standard relational database (SQL/Oracle) *Diagnostic...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Pension, Health Care
Posted: 14 May 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
be the design authority for the .NET based solutions... - have relevant architectural qualifications (TOGAF, Zachmans, ISEB). The technical skills required for the Solutions Architect - .Net Framework are: - A...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £65,000 to £75,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bedford, South East
Required Qualifications: Strong development experience using IBM MQ Family tool sets including IBM Message Broker V6.0/V7.0, IBM MQ V6.0 and IBM WBI Adapters Knowledge...
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Required Qualifications: Strong development experience using IBM MQ Family tool sets including IBM Message Broker V6.0/V7.0, IBM MQ V6.0 and IBM WBI Adapters Knowledge...
QUANTICA
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013