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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the South Wales 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank255
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads84237
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.099 %
As % of the category below18.14 %41.73 %
Salaries quoted83228
Average minimum salary£28,411£29,619
Average salary£31,345£33,985
% change on same period last year-7.76 %
Average maximum salary£34,280£38,351
UK excluding London average salary£35,750£36,555
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads463568
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.256 %0.238 %
Salaries quoted449520
Average minimum salary£30,308£28,673
Average salary£34,147£32,624
% change on same period last year+4.66 %
Average maximum salary£37,986£36,575
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
XML WalesXML
Wales

XML
Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales XML Salary Trend

XML
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XML across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South Wales XML Salary Histogram

XML
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XML within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CardiffDown-1755£32,423-1.05 %
NewportDown-337£27,333-32.55 %
CaerphillyUp+72£22,125-23.70 %
BridgendDown-122£36,000+17.07 %
GlamorganNew entry-1£30,000-
Neath Port TalbotNew entry-1£30,000-
XML WalesXML
Wales

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

1140 (69.65 %)SQL
294 (46.77 %)HTML
381 (40.30 %)Java
474 (36.82 %)JavaScript
568 (33.83 %)Oracle
660 (29.85 %)PL/SQL
757 (28.36 %)J2EE
855 (27.36 %)Security Cleared
953 (26.37 %).NET
1052 (25.87 %)JSP
1139 (19.40 %)UNIX
1238 (18.91 %)Eclipse
1337 (18.41 %)SQL Server
1337 (18.41 %)SC Cleared
1436 (17.91 %)C#
1436 (17.91 %)JavaBeans
1535 (17.41 %)Linux
1632 (15.92 %)CSS
1632 (15.92 %)Data Migration
1632 (15.92 %)Migration
1729 (14.43 %)UML
1827 (13.43 %)WebServices
1926 (12.94 %)Tomcat
1926 (12.94 %)Perl
2025 (12.44 %)ASP.NET
2124 (11.94 %)RDBMS
2222 (10.95 %)Shell Script
2321 (10.45 %)OO
2420 (9.950 %)XSLT
2420 (9.950 %)VB

