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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Cheltenham 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 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank29-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below17.39 %0.000 %
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£380£365
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
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£40.03£37.41
% change on same period last year+6.98 %
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheltenham
Matching contract IT job ads2311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted63
Average minimum daily rate£418£217
Average daily rate£435£258
% change on same period last year+68.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£453£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.13-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£29.25-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
J2EE GloucestershireJ2EE
Gloucestershire

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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Cheltenham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Cheltenham J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheltenham J2EE Daily Rate Trend

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

111 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
210 (90.91 %)DV Cleared
210 (90.91 %)Java
38 (72.73 %)UML
38 (72.73 %)WebLogic
38 (72.73 %)EJB
38 (72.73 %)RUP
47 (63.64 %)XML
47 (63.64 %)Oracle
47 (63.64 %)JBoss
47 (63.64 %)Sun
47 (63.64 %)Sun Certification
47 (63.64 %)BEA
56 (54.55 %)IBM
65 (45.45 %)Government
65 (45.45 %)WebSphere Application Server
65 (45.45 %)SOAP
65 (45.45 %)JMS
65 (45.45 %)Oracle Application Server
65 (45.45 %)WebSphere
65 (45.45 %)Java EE
65 (45.45 %)Java EE 5
73 (27.27 %)SC Cleared
82 (18.18 %)Apache
82 (18.18 %)Shell Script
91 (9.091 %)SQLPlus
91 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
91 (9.091 %)Project Management
91 (9.091 %)HTML
91 (9.091 %)Spring

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (72.73 %)EJB
27 (63.64 %)XML
35 (45.45 %)JMS
35 (45.45 %)SOAP
35 (45.45 %)WebSphere
35 (45.45 %)Java EE
35 (45.45 %)Java EE 5
41 (9.091 %)HTML
41 (9.091 %)Struts
41 (9.091 %)Spring
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (72.73 %)WebLogic
27 (63.64 %)JBoss
35 (45.45 %)WebSphere Application Server
35 (45.45 %)Oracle Application Server
42 (18.18 %)Apache
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)ETL
11 (9.091 %)RDBMS
11 (9.091 %)SQLPlus
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (9.091 %)Eclipse
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (45.45 %)Government
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (90.91 %)Developer
110 (90.91 %)Java Developer
25 (45.45 %)Java/J2EE Developer
32 (18.18 %)J2EE Developer
41 (9.091 %)Integration Test Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Test Analyst
41 (9.091 %)Integration Analyst
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)UNIX
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)Linux
11 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
210 (90.91 %)DV Cleared
38 (72.73 %)UML
38 (72.73 %)RUP
43 (27.27 %)SC Cleared
51 (9.091 %)V-Model
51 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
51 (9.091 %)Project Management
51 (9.091 %)Unified Process
51 (9.091 %)Automated Testing
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (90.91 %)Java
22 (18.18 %)Shell Script
31 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
31 (9.091 %)SQL
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (63.64 %)Sun Certification
21 (9.091 %)Degree
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (63.64 %)Oracle
17 (63.64 %)Sun
17 (63.64 %)BEA
26 (54.55 %)IBM