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This section looks at the demand for the Java/J2EE Developer role in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java/J2EE Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank103144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads2519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.805 %0.417 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£333£330
Average daily rate£392£331
% change on same period last year+18.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£340
% change on same period last year+9.26 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£45.00-
Average hourly rate£45.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.50£45.88
% change on same period last year-22.61 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads31064551
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.140 %4.604 %
Daily rates quoted7731381
Average minimum daily rate£334£342
Average daily rate£354£359
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted234432
Average minimum hourly rate£23.61£29.73
Average hourly rate£25.31£30.96
% change on same period last year-18.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.01£32.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Java/J2EE Developer South EastJava/J2EE Developer
South East

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/J2EE Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Java/J2EE Developer Demand Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Java/J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Java/J2EE Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire Java/J2EE Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Java/J2EE Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer within the Berkshire 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
ReadingUp+46£400+13.47 %
AscotNew entry-3£388-
SloughDown-73--
NewburyNew entry-1--
Java/J2EE Developer South EastJava/J2EE Developer
South East

Java/J2EE Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title 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 with Java/J2EE Developer in their job title.

185 (100.00 %)Java
185 (100.00 %)J2EE
237 (43.53 %)Oracle
336 (42.35 %)WebSphere
431 (36.47 %)DB2
530 (35.29 %)SQL
530 (35.29 %)Struts
629 (34.12 %)RDBMS
727 (31.76 %)RUP
824 (28.24 %)Finance
923 (27.06 %)UML
923 (27.06 %)JSP
923 (27.06 %)Hibernate
1017 (20.00 %)OO
1017 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
1116 (18.82 %)Eclipse
1215 (17.65 %)IBM
1215 (17.65 %)Spring
1313 (15.29 %)XML
1411 (12.94 %)WebLogic
1411 (12.94 %)Agile Software Development
1411 (12.94 %)JRules
1411 (12.94 %)QA
159 (10.59 %)Degree
159 (10.59 %)MS Office
159 (10.59 %)MS Excel
159 (10.59 %)E-Commerce
159 (10.59 %)ILOG
168 (9.412 %)ATG
168 (9.412 %)HTML

Java/J2EE Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title 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 with Java/J2EE Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
185 (100.00 %)J2EE
236 (42.35 %)WebSphere
330 (35.29 %)Struts
423 (27.06 %)JSP
423 (27.06 %)Hibernate
515 (17.65 %)Spring
613 (15.29 %)XML
711 (12.94 %)JRules
88 (9.412 %)HTML
96 (7.059 %)EJB
96 (7.059 %)Servlets
105 (5.882 %)Swing
105 (5.882 %)MVC
113 (3.529 %)XSL
113 (3.529 %)XSLT
113 (3.529 %)JDBC
122 (2.353 %)WebServices
122 (2.353 %)AJAX
122 (2.353 %)JSTL
131 (1.176 %)CSS
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
211 (12.94 %)WebLogic
34 (4.706 %)JBoss
43 (3.529 %)Tomcat
52 (2.353 %)WebLogic Portal
52 (2.353 %)WebLogic Integration
61 (1.176 %)MQSeries
61 (1.176 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (10.59 %)MS Office
19 (10.59 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (8.235 %)Internet
26 (7.059 %)Extranet
31 (1.176 %)RFID
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (36.47 %)DB2
229 (34.12 %)RDBMS
33 (3.529 %)Oracle 10g
33 (3.529 %)Oracle 9i
41 (1.176 %)MySQL
41 (1.176 %)SQL Server
41 (1.176 %)InterBase
41 (1.176 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.176 %)DB2 UDB
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (18.82 %)Eclipse
26 (7.059 %)JUnit
35 (5.882 %)MSI
42 (2.353 %)Bugzilla
51 (1.176 %)Ant
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (28.24 %)Finance
27 (8.235 %)Retail
35 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
44 (4.706 %)Banking
53 (3.529 %)Telecoms
53 (3.529 %)Games
62 (2.353 %)Government
71 (1.176 %)Legal
71 (1.176 %)Financial Institution
71 (1.176 %)Front Office
71 (1.176 %)Insurance
71 (1.176 %)Local Government
71 (1.176 %)Retail Banking
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (4.706 %)UNIX
14 (4.706 %)Linux
21 (1.176 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (31.76 %)RUP
223 (27.06 %)UML
317 (20.00 %)OO
411 (12.94 %)Agile Software Development
59 (10.59 %)E-Commerce
66 (7.059 %)Unit Testing
75 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
84 (4.706 %)Web Development
92 (2.353 %)OOA/OOD
92 (2.353 %)OOD
101 (1.176 %)SOA
101 (1.176 %)Project Management
101 (1.176 %)Scrum
101 (1.176 %)Performance Testing
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
185 (100.00 %)Java
230 (35.29 %)SQL
36 (7.059 %)JavaScript
45 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (10.59 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (12.94 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.176 %)AquaLogic
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
137 (43.53 %)Oracle
215 (17.65 %)IBM
39 (10.59 %)ILOG
48 (9.412 %)ATG
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