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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Bedfordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank184
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads448
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.049 %
As % of the category below8.511 %36.64 %
Daily rates quoted010
Average minimum daily rate-£318
Average daily rate-£321
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£356
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.97£36.53
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads47131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.063 %0.133 %
Daily rates quoted1226
Average minimum daily rate£297£280
Average daily rate£311£286
% change on same period last year+8.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted514
Average minimum hourly rate£24.33£31.14
Average hourly rate£30.81£32.81
% change on same period last year-6.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.28£34.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Java East of EnglandJava
East of England

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 Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bedfordshire Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordNew entry-2--
Java East of EnglandJava
East of England

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

14 (44.44 %)J2EE
14 (44.44 %)Oracle
14 (44.44 %)Project Management
14 (44.44 %)Finance
23 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
23 (33.33 %)WebLogic
23 (33.33 %)MS Project
23 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
23 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
32 (22.22 %)UNIX
32 (22.22 %)SQL
32 (22.22 %)HTML
32 (22.22 %)JavaScript
32 (22.22 %)XML
41 (11.11 %)Mathematics
41 (11.11 %)Physics
41 (11.11 %)Computer Science
41 (11.11 %)Multithreading
41 (11.11 %)Data Migration
41 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
41 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
41 (11.11 %)Content Management
41 (11.11 %)Spring
41 (11.11 %)Google
41 (11.11 %)FrontPage
41 (11.11 %)WebSphere
41 (11.11 %)Degree
41 (11.11 %)Construction
41 (11.11 %)Education
41 (11.11 %)Electric

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (44.44 %)J2EE
22 (22.22 %)XML
22 (22.22 %)HTML
31 (11.11 %)WSDL
31 (11.11 %)Hibernate
31 (11.11 %)Spring
31 (11.11 %)WebSphere
31 (11.11 %)ASP
31 (11.11 %)EJB
31 (11.11 %)CSS
31 (11.11 %)SOAP
31 (11.11 %)WebServices
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (33.33 %)WebLogic
21 (11.11 %)Apache
21 (11.11 %)CMS
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (33.33 %)MS Project
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)Intranet
11 (11.11 %)Internet
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
11 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)ClearCase
11 (11.11 %)Eclipse
11 (11.11 %)FrontPage
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Finance
23 (33.33 %)Financial Institution
31 (11.11 %)Electronics
31 (11.11 %)Construction
31 (11.11 %)Education
31 (11.11 %)Electric
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (44.44 %)Developer
14 (44.44 %)Java Developer
23 (33.33 %)Development Manager
23 (33.33 %)Project Manager
32 (22.22 %)Java/J2EE Developer
32 (22.22 %)J2EE Developer
32 (22.22 %)Development Project Manager
41 (11.11 %)Applications Development Manager
41 (11.11 %)Applications Manager
41 (11.11 %)Java Web Developer
41 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Web Developer
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Management Information System
11 (11.11 %)Mathematics
11 (11.11 %)Physics
11 (11.11 %)Computer Science
11 (11.11 %)Multithreading
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)UNIX
21 (11.11 %)Windows
21 (11.11 %)AIX
21 (11.11 %)Solaris
21 (11.11 %)Linux
21 (11.11 %)Windows NT
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)Project Management
23 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
31 (11.11 %)UML
31 (11.11 %)OO
31 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
31 (11.11 %)Migration
31 (11.11 %)Content Management
31 (11.11 %)Data Migration
31 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
31 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)JavaScript
12 (22.22 %)SQL
21 (11.11 %)VBScript
21 (11.11 %)PHP
21 (11.11 %)C
21 (11.11 %)C++
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (11.11 %)Degree
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)Microsoft
21 (11.11 %)Tridion
21 (11.11 %)Mapinfo
21 (11.11 %)Google
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