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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Derbyshire 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1015
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads1927
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.029 %
As % of the category below25.00 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted38
Average minimum daily rate£393£373
Average daily rate£408£380
% change on same period last year+7.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£350
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£36.50£32.50
Average hourly rate£41.38£33.00
% change on same period last year+25.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£46.25£33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.45£33.40
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Derbyshire
Matching contract IT job ads76135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.123 %0.147 %
Daily rates quoted921
Average minimum daily rate£328£346
Average daily rate£357£356
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1720
Average minimum hourly rate£26.92£26.82
Average hourly rate£29.09£29.16
% change on same period last year-0.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.26£31.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.06£32.67
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
Java East MidlandsJava
East 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
Demand Trend

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

Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire region.

Derbyshire Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Derbyshire Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Derbyshire Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Derbyshire Java Hourly Rate Histogram

Java
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Derbyshire region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
DerbyUp+1315£388+12.64 %
Java East MidlandsJava
East Midlands

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

132 (62.75 %)Oracle
228 (54.90 %)Manufacturing
327 (52.94 %)C++
420 (39.22 %)J2EE
420 (39.22 %)UNIX
518 (35.29 %)SQL
518 (35.29 %)C
617 (33.33 %)Windows
716 (31.37 %)Security Cleared
815 (29.41 %)Perl
913 (25.49 %)UML
1012 (23.53 %)JavaScript
1111 (21.57 %)Microsoft
1210 (19.61 %)N-Tier
1210 (19.61 %)Borland
1210 (19.61 %)Delphi
139 (17.65 %)Data Management
139 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
148 (15.69 %)Client/Server
157 (13.73 %)Oracle 10g
157 (13.73 %)Solaris
157 (13.73 %)CAD
157 (13.73 %)Windows Server 2003
157 (13.73 %)Active Directory
157 (13.73 %)PLM
157 (13.73 %)PDM
166 (11.76 %)BC Cleared
166 (11.76 %)Requirements Analysis
166 (11.76 %)Windows XP
166 (11.76 %)WebLogic

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Derbyshire 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.

Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (39.22 %)J2EE
24 (7.843 %)XML
24 (7.843 %)Hibernate
33 (5.882 %)Spring
33 (5.882 %)EJB
33 (5.882 %)WebServices
42 (3.922 %)JSP
42 (3.922 %)Servlets
42 (3.922 %).NET
51 (1.961 %)HTML
51 (1.961 %)ASP.NET
51 (1.961 %)CSS
51 (1.961 %)JDBC
51 (1.961 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (1.961 %)Software Packaging
51 (1.961 %)JPA
51 (1.961 %)DOM
51 (1.961 %)Swing
51 (1.961 %)J2SE
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (11.76 %)WebLogic
24 (7.843 %)IIS
31 (1.961 %)JBoss
31 (1.961 %)Apache
31 (1.961 %)Tomcat
31 (1.961 %)SharePoint
31 (1.961 %)WebLogic Portal
31 (1.961 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (1.961 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.843 %)MS Excel
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (13.73 %)Oracle 10g
23 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i
23 (5.882 %)RDBMS
31 (1.961 %)BusinessObjects
31 (1.961 %)Oracle Reports
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (9.804 %)MSI
23 (5.882 %)JUnit
32 (3.922 %)Eclipse
32 (3.922 %)Ant
41 (1.961 %)WebLogic Workshop
41 (1.961 %)Bugzilla
41 (1.961 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (1.961 %)Oracle Forms
41 (1.961 %)ClearCase
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (54.90 %)Manufacturing
23 (5.882 %)Aerospace
23 (5.882 %)Marketing
32 (3.922 %)Finance
41 (1.961 %)Banking
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (49.02 %)Developer
213 (25.49 %)Technical Lead
312 (23.53 %)Analyst
410 (19.61 %)Delphi Developer
58 (15.69 %)Architect
67 (13.73 %)Analyst Developer
76 (11.76 %)Java Developer
84 (7.843 %)Technical Architect
84 (7.843 %)Lead Architect
84 (7.843 %)Applications Architect
93 (5.882 %)Senior Technical Architect
93 (5.882 %)Java/J2EE Developer
102 (3.922 %)Information Analyst
102 (3.922 %)Senior Java Developer
102 (3.922 %)Consultant
102 (3.922 %)Solutions Architect
102 (3.922 %)Senior Developer
102 (3.922 %)J2EE Developer
111 (1.961 %)Software Developer
111 (1.961 %)Team Leader
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (19.61 %)N-Tier
28 (15.69 %)Client/Server
31 (1.961 %)AS400
31 (1.961 %)iSeries
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (39.22 %)UNIX
217 (33.33 %)Windows
37 (13.73 %)Solaris
37 (13.73 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (11.76 %)Windows XP
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (31.37 %)Security Cleared
213 (25.49 %)UML
39 (17.65 %)Data Management
39 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
47 (13.73 %)CAD
47 (13.73 %)PLM
47 (13.73 %)PDM
56 (11.76 %)BC Cleared
56 (11.76 %)Requirements Analysis
62 (3.922 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.961 %)Migration
71 (1.961 %)Business Continuity
71 (1.961 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.961 %)TDD
71 (1.961 %)Release Management
71 (1.961 %)Test Scripting
71 (1.961 %)Software Engineering
71 (1.961 %)Software Testing
71 (1.961 %)OOA/OOD
71 (1.961 %)ITIL
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (52.94 %)C++
218 (35.29 %)C
218 (35.29 %)SQL
315 (29.41 %)Perl
412 (23.53 %)JavaScript
510 (19.61 %)Delphi
61 (1.961 %)DHTML
61 (1.961 %)C#
61 (1.961 %)RPG
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.961 %)ISEB
11 (1.961 %)Sun Certification
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (13.73 %)Active Directory
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (9.804 %)Tivoli
15 (9.804 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Derbyshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (62.75 %)Oracle
211 (21.57 %)Microsoft
310 (19.61 %)Borland
42 (3.922 %)BEA
51 (1.961 %)Sun
51 (1.961 %)Business Objects
51 (1.961 %)IBM