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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2ME over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4057
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.174 %0.526 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£220-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£240-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£382
% change on same period last year-14.98 %
Hourly rates quoted10
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£38.50£30.00
% change on same period last year+28.33 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads138190
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.191 %
Daily rates quoted4040
Average minimum daily rate£293£289
Average daily rate£314£299
% change on same period last year+5.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted1727
Average minimum hourly rate£33.73£34.21
Average hourly rate£37.02£36.23
% change on same period last year+2.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.30£38.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
J2ME CambridgeshireJ2ME
Cambridgeshire

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.

J2ME
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2ME across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cambridge J2ME Demand Trend

J2ME
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2ME across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge J2ME Daily Rate Trend

J2ME
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2ME across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge J2ME Hourly Rate Trend

J2ME
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing J2ME 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 J2ME.

15 (71.43 %)3GPP
15 (71.43 %)Java
15 (71.43 %).NET
15 (71.43 %)WebServices
15 (71.43 %)MSMQ
15 (71.43 %).NET Remoting
15 (71.43 %)WCF
15 (71.43 %)Java Card
24 (57.14 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)C#
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft
24 (57.14 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (57.14 %)TELNET
24 (57.14 %)Telecoms
24 (57.14 %)Cryptography
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server
33 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
42 (28.57 %)Windows
42 (28.57 %)Banking
42 (28.57 %)Degree
42 (28.57 %)Mathematics
42 (28.57 %)Computer Science
51 (14.29 %)Java ME
51 (14.29 %)iPhone
51 (14.29 %)WF
51 (14.29 %)Subversion
51 (14.29 %)Windows Mobile
51 (14.29 %)Finance
51 (14.29 %)Games

J2ME
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing J2ME 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 J2ME. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (71.43 %).NET
15 (71.43 %)WebServices
15 (71.43 %).NET Remoting
15 (71.43 %)WCF
21 (14.29 %)WF
21 (14.29 %)Java ME
21 (14.29 %)Series 60
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (71.43 %)3GPP
24 (57.14 %)TELNET
31 (14.29 %)SMPP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (42.86 %)SQL Server
13 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
21 (14.29 %)Eclipse
21 (14.29 %)Subversion
21 (14.29 %)Ant
21 (14.29 %)JUnit
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Telecoms
22 (28.57 %)Banking
31 (14.29 %)Back Office
31 (14.29 %)Finance
31 (14.29 %)Games
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)C# Developer
31 (14.29 %)Software Engineer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (71.43 %)Java Card
24 (57.14 %)Cryptography
32 (28.57 %)Mathematics
32 (28.57 %)Computer Science
41 (14.29 %)iPhone
41 (14.29 %)Blackberry
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Windows Mobile
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)OO
11 (14.29 %)OOD
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)Java
24 (57.14 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)C++
31 (14.29 %)C
31 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
31 (14.29 %)Objective-C
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (28.57 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (71.43 %)MSMQ
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (57.14 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)Symbian