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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 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 J2SE over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-58
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.690 %
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£346£335
% change on same period last year+3.28 %
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£22.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-43.75 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads161145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.323 %0.181 %
Daily rates quoted6330
Average minimum daily rate£253£312
Average daily rate£280£332
% change on same period last year-15.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£306£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£334
% change on same period last year-5.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1837
Average minimum hourly rate£33.67£30.82
Average hourly rate£36.29£34.31
% change on same period last year+5.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.91£37.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.48£31.45
% change on same period last year-9.45 %
J2SE South WestJ2SE
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.

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2SE across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Bristol J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2SE across the Bristol region.

Bristol J2SE Daily Rate Trend

J2SE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2SE across the Bristol region.

Bristol J2SE Hourly Rate Trend

J2SE
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

15 (100.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)Eclipse
23 (60.00 %)SWT
23 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
23 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (20.00 %)HTML
31 (20.00 %)AJAX
31 (20.00 %)Finance
31 (20.00 %)Oracle
31 (20.00 %)WebServices
31 (20.00 %)Flash

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)SWT
21 (20.00 %)HTML
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)Flash
21 (20.00 %)AJAX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (60.00 %)Eclipse
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Finance
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (80.00 %)Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)Web Applications Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java Web Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java Applications Developer
31 (20.00 %)Web Developer
31 (20.00 %)Applications Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle