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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Kent 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank118
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads162189
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.077 %
As % of the category below32.14 %34.74 %
Salaries quoted122155
Average minimum salary£30,168£32,346
Average salary£33,696£34,359
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum salary£37,224£36,372
UK excluding London average salary£35,821£36,629
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads504544
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.266 %0.223 %
Salaries quoted401475
Average minimum salary£30,461£31,888
Average salary£33,761£34,077
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Average maximum salary£37,061£36,267
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
XML South EastXML
South East

XML
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent XML Salary Trend

XML
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XML across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent XML Salary Histogram

XML
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
FolkestoneDown-333£35,750-
MaidstoneUp+822£30,714-7.70 %
DartfordUp+421£33,571+7.42 %
CanterburyUp+610£35,667+58.51 %
ChathamDown-57£40,000+2.75 %
SevenoaksUp+65£31,600+12.85 %
West MallingDown-45£36,000+5.88 %
LongfieldNew entry-3£25,000-
RochesterUp+42£42,500+10.96 %
Tunbridge WellsDown-182£27,250-3.00 %
DoverNew entry-2£27,500-
MargateNew entry-2£32,250-
EdenbridgeDown-41£40,000+45.45 %
WhitstableUp+11£32,500-4.41 %
StanstedNew entry-1£47,500-
XML South EastXML
South East

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

1230 (60.85 %).NET
2189 (50.00 %)SQL
3182 (48.15 %)HTML
4180 (47.62 %)SQL Server
5146 (38.62 %)JavaScript
6142 (37.57 %)ASP.NET
7138 (36.51 %)CSS
8114 (30.16 %)PHP
9110 (29.10 %)WebServices
1094 (24.87 %)Java
1177 (20.37 %)ASP
1177 (20.37 %)AJAX
1276 (20.11 %)XHTML
1372 (19.05 %)OO
1470 (18.52 %)Linux
1470 (18.52 %)Transact-SQL
1470 (18.52 %)Microsoft
1567 (17.72 %)MySQL
1567 (17.72 %)Oracle
1663 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
1663 (16.67 %)Web Development
1755 (14.55 %)C#
1854 (14.29 %)VB
1854 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
1951 (13.49 %)Finance
2049 (12.96 %)IIS
2147 (12.43 %)SQL Server 2005
2244 (11.64 %)DHTML
2244 (11.64 %)XSL
2343 (11.38 %)VB.NET

