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This section looks at the demand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) skills within the Preston 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
Rank4135
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads98
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below6.250 %6.061 %
Salaries quoted78
Average minimum salary£27,571£26,875
Average salary£29,321£29,688
% change on same period last year-1.23 %
Average maximum salary£31,071£32,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,016£33,676
% change on same period last year+3.97 %
Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads144132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.055 %
Salaries quoted130115
Average minimum salary£27,602£30,618
Average salary£30,523£33,382
% change on same period last year-8.56 %
Average maximum salary£33,444£36,147
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
AJAX LancashireAJAX
Lancashire

AJAX
Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston AJAX Salary Trend

AJAX
Salary Histogram

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

Preston AJAX Salary Histogram

AJAX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

127 (87.10 %)SQL Server
226 (83.87 %)JavaScript
325 (80.65 %)SQL
420 (64.52 %).NET
517 (54.84 %)ASP
616 (51.61 %)SQL Server 2000
715 (48.39 %)Crystal Reports
715 (48.39 %)VB
715 (48.39 %)VB6
813 (41.94 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
813 (41.94 %)VB.NET
911 (35.48 %)CSS
1010 (32.26 %)ASP.NET
119 (29.03 %)Transact-SQL
128 (25.81 %)SQL Server 2005
128 (25.81 %)Degree
136 (19.35 %)Visual Studio
145 (16.13 %)XML
145 (16.13 %)XSLT
145 (16.13 %)C#
154 (12.90 %)Health
154 (12.90 %)Pensions
163 (9.677 %)XHTML
163 (9.677 %)HTML
163 (9.677 %)PHP
172 (6.452 %)MySQL
181 (3.226 %)Migration
181 (3.226 %)CMS
181 (3.226 %)Web Development
181 (3.226 %)PHP5

AJAX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (64.52 %).NET
217 (54.84 %)ASP
311 (35.48 %)CSS
410 (32.26 %)ASP.NET
55 (16.13 %)XML
55 (16.13 %)XSLT
63 (9.677 %)XHTML
63 (9.677 %)HTML
71 (3.226 %)XSL
71 (3.226 %)SOAP
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.226 %)IIS
11 (3.226 %)Apache
11 (3.226 %)CMS
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (87.10 %)SQL Server
216 (51.61 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (48.39 %)Crystal Reports
413 (41.94 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
58 (25.81 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (6.452 %)MySQL
71 (3.226 %)RDBMS
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (19.35 %)Visual Studio
21 (3.226 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (12.90 %)Health
14 (12.90 %)Pensions
21 (3.226 %)Finance
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (83.87 %)Developer
26 (19.35 %)Web Developer
26 (19.35 %).NET Developer
26 (19.35 %)VB Developer
35 (16.13 %)Software Developer
35 (16.13 %)VB6 Developer
44 (12.90 %).NET Software Engineer
44 (12.90 %)Software Engineer
44 (12.90 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (6.452 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (3.226 %)PHP Developer
61 (3.226 %)Programmer
61 (3.226 %)PHP Web Developer
61 (3.226 %)Web Programmer
61 (3.226 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.226 %)Linux
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (3.226 %)OOP
11 (3.226 %)SEO
11 (3.226 %)Migration
11 (3.226 %)Web Development
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (83.87 %)JavaScript
225 (80.65 %)SQL
315 (48.39 %)VB
315 (48.39 %)VB6
413 (41.94 %)VB.NET
59 (29.03 %)Transact-SQL
65 (16.13 %)C#
73 (9.677 %)PHP
81 (3.226 %)Java
81 (3.226 %)PHP5
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (25.81 %)Degree