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The table below looks at the demand for Apache Velocity 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 Velocity over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Velocity
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
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Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£378
% change on same period last year-7.71 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads113223
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.243 %
Daily rates quoted3042
Average minimum daily rate£362£311
Average daily rate£392£337
% change on same period last year+16.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£333
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted1111
Average minimum hourly rate£22.69£23.81
Average hourly rate£26.19£27.28
% change on same period last year-3.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.69£30.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.97£31.52
% change on same period last year-8.10 %
Velocity West MidlandsVelocity
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.

Velocity
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Velocity Demand Trend

Velocity
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Velocity Hourly Rate Trend

Velocity
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing Velocity 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 Velocity.

12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Ant
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
12 (100.00 %)WebLogic
12 (100.00 %)Struts
12 (100.00 %)Apache
21 (50.00 %)Validation
21 (50.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (50.00 %)IntelliJ

Velocity
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)Struts
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)WebLogic
12 (100.00 %)Apache
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)Ant
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
21 (50.00 %)IntelliJ
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Web Developer
12 (100.00 %)Lead Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Validation
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle