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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Dorset 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3618
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching contract IT job ads330
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.030 %
As % of the category below2.830 %20.13 %
Daily rates quoted016
Average minimum daily rate-£297
Average daily rate-£323
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£356
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.33
Average hourly rate-£32.17
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.97£36.53
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads106149
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.141 %0.151 %
Daily rates quoted2865
Average minimum daily rate£298£351
Average daily rate£335£366
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted2317
Average minimum hourly rate£26.81£28.50
Average hourly rate£28.86£30.72
% change on same period last year-6.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.91£32.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Java South WestJava
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
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Dorset 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
BournemouthDown-61--
PooleDown-71--
Java South WestJava
South West

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (58.33 %)Banking
24 (33.33 %)Sybase
24 (33.33 %)J2EE
24 (33.33 %)UNIX
33 (25.00 %)Microsoft
33 (25.00 %)Oracle
33 (25.00 %)Solaris
33 (25.00 %)PMI
33 (25.00 %)PRINCE
33 (25.00 %)Project Management
33 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
33 (25.00 %)Migration
33 (25.00 %)Corporate Banking
33 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
33 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
33 (25.00 %)Performance Management
33 (25.00 %)Data Migration
33 (25.00 %)Data Cleansing
42 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
42 (16.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
42 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
42 (16.67 %)Linux
42 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
42 (16.67 %)Windows
42 (16.67 %)C++
42 (16.67 %)SQL
51 (8.333 %).NET
51 (8.333 %)C
51 (8.333 %)C#

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (33.33 %)J2EE
21 (8.333 %)EJB
21 (8.333 %)JDBC
21 (8.333 %)Servlets
21 (8.333 %)SOAP
21 (8.333 %)XML
21 (8.333 %)XSL
21 (8.333 %)J2ME
21 (8.333 %)WebSphere
21 (8.333 %).NET
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)WebLogic
11 (8.333 %)Tomcat
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (8.333 %)MS Project
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)VoIP
11 (8.333 %)Internet
11 (8.333 %)Wireless
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (25.00 %)Data Cleansing
21 (8.333 %)MySQL
21 (8.333 %)DB2
21 (8.333 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (8.333 %)Adabas
21 (8.333 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (8.333 %)Oracle 10g
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (8.333 %)Ant
11 (8.333 %)Eclipse
11 (8.333 %)Oracle APEX
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (58.33 %)Banking
23 (25.00 %)Corporate Banking
31 (8.333 %)Finance
31 (8.333 %)Military
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Project Manager
23 (25.00 %)Performance Manager
32 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
32 (16.67 %)Developer
41 (8.333 %)Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Test Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Applications Developer
41 (8.333 %)Development Manager
41 (8.333 %)Test Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Senior Software Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Software Test Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Environment Manager
41 (8.333 %)Applications Development Manager
41 (8.333 %)Applications Manager
41 (8.333 %)Real Time Software Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Real Time Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Capacity Manager
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)PMI
21 (8.333 %)Mainframe
21 (8.333 %)Client/Server
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)UNIX
23 (25.00 %)Solaris
32 (16.67 %)Linux
32 (16.67 %)Windows
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)PRINCE
13 (25.00 %)Project Management
13 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
13 (25.00 %)Migration
13 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
13 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
13 (25.00 %)Performance Management
13 (25.00 %)Data Migration
22 (16.67 %)SC Cleared
22 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
22 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
22 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
31 (8.333 %)Time Management
31 (8.333 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (8.333 %)Web Development
31 (8.333 %)OO
31 (8.333 %)DV Cleared
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (16.67 %)C++
12 (16.67 %)SQL
21 (8.333 %)NATURAL
21 (8.333 %)C
21 (8.333 %)C#
21 (8.333 %)COBOL
21 (8.333 %)Perl
21 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Sybase
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (8.333 %)Sun
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