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This section looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Middlesex 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1930
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads9397
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.041 %
As % of the category below26.50 %20.00 %
Salaries quoted8180
Average minimum salary£45,062£41,413
Average salary£49,358£44,075
% change on same period last year+11.98 %
Average maximum salary£53,654£46,738
UK excluding London average salary£35,737£36,634
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Middlesex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Middlesex
Matching permanent IT job ads351485
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.192 %0.204 %
Salaries quoted307405
Average minimum salary£40,439£38,625
Average salary£44,628£40,958
% change on same period last year+8.96 %
Average maximum salary£48,817£43,291
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex XML Salary Trend

XML
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XML across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Middlesex XML Salary Histogram

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

176 (33.48 %)Java
275 (33.04 %)J2EE
372 (31.72 %)HTML
471 (31.28 %)SQL
567 (29.52 %)JavaScript
664 (28.19 %)C#
762 (27.31 %).NET
859 (25.99 %)Oracle
951 (22.47 %)SQL Server
1049 (21.59 %)VB
1145 (19.82 %)Degree
1240 (17.62 %)AJAX
1338 (16.74 %)ASP.NET
1338 (16.74 %)XSLT
1437 (16.30 %)WebServices
1536 (15.86 %)JSP
1633 (14.54 %)UML
1730 (13.22 %)UNIX
1829 (12.78 %)ERP
1927 (11.89 %)Microsoft
1927 (11.89 %)XML Messaging
2026 (11.45 %)Windows
2026 (11.45 %)VSS/SourceSafe
2125 (11.01 %)E-Commerce
2223 (10.13 %)Oracle 10g
2223 (10.13 %)SQL Server 2005
2322 (9.692 %)VB.NET
2322 (9.692 %)Oracle 9i
2421 (9.251 %)Servlets
2520 (8.811 %)COM+

