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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Cheltenham region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank32-
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 below8.000 %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£369£353
% change on same period last year+4.49 %
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£37.45£35.89
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheltenham
Matching contract IT job ads5036
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.036 %
Daily rates quoted193
Average minimum daily rate£384£333
Average daily rate£390£333
% change on same period last year+17.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted44
Average minimum hourly rate£27.82£28.17
Average hourly rate£29.95£30.08
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.09£32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Java GloucestershireJava
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.

Java
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Cheltenham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cheltenham Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheltenham Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheltenham Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheltenham region citing Java 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 Java.

111 (91.67 %)Security Cleared
210 (83.33 %)J2EE
39 (75.00 %)DV Cleared
48 (66.67 %)Oracle
48 (66.67 %)XML
48 (66.67 %)UML
48 (66.67 %)WebLogic
48 (66.67 %)EJB
57 (58.33 %)JBoss
57 (58.33 %)RUP
57 (58.33 %)Sun
57 (58.33 %)Sun Certification
57 (58.33 %)BEA
65 (41.67 %)JMS
65 (41.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
65 (41.67 %)SOAP
65 (41.67 %)Java EE 5
65 (41.67 %)Oracle Application Server
65 (41.67 %)IBM
65 (41.67 %)Government
65 (41.67 %)WebSphere
65 (41.67 %)Java EE
73 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
82 (16.67 %)Apache
82 (16.67 %)Shell Script
91 (8.333 %)Finance
91 (8.333 %)Spring
91 (8.333 %)SQLPlus
91 (8.333 %)SOA
91 (8.333 %)ETL

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (83.33 %)J2EE
28 (66.67 %)XML
28 (66.67 %)EJB
35 (41.67 %)JMS
35 (41.67 %)SOAP
35 (41.67 %)Java EE 5
35 (41.67 %)WebSphere
35 (41.67 %)Java EE
41 (8.333 %)Spring
41 (8.333 %)Struts
41 (8.333 %)HTML
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (66.67 %)WebLogic
27 (58.33 %)JBoss
35 (41.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
35 (41.67 %)Oracle Application Server
42 (16.67 %)Apache
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQLPlus
11 (8.333 %)ETL
11 (8.333 %)RDBMS
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)Eclipse
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Government
21 (8.333 %)Finance
21 (8.333 %)Pensions
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (83.33 %)Developer
110 (83.33 %)Java Developer
25 (41.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
32 (16.67 %)J2EE Developer
32 (16.67 %)Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (8.333 %)Programmer
41 (8.333 %)Java Analyst Programmer
41 (8.333 %)Java Programmer
41 (8.333 %)Financial Business Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Business Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
41 (8.333 %)IT Business Analyst
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Client/Server
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
11 (8.333 %)Linux
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (91.67 %)Security Cleared
29 (75.00 %)DV Cleared
38 (66.67 %)UML
47 (58.33 %)RUP
53 (25.00 %)SC Cleared
61 (8.333 %)SOA
61 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)Shell Script
21 (8.333 %)C
21 (8.333 %)C++
21 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
21 (8.333 %)SQL
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (58.33 %)Sun Certification
21 (8.333 %)Degree
Cheltenham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (66.67 %)Oracle
27 (58.33 %)Sun
27 (58.33 %)BEA
35 (41.67 %)IBM