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This section looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Basingstoke region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads2221
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.021 %
As % of the category below22.68 %24.42 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£263-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£275-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£353
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
Hourly rates quoted821
Average minimum hourly rate£40.50£38.29
Average hourly rate£40.50£39.00
% change on same period last year+3.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.50£39.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.75£38.07
% change on same period last year+7.02 %
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Basingstoke
Matching contract IT job ads9786
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.086 %
Daily rates quoted2026
Average minimum daily rate£322£345
Average daily rate£343£355
% change on same period last year-3.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
Hourly rates quoted2527
Average minimum hourly rate£40.08£38.33
Average hourly rate£40.30£39.33
% change on same period last year+2.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.52£40.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.72£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Swing HampshireSwing
Hampshire

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.

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Basingstoke Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Basingstoke Swing Daily Rate Trend

Swing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Basingstoke Swing Hourly Rate Trend

Swing
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Swing across the Basingstoke region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Basingstoke Swing Hourly Rate Histogram

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basingstoke region citing Swing 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 Swing.

123 (100.00 %)Java
215 (65.22 %)JUnit
312 (52.17 %)Windows
312 (52.17 %)Linux
312 (52.17 %)OO
312 (52.17 %)Mac OS X
410 (43.48 %)Eclipse
410 (43.48 %)Ant
59 (39.13 %)Automated Testing
68 (34.78 %)Unit Testing
68 (34.78 %)Test-First Development
68 (34.78 %)CruiseControl
68 (34.78 %)Subversion
68 (34.78 %)Configuration Management
75 (21.74 %)MPEG
75 (21.74 %)Quicktime
75 (21.74 %)Continuous Integration
75 (21.74 %)Multimedia
75 (21.74 %)Degree
83 (13.04 %)Video Editing
83 (13.04 %)Computer Science
83 (13.04 %)Python
92 (8.696 %)Hibernate
92 (8.696 %)Agile Software Development
101 (4.348 %)TDD
101 (4.348 %)Spring
101 (4.348 %)Pair Programming
101 (4.348 %)Software Testing
101 (4.348 %)Struts
101 (4.348 %)J2EE

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basingstoke region citing Swing 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 Swing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.696 %)Hibernate
21 (4.348 %)Spring
21 (4.348 %)Struts
21 (4.348 %)J2EE
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (21.74 %)Quicktime
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (65.22 %)JUnit
210 (43.48 %)Eclipse
210 (43.48 %)Ant
38 (34.78 %)CruiseControl
38 (34.78 %)Subversion
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (21.74 %)Multimedia
23 (13.04 %)Video Editing
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (86.96 %)Developer
218 (78.26 %)Java Developer
315 (65.22 %)Java Swing Developer
47 (30.43 %)Tester
51 (4.348 %)J2EE Developer
51 (4.348 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (4.348 %)Software Developer
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (21.74 %)MPEG
23 (13.04 %)Computer Science
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (52.17 %)Windows
112 (52.17 %)Linux
112 (52.17 %)Mac OS X
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (52.17 %)OO
29 (39.13 %)Automated Testing
38 (34.78 %)Unit Testing
38 (34.78 %)Test-First Development
38 (34.78 %)Configuration Management
45 (21.74 %)Continuous Integration
52 (8.696 %)Agile Software Development
61 (4.348 %)TDD
61 (4.348 %)Pair Programming
61 (4.348 %)Software Testing
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (100.00 %)Java
23 (13.04 %)Python
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (21.74 %)Degree