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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5543
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads1021
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.024 %
As % of the category below4.808 %13.64 %
Daily rates quoted07
Average minimum daily rate-£319
Average daily rate-£340
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£373
% change on same period last year+7.13 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.07£36.94
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Application Development BristolApplication Development
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads208154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.173 %
Daily rates quoted6243
Average minimum daily rate£276£290
Average daily rate£301£299
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£308
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted3420
Average minimum hourly rate£31.10£32.20
Average hourly rate£33.92£34.89
% change on same period last year-2.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.74£37.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
J2EE South WestJ2EE
South West

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.

J2EE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing J2EE across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Bristol J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing J2EE across the Bristol region.

Bristol J2EE Daily Rate Trend

J2EE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing J2EE across the Bristol region.

Bristol J2EE Hourly Rate Trend

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Bristol region citing J2EE also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing J2EE.

129 (87.88 %)Java
218 (54.55 %)Oracle
313 (39.39 %)JSP
411 (33.33 %)Spring
510 (30.30 %)Struts
510 (30.30 %)WebLogic
68 (24.24 %)XML
68 (24.24 %)BEA
77 (21.21 %)Unix
77 (21.21 %)WebServices
77 (21.21 %)Hibernate
85 (15.15 %)UML
85 (15.15 %)EJB
85 (15.15 %)JavaScript
85 (15.15 %)SOA
85 (15.15 %)WebLogic Portal
94 (12.12 %)Eclipse
94 (12.12 %)C++
94 (12.12 %)DB2
94 (12.12 %)OO
94 (12.12 %)Subversion
103 (9.091 %)Enterprise Architecture
103 (9.091 %)Retail Banking
103 (9.091 %)EDA
103 (9.091 %)ESB
103 (9.091 %)Banking
103 (9.091 %)Retail
103 (9.091 %)Servlets
103 (9.091 %)JDBC
103 (9.091 %)C

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Bristol region citing J2EE also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
113 (39.39 %)JSP
211 (33.33 %)Spring
310 (30.30 %)Struts
48 (24.24 %)XML
57 (21.21 %)Hibernate
57 (21.21 %)WebServices
65 (15.15 %)EJB
73 (9.091 %)JDBC
73 (9.091 %).NET
73 (9.091 %)Servlets
82 (6.061 %)WebSphere
82 (6.061 %)JSF
91 (3.030 %)AJAX
91 (3.030 %)JMS
91 (3.030 %)Middleware
91 (3.030 %)Oracle ADF
91 (3.030 %)SOAP
91 (3.030 %)HTML
Application Platforms
110 (30.30 %)WebLogic
25 (15.15 %)WebLogic Portal
33 (9.091 %)ESB
42 (6.061 %)Oracle Application Server
42 (6.061 %)MQSeries
51 (3.030 %)WebSphere Application Server
Applications
11 (3.030 %)MS Visio
11 (3.030 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
11 (3.030 %)MAXIMO
Communications & Networking
11 (3.030 %)FTP
11 (3.030 %)SAN
11 (3.030 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (12.12 %)DB2
22 (6.061 %)SQL Server
31 (3.030 %)Oracle Reports
31 (3.030 %)RDBMS
Development Applications
14 (12.12 %)Eclipse
14 (12.12 %)Subversion
22 (6.061 %)OptimalJ
22 (6.061 %)Ant
31 (3.030 %)JUnit
31 (3.030 %)Oracle Forms
31 (3.030 %)Flash
General
13 (9.091 %)Finance
13 (9.091 %)Banking
13 (9.091 %)Retail
13 (9.091 %)Retail Banking
22 (6.061 %)Insurance
22 (6.061 %)Aerospace
31 (3.030 %)Government
31 (3.030 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
125 (75.76 %)Developer
219 (57.58 %)Java Developer
39 (27.27 %)Java/J2EE Developer
47 (21.21 %)J2EE Developer
55 (15.15 %)Architect
63 (9.091 %)Project Manager
63 (9.091 %)Solutions Architect
63 (9.091 %)WebLogic Developer
71 (3.030 %)Java Applications Developer
71 (3.030 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
71 (3.030 %)WebSphere Portal Developer
71 (3.030 %)Infrastructure Manager
71 (3.030 %)Senior Java Developer
71 (3.030 %)Technical Lead
71 (3.030 %)WebSphere Developer
71 (3.030 %)Applications Developer
71 (3.030 %)Senior Developer
71 (3.030 %)Test Manager
71 (3.030 %)Technical Architect
71 (3.030 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
Miscellaneous
11 (3.030 %)N-Tier
11 (3.030 %)AS400
11 (3.030 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
17 (21.21 %)Unix
21 (3.030 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
15 (15.15 %)UML
15 (15.15 %)SOA
24 (12.12 %)OO
33 (9.091 %)Enterprise Architecture
33 (9.091 %)EDA
41 (3.030 %)Web Development
41 (3.030 %)Test Management
41 (3.030 %)PRINCE2
41 (3.030 %)CRM
41 (3.030 %)OOD
41 (3.030 %)Project Management
41 (3.030 %)Process Management
41 (3.030 %)BPM
41 (3.030 %)Workflow
41 (3.030 %)Agile Software Development
41 (3.030 %)Document Management
Programming Languages
129 (87.88 %)Java
25 (15.15 %)JavaScript
34 (12.12 %)C++
43 (9.091 %)C
43 (9.091 %)C#
52 (6.061 %)SQL
52 (6.061 %)Ada
61 (3.030 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
12 (6.061 %)Degree
21 (3.030 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
System Software
12 (6.061 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
118 (54.55 %)Oracle
28 (24.24 %)BEA
31 (3.030 %)Actuate
31 (3.030 %)FileNet
31 (3.030 %)Brio
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