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The table below looks at the demand for Apache Struts skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Struts over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Struts
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank9785
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads2057
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.061 %
As % of the category below4.264 %6.659 %
Daily rates quoted69
Average minimum daily rate£313£320
Average daily rate£343£333
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£340
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£43.75£44.50
Average hourly rate£45.13£44.75
% change on same period last year+0.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£46.50£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£43.40£34.78
% change on same period last year+24.76 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads469856
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.739 %0.917 %
Daily rates quoted123220
Average minimum daily rate£312£334
Average daily rate£332£355
% change on same period last year-6.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted3779
Average minimum hourly rate£29.04£37.45
Average hourly rate£30.77£38.64
% change on same period last year-20.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.49£39.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
Struts South EastStruts
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.

Struts
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Struts Demand Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Struts Daily Rate Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Struts across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Struts Daily Rate Histogram

Struts
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Struts Hourly Rate Trend

Struts
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Struts across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Struts Hourly Rate Histogram

Struts
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Struts within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
SloughUp+76--
ReadingUp+124£285-5.00 %
MaidenheadUp+54£400-
BracknellUp+52£325-4.41 %
Struts South EastStruts
South East

Struts
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Struts 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 Struts.

151 (89.47 %)Java
245 (78.95 %)J2EE
344 (77.19 %)Spring
439 (68.42 %)JSP
537 (64.91 %)Hibernate
626 (45.61 %)WebSphere
723 (40.35 %)SQL
723 (40.35 %)WebSphere Application Server
820 (35.09 %)AJAX
918 (31.58 %)SQL Server 2005
918 (31.58 %)SQL Server
918 (31.58 %)Servlets
1017 (29.82 %)Internet
1115 (26.32 %)DB2
1214 (24.56 %)DB2 UDB
1214 (24.56 %)XML
1214 (24.56 %)Extranet
1313 (22.81 %)Oracle
1411 (19.30 %)XSLT
1411 (19.30 %)HTML
159 (15.79 %)JavaScript
159 (15.79 %)UML
159 (15.79 %)Sun Certification
168 (14.04 %)Eclipse
168 (14.04 %)WebLogic
177 (12.28 %)IIS
177 (12.28 %)EJB
177 (12.28 %)JDBC
177 (12.28 %)Ant
177 (12.28 %)Windows

Struts
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Struts 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 Struts. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (78.95 %)J2EE
244 (77.19 %)Spring
339 (68.42 %)JSP
437 (64.91 %)Hibernate
526 (45.61 %)WebSphere
620 (35.09 %)AJAX
718 (31.58 %)Servlets
814 (24.56 %)XML
911 (19.30 %)HTML
911 (19.30 %)XSLT
107 (12.28 %)EJB
107 (12.28 %)JDBC
116 (10.53 %)WebServices
125 (8.772 %)SOAP
134 (7.018 %)XSD
134 (7.018 %)JMX
134 (7.018 %)FreeMarker
134 (7.018 %)Velocity
134 (7.018 %)JSF
143 (5.263 %)MVC
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (40.35 %)WebSphere Application Server
28 (14.04 %)WebLogic
37 (12.28 %)IIS
42 (3.509 %)WebLogic Portal
42 (3.509 %)CMS
51 (1.754 %)JBoss
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (29.82 %)Internet
214 (24.56 %)Extranet
33 (5.263 %)GPRS
41 (1.754 %)SMS
41 (1.754 %)HTTP
41 (1.754 %)LDAP
41 (1.754 %)SMPP
41 (1.754 %)Wireless
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (31.58 %)SQL Server
118 (31.58 %)SQL Server 2005
215 (26.32 %)DB2
314 (24.56 %)DB2 UDB
44 (7.018 %)RDBMS
53 (5.263 %)PostgreSQL
53 (5.263 %)MySQL
62 (3.509 %)Informix
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (14.04 %)Eclipse
27 (12.28 %)Ant
36 (10.53 %)JUnit
44 (7.018 %)Selenium
52 (3.509 %)Bugzilla
61 (1.754 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (10.53 %)Telecoms
16 (10.53 %)Finance
25 (8.772 %)Automotive
31 (1.754 %)Legal
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (78.95 %)Developer
230 (52.63 %)Java Developer
320 (35.09 %)J2EE Developer
415 (26.32 %)Java/J2EE Developer
56 (10.53 %)Lead Developer
65 (8.772 %)Project Leader
65 (8.772 %)J2EE Applications Developer
65 (8.772 %)Web Developer
65 (8.772 %)Applications Developer
73 (5.263 %)Senior Developer
82 (3.509 %)Technical Architect
82 (3.509 %)Architect
82 (3.509 %)SOA Architect
82 (3.509 %)Lead Java Developer
91 (1.754 %)Java Web Developer
91 (1.754 %)WebLogic Developer
91 (1.754 %)Java Applications Developer
91 (1.754 %)Java Architect
91 (1.754 %)Lead Software Developer
91 (1.754 %)Software Developer
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.509 %)Interactive TV
21 (1.754 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (12.28 %)Windows
22 (3.509 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (15.79 %)UML
27 (12.28 %)OOD
36 (10.53 %)Project Management
36 (10.53 %)Agile Software Development
45 (8.772 %)Web Development
54 (7.018 %)Refactoring
54 (7.018 %)Continuous Integration
54 (7.018 %)TDD
63 (5.263 %)Data Modelling
63 (5.263 %)OO
72 (3.509 %)PRINCE2
72 (3.509 %)SOA
72 (3.509 %)Content Management
72 (3.509 %)Software Engineering
72 (3.509 %)Requirements Analysis
72 (3.509 %)Use Case
72 (3.509 %)Unit Testing
81 (1.754 %)Security Cleared
81 (1.754 %)BPEL
81 (1.754 %)Process Management
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (89.47 %)Java
223 (40.35 %)SQL
39 (15.79 %)JavaScript
44 (7.018 %)DHTML
52 (3.509 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (15.79 %)Sun Certification
23 (5.263 %)Degree
32 (3.509 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.509 %)QA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.754 %)CA SiteMinder
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (22.81 %)Oracle
27 (12.28 %)IBM
33 (5.263 %)Sun
41 (1.754 %)BEA
41 (1.754 %)ILOG