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This section looks at the demand for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JDBC over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4866
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.597 %1.914 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£425
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£334
% change on same period last year+12.26 %
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£47.00£29.93
% change on same period last year+57.04 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads154209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.205 %0.211 %
Daily rates quoted3644
Average minimum daily rate£297£318
Average daily rate£322£342
% change on same period last year-5.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted47
Average minimum hourly rate£22.75£36.90
Average hourly rate£25.94£37.91
% change on same period last year-31.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.13£38.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
JDBC West MidlandsJDBC
West Midlands

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.

JDBC
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham JDBC Demand Trend

JDBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham JDBC Daily Rate Trend

JDBC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham JDBC Hourly Rate Trend

JDBC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing JDBC 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 JDBC.

18 (88.89 %)J2EE
18 (88.89 %)EJB
18 (88.89 %)Hibernate
27 (77.78 %)WebSphere
27 (77.78 %)XML
27 (77.78 %)JMS
36 (66.67 %)XSLT
36 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
45 (55.56 %)Ant
45 (55.56 %)JUnit
45 (55.56 %)Java
54 (44.44 %)Oracle
54 (44.44 %)UML
54 (44.44 %)OO
63 (33.33 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
63 (33.33 %)Eclipse
63 (33.33 %)JAXB
63 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
63 (33.33 %)SQL
63 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
63 (33.33 %)Scrum
63 (33.33 %)Spring
63 (33.33 %)WBIMB
72 (22.22 %)CruiseControl
72 (22.22 %)WebSphere MQ
72 (22.22 %)Struts
72 (22.22 %)UNIX
72 (22.22 %)Windows
72 (22.22 %)RAD
72 (22.22 %)EAI

JDBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing JDBC 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 JDBC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (88.89 %)J2EE
18 (88.89 %)EJB
18 (88.89 %)Hibernate
27 (77.78 %)JMS
27 (77.78 %)XML
27 (77.78 %)WebSphere
36 (66.67 %)XSLT
43 (33.33 %)JAXB
43 (33.33 %)Spring
43 (33.33 %)WBIMB
52 (22.22 %)Struts
61 (11.11 %)JSP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (66.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
22 (22.22 %)WebSphere MQ
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
11 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (55.56 %)Ant
15 (55.56 %)JUnit
23 (33.33 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
23 (33.33 %)Eclipse
32 (22.22 %)CruiseControl
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Telecoms
11 (11.11 %)Government
11 (11.11 %)Retail
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)Developer
28 (88.89 %)J2EE Developer
34 (44.44 %)Lead Developer
43 (33.33 %)Java Developer
52 (22.22 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)N-Tier
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)UNIX
12 (22.22 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)UML
14 (44.44 %)OO
23 (33.33 %)Scrum
23 (33.33 %)Agile Software Development
32 (22.22 %)RAD
32 (22.22 %)EAI
41 (11.11 %)OOD
41 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
41 (11.11 %)Unit Testing
41 (11.11 %)Integration Testing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (55.56 %)Java
23 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
23 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (11.11 %)JavaScript
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Sun Certification
11 (11.11 %)SCJP
11 (11.11 %)SCJA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (44.44 %)Oracle
21 (11.11 %)Sun
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