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This section looks at the demand for the Java Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the Cheshire 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
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 below0.490 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£363-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£363-
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£342
% change on same period last year+1.46 %
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£38.02£34.25
% change on same period last year+11.01 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads817828
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.078 %0.825 %
Daily rates quoted254192
Average minimum daily rate£315£292
Average daily rate£329£307
% change on same period last year+7.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted9761
Average minimum hourly rate£22.20£22.10
Average hourly rate£24.24£23.32
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.29£24.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Java Software Engineer North WestJava Software Engineer
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.

Java Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Java Software Engineer Demand Trend

Java Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Java Software Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Java Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Cheshire Java Software Engineer Daily Rate Histogram

Java Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Java Software Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Software Engineer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 20 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-4£363-
Java Software Engineer North WestJava Software Engineer
North West

Java Software Engineer
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Java Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)HTML
16 (100.00 %)Java
16 (100.00 %)WebServices
16 (100.00 %)XML
25 (83.33 %)SOAP
25 (83.33 %)WSDL
25 (83.33 %)JAX-RPC
25 (83.33 %)CSS
34 (66.67 %)Finance
43 (50.00 %)Hibernate
43 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
43 (50.00 %)XPath
43 (50.00 %)JIRA
43 (50.00 %)JDBC
43 (50.00 %)JSP
43 (50.00 %)EJB
43 (50.00 %)J2EE
43 (50.00 %)HTTP
43 (50.00 %)XSL
43 (50.00 %)Swing
52 (33.33 %)Tuxedo
52 (33.33 %)Middleware
52 (33.33 %)Oracle
52 (33.33 %)C++
52 (33.33 %)Spring
52 (33.33 %)AJAX
61 (16.67 %)Apache Axis
61 (16.67 %)Integration Testing
61 (16.67 %)Perforce

Java Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Java Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %)HTML
16 (100.00 %)WebServices
16 (100.00 %)XML
25 (83.33 %)SOAP
25 (83.33 %)WSDL
25 (83.33 %)JAX-RPC
25 (83.33 %)CSS
33 (50.00 %)Hibernate
33 (50.00 %)JDBC
33 (50.00 %)JSP
33 (50.00 %)EJB
33 (50.00 %)J2EE
33 (50.00 %)XSL
33 (50.00 %)Swing
42 (33.33 %)Middleware
42 (33.33 %)Spring
42 (33.33 %)AJAX
51 (16.67 %)Apache Axis
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)Tuxedo
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)HTTP
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (50.00 %)JIRA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (16.67 %)Integration Testing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)Java
23 (50.00 %)XPath
32 (33.33 %)C++
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)Perforce