The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT contracts advertised for the Bradford region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Java over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Bradford region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 28 24 20
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -4
Contract jobs citing Java 1 3 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bradford 0.552% 1.807% 2.381%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.786% 9.375% 9.677%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
Average daily rate £285 £263 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.57% -19.23%
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £350 £350
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+15.38% -13.33%
All Programming Languages
Bradford
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
56 32 31
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bradford 30.94% 19.28% 24.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 15 14
Average daily rate £245 £220 £233
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.36% -5.37%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £150 £188
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £295 £325
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 1
Average hourly rate £12.42 £32.50 £27.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-61.78% +20.37%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Java
West Yorkshire

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Bradford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bradford Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Java across the Bradford region.

Bradford Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Bradford region.

Bradford Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

1 4 (66.67%) Information Management
1 4 (66.67%) Grails
1 4 (66.67%) Groovy
2 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (33.33%) Android
3 2 (33.33%) iPhone
3 2 (33.33%) KnockoutJS
4 1 (16.67%) Twitter
4 1 (16.67%) C#
4 1 (16.67%) HTML5
4 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) SQL
4 1 (16.67%) J2EE
4 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
4 1 (16.67%) Visual Studio
4 1 (16.67%) JSP
4 1 (16.67%) Struts
4 1 (16.67%) Apache
4 1 (16.67%) Tomcat
4 1 (16.67%) Broadband
4 1 (16.67%) NHS
4 1 (16.67%) jQuery
4 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
4 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (16.67%) STB

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bradford 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.

Application Development
1 4 (66.67%) Grails
2 2 (33.33%) KnockoutJS
3 1 (16.67%) HTML5
3 1 (16.67%) J2EE
3 1 (16.67%) JSP
3 1 (16.67%) Struts
3 1 (16.67%) jQuery
Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Apache
1 1 (16.67%) Tomcat
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Visual Studio
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Test Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Java Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) iPhone
2 1 (16.67%) NHS
2 1 (16.67%) STB
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Information Management
2 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) Groovy
2 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (16.67%) C#
3 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Twitter
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Strong core Java skills (1.4, 1.5 , 1.6) -Experience of JUnit testing -Ability to understand and follow in-housava frameworks -Struts 1 -XML/XSLT -Source control...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £320 - £355 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
Java Developer - 6 months (initially, possible extension) - Bradford (West Yorkshire)Our client are looking for 2 web focused Java developers to assist in upcoming projects for the group...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £320 - £355 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bradford, Yorkshire
SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPERFINANCIAL SERVICES 6 MONTH CONTRACT (COULD EXTEND)Bradford, Head Office (Potential to work in Leeds from September) £350 per day My client is a leading name...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Rate: £300.00 - £360.00 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Bradford, West Yorkshire
SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPER... Must have skills: Strong core Java skills (1.4, 1.5, 1.6) Experience of Junit testing Struts 1 XML/XSLT Source control experience e...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rate: £300.00 - £360.00 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013