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The table below looks at the demand for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) 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 JDBC over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank50-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.863 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£227-
Average daily rate£260-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£293-
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£327
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
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£38.33£32.00
% change on same period last year+19.79 %
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 %
JDBC South WestJDBC
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.

JDBC
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol JDBC Daily Rate Trend

JDBC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JDBC across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol JDBC Daily Rate Histogram

JDBC
Top 21 Related IT Skills

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

15 (100.00 %)Java
24 (80.00 %)webMethods
33 (60.00 %)J2EE
33 (60.00 %)Oracle
42 (40.00 %)SAP
42 (40.00 %)EJB
42 (40.00 %)JMS
42 (40.00 %)Middleware
42 (40.00 %)Billing
51 (20.00 %)German Language
51 (20.00 %)Multithreading
51 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
51 (20.00 %)SQL
51 (20.00 %)Telecoms
51 (20.00 %)Clustering
51 (20.00 %)WebServices
51 (20.00 %)UNIX
51 (20.00 %)AIX
51 (20.00 %)HPUX
51 (20.00 %)Solaris
51 (20.00 %)Linux

JDBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)J2EE
22 (40.00 %)EJB
22 (40.00 %)JMS
22 (40.00 %)Middleware
31 (20.00 %)WebServices
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Billing
21 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
14 (80.00 %)webMethods Developer
21 (20.00 %)webMethods Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Java Architect
21 (20.00 %)Consultant
21 (20.00 %)Architect
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Clustering
11 (20.00 %)German Language
11 (20.00 %)Multithreading
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)AIX
11 (20.00 %)HPUX
11 (20.00 %)Solaris
11 (20.00 %)Linux
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (20.00 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)webMethods
23 (60.00 %)Oracle
32 (40.00 %)SAP