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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Dundee 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
Rank19
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.003 %
As % of the category below75.00 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£350
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
Hourly rates quoted111
Average minimum hourly rate£31.91£18.00
Average hourly rate£32.77£19.00
% change on same period last year+72.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.64£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.45£33.40
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Dundee
Matching contract IT job ads169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£120-
Average daily rate£125-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£130-
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Hourly rates quoted113
Average minimum hourly rate£31.87£18.88
Average hourly rate£32.80£20.22
% change on same period last year+62.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.73£21.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.06£32.67
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
Java ScotlandJava
Scotland

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 Dundee region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Dundee Java Demand 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 Dundee region.

Dundee 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 Dundee region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Dundee Java Hourly Rate Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (100.00 %)J2EE
219 (95.00 %)JBoss
219 (95.00 %)Tomcat
317 (85.00 %)AJAX
416 (80.00 %)WebLogic
514 (70.00 %)OOA/OOD
514 (70.00 %)OO
514 (70.00 %)OLAP
514 (70.00 %)Finance
612 (60.00 %)WebLogic Portal
612 (60.00 %)Data Mining
711 (55.00 %)Requirements Analysis
87 (35.00 %)Google
87 (35.00 %)Adobe Flex
87 (35.00 %)Spring
87 (35.00 %)GWT
87 (35.00 %)Adobe
96 (30.00 %)Degree
105 (25.00 %)SQL Server
105 (25.00 %)MySQL
114 (20.00 %)Oracle
114 (20.00 %)WebServices
123 (15.00 %)Windows
123 (15.00 %)ActiveX
123 (15.00 %)C++
123 (15.00 %)DHTML
123 (15.00 %)HTML
123 (15.00 %)Education
123 (15.00 %)OS/2
123 (15.00 %)Oracle OLAP

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (100.00 %)J2EE
217 (85.00 %)AJAX
37 (35.00 %)Adobe Flex
37 (35.00 %)GWT
37 (35.00 %)Spring
44 (20.00 %)WebServices
53 (15.00 %)ActiveX
53 (15.00 %)HTML
62 (10.00 %)DCOM
62 (10.00 %)OLE
71 (5.000 %)OLE DB
71 (5.000 %)ASP
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
119 (95.00 %)JBoss
119 (95.00 %)Tomcat
216 (80.00 %)WebLogic
312 (60.00 %)WebLogic Portal
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (70.00 %)OLAP
212 (60.00 %)Data Mining
35 (25.00 %)MySQL
35 (25.00 %)SQL Server
43 (15.00 %)Oracle OLAP
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (70.00 %)Finance
23 (15.00 %)Education
32 (10.00 %)Marketing
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (70.00 %)Software Engineer
26 (30.00 %)Developer
35 (25.00 %)Java Developer
43 (15.00 %)J2EE Developer
52 (10.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
52 (10.00 %)Software Programmer
52 (10.00 %)Programmer
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (15.00 %)Computer Science
22 (10.00 %)Device Driver
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.00 %)Windows
13 (15.00 %)OS/2
21 (5.000 %)Windows NT
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (70.00 %)OOA/OOD
114 (70.00 %)OO
211 (55.00 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (5.000 %)Workflow
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.00 %)C++
13 (15.00 %)DHTML
22 (10.00 %)JavaScript
22 (10.00 %)Assembly Language
31 (5.000 %)SQL
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (30.00 %)Degree
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (35.00 %)Adobe
17 (35.00 %)Google
24 (20.00 %)Oracle
31 (5.000 %)Microsoft