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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6480
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads2613
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.013 %
As % of the category below6.326 %2.832 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£331-
Average daily rate£356-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£382-
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£356
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.90£37.13
% change on same period last year+10.16 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads411459
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.556 %0.453 %
Daily rates quoted8465
Average minimum daily rate£305£364
Average daily rate£331£375
% change on same period last year-11.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted1936
Average minimum hourly rate£31.85£28.44
Average hourly rate£33.98£30.51
% change on same period last year+11.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.11£32.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Swing EnglandSwing
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.

Swing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Swing across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East Midlands Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Swing across the East Midlands region.

East Midlands Swing Daily Rate Trend

Swing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Swing across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

East Midlands Swing Daily Rate Histogram

Swing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands Swing Hourly Rate Trend

Swing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Swing within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
NottinghamshireNew entry-22£356-
Swing EnglandSwing
England

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Swing 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 Swing.

128 (100.00 %)Java
223 (82.14 %)Oracle
320 (71.43 %)J2SE
320 (71.43 %)JDBC
320 (71.43 %)UML
419 (67.86 %)SQL Server
517 (60.71 %)Ant
517 (60.71 %)Oracle 10g
616 (57.14 %)Java RMI
616 (57.14 %)Multithreading
713 (46.43 %)Agile Software Development
713 (46.43 %)Subversion
812 (42.86 %)Microsoft
97 (25.00 %)Windows
106 (21.43 %)GIS
115 (17.86 %)Mathematics
124 (14.29 %)QA
124 (14.29 %)3D Graphics
124 (14.29 %)MS Excel
133 (10.71 %)XML
133 (10.71 %)OO
133 (10.71 %)OLAP
133 (10.71 %).NET
133 (10.71 %)JavaScript
133 (10.71 %)Oracle OLAP
142 (7.143 %)SQL
142 (7.143 %)C
142 (7.143 %)C++
142 (7.143 %)Eclipse
151 (3.571 %)Finance

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing Swing 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 Swing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (71.43 %)JDBC
120 (71.43 %)J2SE
216 (57.14 %)Java RMI
33 (10.71 %)XML
33 (10.71 %).NET
41 (3.571 %)J2EE
41 (3.571 %)EJB
41 (3.571 %)JSP
41 (3.571 %)Struts
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (14.29 %)MS Excel
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (67.86 %)SQL Server
217 (60.71 %)Oracle 10g
36 (21.43 %)GIS
43 (10.71 %)Oracle OLAP
43 (10.71 %)OLAP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (60.71 %)Ant
213 (46.43 %)Subversion
32 (7.143 %)Eclipse
41 (3.571 %)JUnit
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (14.29 %)3D Graphics
21 (3.571 %)Finance
21 (3.571 %)Automotive
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (92.86 %)Developer
221 (75.00 %)Java Developer
36 (21.43 %)Java Swing Developer
44 (14.29 %)Software Developer
44 (14.29 %)Java Software Developer
52 (7.143 %)Java Programmer
52 (7.143 %)Programmer
61 (3.571 %)J2EE Developer
61 (3.571 %)Java/J2EE Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (57.14 %)Multithreading
25 (17.86 %)Mathematics
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (25.00 %)Windows
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (71.43 %)UML
213 (46.43 %)Agile Software Development
33 (10.71 %)OO
41 (3.571 %)SOA
41 (3.571 %)Validation
41 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (100.00 %)Java
23 (10.71 %)JavaScript
32 (7.143 %)SQL
32 (7.143 %)C
32 (7.143 %)C++
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.571 %)Degree
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (14.29 %)QA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (82.14 %)Oracle
212 (42.86 %)Microsoft