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This section looks at the demand for the Java Developer role in IT contracts within the Glasgow 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 Java Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2515
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads3779
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.079 %
As % of the category below5.204 %7.791 %
Daily rates quoted1833
Average minimum daily rate£301£317
Average daily rate£315£338
% change on same period last year-6.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£333
% change on same period last year+7.52 %
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£38.04£38.16
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads7111014
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.938 %1.010 %
Daily rates quoted215300
Average minimum daily rate£296£297
Average daily rate£318£315
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted4579
Average minimum hourly rate£21.33£16.66
Average hourly rate£23.18£17.88
% change on same period last year+29.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.02£19.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Java Developer ScotlandJava Developer
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.

Java Developer
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow Java Developer Demand Trend

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java Developer across the Glasgow region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Glasgow Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region that cited Java Developer 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 Java Developer in their job title.

185 (100.00 %)Java
248 (56.47 %)Spring
336 (42.35 %)XML
435 (41.18 %)J2EE
527 (31.76 %)UNIX
527 (31.76 %)Finance
626 (30.59 %)Hibernate
725 (29.41 %)SQL
817 (20.00 %)Struts
817 (20.00 %)WebSphere
915 (17.65 %)JSP
1014 (16.47 %)WebServices
1014 (16.47 %)VB
1014 (16.47 %)JavaScript
1014 (16.47 %)Eclipse
1113 (15.29 %)RDBMS
1212 (14.12 %)HTML
1212 (14.12 %)Sybase
1311 (12.94 %)Oracle
1311 (12.94 %)Tomcat
1311 (12.94 %)AJAX
1311 (12.94 %)Banking
1410 (11.76 %)Tapestry
159 (10.59 %)JMS
159 (10.59 %)EJB
168 (9.412 %)Apache
168 (9.412 %)Ant
168 (9.412 %)Adobe
168 (9.412 %)Adobe Flex
177 (8.235 %)Workflow

Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
148 (56.47 %)Spring
236 (42.35 %)XML
335 (41.18 %)J2EE
426 (30.59 %)Hibernate
517 (20.00 %)Struts
517 (20.00 %)WebSphere
615 (17.65 %)JSP
714 (16.47 %)WebServices
812 (14.12 %)HTML
911 (12.94 %)AJAX
1010 (11.76 %)Tapestry
119 (10.59 %)JMS
119 (10.59 %)EJB
128 (9.412 %)Adobe Flex
137 (8.235 %)XSLT
146 (7.059 %)Servlets
146 (7.059 %)Apache Axis
155 (5.882 %)JSF
164 (4.706 %)JDBC
164 (4.706 %)SWT
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (12.94 %)Tomcat
28 (9.412 %)Apache
36 (7.059 %)JBoss
45 (5.882 %)WebSphere Application Server
53 (3.529 %)WebSphere MQ
61 (1.176 %)CMS
61 (1.176 %)Mule
61 (1.176 %)WebLogic
61 (1.176 %)MQSeries
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (5.882 %)Internet
21 (1.176 %)Intranet
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (15.29 %)RDBMS
24 (4.706 %)DB2
33 (3.529 %)SQL Server
41 (1.176 %)DB2 UDB
41 (1.176 %)Oracle 9i
41 (1.176 %)Oracle 10g
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (16.47 %)Eclipse
28 (9.412 %)Ant
35 (5.882 %)ClearCase
43 (3.529 %)JDeveloper
51 (1.176 %)JUnit
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (31.76 %)Finance
211 (12.94 %)Banking
34 (4.706 %)Games
42 (2.353 %)Telecoms
51 (1.176 %)Education
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.882 %)RIA
22 (2.353 %)Derivative
22 (2.353 %)Interest Rate Derivative
31 (1.176 %)Fixed Income
31 (1.176 %)Computer Science
31 (1.176 %)Mainframe
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (31.76 %)UNIX
23 (3.529 %)Linux
32 (2.353 %)Windows
41 (1.176 %)Solaris
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (8.235 %)Workflow
25 (5.882 %)TDD
34 (4.706 %)Pair Programming
34 (4.706 %)Agile Software Development
34 (4.706 %)Web Design
34 (4.706 %)Extreme Programming
43 (3.529 %)OO
52 (2.353 %)RDF
52 (2.353 %)Data Modelling
52 (2.353 %)OOD
52 (2.353 %)Project Management
52 (2.353 %)UML
52 (2.353 %)Investment Management
52 (2.353 %)Use Case
52 (2.353 %)Web Development
52 (2.353 %)Document Management
61 (1.176 %)Data Analysis
61 (1.176 %)Asset Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
185 (100.00 %)Java
225 (29.41 %)SQL
314 (16.47 %)VB
314 (16.47 %)JavaScript
45 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
54 (4.706 %)Ruby
63 (3.529 %)XQuery
72 (2.353 %)ActionScript
72 (2.353 %)XPath
81 (1.176 %)VB6
81 (1.176 %)C++
81 (1.176 %)Shell Script
81 (1.176 %)Python
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.353 %)Degree
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.176 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (14.12 %)Sybase
211 (12.94 %)Oracle
38 (9.412 %)Adobe
41 (1.176 %)RedDot