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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads160
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.000 %
As % of the category below30.77 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£358
% change on same period last year+3.97 %
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£36.89£33.89
% change on same period last year+8.84 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads5244
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.048 %
Daily rates quoted137
Average minimum daily rate£238£255
Average daily rate£257£261
% change on same period last year-1.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£277£267
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£333
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Hourly rates quoted72
Average minimum hourly rate£24.91£37.78
Average hourly rate£28.73£38.89
% change on same period last year-26.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.55£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.64£31.31
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
J2EE County AntrimJ2EE
County Antrim

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.

J2EE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Belfast J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2EE across the Belfast region.

Belfast J2EE Daily Rate Trend

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

120 (100.00 %)Java
216 (80.00 %)JUnit
39 (45.00 %)Spring
48 (40.00 %)MVC
48 (40.00 %)Hibernate
48 (40.00 %)JBoss
48 (40.00 %)JSP
48 (40.00 %)Servlets
57 (35.00 %)Linux
57 (35.00 %)OO
65 (25.00 %)C++
65 (25.00 %)UNIX
65 (25.00 %)Sybase
74 (20.00 %)Ant
74 (20.00 %)Struts
74 (20.00 %)XML
74 (20.00 %)WebLogic
74 (20.00 %)EJB
74 (20.00 %)Eclipse
74 (20.00 %)Shell Script
74 (20.00 %)TIBCO
74 (20.00 %)BusinessWorks
74 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
74 (20.00 %)JMX
74 (20.00 %)Parlay
74 (20.00 %)Web Development
74 (20.00 %)EJB 3.0
74 (20.00 %)Banking
83 (15.00 %)Investment Banking
83 (15.00 %)MySQL

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (45.00 %)Spring
28 (40.00 %)JSP
28 (40.00 %)Servlets
28 (40.00 %)MVC
28 (40.00 %)Hibernate
34 (20.00 %)EJB
34 (20.00 %)JMX
34 (20.00 %)Struts
34 (20.00 %)XML
34 (20.00 %)EJB 3.0
41 (5.000 %)Swing
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (40.00 %)JBoss
24 (20.00 %)WebLogic
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (20.00 %)BusinessWorks
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (20.00 %)Parlay
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.00 %)MySQL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (80.00 %)JUnit
24 (20.00 %)Eclipse
24 (20.00 %)Ant
31 (5.000 %)jMock
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (20.00 %)Banking
23 (15.00 %)Investment Banking
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (65.00 %)Developer
210 (50.00 %)Java Developer
36 (30.00 %)J2EE Developer
36 (30.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
44 (20.00 %)Senior Java Developer
44 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
53 (15.00 %)Analyst Programmer
53 (15.00 %)Programmer
53 (15.00 %)C++ Developer
53 (15.00 %)Analyst
62 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst
62 (10.00 %)Senior Programmer
62 (10.00 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (35.00 %)Linux
25 (25.00 %)UNIX
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (35.00 %)OO
24 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
24 (20.00 %)Web Development
31 (5.000 %)SOA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (100.00 %)Java
25 (25.00 %)C++
34 (20.00 %)Shell Script
41 (5.000 %)Embedded C++
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)QA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (25.00 %)Sybase
24 (20.00 %)TIBCO
31 (5.000 %)BEA