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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited AJAX over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAsynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5081
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching permanent IT job ads3518
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.008 %
As % of the category below7.028 %3.285 %
Salaries quoted2614
Average minimum salary£28,654£28,357
Average salary£32,904£33,750
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Average maximum salary£37,154£39,143
UK excluding London average salary£35,016£33,676
% change on same period last year+3.97 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads498548
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.268 %0.228 %
Salaries quoted374395
Average minimum salary£31,275£31,630
Average salary£34,769£35,835
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Average maximum salary£38,263£40,040
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
AJAX ScotlandAJAX
Scotland

AJAX
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh AJAX Demand Trend

AJAX
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh AJAX Salary Trend

AJAX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing AJAX across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Edinburgh AJAX Salary Histogram

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing AJAX 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 AJAX.

178 (85.71 %).NET
272 (79.12 %)ASP.NET
361 (67.03 %)C#
460 (65.93 %)JavaScript
549 (53.85 %)SQL
549 (53.85 %)SQL Server
644 (48.35 %)HTML
742 (46.15 %)XML
829 (31.87 %)Oracle
924 (26.37 %)Microsoft
1022 (24.18 %)Windows
1022 (24.18 %)PL/SQL
1121 (23.08 %)CSS
1121 (23.08 %)OO
1219 (20.88 %)WebServices
1219 (20.88 %)Transact-SQL
1318 (19.78 %)ADO.NET
1417 (18.68 %)SharePoint
1516 (17.58 %)J2EE
1516 (17.58 %)WinForms
1614 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
1713 (14.29 %)XHTML
1713 (14.29 %)MS Excel
1812 (13.19 %)BizTalk Server
1812 (13.19 %)Degree
1911 (12.09 %)MS Access
1911 (12.09 %)VBA
2010 (10.99 %)PHP
2010 (10.99 %)Java
2010 (10.99 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing AJAX 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 AJAX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
178 (85.71 %).NET
272 (79.12 %)ASP.NET
344 (48.35 %)HTML
442 (46.15 %)XML
521 (23.08 %)CSS
619 (20.88 %)WebServices
718 (19.78 %)ADO.NET
816 (17.58 %)J2EE
816 (17.58 %)WinForms
913 (14.29 %)XHTML
1010 (10.99 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
118 (8.791 %)XSLT
127 (7.692 %).NET Framework
127 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
136 (6.593 %)ASP
145 (5.495 %)JSP
154 (4.396 %)Hibernate
154 (4.396 %)Spring
154 (4.396 %)jQuery
163 (3.297 %)Ruby on Rails
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (18.68 %)SharePoint
212 (13.19 %)BizTalk Server
33 (3.297 %)IIS
33 (3.297 %)Apache
42 (2.198 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (1.099 %)JBoss
51 (1.099 %)CMS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (14.29 %)MS Excel
23 (3.297 %)MS Office
31 (1.099 %)MS Visio
31 (1.099 %)InfoPath
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (6.593 %)Internet
21 (1.099 %)SMS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
149 (53.85 %)SQL Server
211 (12.09 %)MS Access
39 (9.890 %)PostgreSQL
39 (9.890 %)MySQL
46 (6.593 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
55 (5.495 %)SQL Server 2005
55 (5.495 %)SQL Server Integration Services
63 (3.297 %)RDBMS
72 (2.198 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (2.198 %)Oracle 9i
81 (1.099 %)GIS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (15.38 %)Visual Studio
29 (9.890 %)Oracle Forms
34 (4.396 %)Eclipse
34 (4.396 %)Subversion
43 (3.297 %)Ant
43 (3.297 %)JUnit
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (4.396 %)Education
22 (2.198 %)Finance
22 (2.198 %)Pensions
31 (1.099 %)Health
31 (1.099 %)Legal
31 (1.099 %)Insurance
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
165 (71.43 %)Developer
227 (29.67 %)Web Developer
326 (28.57 %).NET Developer
413 (14.29 %)Architect
512 (13.19 %)Technical Architect
512 (13.19 %).NET Architect
611 (12.09 %).NET Technical Architect
611 (12.09 %).NET Web Developer
710 (10.99 %)C# Developer
710 (10.99 %)Software Developer
89 (9.890 %)ASP.NET Developer
97 (7.692 %)Junior Developer
97 (7.692 %)Junior
97 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
97 (7.692 %)Junior Web Developer
105 (5.495 %)C# Web Developer
105 (5.495 %)Junior ASP.NET Developer
105 (5.495 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
105 (5.495 %)Junior .NET Web Developer
105 (5.495 %)Programmer
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.692 %)Computer Science
25 (5.495 %)Web 2.0
33 (3.297 %)Statistics
41 (1.099 %)PMI
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (24.18 %)Windows
23 (3.297 %)Linux
23 (3.297 %)FreeBSD
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (23.08 %)OO
28 (8.791 %)Web Development
36 (6.593 %)Business Analysis
36 (6.593 %)TDD
44 (4.396 %)E-Commerce
44 (4.396 %)Content Management
53 (3.297 %)Project Management
62 (2.198 %)Web Design
71 (1.099 %)Scrum
71 (1.099 %)Asset Management
71 (1.099 %)RAD
71 (1.099 %)RUP
71 (1.099 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.099 %)UML
71 (1.099 %)Software Engineering
71 (1.099 %)Systems Analysis
71 (1.099 %)Statistical Analysis
71 (1.099 %)Project Planning
71 (1.099 %)Fund Management
71 (1.099 %)Unit Testing
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
161 (67.03 %)C#
260 (65.93 %)JavaScript
349 (53.85 %)SQL
422 (24.18 %)PL/SQL
519 (20.88 %)Transact-SQL
611 (12.09 %)VBA
710 (10.99 %)Java
710 (10.99 %)PHP
86 (6.593 %)VB.NET
95 (5.495 %)VB
104 (4.396 %)Ruby
104 (4.396 %)Perl
113 (3.297 %)VBScript
122 (2.198 %)VB6
131 (1.099 %)Python
131 (1.099 %)C++
131 (1.099 %)DHTML
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (13.19 %)Degree
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (31.87 %)Oracle
224 (26.37 %)Microsoft
31 (1.099 %)Adobe
31 (1.099 %)ESRI
31 (1.099 %)Yahoo!
31 (1.099 %)Google