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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 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 job ads that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank136-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.211 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£320-
Average daily rate£345-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£370-
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£290
% change on same period last year+22.01 %
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£38.70£46.50
% change on same period last year-16.77 %
Application Development East of EnglandApplication Development
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads12391087
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.634 %1.153 %
Daily rates quoted404316
Average minimum daily rate£345£334
Average daily rate£376£356
% change on same period last year+5.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted88130
Average minimum hourly rate£28.96£30.18
Average hourly rate£32.38£31.95
% change on same period last year+1.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.79£33.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
J2SE EnglandJ2SE
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.

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2SE across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2SE across the East of England region.

East of England J2SE Daily Rate Trend

J2SE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2SE across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

East of England J2SE Daily Rate Histogram

J2SE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2SE across the East of England region.

East of England J2SE Hourly Rate Trend

J2SE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing J2SE within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 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
HertfordshireNew entry-15£345-
J2SE EnglandJ2SE
England

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

116 (100.00 %)Java
210 (62.50 %)C
210 (62.50 %)C++
39 (56.25 %)Windows
39 (56.25 %)J2ME
39 (56.25 %)Symbian
39 (56.25 %)Handset
39 (56.25 %)UIQ
39 (56.25 %)Series 60
39 (56.25 %)Windows Mobile
48 (50.00 %)NetBeans
48 (50.00 %)Eclipse
48 (50.00 %).NET
57 (43.75 %)J2EE
64 (25.00 %)Perl
64 (25.00 %)DB2
64 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
64 (25.00 %)Unix
64 (25.00 %)AIX
64 (25.00 %)Linux
64 (25.00 %)JBoss
64 (25.00 %)SQL
64 (25.00 %)IBM
64 (25.00 %)Microsoft
64 (25.00 %)Red Hat
64 (25.00 %)Shell Script
64 (25.00 %)Middleware
64 (25.00 %)WebSphere
73 (18.75 %)JavaScript
82 (12.50 %)PHP

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
19 (56.25 %)J2ME
19 (56.25 %)UIQ
19 (56.25 %)Series 60
28 (50.00 %)NetBeans
28 (50.00 %).NET
37 (43.75 %)J2EE
44 (25.00 %)Middleware
44 (25.00 %)WebSphere
52 (12.50 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
14 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (25.00 %)JBoss
22 (12.50 %)Joomla!
22 (12.50 %)Mambo
Communications & Networking
12 (12.50 %)SMTP
12 (12.50 %)SMPP
Database & Business Intelligence
14 (25.00 %)DB2
22 (12.50 %)MySQL
Development Applications
18 (50.00 %)Eclipse
General
12 (12.50 %)Telecoms
12 (12.50 %)Games
12 (12.50 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
18 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (25.00 %)Applications Specialist
24 (25.00 %)Applications Support Specialist
24 (25.00 %)Support Specialist
24 (25.00 %)Applications Support
33 (18.75 %)Java Developer
33 (18.75 %)Architect
42 (12.50 %)Web Developer
51 (6.250 %)Systems Engineer
51 (6.250 %)Applications Developer
51 (6.250 %)UNIX Specialist
51 (6.250 %)UNIX Support
51 (6.250 %)JavaScript Developer
Miscellaneous
19 (56.25 %)Handset
21 (6.250 %)STB
Operating Systems
19 (56.25 %)Windows
19 (56.25 %)Windows Mobile
24 (25.00 %)Unix
24 (25.00 %)AIX
24 (25.00 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
116 (100.00 %)Java
210 (62.50 %)C
210 (62.50 %)C++
34 (25.00 %)Perl
34 (25.00 %)SQL
34 (25.00 %)Shell Script
43 (18.75 %)JavaScript
52 (12.50 %)PHP
Vendors
19 (56.25 %)Symbian
24 (25.00 %)IBM
24 (25.00 %)Microsoft
24 (25.00 %)Red Hat
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