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1230 (60.85 %).NET
2182 (48.15 %)HTML
3142 (37.57 %)ASP.NET
4138 (36.51 %)CSS
5110 (29.10 %)WebServices
677 (20.37 %)ASP
677 (20.37 %)AJAX
776 (20.11 %)XHTML
844 (11.64 %)XSL
940 (10.58 %)XSLT
1036 (9.524 %)Adobe Flex
1128 (7.407 %)SOAP
1219 (5.026 %)ADO.NET
1318 (4.762 %).NET Framework
1416 (4.233 %)Mason
1416 (4.233 %)J2EE
1515 (3.968 %)COM+
1613 (3.439 %)Swing
1711 (2.910 %)WinForms
1810 (2.646 %)XSD
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
149 (12.96 %)IIS
239 (10.32 %)ColdFusion
318 (4.762 %)Apache
415 (3.968 %)CMS
511 (2.910 %)Tomcat
63 (0.794 %)BizTalk Server
72 (0.529 %)SharePoint
72 (0.529 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (0.529 %)Flash Media Server
81 (0.265 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.265 %)Oracle Workflow
81 (0.265 %)Exchange Server 2003
81 (0.265 %)MS Exchange
81 (0.265 %)Lotus Notes
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (3.704 %)PrintSoft PReS
213 (3.439 %)MS Excel
36 (1.587 %)Photoshop
36 (1.587 %)MS Office
45 (1.323 %)Fireworks
45 (1.323 %)MS Visio
53 (0.794 %)MS Project
53 (0.794 %)RoboHelp
53 (0.794 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.265 %)Adobe Illustrator
61 (0.265 %)ImageReady
Kent IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.529 %)Microsoft CRM
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
136 (9.524 %)Intranet
29 (2.381 %)Internet
33 (0.794 %)DNS
41 (0.265 %)DHCP
41 (0.265 %)TCP/IP
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1180 (47.62 %)SQL Server
267 (17.72 %)MySQL
363 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
447 (12.43 %)SQL Server 2005
527 (7.143 %)DTS
621 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
717 (4.497 %)DB2
810 (2.646 %)Oracle 9i
99 (2.381 %)Oracle 10g
107 (1.852 %)SQL Server 7
115 (1.323 %)Datawarehouse
124 (1.058 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
133 (0.794 %)Data Mart
141 (0.265 %)GIS
141 (0.265 %)PostgreSQL
141 (0.265 %)Oracle Reports
141 (0.265 %)Oracle 8/8i
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (5.026 %)Flash
214 (3.704 %)Visual Studio
38 (2.116 %)Subversion
46 (1.587 %)Oracle Forms
53 (0.794 %)Dreamweaver
53 (0.794 %)ClearQuest
62 (0.529 %)VSS/SourceSafe
62 (0.529 %)FrontPage
71 (0.265 %)JIRA
71 (0.265 %)ClearCase
71 (0.265 %)Ant
71 (0.265 %)JUnit
71 (0.265 %)InstallShield
71 (0.265 %)NUnit
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
151 (13.49 %)Finance
229 (7.672 %)Insurance
319 (5.026 %)Banking
417 (4.497 %)Health
514 (3.704 %)Publishing
612 (3.175 %)Government
711 (2.910 %)Marketing
810 (2.646 %)Pensions
98 (2.116 %)Retail
105 (1.323 %)Manufacturing
105 (1.323 %)Education
105 (1.323 %)Investment Banking
114 (1.058 %)Graphic Design
122 (0.529 %)Legal
122 (0.529 %)Games
122 (0.529 %)Telemarketing
131 (0.265 %)Billing
131 (0.265 %)Financial Institution
131 (0.265 %)Back Office
131 (0.265 %)Electronics
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1289 (76.46 %)Developer
299 (26.19 %)Web Developer
357 (15.08 %).NET Developer
454 (14.29 %)Java Developer
535 (9.259 %)Analyst
632 (8.466 %)PHP Developer
730 (7.937 %)Senior Developer
825 (6.614 %)ASP.NET Developer
825 (6.614 %)Senior Java Developer
923 (6.085 %)ColdFusion Developer
1022 (5.820 %)Graduate Developer
1022 (5.820 %)Graduate
1120 (5.291 %)Programmer
1218 (4.762 %)Technical Lead
1317 (4.497 %)VB.NET Developer
1416 (4.233 %)Junior
1416 (4.233 %)Junior Developer
1515 (3.968 %)C# Developer
1614 (3.704 %)Analyst Programmer
1614 (3.704 %)Technical Writer
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (5.291 %)Client/Server
214 (3.704 %)N-Tier
38 (2.116 %)Web 2.0
46 (1.587 %)Management Information System
55 (1.323 %)Computer Science
62 (0.529 %)AS400
62 (0.529 %)Tandem
71 (0.265 %)Photography
71 (0.265 %)Informatics
71 (0.265 %)NHS
71 (0.265 %)W3C
71 (0.265 %)French Language
71 (0.265 %)Multithreading
71 (0.265 %)Data Integration
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
170 (18.52 %)Linux
218 (4.762 %)Windows
317 (4.497 %)UNIX
41 (0.265 %)Solaris
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
172 (19.05 %)OO
263 (16.67 %)Web Development
354 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
435 (9.259 %)SOA
525 (6.614 %)UML
624 (6.349 %)OOP
717 (4.497 %)Scrum
816 (4.233 %)TDD
915 (3.968 %)Extreme Programming
915 (3.968 %)Agile Software Development
915 (3.968 %)Unit Testing
1011 (2.910 %)SEO
1110 (2.646 %)B2B
1110 (2.646 %)CRM
1110 (2.646 %)Web Design
129 (2.381 %)Migration
129 (2.381 %)Information Management
137 (1.852 %)Business Analysis
146 (1.587 %)Data Management
146 (1.587 %)Content Management
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1189 (50.00 %)SQL
2146 (38.62 %)JavaScript
3114 (30.16 %)PHP
494 (24.87 %)Java
570 (18.52 %)Transact-SQL
655 (14.55 %)C#
754 (14.29 %)VB
844 (11.64 %)DHTML
943 (11.38 %)VB.NET
1042 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
1129 (7.672 %)VBScript
1222 (5.820 %)Perl
1316 (4.233 %)PHP5
1412 (3.175 %)VB6
158 (2.116 %)Delphi
167 (1.852 %)C++
175 (1.323 %)RPG
182 (0.529 %)ActionScript
191 (0.265 %)VBA
191 (0.265 %)Python
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
142 (11.11 %)Degree
215 (3.968 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (3.968 %)MCP
215 (3.968 %)MCAD
215 (3.968 %)MCSD
31 (0.265 %)ISEB
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
121 (5.556 %)QA
21 (0.265 %)HL7
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (1.323 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.265 %)Active Directory
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
170 (18.52 %)Microsoft
267 (17.72 %)Oracle
314 (3.704 %)Mapinfo
46 (1.587 %)IBM
55 (1.323 %)Borland
55 (1.323 %)VMware
64 (1.058 %)Adobe
73 (0.794 %)Cognos
82 (0.529 %)Progress
82 (0.529 %)Avaya
91 (0.265 %)Lotus
91 (0.265 %)HP
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