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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Belfast 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank224
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching contract IT job ads283
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.003 %
As % of the category below37.33 %6.667 %
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£366£349
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
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£34.40£33.16
% change on same period last year+3.71 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads7545
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted167
Average minimum daily rate£356£233
Average daily rate£377£238
% change on same period last year+58.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£243
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted72
Average minimum hourly rate£24.56£36.67
Average hourly rate£28.50£38.33
% change on same period last year-25.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.44£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Java County AntrimJava
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.

Java
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (51.28 %)J2EE
216 (41.03 %)JUnit
311 (28.21 %)Data Integration
410 (25.64 %)Requirements Analysis
410 (25.64 %)Agile Software Development
410 (25.64 %)Data Management
410 (25.64 %)Data Modelling
410 (25.64 %)UNIX
59 (23.08 %)WebLogic
59 (23.08 %)JSP
59 (23.08 %)Spring
68 (20.51 %)MVC
68 (20.51 %)Hibernate
68 (20.51 %)Servlets
68 (20.51 %)OO
68 (20.51 %)JBoss
77 (17.95 %)Linux
86 (15.38 %)Finance
86 (15.38 %)SQL
95 (12.82 %)WebSphere
95 (12.82 %)Incident Management
95 (12.82 %)Transact-SQL
95 (12.82 %)C++
95 (12.82 %)SQL Server
95 (12.82 %)Sybase
95 (12.82 %)Windows
104 (10.26 %)Web Development
104 (10.26 %)Banking
104 (10.26 %)EJB
104 (10.26 %)Struts

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (51.28 %)J2EE
29 (23.08 %)JSP
29 (23.08 %)Spring
38 (20.51 %)Servlets
38 (20.51 %)MVC
38 (20.51 %)Hibernate
45 (12.82 %)WebSphere
54 (10.26 %)JMX
54 (10.26 %)EJB 3.0
54 (10.26 %)EJB
54 (10.26 %)Struts
54 (10.26 %)XML
61 (2.564 %)Swing
61 (2.564 %)Middleware
61 (2.564 %)JSTL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (23.08 %)WebLogic
28 (20.51 %)JBoss
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (10.26 %)BusinessWorks
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (10.26 %)Parlay
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (12.82 %)SQL Server
23 (7.692 %)MySQL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (41.03 %)JUnit
24 (10.26 %)Eclipse
24 (10.26 %)Ant
31 (2.564 %)jMock
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (15.38 %)Finance
24 (10.26 %)Banking
33 (7.692 %)Investment Banking
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (38.46 %)Developer
212 (30.77 %)Architect
212 (30.77 %)Java Developer
310 (25.64 %)Data Architect
310 (25.64 %)Integration Architect
310 (25.64 %)Data Integration Architect
46 (15.38 %)Java/J2EE Developer
46 (15.38 %)Analyst
46 (15.38 %)J2EE Developer
55 (12.82 %)Senior Developer
55 (12.82 %)Senior Java Developer
55 (12.82 %)Wintel Support
63 (7.692 %)Server Analyst
63 (7.692 %)SQL Server Analyst
63 (7.692 %)Analyst Programmer
63 (7.692 %)Programmer
63 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
63 (7.692 %)Server Support
63 (7.692 %)Server Support Analyst
63 (7.692 %)C++ Developer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (28.21 %)Data Integration
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (25.64 %)UNIX
27 (17.95 %)Linux
35 (12.82 %)Windows
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (25.64 %)Data Modelling
110 (25.64 %)Agile Software Development
110 (25.64 %)Data Management
110 (25.64 %)Requirements Analysis
28 (20.51 %)OO
35 (12.82 %)Incident Management
44 (10.26 %)Configuration Management
44 (10.26 %)Web Development
51 (2.564 %)System Testing
51 (2.564 %)SOA
51 (2.564 %)Technical Architecture
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (15.38 %)SQL
25 (12.82 %)Transact-SQL
25 (12.82 %)C++
34 (10.26 %)Shell Script
41 (2.564 %)JavaScript
41 (2.564 %)Embedded C++
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.564 %)Degree
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.564 %)QA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (12.82 %)Sybase
24 (10.26 %)TIBCO
32 (5.128 %)Oracle
41 (2.564 %)BEA