The first table below looks at the demand for the Java/J2EE Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the Chester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Chester region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java J2EE Developer
Rank - - 23
Contract jobs requiring a Java/J2EE Developer 0 0 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester - - 0.613%
As % of the Job Titles category - - 0.662%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Average daily rate - - £360
UK excluding London average daily rate £321 £325 £338
% change year-on-year
-1.22% -3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £32.50 £44.00
% change year-on-year
- -26.13%
All Job Titles
Chester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
132 112 151
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Chester 94.96% 95.73% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 39 50
Average daily rate £325 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £156 £238 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £451 £475 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 1 6
Average hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £45.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.00% +11.11%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.00 £50.00 £10.55
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £50.00 £47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Java/J2EE Developer
Cheshire

Java/J2EE Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Chester Java/J2EE Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Trend