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
194 (46.77 %)HTML
257 (28.36 %)J2EE
353 (26.37 %).NET
452 (25.87 %)JSP
536 (17.91 %)JavaBeans
632 (15.92 %)CSS
727 (13.43 %)WebServices
825 (12.44 %)ASP.NET
920 (9.950 %)XSLT
1018 (8.955 %)Spring
1117 (8.458 %)Hibernate
1215 (7.463 %)ASP
1312 (5.970 %)WebSphere
1312 (5.970 %).NET Framework
1411 (5.473 %)Spring Web Flow
1411 (5.473 %)SOAP
1510 (4.975 %)EJB
1510 (4.975 %)AJAX
1510 (4.975 %)MVC
168 (3.980 %)XHTML
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (12.94 %)Tomcat
214 (6.965 %)Apache
312 (5.970 %)WebSphere Application Server
410 (4.975 %)WebLogic
57 (3.483 %)JBoss
65 (2.488 %)ColdFusion
73 (1.493 %)CMS
82 (0.995 %)MS Exchange
91 (0.498 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.498 %)IIS
91 (0.498 %)Oracle Application Server
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (4.975 %)MS Excel
22 (0.995 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (3.980 %)Oracle 11i
26 (2.985 %)Oracle Applications
35 (2.488 %)Oracle Financials
44 (1.990 %)Oracle EBS
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (8.955 %)Internet
211 (5.473 %)HTTP
38 (3.980 %)DNS
38 (3.980 %)VoIP
47 (3.483 %)LDAP
54 (1.990 %)TCP/IP
62 (0.995 %)VPN
71 (0.498 %)LAN
71 (0.498 %)WAN
71 (0.498 %)FTP
71 (0.498 %)ISUP
71 (0.498 %)INAP
71 (0.498 %)Firewall
71 (0.498 %)BSS
71 (0.498 %)VLAN
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (18.41 %)SQL Server
224 (11.94 %)RDBMS
318 (8.955 %)Oracle Reports
412 (5.970 %)SQL Server 2005
56 (2.985 %)Oracle Discoverer
56 (2.985 %)Oracle 8/8i
64 (1.990 %)MySQL
64 (1.990 %)Crystal Reports
64 (1.990 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (0.995 %)OLAP
81 (0.498 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.498 %)DTS
81 (0.498 %)Data Mining
81 (0.498 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
81 (0.498 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (0.498 %)Oracle 10g
81 (0.498 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.498 %)SQL Server Integration Services
81 (0.498 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
138 (18.91 %)Eclipse
219 (9.453 %)Ant
311 (5.473 %)ClearCase
410 (4.975 %)XDoclet
410 (4.975 %)JUnit
410 (4.975 %)TestDirector
59 (4.478 %)Visual Studio Team System
67 (3.483 %)Subversion
76 (2.985 %)Visual Studio
85 (2.488 %)WebSpeed
94 (1.990 %)Oracle Forms
101 (0.498 %)LoadRunner
101 (0.498 %)PowerBuilder
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (8.458 %)Finance
214 (6.965 %)Government
312 (5.970 %)Insurance
411 (5.473 %)Health
510 (4.975 %)Pensions
67 (3.483 %)Aerospace
73 (1.493 %)Education
82 (0.995 %)Telecoms
91 (0.498 %)Manufacturing
91 (0.498 %)Retail
91 (0.498 %)Multimedia
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1115 (57.21 %)Developer
254 (26.87 %)Java Developer
352 (25.87 %)Analyst
421 (10.45 %)Programmer
520 (9.950 %)Support Analyst
617 (8.458 %)JavaScript Developer
716 (7.960 %)Analyst Programmer
814 (6.965 %).NET Developer
913 (6.468 %)Software Developer
1012 (5.970 %)Web Developer
1012 (5.970 %)Senior Developer
1012 (5.970 %)Applications Support
1111 (5.473 %)Perl Developer
129 (4.478 %)Architect
129 (4.478 %)Java/J2EE Developer
138 (3.980 %)Applications Specialist
138 (3.980 %)Java Analyst Programmer
138 (3.980 %)Java Programmer
138 (3.980 %)Developer Analyst
147 (3.483 %)Systems Integration Engineer
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (3.980 %)N-Tier
27 (3.483 %)DTV
33 (1.493 %)NHS
42 (0.995 %)Statistics
42 (0.995 %)Informatics
42 (0.995 %)Welsh Language
51 (0.498 %)Computer Science
51 (0.498 %)IPTV
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (19.40 %)UNIX
235 (17.41 %)Linux
38 (3.980 %)Windows
42 (0.995 %)Windows XP
42 (0.995 %)Windows Mobile
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (27.36 %)Security Cleared
237 (18.41 %)SC Cleared
332 (15.92 %)Data Migration
332 (15.92 %)Migration
429 (14.43 %)UML
521 (10.45 %)OO
618 (8.955 %)Service Delivery
714 (6.965 %)OOD
810 (4.975 %)Web Development
98 (3.980 %)ERP
107 (3.483 %)RAD
107 (3.483 %)RUP
107 (3.483 %)OOA/OOD
116 (2.985 %)Benchmarking
116 (2.985 %)Competitive Intelligence
116 (2.985 %)Agile Software Development
125 (2.488 %)Business Intelligence
125 (2.488 %)Data Modelling
134 (1.990 %)Project Management
143 (1.493 %)E-Commerce
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1140 (69.65 %)SQL
281 (40.30 %)Java
374 (36.82 %)JavaScript
460 (29.85 %)PL/SQL
536 (17.91 %)C#
626 (12.94 %)Perl
722 (10.95 %)Shell Script
820 (9.950 %)VB
919 (9.453 %)XPath
1014 (6.965 %)C
1112 (5.970 %)C++
1211 (5.473 %)VB.NET
1211 (5.473 %)VBScript
138 (3.980 %)PHP
146 (2.985 %)VB6
154 (1.990 %)PHP5
154 (1.990 %)PHP4
154 (1.990 %)VBA
161 (0.498 %)Transact-SQL
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (9.453 %)Degree
21 (0.498 %)HND
21 (0.498 %)ISEB
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (9.453 %)SLA
22 (0.995 %)QA
31 (0.498 %)HL7
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (5.970 %)AutoSys
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
168 (33.83 %)Oracle
212 (5.970 %)Microsoft
311 (5.473 %)IBM
48 (3.980 %)Sybase
55 (2.488 %)Progress
55 (2.488 %)PolarLake
61 (0.498 %)Cisco
61 (0.498 %)Business Objects