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This section looks at the demand for the Java Developer role in IT contracts within the Devon 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2516
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.852 %7.266 %
Daily rates quoted118
Average minimum daily rate£200£351
Average daily rate£225£351
% change on same period last year-35.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£337
% change on same period last year+6.51 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50-
Average hourly rate£41.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.73£39.33
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads162289
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.216 %0.292 %
Daily rates quoted6063
Average minimum daily rate£320£342
Average daily rate£337£350
% change on same period last year-3.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted2660
Average minimum hourly rate£24.11£16.59
Average hourly rate£25.77£18.12
% change on same period last year+42.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.43£19.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Java Developer South WestJava Developer
South 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 Developer
Demand Trend

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java Developer across the Devon region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Devon Java Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

Java Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Devon region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
ExeterUp+92£225-37.50 %
Java Developer South WestJava Developer
South West

Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

124 (100.00 %)Java
222 (91.67 %)Hibernate
318 (75.00 %)Spring
318 (75.00 %)Struts
417 (70.83 %)J2EE
512 (50.00 %)Oracle
610 (41.67 %)JSF
610 (41.67 %)Eclipse
610 (41.67 %)OO
78 (33.33 %)UNIX
87 (29.17 %)Linux
87 (29.17 %)JUnit
87 (29.17 %)SQL
96 (25.00 %)JSP
96 (25.00 %)Ant
96 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
96 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
96 (25.00 %)Continuous Integration
104 (16.67 %)iBATIS
104 (16.67 %)Tapestry
113 (12.50 %)JavaScript
122 (8.333 %)PHP
122 (8.333 %)HTML
122 (8.333 %)MySQL
122 (8.333 %)WebServices
122 (8.333 %)CSS
122 (8.333 %)Tomcat
122 (8.333 %)Web Development
131 (4.167 %)DWR
131 (4.167 %)Multimedia

Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (91.67 %)Hibernate
218 (75.00 %)Spring
218 (75.00 %)Struts
317 (70.83 %)J2EE
410 (41.67 %)JSF
56 (25.00 %)JSP
64 (16.67 %)Tapestry
64 (16.67 %)iBATIS
72 (8.333 %)CSS
72 (8.333 %)WebServices
72 (8.333 %)HTML
81 (4.167 %)XML
81 (4.167 %)MVC
81 (4.167 %)SOAP
81 (4.167 %)DWR
81 (4.167 %)NetBeans
81 (4.167 %)AJAX
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (8.333 %)Tomcat
21 (4.167 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (4.167 %)Plone
21 (4.167 %)WebLogic
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.333 %)MySQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (41.67 %)Eclipse
27 (29.17 %)JUnit
36 (25.00 %)Ant
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.167 %)Finance
11 (4.167 %)Multimedia
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (33.33 %)UNIX
27 (29.17 %)Linux
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (41.67 %)OO
26 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
26 (25.00 %)Unit Testing
26 (25.00 %)Continuous Integration
32 (8.333 %)Web Development
41 (4.167 %)E-Commerce
41 (4.167 %)Web Design
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (100.00 %)Java
27 (29.17 %)SQL
33 (12.50 %)JavaScript
42 (8.333 %)PHP
51 (4.167 %)Shell Script
51 (4.167 %)DHTML
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (50.00 %)Oracle
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