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This section looks at the demand for the Java Developer role in IT contracts within the Coventry region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Java Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Developer
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3421
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads94
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.004 %
As % of the category below2.744 %2.312 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£317
Average daily rate-£333
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£341
% change on same period last year+9.65 %
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£38.65£40.25
% change on same period last year-3.97 %
Job Titles CoventryJob Titles
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads328173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.433 %0.184 %
Daily rates quoted8643
Average minimum daily rate£329£296
Average daily rate£345£320
% change on same period last year+7.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted2524
Average minimum hourly rate£26.41£23.44
Average hourly rate£27.39£25.13
% change on same period last year+8.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.37£26.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Java Developer West MidlandsJava Developer
West Midlands

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 Developer
Demand Trend

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

Coventry Java Developer Demand Trend

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Java Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

146 (100.00 %)Java
233 (71.74 %)J2EE
324 (52.17 %)SQL
422 (47.83 %)Spring
518 (39.13 %)Hibernate
617 (36.96 %)Apache
716 (34.78 %)XML
716 (34.78 %)HTML
716 (34.78 %)Sun
815 (32.61 %)Struts
914 (30.43 %)Oracle
1012 (26.09 %)JSP
1012 (26.09 %)Servlets
1012 (26.09 %)UML
1111 (23.91 %)EJB
1111 (23.91 %)CSS
1111 (23.91 %)JavaScript
1111 (23.91 %)Agile Software Development
1210 (21.74 %)Sun Certification
1210 (21.74 %)MySQL
139 (19.57 %)OO
139 (19.57 %)JMS
139 (19.57 %)iBATIS
148 (17.39 %)Tomcat
148 (17.39 %)SQL Server
156 (13.04 %)Solaris
156 (13.04 %)WebSphere
156 (13.04 %)HL7
165 (10.87 %)Subversion
165 (10.87 %)Eclipse

Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region that cited Java Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
133 (71.74 %)J2EE
222 (47.83 %)Spring
318 (39.13 %)Hibernate
416 (34.78 %)XML
416 (34.78 %)HTML
515 (32.61 %)Struts
612 (26.09 %)JSP
612 (26.09 %)Servlets
711 (23.91 %)EJB
711 (23.91 %)CSS
89 (19.57 %)JMS
89 (19.57 %)iBATIS
96 (13.04 %)WebSphere
105 (10.87 %)Swing
112 (4.348 %)JDBC
112 (4.348 %).NET
112 (4.348 %)ASP
121 (2.174 %)AWT
121 (2.174 %)WebServices
121 (2.174 %)XSLT
Application Platforms
117 (36.96 %)Apache
28 (17.39 %)Tomcat
35 (10.87 %)IIS
41 (2.174 %)ESB
41 (2.174 %)Mule
Database & Business Intelligence
110 (21.74 %)MySQL
28 (17.39 %)SQL Server
32 (4.348 %)Crystal Reports
32 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.174 %)Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
15 (10.87 %)Eclipse
15 (10.87 %)Subversion
22 (4.348 %)Ant
22 (4.348 %)JUnit
22 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
General
14 (8.696 %)Back Office
21 (2.174 %)Pharmaceutical
Operating Systems
16 (13.04 %)Solaris
25 (10.87 %)AIX
31 (2.174 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
112 (26.09 %)UML
211 (23.91 %)Agile Software Development
39 (19.57 %)OO
42 (4.348 %)OOA/OOD
51 (2.174 %)Web Development
51 (2.174 %)Unit Testing
51 (2.174 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.174 %)OOD
51 (2.174 %)SOA
51 (2.174 %)MVC
Programming Languages
146 (100.00 %)Java
224 (52.17 %)SQL
311 (23.91 %)JavaScript
42 (4.348 %)C++
42 (4.348 %)VC++
51 (2.174 %)Delphi
Qualifications
110 (21.74 %)Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
16 (13.04 %)HL7
Vendors
116 (34.78 %)Sun
214 (30.43 %)Oracle
32 (4.348 %)Microsoft
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