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The table below looks at the demand for eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited XBRL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkeXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank875969
Rank change on same period last yearUp+94
Matching permanent IT job ads1722
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.030 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted520
Average minimum salary£20,800£30,100
Average salary£24,400£37,500
% change on same period last year-34.93 %
Average maximum salary£28,000£44,900
UK excluding London average salary£24,400£37,500
% change on same period last year-34.93 %
IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads5651573662
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled32.72 %31.70 %
Salaries quoted4923260745
Average minimum salary£36,934£38,074
Average salary£40,528£41,874
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Average maximum salary£44,122£45,674
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %

XBRL
Demand Trend

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

XBRL Demand Trend

XBRL
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing XBRL within the UK.

XBRL Salary Trend

XBRL
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XBRL over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

XBRL Salary Histogram

XBRL
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing XBRL within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 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
EnglandUp+9917£24,400-34.93 %
OxfordshireDown-1212£24,400-33.45 %
South EastUp+3812£24,400-33.45 %
OxfordDown-38£22,625-38.29 %
City of LondonNew entry-5--
LondonNew entry-5--

XBRL
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing XBRL 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 XBRL.

137 (100.00 %)XML
231 (83.78 %)Java
316 (43.24 %)OO
413 (35.14 %)Finance
510 (27.03 %)Degree
67 (18.92 %)J2EE
76 (16.22 %)XML Schema
76 (16.22 %)Mathematics
85 (13.51 %)Sun Certification
85 (13.51 %)OOD
85 (13.51 %)Eclipse
85 (13.51 %)Taxonomies
94 (10.81 %)Data Management
94 (10.81 %)Linux
103 (8.108 %)JUnit
103 (8.108 %)C#
103 (8.108 %)Games
103 (8.108 %)Government
103 (8.108 %)Computer Science
103 (8.108 %)Unit Testing
112 (5.405 %)Data Validation
112 (5.405 %)Validation
112 (5.405 %)Agile Software Development
112 (5.405 %)PhD
112 (5.405 %)Data Modelling
121 (2.703 %)OOP
121 (2.703 %)UNIX
121 (2.703 %)Education

XBRL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing XBRL 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 XBRL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (100.00 %)XML
27 (18.92 %)J2EE
36 (16.22 %)XML Schema
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (13.51 %)Eclipse
23 (8.108 %)JUnit
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (35.14 %)Finance
23 (8.108 %)Government
23 (8.108 %)Games
31 (2.703 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (43.24 %)Developer
116 (43.24 %)Java Developer
214 (37.84 %)Software Engineer
312 (32.43 %)Java Software Engineer
45 (13.51 %)Graduate
52 (5.405 %)Senior Developer
52 (5.405 %)Senior Java Developer
52 (5.405 %)Graduate Developer
61 (2.703 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Graduate Java Developer
61 (2.703 %)Support Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Service Analyst
61 (2.703 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Analyst
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (16.22 %)Mathematics
25 (13.51 %)Taxonomies
33 (8.108 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.81 %)Linux
21 (2.703 %)UNIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (43.24 %)OO
25 (13.51 %)OOD
34 (10.81 %)Data Management
43 (8.108 %)Unit Testing
52 (5.405 %)Data Validation
52 (5.405 %)Validation
52 (5.405 %)Agile Software Development
52 (5.405 %)Data Modelling
61 (2.703 %)OOP
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (83.78 %)Java
23 (8.108 %)C#
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (27.03 %)Degree
25 (13.51 %)Sun Certification
32 (5.405 %)PhD