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This section looks at the demand for the Java/J2EE Developer role in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java/J2EE Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5354
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads1010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.010 %
As % of the category below1.332 %1.059 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£317£293
Average daily rate£367£293
% change on same period last year+24.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£293
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£340
% change on same period last year+9.26 %
Hourly rates quoted01
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£35.50£45.88
% change on same period last year-22.61 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads751944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.001 %0.955 %
Daily rates quoted129201
Average minimum daily rate£307£300
Average daily rate£331£314
% change on same period last year+5.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted137156
Average minimum hourly rate£18.87£24.87
Average hourly rate£20.63£26.39
% change on same period last year-21.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.39£27.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Java/J2EE Developer East of EnglandJava/J2EE Developer
East of England

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.

Java/J2EE Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridgeshire Java/J2EE Developer Demand Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Java/J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Java/J2EE Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+53--
PeterboroughDown-11--
Java/J2EE Developer East of EnglandJava/J2EE Developer
East of England

Java/J2EE Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title 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 with Java/J2EE Developer in their job title.

135 (100.00 %)Java
135 (100.00 %)J2EE
223 (65.71 %)Hibernate
322 (62.86 %)Spring
417 (48.57 %)Finance
511 (31.43 %)JUnit
68 (22.86 %)SQL
77 (20.00 %)EJB
77 (20.00 %)JSP
77 (20.00 %)Ant
77 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
77 (20.00 %)WebSphere
86 (17.14 %)Scrum
86 (17.14 %)Servlets
86 (17.14 %)UML
95 (14.29 %)Struts
95 (14.29 %)XML
95 (14.29 %)JMS
104 (11.43 %)JBoss
104 (11.43 %)Apache
113 (8.571 %)CSS
113 (8.571 %)MySQL
113 (8.571 %)Oracle
113 (8.571 %)SQL Server
113 (8.571 %)JavaScript
113 (8.571 %)MQSeries
113 (8.571 %)SOA
113 (8.571 %)IBM
113 (8.571 %)Banking
113 (8.571 %)Retail

Java/J2EE Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region that cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title 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 with Java/J2EE Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (100.00 %)J2EE
223 (65.71 %)Hibernate
322 (62.86 %)Spring
47 (20.00 %)WebSphere
47 (20.00 %)EJB
47 (20.00 %)JSP
56 (17.14 %)Servlets
65 (14.29 %)Struts
65 (14.29 %)XML
65 (14.29 %)JMS
73 (8.571 %)CSS
82 (5.714 %)HTML
82 (5.714 %)XSL
91 (2.857 %)WebServices
91 (2.857 %)JAX-RPC
91 (2.857 %)JAXP
91 (2.857 %)JAXB
91 (2.857 %).NET
91 (2.857 %)SOAP
91 (2.857 %)JDBC
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (11.43 %)JBoss
14 (11.43 %)Apache
23 (8.571 %)MQSeries
23 (8.571 %)ESB
32 (5.714 %)WebLogic
32 (5.714 %)IIS
41 (2.857 %)Tomcat
41 (2.857 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (2.857 %)WebLogic Portal
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.571 %)MySQL
13 (8.571 %)SQL Server
21 (2.857 %)DB2
21 (2.857 %)Text Mining
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (31.43 %)JUnit
27 (20.00 %)Ant
33 (8.571 %)CruiseControl
33 (8.571 %)Atlassian Bamboo
42 (5.714 %)Eclipse
51 (2.857 %)IntelliJ
51 (2.857 %)JDeveloper
51 (2.857 %)Flash
51 (2.857 %)JBuilder
51 (2.857 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (48.57 %)Finance
23 (8.571 %)Financial Institution
23 (8.571 %)Banking
23 (8.571 %)Retail
23 (8.571 %)Retail Banking
31 (2.857 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (2.857 %)Health
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.857 %)Blog
11 (2.857 %)Credit Risk
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.714 %)UNIX
12 (5.714 %)HPUX
12 (5.714 %)Solaris
12 (5.714 %)Linux
21 (2.857 %)Windows
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
26 (17.14 %)UML
26 (17.14 %)Scrum
33 (8.571 %)SOA
33 (8.571 %)Security Cleared
42 (5.714 %)Continuous Integration
42 (5.714 %)OOA/OOD
42 (5.714 %)OO
42 (5.714 %)RAD
42 (5.714 %)RUP
51 (2.857 %)OOD
51 (2.857 %)Logistics
51 (2.857 %)Software Engineering
51 (2.857 %)Web Development
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (100.00 %)Java
28 (22.86 %)SQL
33 (8.571 %)JavaScript
41 (2.857 %)Perl
41 (2.857 %)VB.NET
41 (2.857 %)C#
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.714 %)Sun Certification
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (8.571 %)Oracle
13 (8.571 %)IBM
22 (5.714 %)Sun
31 (2.857 %)BEA
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