The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT contracts advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Java over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Essex region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 22 26 26
Rank change year-on-year
+4 0
Contract jobs citing Java 27 21 22
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 6.429% 5.147% 5.612%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.52% 15.79% 16.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 5 9
Average daily rate £475 £225 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+111.11% -55.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £239 £174 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £665 £470 £605
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £363
% change year-on-year
- -3.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 3
Average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £26.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +5.76%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.50 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+3.07% -13.33%
All Programming Languages
Essex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
174 133 130
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 41.43% 32.60% 33.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 61 57
Average daily rate £265 £265 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -18.46%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £190 £172 £214
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £425 £480
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 17 24
Average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £23.48 £26.00 £26.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.80 £40.00 £33.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
Java
East of England

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Essex Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Java across the Essex region.

Essex Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Essex Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Essex region.

Essex Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Essex Java Hourly Rate Histogram

Java
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Brentwood - 10 £381 -
Harlow - 7 £400 -
Chelmsford -1 1 - -
Basildon -5 1 £250 +25.78%
Southend-on-Sea - 1 - -
Java
East of England

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Java 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 Java.

1 21 (46.67%) JavaScript
2 20 (44.44%) SQL
2 20 (44.44%) XML
3 19 (42.22%) HTML
3 19 (42.22%) UNIX
4 18 (40.00%) J2EE
5 16 (35.56%) CSS
6 15 (33.33%) Oracle
6 15 (33.33%) OO
7 14 (31.11%) JSP
8 13 (28.89%) XHTML
8 13 (28.89%) Ajax
9 11 (24.44%) Content Management
9 11 (24.44%) Linux
10 9 (20.00%) RUP
10 9 (20.00%) PL/SQL
10 9 (20.00%) Scrum
11 8 (17.78%) Publishing
11 8 (17.78%) WebSphere
11 8 (17.78%) Web Development
12 7 (15.56%) Agile Software Development
12 7 (15.56%) C++
12 7 (15.56%) RAD
12 7 (15.56%) FQL
12 7 (15.56%) Facebook
12 7 (15.56%) Twitter
13 6 (13.33%) Social Media
13 6 (13.33%) IBM
13 6 (13.33%) Sun
13 6 (13.33%) Sun Certification

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Java 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 Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 20 (44.44%) XML
2 19 (42.22%) HTML
3 18 (40.00%) J2EE
4 16 (35.56%) CSS
5 14 (31.11%) JSP
6 13 (28.89%) XHTML
6 13 (28.89%) Ajax
7 8 (17.78%) WebSphere
8 5 (11.11%) .NET
8 5 (11.11%) XSLT
8 5 (11.11%) REST
9 3 (6.667%) Web Services
9 3 (6.667%) ASP
9 3 (6.667%) WebCenter
10 2 (4.444%) Visualforce
10 2 (4.444%) Mason
10 2 (4.444%) HTML5
10 2 (4.444%) CSS3
10 2 (4.444%) Sass
10 2 (4.444%) LESS
Application Platforms
1 4 (8.889%) Documentum
1 4 (8.889%) CMS
2 2 (4.444%) Force.com
2 2 (4.444%) Adobe CQ
3 1 (2.222%) ESB
3 1 (2.222%) WebLogic
3 1 (2.222%) IIS
3 1 (2.222%) Tuxedo
3 1 (2.222%) Oracle Service Bus
Applications
1 2 (4.444%) Photoshop
2 1 (2.222%) MS Project
2 1 (2.222%) MS Office
2 1 (2.222%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (4.444%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (13.33%) SQL Server
2 4 (8.889%) NoSQL
3 2 (4.444%) DB2
4 1 (2.222%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 6 (13.33%) Ant
2 2 (4.444%) JUnit
3 1 (2.222%) Selenium
3 1 (2.222%) Maven
3 1 (2.222%) PVCS
3 1 (2.222%) ClearCase
3 1 (2.222%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
General
1 8 (17.78%) Publishing
2 5 (11.11%) Automotive
3 4 (8.889%) Marketing
4 3 (6.667%) Legal
4 3 (6.667%) Finance
5 1 (2.222%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 29 (64.44%) Developer
2 6 (13.33%) Java Developer
3 5 (11.11%) SQL Developer
4 3 (6.667%) Applications Manager
4 3 (6.667%) Product Manager
4 3 (6.667%) Applications Support
4 3 (6.667%) Project Manager
5 2 (4.444%) Front-End Developer
5 2 (4.444%) Salesforce.com Developer
5 2 (4.444%) Lead Developer
5 2 (4.444%) Applications Developer
5 2 (4.444%) Network Consultant
5 2 (4.444%) Consultant
5 2 (4.444%) PL/SQL Developer
5 2 (4.444%) Technical Manager
5 2 (4.444%) Support Manager
5 2 (4.444%) Applications Support Manager
6 1 (2.222%) Java/J2EE Developer
6 1 (2.222%) Technical Leader
6 1 (2.222%) Technical Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.33%) Social Media
2 3 (6.667%) Open Source
3 2 (4.444%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.222%) Mainframe
4 1 (2.222%) Telematics
Operating Systems
1 19 (42.22%) UNIX
2 11 (24.44%) Linux
3 3 (6.667%) Solaris
3 3 (6.667%) Android
3 3 (6.667%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.222%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (33.33%) OO
2 11 (24.44%) Content Management
3 9 (20.00%) RUP
3 9 (20.00%) Scrum
4 8 (17.78%) Web Development
5 7 (15.56%) Agile Software Development
5 7 (15.56%) RAD
6 5 (11.11%) Continuous Integration
6 5 (11.11%) E-Commerce
6 5 (11.11%) SOA
7 4 (8.889%) UML
8 3 (6.667%) Project Planning
8 3 (6.667%) Service Delivery
8 3 (6.667%) CRM
9 2 (4.444%) Analytics
9 2 (4.444%) Image Processing
9 2 (4.444%) Responsive Web Design
9 2 (4.444%) Project Management
9 2 (4.444%) OOD
9 2 (4.444%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (46.67%) JavaScript
2 20 (44.44%) SQL
3 9 (20.00%) PL/SQL
4 7 (15.56%) C++
4 7 (15.56%) FQL
5 4 (8.889%) C
6 3 (6.667%) PHP
7 2 (4.444%) Apex Code
7 2 (4.444%) PL/1
7 2 (4.444%) VB
7 2 (4.444%) C#
8 1 (2.222%) Ruby
8 1 (2.222%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 6 (13.33%) Sun Certification
2 2 (4.444%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.222%) Degree
3 1 (2.222%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.222%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.33%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (33.33%) Oracle
2 7 (15.56%) Facebook
2 7 (15.56%) Twitter
3 6 (13.33%) IBM
3 6 (13.33%) Sun
4 5 (11.11%) FatWire
5 4 (8.889%) Adobe
6 2 (4.444%) Elastic Path
6 2 (4.444%) Salesforce.com
6 2 (4.444%) Microsoft
6 2 (4.444%) Omniture
6 2 (4.444%) Google
7 1 (2.222%) Fujitsu
7 1 (2.222%) BEA
7 1 (2.222%) MathWorks
7 1 (2.222%) JBoss
7 1 (2.222%) AccuRev
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