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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Developer role in IT contracts within the East Midlands 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Developer
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5232
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads4169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.071 %
As % of the category below2.595 %3.596 %
Daily rates quoted136
Average minimum daily rate£364£325
Average daily rate£374£340
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£333
% change on same period last year+6.08 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£27.57
Average hourly rate-£28.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.81£37.33
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads15801919
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.213 %1.968 %
Daily rates quoted469349
Average minimum daily rate£347£329
Average daily rate£368£347
% change on same period last year+6.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted205310
Average minimum hourly rate£18.01£18.76
Average hourly rate£19.24£20.63
% change on same period last year-6.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.46£22.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.16
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Java Developer EnglandJava Developer
England

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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java Developer across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

East Midlands Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram

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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
NottinghamshireUp+1521£363+5.45 %
NorthamptonshireDown-26--
DerbyshireDown-73£400+14.28 %
LeicestershireUp+112£400-
Java Developer EnglandJava Developer
England

Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

1114 (100.00 %)Java
265 (57.02 %)J2EE
349 (42.98 %)Oracle
448 (42.11 %)Hibernate
546 (40.35 %)Spring
633 (28.95 %)JDBC
633 (28.95 %)UML
730 (26.32 %)XML
730 (26.32 %)Finance
828 (24.56 %)WebServices
926 (22.81 %)JSP
926 (22.81 %)J2SE
1025 (21.93 %)Swing
1123 (20.18 %)JUnit
1221 (18.42 %)WebLogic
1221 (18.42 %)Oracle 10g
1221 (18.42 %)Multithreading
1320 (17.54 %)SQL Server
1320 (17.54 %)Ant
1419 (16.67 %)HTML
1419 (16.67 %)JavaScript
1419 (16.67 %)Struts
1518 (15.79 %)SQL
1615 (13.16 %)Java RMI
1714 (12.28 %)EJB
1714 (12.28 %)Servlets
1714 (12.28 %)MVC
1714 (12.28 %)WebSphere
1714 (12.28 %)Subversion
1714 (12.28 %)Spring MVC

Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (57.02 %)J2EE
248 (42.11 %)Hibernate
346 (40.35 %)Spring
433 (28.95 %)JDBC
530 (26.32 %)XML
628 (24.56 %)WebServices
726 (22.81 %)JSP
726 (22.81 %)J2SE
825 (21.93 %)Swing
919 (16.67 %)HTML
919 (16.67 %)Struts
1015 (13.16 %)Java RMI
1114 (12.28 %)MVC
1114 (12.28 %)EJB
1114 (12.28 %)Servlets
1114 (12.28 %)WebSphere
1114 (12.28 %)Spring MVC
1213 (11.40 %)CSS
1312 (10.53 %)WSDL
147 (6.140 %)JMS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (18.42 %)WebLogic
29 (7.895 %)Apache
29 (7.895 %)ESB
36 (5.263 %)WebLogic Portal
36 (5.263 %)Tomcat
42 (1.754 %)MQSeries
42 (1.754 %)IIS
42 (1.754 %)JBoss
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.632 %)MS Excel
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (6.140 %)GPRS
23 (2.632 %)TCP/IP
32 (1.754 %)Internet
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (18.42 %)Oracle 10g
220 (17.54 %)SQL Server
38 (7.018 %)GIS
38 (7.018 %)Oracle 9i
38 (7.018 %)RDBMS
47 (6.140 %)Oracle 8/8i
54 (3.509 %)DB2
62 (1.754 %)JasperReports
71 (0.877 %)MySQL
71 (0.877 %)PostgreSQL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (20.18 %)JUnit
220 (17.54 %)Ant
314 (12.28 %)Subversion
411 (9.649 %)Eclipse
55 (4.386 %)WebLogic Workshop
63 (2.632 %)VSS/SourceSafe
72 (1.754 %)JDeveloper
72 (1.754 %)Log4j
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (26.32 %)Finance
29 (7.895 %)Insurance
38 (7.018 %)Banking
44 (3.509 %)3D Graphics
44 (3.509 %)Financial Institution
52 (1.754 %)Back Office
52 (1.754 %)Automotive
61 (0.877 %)Education
61 (0.877 %)Government
61 (0.877 %)Telecoms
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (18.42 %)Multithreading
27 (6.140 %)PDA
35 (4.386 %)Mathematics
42 (1.754 %)Fixed Income
51 (0.877 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.877 %)Data Integration
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (9.649 %)Windows
24 (3.509 %)UNIX
33 (2.632 %)Linux
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (28.95 %)UML
212 (10.53 %)Agile Software Development
38 (7.018 %)RUP
46 (5.263 %)OO
55 (4.386 %)E-Commerce
64 (3.509 %)Logistics
64 (3.509 %)Unit Testing
64 (3.509 %)Security Cleared
73 (2.632 %)Unified Process
73 (2.632 %)Web Development
82 (1.754 %)Continuous Integration
82 (1.754 %)SC Cleared
82 (1.754 %)BC Cleared
82 (1.754 %)TDD
82 (1.754 %)Validation
82 (1.754 %)Migration
82 (1.754 %)ERP
82 (1.754 %)SOA
91 (0.877 %)Service Management
91 (0.877 %)OOD
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1114 (100.00 %)Java
219 (16.67 %)JavaScript
318 (15.79 %)SQL
47 (6.140 %)C++
52 (1.754 %)PL/SQL
61 (0.877 %)DHTML
61 (0.877 %)Shell Script
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.263 %)Degree
25 (4.386 %)Sun Certification
32 (1.754 %)SCJD
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (3.509 %)QA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (42.98 %)Oracle
210 (8.772 %)Microsoft
35 (4.386 %)Sun
35 (4.386 %)BEA
42 (1.754 %)IBM
51 (0.877 %)Open Text