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This section looks at the demand for Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EJB over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.817 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£307-
Average daily rate£307-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£307-
UK excluding London average daily rate£394£344
% change on same period last year+14.54 %
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£56.25£33.00
% change on same period last year+70.45 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads213217
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.281 %0.216 %
Daily rates quoted5735
Average minimum daily rate£336£328
Average daily rate£351£365
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£402
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted1819
Average minimum hourly rate£32.05£30.12
Average hourly rate£35.45£32.50
% change on same period last year+9.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.85£34.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.73£33.29
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
EJB North WestEJB
North 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.

EJB
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire EJB Demand Trend

EJB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire EJB Daily Rate Trend

EJB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire EJB Hourly Rate Trend

EJB
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EJB within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
ChesterNew entry-1£364-
EJB North WestEJB
North West

EJB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing EJB 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 EJB.

117 (89.47 %)Java
215 (78.95 %)J2EE
314 (73.68 %)XML
413 (68.42 %)SOAP
512 (63.16 %)WebServices
610 (52.63 %)XSL
610 (52.63 %)CSS
610 (52.63 %)JDBC
610 (52.63 %)HTTP
610 (52.63 %)WSDL
610 (52.63 %)JAX-RPC
610 (52.63 %)HTML
77 (36.84 %)Integration Testing
77 (36.84 %)Finance
85 (26.32 %)JMS
85 (26.32 %)JSP
94 (21.05 %)E-Commerce
94 (21.05 %)Hibernate
103 (15.79 %)SOA
103 (15.79 %)AWT
103 (15.79 %)Swing
103 (15.79 %)J2ME
112 (10.53 %)UNIX
112 (10.53 %)UML
112 (10.53 %)JBoss
112 (10.53 %)Oracle
112 (10.53 %)WebSphere Application Server
112 (10.53 %)Client/Server
112 (10.53 %)Middleware
112 (10.53 %)Apache Axis

EJB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing EJB 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 EJB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (78.95 %)J2EE
214 (73.68 %)XML
313 (68.42 %)SOAP
412 (63.16 %)WebServices
510 (52.63 %)XSL
510 (52.63 %)CSS
510 (52.63 %)JDBC
510 (52.63 %)WSDL
510 (52.63 %)JAX-RPC
510 (52.63 %)HTML
65 (26.32 %)JMS
65 (26.32 %)JSP
74 (21.05 %)Hibernate
83 (15.79 %)AWT
83 (15.79 %)Swing
83 (15.79 %)J2ME
92 (10.53 %)Middleware
92 (10.53 %)Apache Axis
92 (10.53 %)WebSphere
101 (5.263 %)Java EE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.53 %)JBoss
12 (10.53 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (5.263 %)WPS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (52.63 %)HTTP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)JIRA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (36.84 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (52.63 %)Software Engineer
26 (31.58 %)Developer
35 (26.32 %)Java Developer
44 (21.05 %)J2EE Developer
44 (21.05 %)Java/J2EE Developer
53 (15.79 %)Java Software Engineer
61 (5.263 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
61 (5.263 %)Senior Developer
61 (5.263 %)Senior J2EE Developer
61 (5.263 %)Senior Java Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)Client/Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (10.53 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (36.84 %)Integration Testing
24 (21.05 %)E-Commerce
33 (15.79 %)SOA
42 (10.53 %)UML
51 (5.263 %)Agile Software Development
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (89.47 %)Java
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (10.53 %)Oracle