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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2ME over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank125148
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.928 %0.391 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£300£467
Average daily rate£359£511
% change on same period last year-29.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£556
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£489
% change on same period last year-27.51 %
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-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads11411279
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.521 %1.294 %
Daily rates quoted374371
Average minimum daily rate£349£337
Average daily rate£379£358
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£409£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted77155
Average minimum hourly rate£28.30£30.01
Average hourly rate£31.23£31.53
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.16£33.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
J2ME EnglandJ2ME
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.

J2ME
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2ME across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England J2ME Demand Trend

J2ME
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2ME across the East of England region.

East of England J2ME Daily Rate Trend

J2ME
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2ME across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England J2ME Daily Rate Histogram

J2ME
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2ME across the East of England region.

East of England J2ME Hourly Rate Trend

J2ME
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing J2ME within the East of England 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
HertfordshireUp+1717£343-33.04 %
CambridgeshireNew entry-5£525-
J2ME EnglandJ2ME
England

J2ME
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing J2ME 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 J2ME.

130 (88.24 %)Java
218 (52.94 %)Telecoms
218 (52.94 %)Windows
218 (52.94 %)Symbian
316 (47.06 %)Windows Mobile
415 (44.12 %)Series 60
415 (44.12 %).NET
513 (38.24 %)Handset
612 (35.29 %)UIQ
711 (32.35 %)Microsoft
810 (29.41 %)MIDP
99 (26.47 %)Java Card
99 (26.47 %)C
99 (26.47 %)3GPP
99 (26.47 %)J2SE
99 (26.47 %)C++
108 (23.53 %)WebServices
108 (23.53 %)MSMQ
108 (23.53 %)Eclipse
108 (23.53 %)WCF
108 (23.53 %)NetBeans
108 (23.53 %)Cryptography
108 (23.53 %).NET Remoting
117 (20.59 %)Games
117 (20.59 %)C#
117 (20.59 %)SQL
117 (20.59 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
117 (20.59 %)TELNET
126 (17.65 %)SQL Server
126 (17.65 %)Visual Studio

J2ME
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing J2ME 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 J2ME. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (44.12 %).NET
115 (44.12 %)Series 60
212 (35.29 %)UIQ
310 (29.41 %)MIDP
49 (26.47 %)J2SE
58 (23.53 %)NetBeans
58 (23.53 %)WebServices
58 (23.53 %).NET Remoting
58 (23.53 %)WCF
65 (14.71 %)CLDC
71 (2.941 %)JSP
71 (2.941 %)WF
71 (2.941 %)Java ME
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (26.47 %)3GPP
27 (20.59 %)TELNET
32 (5.882 %)SMPP
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (17.65 %)SQL Server
16 (17.65 %)SQL Server 2005
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (23.53 %)Eclipse
26 (17.65 %)Visual Studio
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (52.94 %)Telecoms
27 (20.59 %)Games
35 (14.71 %)Mobile Games
44 (11.76 %)Banking
52 (5.882 %)Finance
61 (2.941 %)Back Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (88.24 %)Developer
26 (17.65 %)Java Developer
35 (14.71 %)C# Developer
35 (14.71 %)Applications Developer
43 (8.824 %)Architect
52 (5.882 %)Web Developer
52 (5.882 %)C# Web Developer
52 (5.882 %)Java Applications Developer
61 (2.941 %)Systems Engineer
61 (2.941 %)Software Developer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (38.24 %)Handset
29 (26.47 %)Java Card
38 (23.53 %)Cryptography
45 (14.71 %)Mathematics
45 (14.71 %)Computer Science
45 (14.71 %)Multithreading
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (52.94 %)Windows
216 (47.06 %)Windows Mobile
31 (2.941 %)Symbian OS
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (5.882 %)Agile Software Development
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (88.24 %)Java
29 (26.47 %)C
29 (26.47 %)C++
37 (20.59 %)C#
37 (20.59 %)SQL
41 (2.941 %)Transact-SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (14.71 %)Degree
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (23.53 %)MSMQ
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (20.59 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (52.94 %)Symbian
211 (32.35 %)Microsoft
31 (2.941 %)Ericsson
31 (2.941 %)Nokia
31 (2.941 %)Sony
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