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
175 (33.04 %)J2EE
272 (31.72 %)HTML
362 (27.31 %).NET
440 (17.62 %)AJAX
538 (16.74 %)XSLT
538 (16.74 %)ASP.NET
637 (16.30 %)WebServices
736 (15.86 %)JSP
827 (11.89 %)XML Messaging
921 (9.251 %)Servlets
1020 (8.811 %)COM+
1119 (8.370 %)WebSphere
1119 (8.370 %)XHTML
1218 (7.930 %)CSS
1315 (6.608 %)Adobe Flex
1414 (6.167 %)JDBC
1512 (5.286 %)Struts
1611 (4.846 %)JMS
1710 (4.405 %)XSL
189 (3.965 %)ASP
Middlesex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (7.930 %)JBoss
211 (4.846 %)WebLogic
37 (3.084 %)WebLogic Portal
45 (2.203 %)WebSphere Application Server
45 (2.203 %)Oracle Workflow
52 (0.881 %)WebSphere MQ
52 (0.881 %)CMS
52 (0.881 %)Plone
52 (0.881 %)IIS
61 (0.441 %)Documentum
61 (0.441 %)BizTalk Server
Middlesex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (2.643 %)MS Visio
23 (1.322 %)MS Excel
31 (0.441 %)MS Project
31 (0.441 %)MS Office
Middlesex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.441 %)Oracle Financials
Middlesex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (4.846 %)Internet
27 (3.084 %)HTTP
36 (2.643 %)TCP/IP
45 (2.203 %)HTTPS
52 (0.881 %)Wireless
61 (0.441 %)Firewall
61 (0.441 %)SSL
61 (0.441 %)DMZ
61 (0.441 %)DNS
61 (0.441 %)LAN
61 (0.441 %)SMS
61 (0.441 %)WAN
61 (0.441 %)FTP
Middlesex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
151 (22.47 %)SQL Server
223 (10.13 %)Oracle 10g
223 (10.13 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (9.692 %)Oracle 9i
418 (7.930 %)SQL Server 2000
517 (7.489 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
517 (7.489 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
517 (7.489 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
517 (7.489 %)Oracle 8/8i
610 (4.405 %)RDBMS
78 (3.524 %)Snowflake Schema
78 (3.524 %)ETL
78 (3.524 %)BusinessObjects
86 (2.643 %)Datawarehouse
86 (2.643 %)Oracle Reports
95 (2.203 %)Crystal Reports
104 (1.762 %)DB2
104 (1.762 %)MS Access
104 (1.762 %)SQLPlus
112 (0.881 %)TOAD
Middlesex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (11.45 %)VSS/SourceSafe
218 (7.930 %)Flash
36 (2.643 %)Visual Studio
42 (0.881 %)ClearCase
42 (0.881 %)WinRunner
42 (0.881 %)TestDirector
42 (0.881 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (0.881 %)LoadRunner
42 (0.881 %)ClearQuest
51 (0.441 %)Subversion
51 (0.441 %)JIRA
51 (0.441 %)Selenium
51 (0.441 %)FitNesse
51 (0.441 %)Eclipse
51 (0.441 %)Ant
51 (0.441 %)JUnit
Middlesex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (7.048 %)Health
215 (6.608 %)Telecoms
313 (5.727 %)Retail
410 (4.405 %)Insurance
58 (3.524 %)Finance
67 (3.084 %)Banking
76 (2.643 %)Pensions
82 (0.881 %)Government
91 (0.441 %)Publishing
91 (0.441 %)Corporate Banking
91 (0.441 %)Marketing
91 (0.441 %)Investment Banking
Middlesex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
197 (42.73 %)Developer
233 (14.54 %)Consultant
326 (11.45 %)Senior Consultant
326 (11.45 %)Analyst
326 (11.45 %)Integration Consultant
422 (9.692 %)Architect
520 (8.811 %)Software Engineer
520 (8.811 %)Systems Analyst
619 (8.370 %).NET Developer
717 (7.489 %)Java Developer
816 (7.048 %)Senior Developer
816 (7.048 %)C# Developer
915 (6.608 %)Flash Developer
915 (6.608 %)Web Developer
1014 (6.167 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1113 (5.727 %)Applications Developer
129 (3.965 %)C# Software Engineer
138 (3.524 %)Enterprise Architect
138 (3.524 %)Data Architect
147 (3.084 %)J2EE Developer
Middlesex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
117 (7.489 %)Client/Server
26 (2.643 %)Replication
35 (2.203 %)Web 2.0
44 (1.762 %)Computer Science
52 (0.881 %)Multithreading
52 (0.881 %)Contract for Difference
52 (0.881 %)Mathematics
52 (0.881 %)N-Tier
52 (0.881 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
61 (0.441 %)Mainframe
61 (0.441 %)Handset
61 (0.441 %)Streaming Video
61 (0.441 %)PDA
61 (0.441 %)Interactive TV
61 (0.441 %)Data Integration
Middlesex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (13.22 %)UNIX
226 (11.45 %)Windows
318 (7.930 %)Windows Server 2003
417 (7.489 %)Windows 2000
417 (7.489 %)Windows XP
417 (7.489 %)HPUX
510 (4.405 %)Solaris
61 (0.441 %)AIX
61 (0.441 %)zOS
61 (0.441 %)Windows Vista
Middlesex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (14.54 %)UML
229 (12.78 %)ERP
325 (11.01 %)E-Commerce
419 (8.370 %)Project Management
517 (7.489 %)Systems Analysis
614 (6.167 %)SOA
712 (5.286 %)B2B
811 (4.846 %)Business Intelligence
910 (4.405 %)Workflow
109 (3.965 %)Data Modelling
109 (3.965 %)Unit Testing
109 (3.965 %)Security Cleared
118 (3.524 %)Data Architecture
118 (3.524 %)Software Engineering
118 (3.524 %)OO
126 (2.643 %)DSDM
126 (2.643 %)PRINCE2
126 (2.643 %)Validation
126 (2.643 %)Web Development
135 (2.203 %)Project Planning
Middlesex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
176 (33.48 %)Java
271 (31.28 %)SQL
367 (29.52 %)JavaScript
464 (28.19 %)C#
549 (21.59 %)VB
622 (9.692 %)VB.NET
720 (8.811 %)VB6
816 (7.048 %)C++
816 (7.048 %)C
816 (7.048 %)PL/SQL
99 (3.965 %)ActionScript
108 (3.524 %)DHTML
115 (2.203 %)Perl
115 (2.203 %)PHP
124 (1.762 %)VC++
124 (1.762 %)Tcl
133 (1.322 %)VBScript
142 (0.881 %)VBA
Middlesex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
145 (19.82 %)Degree
210 (4.405 %)NVQ Level 3
34 (1.762 %)MCSD
34 (1.762 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (1.762 %)OCP
34 (1.762 %)Oracle Certification
42 (0.881 %)MCDBA
42 (0.881 %)MCAD
Middlesex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.881 %)HL7
21 (0.441 %)SLA
Middlesex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (2.643 %)AquaLogic
24 (1.762 %)Oracle RAC
24 (1.762 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.441 %)Active Directory
Middlesex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.762 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
14 (1.762 %)Oracle Statspack
Middlesex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
159 (25.99 %)Oracle
227 (11.89 %)Microsoft
319 (8.370 %)webMethods
319 (8.370 %)TIBCO
418 (7.930 %)SeeBeyond
418 (7.930 %)Vitria
512 (5.286 %)IBM
610 (4.405 %)Sun
78 (3.524 %)Business Objects
78 (3.524 %)Informatica
86 (2.643 %)Adobe
92 (0.881 %)Macromedia
92 (0.881 %)InterSystems
92 (0.881 %)StreamServe
101 (0.441 %)FileNet
101 (0.441 %)Hummingbird
101 (0.441 %)VERITAS
101 (0.441 %)SAP
101 (0.441 %)HP
101 (0.441 %)Citrix