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The table below looks at the demand for Extensible Markup Language (XML) skills within the Essex 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtensible Markup Language (XML)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads128264
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.135 %
As % of the category below24.76 %37.93 %
Salaries quoted115232
Average minimum salary£36,328£40,190
Average salary£38,754£41,524
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Average maximum salary£41,181£42,858
UK excluding London average salary£36,027£35,859
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads517696
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.447 %0.355 %
Salaries quoted455610
Average minimum salary£34,353£35,747
Average salary£35,898£37,403
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Average maximum salary£37,442£39,059
UK excluding London average salary£35,813£36,194
% change on same period last year-1.05 %
XML East of EnglandXML
East of England

XML
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex XML Salary Trend

XML
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing XML across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BasildonUp+1118£34,917+9.54 %
Southend-on-SeaUp+27£34,417+9.25 %
Saffron WaldenNew entry-6£33,750-
HarlowDown-62--
BraintreeUp+21£22,500-35.71 %
ColchesterDown-231£22,500-51.19 %
XML East of EnglandXML
East of England

XML
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1255 (73.07 %).NET
2242 (69.34 %)SQL Server
3207 (59.31 %)C#
4126 (36.10 %)SQL
5107 (30.66 %)WebServices
6106 (30.37 %)Finance
7105 (30.09 %)Microsoft
8102 (29.23 %)HTML
8102 (29.23 %)JavaScript
994 (26.93 %)ASP.NET
1083 (23.78 %)OO
1176 (21.78 %)WinForms
1274 (21.20 %)CSS
1363 (18.05 %).NET Framework
1462 (17.77 %)Insurance
1462 (17.77 %)E-Commerce
1561 (17.48 %)Java
1654 (15.47 %)XSL
1654 (15.47 %)Windows
1752 (14.90 %)J2EE
1752 (14.90 %)VB.NET
1847 (13.47 %)SQL Server 2005
1944 (12.61 %)XSLT
2043 (12.32 %)Oracle
2043 (12.32 %)IIS
2136 (10.32 %)Pensions
2230 (8.596 %)Data Modelling
2230 (8.596 %)OOD
2329 (8.309 %)SOAP
2428 (8.023 %)Visual Studio

