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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) skills within the 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 J2ME over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank479538
Rank change on same period last yearUp+59
Matching contract IT job ads8382
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.109 %0.087 %
As % of the category below0.492 %0.395 %
Daily rates quoted2225
Average minimum daily rate£316£306
Average daily rate£363£331
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£398
% change on same period last year-8.86 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£41.50£42.50
% change on same period last year-2.35 %
Average maximum hourly rate£48.00£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.50-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development EnglandApplication Development
England
Matching contract IT job ads1688120782
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled22.26 %22.04 %
Daily rates quoted56966414
Average minimum daily rate£354£376
Average daily rate£381£402
% change on same period last year-5.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£408£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted9711342
Average minimum hourly rate£30.31£31.05
Average hourly rate£32.67£33.42
% change on same period last year-2.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.03£35.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
J2ME UKJ2ME
UK

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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

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 England region.

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 England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

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 England region.

England J2ME Hourly Rate Trend

J2ME
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2ME across the England region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

England J2ME Hourly Rate Histogram

J2ME
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing J2ME within the 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
LondonUp+4130£365+24.04 %
East of EnglandNew entry-23£363-
South EastUp+4318£392-
South WestUp+263£400-
North WestDown-223--
West MidlandsNew entry-2£300-
MidlandsNew entry-1--
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
J2ME UKJ2ME
UK

J2ME
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1122 (73.94 %)Java
252 (31.52 %)Handset
345 (27.27 %)Symbian
443 (26.06 %)C++
534 (20.61 %)Telecoms
633 (20.00 %)C
731 (18.79 %)Windows
827 (16.36 %)Series 60
827 (16.36 %)Windows Mobile
926 (15.76 %)MIDP
926 (15.76 %)Games
1025 (15.15 %)UML
1124 (14.55 %)UIQ
1223 (13.94 %)Eclipse
1223 (13.94 %).NET
1223 (13.94 %)J2EE
1322 (13.33 %)OO
1322 (13.33 %)Linux
1418 (10.91 %)XML
1418 (10.91 %)Microsoft
1515 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1614 (8.485 %)WebServices
1614 (8.485 %)SQL
1713 (7.879 %)J2SE
1713 (7.879 %)OOD
1713 (7.879 %)Agile Software Development
1812 (7.273 %)Unix
1911 (6.667 %)Ant
1911 (6.667 %)Subversion
2010 (6.061 %)MHP

