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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Basildon region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1110
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads67
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below46.15 %41.18 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£425£433
Average daily rate£425£442
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£350
% change on same period last year+4.36 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.48£33.04
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Basildon
Matching contract IT job ads1317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.017 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£425£438
Average daily rate£425£444
% change on same period last year-4.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£32.73
Average hourly rate£25.14£32.73
% change on same period last year-23.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£32.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Java EssexJava
Essex

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Java
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Basildon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Basildon Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Java across the Basildon region.

Basildon Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Basildon region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Basildon Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Basildon region.

Basildon Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon region citing Java 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Java.

116 (66.67 %)J2EE
214 (58.33 %)SQL
313 (54.17 %)Oracle
411 (45.83 %)UNIX
411 (45.83 %)WebSphere
510 (41.67 %)Linux
510 (41.67 %)OO
510 (41.67 %)JSP
68 (33.33 %)XML
77 (29.17 %)Sun
86 (25.00 %)Oracle 9i
86 (25.00 %)HTML
86 (25.00 %)Marketing
86 (25.00 %)FatWire
95 (20.83 %)Struts
95 (20.83 %)Construction
104 (16.67 %)CMS
104 (16.67 %)Disaster Recovery
104 (16.67 %)SAN
104 (16.67 %)NetApp
104 (16.67 %)ILOG
104 (16.67 %)HTTP
104 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
104 (16.67 %)CSS
104 (16.67 %)Solaris
104 (16.67 %)N-Tier
104 (16.67 %)Apache
104 (16.67 %)JavaScript
104 (16.67 %)Perl
104 (16.67 %)Servlets

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basildon region citing Java also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (66.67 %)J2EE
211 (45.83 %)WebSphere
310 (41.67 %)JSP
48 (33.33 %)XML
56 (25.00 %)HTML
65 (20.83 %)Struts
74 (16.67 %)Servlets
74 (16.67 %)JRules
74 (16.67 %)CSS
83 (12.50 %)Middleware
83 (12.50 %)JavaBeans
83 (12.50 %)WebServices
92 (8.333 %).NET
92 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
101 (4.167 %)SOAP
101 (4.167 %)SAX
101 (4.167 %)XSLT
101 (4.167 %)XML Schema
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (16.67 %)Apache
14 (16.67 %)CMS
23 (12.50 %)IBM HTTP Server
23 (12.50 %)Oracle HTTP Server
32 (8.333 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (4.167 %)WebSphere Application Server
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (16.67 %)HTTP
14 (16.67 %)SAN
21 (4.167 %)Firewall
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (25.00 %)Oracle 9i
24 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
33 (12.50 %)Oracle Reports
42 (8.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (8.333 %)Crystal Reports
51 (4.167 %)BusinessObjects
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (16.67 %)Ant
22 (8.333 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (25.00 %)Marketing
25 (20.83 %)Construction
32 (8.333 %)Finance
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (45.83 %)Developer
26 (25.00 %)Architect
34 (16.67 %)Technical Architect
43 (12.50 %)Trainer
43 (12.50 %)Solutions Architect
52 (8.333 %)Administrator
52 (8.333 %)Java Developer
52 (8.333 %)UNIX Administrator
52 (8.333 %)UNIX Systems Engineer
52 (8.333 %)UNIX Engineer
52 (8.333 %)Analyst
52 (8.333 %)Systems Administrator
52 (8.333 %)Systems Engineer
52 (8.333 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
52 (8.333 %)J2EE Developer
52 (8.333 %)Implementation Engineer
61 (4.167 %)Analyst Developer
61 (4.167 %)Consultant
61 (4.167 %)Oracle Reports Developer
61 (4.167 %)Technical Solutions Architect
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (16.67 %)N-Tier
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (45.83 %)UNIX
210 (41.67 %)Linux
34 (16.67 %)Solaris
43 (12.50 %)Windows
52 (8.333 %)Red Hat Linux
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (41.67 %)OO
24 (16.67 %)Disaster Recovery
24 (16.67 %)Content Management
32 (8.333 %)UML
32 (8.333 %)SOA
41 (4.167 %)OOD
41 (4.167 %)Technical Architecture
41 (4.167 %)System Testing
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (58.33 %)SQL
24 (16.67 %)JavaScript
24 (16.67 %)Perl
32 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
32 (8.333 %)VB
32 (8.333 %)VB.NET
32 (8.333 %)Shell Script
32 (8.333 %)VB6
41 (4.167 %)C++
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (12.50 %)Sun Certification
22 (8.333 %)Degree
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (12.50 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Basildon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (54.17 %)Oracle
27 (29.17 %)Sun
36 (25.00 %)FatWire
44 (16.67 %)NetApp
44 (16.67 %)ILOG
53 (12.50 %)IBM
62 (8.333 %)Red Hat
71 (4.167 %)Business Objects