XML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1255 (73.07 %).NET
2107 (30.66 %)WebServices
3102 (29.23 %)HTML
494 (26.93 %)ASP.NET
576 (21.78 %)WinForms
674 (21.20 %)CSS
763 (18.05 %).NET Framework
854 (15.47 %)XSL
952 (14.90 %)J2EE
1044 (12.61 %)XSLT
1129 (8.309 %)SOAP
1228 (8.023 %)XML Messaging
1327 (7.736 %)ASP
1424 (6.877 %)XHTML
1518 (5.158 %)AJAX
1518 (5.158 %)WCF
1613 (3.725 %)Flash
1712 (3.438 %)WPF
1712 (3.438 %)WF
1811 (3.152 %)WebSphere
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
143 (12.32 %)IIS
210 (2.865 %)SharePoint Portal Server
38 (2.292 %)Tomcat
47 (2.006 %)JBoss
47 (2.006 %)WebLogic
56 (1.719 %)SharePoint
63 (0.860 %)Oracle Workflow
72 (0.573 %)Oracle Application Server
72 (0.573 %)Apache
72 (0.573 %)BizTalk Server
72 (0.573 %)CMS
72 (0.573 %)Sitecore CMS
81 (0.287 %)Joomla!
81 (0.287 %)Drupal
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (6.017 %)MS Excel
28 (2.292 %)MS Visio
28 (2.292 %)Photoshop
32 (0.573 %)MS Office
41 (0.287 %)Fireworks
41 (0.287 %)Windchill
41 (0.287 %)Pro/ENGINEER
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.573 %)WebTrends
21 (0.287 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.287 %)Oracle Applications
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (2.865 %)Internet
27 (2.006 %)Firewall
36 (1.719 %)IP Telephony
36 (1.719 %)Cisco IPT
36 (1.719 %)Cisco PIX
36 (1.719 %)Cisco ASA
36 (1.719 %)OSPF
36 (1.719 %)BGP
36 (1.719 %)EIGRP
36 (1.719 %)NetScreen
36 (1.719 %)VPN
36 (1.719 %)Intranet
44 (1.146 %)TCP/IP
52 (0.573 %)HTTP
61 (0.287 %)LDAP
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1242 (69.34 %)SQL Server
247 (13.47 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (4.298 %)SQL Server 2000
413 (3.725 %)SQL Server Integration Services
512 (3.438 %)Crystal Reports
611 (3.152 %)MySQL
710 (2.865 %)DTS
83 (0.860 %)MS Access
83 (0.860 %)Oracle Reports
83 (0.860 %)Oracle 10g
92 (0.573 %)Oracle Discoverer
92 (0.573 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
92 (0.573 %)Oracle 8/8i
92 (0.573 %)Oracle 9i
101 (0.287 %)Informix
101 (0.287 %)ETL
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
128 (8.023 %)Visual Studio
24 (1.146 %)Oracle Forms
33 (0.860 %)Eclipse
33 (0.860 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
33 (0.860 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (0.860 %)Oracle APEX
42 (0.573 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.287 %)ClearQuest
51 (0.287 %)NUnit
51 (0.287 %)ClearCase
51 (0.287 %)PVCS
51 (0.287 %)Rational Rose
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1106 (30.37 %)Finance
262 (17.77 %)Insurance
336 (10.32 %)Pensions
418 (5.158 %)Health
514 (4.011 %)Marketing
612 (3.438 %)Telecoms
79 (2.579 %)Education
85 (1.433 %)Banking
94 (1.146 %)Construction
94 (1.146 %)Electronics
103 (0.860 %)Multimedia
103 (0.860 %)Manufacturing
103 (0.860 %)Advertising
112 (0.573 %)Publishing
112 (0.573 %)Military
112 (0.573 %)Retail
112 (0.573 %)Back Office
112 (0.573 %)Aerospace
121 (0.287 %)Automotive
121 (0.287 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1222 (63.61 %)Developer
2104 (29.80 %).NET Developer
383 (23.78 %)Programmer
478 (22.35 %)C# Developer
552 (14.90 %)Analyst
645 (12.89 %)Analyst Programmer
740 (11.46 %)Web Developer
832 (9.169 %)Java Developer
927 (7.736 %).NET Programmer
1021 (6.017 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1120 (5.731 %)ASP.NET Developer
1219 (5.444 %)Senior Developer
1219 (5.444 %)WinForms Developer
1316 (4.585 %)Software Developer
1414 (4.011 %)Junior
1513 (3.725 %)VB.NET Developer
1612 (3.438 %)J2EE Developer
1612 (3.438 %)Senior .NET Developer
1711 (3.152 %).NET Web Developer
1810 (2.865 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (2.006 %)Client/Server
17 (2.006 %)W3C
24 (1.146 %)N-Tier
24 (1.146 %)PDA
33 (0.860 %)Derivative
42 (0.573 %)Biology
42 (0.573 %)Computer Science
42 (0.573 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.287 %)German Language
51 (0.287 %)Mathematics
51 (0.287 %)DTV
51 (0.287 %)Management Information System
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
154 (15.47 %)Windows
211 (3.152 %)UNIX
35 (1.433 %)Windows 2000
44 (1.146 %)Windows XP
44 (1.146 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (1.146 %)Windows Vista
52 (0.573 %)Linux
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
183 (23.78 %)OO
262 (17.77 %)E-Commerce
330 (8.596 %)Data Modelling
330 (8.596 %)OOD
428 (8.023 %)Use Case
527 (7.736 %)Web Development
527 (7.736 %)Systems Analysis
626 (7.450 %)Scrum
723 (6.590 %)Configuration Management
821 (6.017 %)Agile Software Development
920 (5.731 %)E-business
1019 (5.444 %)Disaster Recovery
1118 (5.158 %)Business Intelligence
1211 (3.152 %)OOP
1211 (3.152 %)Business Analysis
1211 (3.152 %)User Acceptance Testing
1310 (2.865 %)DSDM
149 (2.579 %)UML
158 (2.292 %)SOA
158 (2.292 %)System Testing
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1207 (59.31 %)C#
2126 (36.10 %)SQL
3102 (29.23 %)JavaScript
461 (17.48 %)Java
552 (14.90 %)VB.NET
625 (7.163 %)VB
720 (5.731 %)VB6
818 (5.158 %)Transact-SQL
917 (4.871 %)C++
108 (2.292 %)PHP
117 (2.006 %)Perl
117 (2.006 %)Delphi
125 (1.433 %)ActionScript
125 (1.433 %)Python
134 (1.146 %)VC++
143 (0.860 %)ECMAScript
143 (0.860 %)PL/SQL
152 (0.573 %)VBA
152 (0.573 %)PHP5
161 (0.287 %)C
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (3.725 %)Degree
210 (2.865 %)MCSD
210 (2.865 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (2.579 %)MCP
39 (2.579 %)MCAD
47 (2.006 %)ICAEW
53 (0.860 %)Sun Certification
53 (0.860 %)SCJP
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (3.725 %)QA
22 (0.573 %)ISO9000
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (1.719 %)CiscoWorks
21 (0.287 %)HP Data Protector
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1105 (30.09 %)Microsoft
243 (12.32 %)Oracle
37 (2.006 %)Cisco
46 (1.719 %)Juniper
54 (1.146 %)Adobe
63 (0.860 %)Sun
72 (0.573 %)Intel
72 (0.573 %)Sybase
72 (0.573 %)ProClarity
72 (0.573 %)Trolltech
72 (0.573 %)Sitecore
81 (0.287 %)Zend
81 (0.287 %)Reuters
81 (0.287 %)Bloomberg
81 (0.287 %)SAP
81 (0.287 %)HP