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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Java Programmer role in IT contracts within the England 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 Senior Java Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Java Programmer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank518605
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.002 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted118
Average minimum daily rate£300£650
Average daily rate£350£650
% change on same period last year-46.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5225079626
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.30 %85.32 %
Daily rates quoted1686424512
Average minimum daily rate£366£390
Average daily rate£392£414
% change on same period last year-5.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted51377273
Average minimum hourly rate£22.14£23.57
Average hourly rate£23.59£25.15
% change on same period last year-6.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.04£26.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Senior Java Programmer UKSenior Java Programmer
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.

Senior Java Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Java Programmer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Senior Java Programmer Demand Trend

Senior Java Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Senior Java Programmer across the England region.

England Senior Java Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Java Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Senior Java Programmer across the England region.

England Senior Java Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Java Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Programmer within the England region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
East MidlandsNew entry-1£350-
Senior Java Programmer UKSenior Java Programmer
UK

Senior Java Programmer
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Senior Java Programmer 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 Senior Java Programmer in their job title.

18 (100.00 %)Java
26 (75.00 %)J2EE
35 (62.50 %)Struts
35 (62.50 %)XML
35 (62.50 %)Spring
44 (50.00 %)SQL
53 (37.50 %)Hibernate
62 (25.00 %)C
62 (25.00 %)RDBMS
62 (25.00 %)Finance
62 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
62 (25.00 %)Retail
71 (12.50 %)Insurance
71 (12.50 %)MVC
71 (12.50 %)Equities
71 (12.50 %)UNIX
71 (12.50 %)Linux
71 (12.50 %)Apache
71 (12.50 %)Tomcat
71 (12.50 %)J2SE
71 (12.50 %)Eclipse
71 (12.50 %)PL/SQL
71 (12.50 %)WebServices
71 (12.50 %)Sybase
71 (12.50 %)Algorithmic Trading

Senior Java Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Senior Java Programmer 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 Senior Java Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (75.00 %)J2EE
25 (62.50 %)Struts
25 (62.50 %)XML
25 (62.50 %)Spring
33 (37.50 %)Hibernate
41 (12.50 %)J2SE
41 (12.50 %)MVC
41 (12.50 %)WebServices
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)Apache
11 (12.50 %)Tomcat
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)RDBMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)Eclipse
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Finance
12 (25.00 %)Retail
21 (12.50 %)Insurance
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Equities
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)UNIX
11 (12.50 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (12.50 %)Algorithmic Trading
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)Java
24 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (25.00 %)C
41 (12.50 %)PL/SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Sybase