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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XML over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank924
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads7342
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.017 %
As % of the category below35.61 %15.33 %
Salaries quoted6835
Average minimum salary£28,412£24,511
Average salary£30,397£26,314
% change on same period last year+15.51 %
Average maximum salary£32,382£28,117
UK excluding London average salary£35,815£36,604
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads205274
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.108 %0.112 %
Salaries quoted182254
Average minimum salary£29,652£28,980
Average salary£31,812£31,369
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum salary£33,972£33,758
UK excluding London average salary£35,868£36,811
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
XML CheshireXML
Cheshire

XML
Demand Trend

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

Chester XML Demand Trend

XML
Salary Trend

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

Chester XML Salary Trend

XML
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XML across the Chester region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Chester XML Salary Histogram

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

1105 (64.81 %).NET
2100 (61.73 %)SQL
395 (58.64 %)C#
494 (58.02 %)ASP.NET
591 (56.17 %)SQL Server
688 (54.32 %)HTML
769 (42.59 %)WebServices
868 (41.98 %)CSS
967 (41.36 %)OO
1058 (35.80 %)AJAX
1156 (34.57 %)JavaScript
1252 (32.10 %)Transact-SQL
1348 (29.63 %)XHTML
1445 (27.78 %)DHTML
1543 (26.54 %)SOAP
1641 (25.31 %)SQL Server 2000
1737 (22.84 %)Java
1835 (21.60 %)Oracle
1934 (20.99 %)OOA/OOD
1934 (20.99 %)Windows
2031 (19.14 %)XSLT
2128 (17.28 %)J2EE
2227 (16.67 %)Finance
2325 (15.43 %)Microsoft
2424 (14.81 %)EJB
2523 (14.20 %)VB
2622 (13.58 %)IIS
2622 (13.58 %)Web Development
2721 (12.96 %)ASP
2721 (12.96 %)WSDL

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1105 (64.81 %).NET
294 (58.02 %)ASP.NET
388 (54.32 %)HTML
469 (42.59 %)WebServices
568 (41.98 %)CSS
658 (35.80 %)AJAX
748 (29.63 %)XHTML
843 (26.54 %)SOAP
931 (19.14 %)XSLT
1028 (17.28 %)J2EE
1124 (14.81 %)EJB
1221 (12.96 %)ASP
1221 (12.96 %)WSDL
1319 (11.73 %)JAX-RPC
1418 (11.11 %)JDBC
1512 (7.407 %)XSL
1512 (7.407 %)Hibernate
1610 (6.173 %)WebSphere
179 (5.556 %)Django
187 (4.321 %)Spring
Chester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (13.58 %)IIS
25 (3.086 %)Tomcat
34 (2.469 %)JBoss
43 (1.852 %)Tuxedo
43 (1.852 %)iPlanet
52 (1.235 %)CMS
52 (1.235 %)Apache
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (11.73 %)MS Excel
212 (7.407 %)MS Office
Chester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (11.11 %)HTTP
24 (2.469 %)SSL
24 (2.469 %)Intranet
24 (2.469 %)Internet
24 (2.469 %)Broadband
24 (2.469 %)FTP
32 (1.235 %)Extranet
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
191 (56.17 %)SQL Server
241 (25.31 %)SQL Server 2000
313 (8.025 %)MySQL
411 (6.790 %)SQL Server 2005
510 (6.173 %)Crystal Reports
65 (3.086 %)DB2
74 (2.469 %)Oracle 10g
83 (1.852 %)SQL Server 7
83 (1.852 %)DTS
83 (1.852 %)RDBMS
83 (1.852 %)Informix
92 (1.235 %)OLAP
92 (1.235 %)Datawarehouse
92 (1.235 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
101 (0.617 %)Oracle Reports
101 (0.617 %)Oracle 9i
101 (0.617 %)SQL Server Integration Services
101 (0.617 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Chester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (9.877 %)Visual Studio
25 (3.086 %)JIRA
34 (2.469 %)Eclipse
42 (1.235 %)Ant
42 (1.235 %)InstallShield
51 (0.617 %)NUnit
51 (0.617 %)Oracle Developer 2000
51 (0.617 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.617 %)Oracle Forms
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (16.67 %)Finance
216 (9.877 %)Pensions
38 (4.938 %)Education
38 (4.938 %)Retail
44 (2.469 %)Legal
44 (2.469 %)Marketing
44 (2.469 %)Banking
52 (1.235 %)Advertising
61 (0.617 %)Pharmaceutical
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
189 (54.94 %)Developer
243 (26.54 %)C# Developer
340 (24.69 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
433 (20.37 %)Programmer
527 (16.67 %)Analyst
623 (14.20 %)Analyst Programmer
722 (13.58 %).NET Developer
819 (11.73 %)C# Analyst Programmer
918 (11.11 %)ASP.NET Developer
918 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
1017 (10.49 %)Software Developer
1017 (10.49 %)Web Developer
1116 (9.877 %).NET Programmer
1215 (9.259 %).NET Analyst Programmer
1314 (8.642 %)Senior Developer
1410 (6.173 %)1st Line Support
159 (5.556 %).NET Web Developer
168 (4.938 %)C# Web Developer
177 (4.321 %)Server Analyst
177 (4.321 %)Senior Software Developer
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (6.790 %)W3C
28 (4.938 %)N-Tier
35 (3.086 %)Clustering
43 (1.852 %)Italian Language
43 (1.852 %)Spanish Language
43 (1.852 %)Client/Server
52 (1.235 %)Management Information System
61 (0.617 %)Web 2.0
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (20.99 %)Windows
24 (2.469 %)Windows 2000
24 (2.469 %)UNIX
33 (1.852 %)Linux
41 (0.617 %)Windows Vista
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
167 (41.36 %)OO
234 (20.99 %)OOA/OOD
322 (13.58 %)Web Development
419 (11.73 %)OOP
518 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
613 (8.025 %)E-Commerce
75 (3.086 %)B2B
83 (1.852 %)Agile Software Development
83 (1.852 %)Content Management
92 (1.235 %)Asset Management
92 (1.235 %)UML
92 (1.235 %)CRM
92 (1.235 %)B2C
92 (1.235 %)Configuration Management
92 (1.235 %)System Testing
92 (1.235 %)Direct Marketing
92 (1.235 %)Unit Testing
92 (1.235 %)Software Testing
101 (0.617 %)SEO
101 (0.617 %)E-Procurement
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1100 (61.73 %)SQL
295 (58.64 %)C#
356 (34.57 %)JavaScript
452 (32.10 %)Transact-SQL
545 (27.78 %)DHTML
637 (22.84 %)Java
723 (14.20 %)VB
817 (10.49 %)C++
914 (8.642 %)PHP
1012 (7.407 %)VB.NET
1111 (6.790 %)VB6
1111 (6.790 %)PHP5
1210 (6.173 %)PHP4
1210 (6.173 %)Python
135 (3.086 %)VBScript
142 (1.235 %)C
142 (1.235 %)VBA
151 (0.617 %)PL/SQL
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (10.49 %)Degree
23 (1.852 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.235 %)MCAD
32 (1.235 %)ISEB
41 (0.617 %)Oracle Certification
Chester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (3.086 %)SLA
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (21.60 %)Oracle
225 (15.43 %)Microsoft
310 (6.173 %)Remedy
43 (1.852 %)Sybase
52 (1.235 %)Cognos
61 (0.617 %)Adobe
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