J2ME
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
127 (16.36 %)Series 60
226 (15.76 %)MIDP
324 (14.55 %)UIQ
423 (13.94 %).NET
423 (13.94 %)J2EE
518 (10.91 %)XML
614 (8.485 %)WebServices
713 (7.879 %)J2SE
810 (6.061 %)MHP
810 (6.061 %)NetBeans
98 (4.848 %)Swing
107 (4.242 %)SOAP
107 (4.242 %).NET Remoting
107 (4.242 %)AJAX
107 (4.242 %)WCF
116 (3.636 %)Middleware
116 (3.636 %)JSP
125 (3.030 %)CLDC
125 (3.030 %).NET Framework
134 (2.424 %)BREW
Application Platforms
13 (1.818 %)Apache
13 (1.818 %)Tomcat
22 (1.212 %)JBoss
22 (1.212 %)ColdFusion
22 (1.212 %)CMS
31 (0.606 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (0.606 %)WebLogic
31 (0.606 %)Oracle HTTP Server
Applications
18 (4.848 %)MS Project
18 (4.848 %)MS Office
Business Applications
11 (0.606 %)Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
18 (4.848 %)Internet
27 (4.242 %)3GPP
36 (3.636 %)TELNET
43 (1.818 %)Bluetooth
52 (1.212 %)Wireless
52 (1.212 %)HTTP
61 (0.606 %)GPRS
61 (0.606 %)SMS
61 (0.606 %)VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
18 (4.848 %)SQL Server
26 (3.636 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (3.030 %)MySQL
42 (1.212 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.606 %)Oracle 10g
Development Applications
123 (13.94 %)Eclipse
211 (6.667 %)Ant
211 (6.667 %)Subversion
36 (3.636 %)Visual Studio
43 (1.818 %)JUnit
43 (1.818 %)Flash
52 (1.212 %)ClearCase
61 (0.606 %)LabVIEW
61 (0.606 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.606 %)Oracle Forms
General
134 (20.61 %)Telecoms
226 (15.76 %)Games
39 (5.455 %)Mobile Games
46 (3.636 %)Marketing
54 (2.424 %)Banking
54 (2.424 %)Advertising
63 (1.818 %)Online Games
63 (1.818 %)Multimedia
71 (0.606 %)Retail
71 (0.606 %)3D Graphics
71 (0.606 %)Back Office
71 (0.606 %)Finance
71 (0.606 %)Automotive
71 (0.606 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
1129 (78.18 %)Developer
238 (23.03 %)Java Developer
312 (7.273 %)Software Engineer
48 (4.848 %)Architect
57 (4.242 %)Applications Developer
57 (4.242 %)C# Developer
57 (4.242 %)Embedded Software Engineer
66 (3.636 %)Programmer
66 (3.636 %)Symbian Developer
75 (3.030 %)Technical Architect
84 (2.424 %)Web Developer
84 (2.424 %)Games Developer
84 (2.424 %)C++/Java Developer
93 (1.818 %)Mobile Games Developer
93 (1.818 %)Java Applications Developer
93 (1.818 %)Software Developer
102 (1.212 %)Games Programmer
102 (1.212 %)Senior Developer
102 (1.212 %)Java Software Engineer
102 (1.212 %)Flash Developer
Miscellaneous
152 (31.52 %)Handset
29 (5.455 %)Cryptography
37 (4.242 %)Computer Science
37 (4.242 %)Java Card
45 (3.030 %)Mathematics
45 (3.030 %)Web 2.0
45 (3.030 %)Blackberry
54 (2.424 %)Multithreading
62 (1.212 %)Client/Server
62 (1.212 %)Flash Lite
62 (1.212 %)DTV
62 (1.212 %)PDA
62 (1.212 %)E-Learning
62 (1.212 %)SCORM
71 (0.606 %)Replication
71 (0.606 %)Credit Risk
Operating Systems
131 (18.79 %)Windows
227 (16.36 %)Windows Mobile
322 (13.33 %)Linux
412 (7.273 %)Unix
52 (1.212 %)Symbian OS
61 (0.606 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
125 (15.15 %)UML
222 (13.33 %)OO
313 (7.879 %)OOD
313 (7.879 %)Agile Software Development
47 (4.242 %)Software Engineering
56 (3.636 %)TDD
56 (3.636 %)E-Commerce
64 (2.424 %)Unit Testing
73 (1.818 %)SOA
73 (1.818 %)Configuration Management
82 (1.212 %)OOP
82 (1.212 %)Scrum
82 (1.212 %)Time Management
91 (0.606 %)Continuous Integration
91 (0.606 %)Manual Testing
91 (0.606 %)RUP
91 (0.606 %)CRM
91 (0.606 %)Project Management
91 (0.606 %)ERP
91 (0.606 %)EAI
Programming Languages
1122 (73.94 %)Java
243 (26.06 %)C++
333 (20.00 %)C
414 (8.485 %)SQL
59 (5.455 %)C#
64 (2.424 %)JavaScript
73 (1.818 %)PHP
82 (1.212 %)Lingo
82 (1.212 %)ActionScript
91 (0.606 %)Ada
91 (0.606 %)Fortran
91 (0.606 %)Pascal
91 (0.606 %)Jython
91 (0.606 %)Transact-SQL
91 (0.606 %)PL/SQL
91 (0.606 %)Perl
91 (0.606 %)Delphi
Qualifications
16 (3.636 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.606 %)QA
System Software
17 (4.242 %)MSMQ
Systems Management
115 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
145 (27.27 %)Symbian
218 (10.91 %)Microsoft
37 (4.242 %)Oracle
45 (3.030 %)Sony
45 (3.030 %)Ericsson
45 (3.030 %)Nokia
52 (1.212 %)Red Hat
52 (1.212 %)Adobe
52 (1.212 %)Macromedia
61 (0.606 %)Remedy
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