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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Glasgow region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£334
% change on same period last year+3.06 %
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£39.38£36.25
% change on same period last year+8.62 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads136290
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.311 %
Daily rates quoted36105
Average minimum daily rate£290£330
Average daily rate£312£346
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted320
Average minimum hourly rate£17.40£27.78
Average hourly rate£19.35£28.24
% change on same period last year-31.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.30£28.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
J2SE ScotlandJ2SE
Scotland

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow J2SE Daily Rate Trend

J2SE
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Sybase
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)RDBMS
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)RDBMS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Sybase