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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Gloucestershire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2531
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads2821
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.021 %
As % of the category below15.56 %14.79 %
Daily rates quoted07
Average minimum daily rate-£389
Average daily rate-£414
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£439
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£356
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£32.80
Average hourly rate£30.50£33.70
% change on same period last year-9.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£34.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.97£36.53
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads180142
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.240 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted3423
Average minimum daily rate£337£327
Average daily rate£355£352
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted2729
Average minimum hourly rate£33.46£29.30
Average hourly rate£36.57£30.10
% change on same period last year+21.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.69£30.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Java South WestJava
South West

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Gloucestershire Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Gloucestershire Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 25 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
CheltenhamNew entry-8--
GloucesterNew entry-2--
Java South WestJava
South West

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

138 (71.70 %)Security Cleared
233 (62.26 %)J2EE
233 (62.26 %)RUP
330 (56.60 %)DV Cleared
429 (54.72 %)Sun Certification
528 (52.83 %)Sun
621 (39.62 %)Configuration Management
621 (39.62 %)XML
621 (39.62 %)Oracle
719 (35.85 %)Unified Process
719 (35.85 %)OO
719 (35.85 %)ClearCase
814 (26.42 %)UML
814 (26.42 %)EJB
913 (24.53 %)WebLogic
1012 (22.64 %)C
1111 (20.75 %)JBoss
1111 (20.75 %)BEA
1210 (18.87 %)WebSphere
139 (16.98 %)Oracle Application Server
139 (16.98 %)Java EE 5
139 (16.98 %)IBM
139 (16.98 %)JMS
139 (16.98 %)WebSphere Application Server
139 (16.98 %)SOAP
147 (13.21 %)SC Cleared
156 (11.32 %)Java EE
156 (11.32 %)C++
165 (9.434 %)Finance
165 (9.434 %)Government

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (62.26 %)J2EE
221 (39.62 %)XML
314 (26.42 %)EJB
410 (18.87 %)WebSphere
59 (16.98 %)JMS
59 (16.98 %)SOAP
59 (16.98 %)Java EE 5
66 (11.32 %)Java EE
74 (7.547 %)HTML
83 (5.660 %)Spring
83 (5.660 %)Swing
92 (3.774 %)Hibernate
92 (3.774 %)Struts
101 (1.887 %)CORBA
101 (1.887 %)STL
101 (1.887 %)JSP
101 (1.887 %)Middleware
101 (1.887 %)LuciadMap
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (24.53 %)WebLogic
211 (20.75 %)JBoss
39 (16.98 %)Oracle Application Server
39 (16.98 %)WebSphere Application Server
44 (7.547 %)Apache
51 (1.887 %)Tomcat
51 (1.887 %)Morello
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.887 %)WebTrends
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.887 %)Internet
11 (1.887 %)BIG-IP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (1.887 %)ETL
11 (1.887 %)RDBMS
11 (1.887 %)SQLPlus
11 (1.887 %)GIS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (35.85 %)ClearCase
21 (1.887 %)Eclipse
21 (1.887 %)PVCS
21 (1.887 %)Flash
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (9.434 %)Finance
15 (9.434 %)Government
24 (7.547 %)Pensions
32 (3.774 %)Marketing
41 (1.887 %)Law
41 (1.887 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.887 %)Telecoms
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (79.25 %)Developer
241 (77.36 %)Java Developer
321 (39.62 %)Java/J2EE Developer
46 (11.32 %)Analyst
53 (5.660 %)Business Analyst
53 (5.660 %)Java Swing Developer
62 (3.774 %)Financial Business Analyst
62 (3.774 %)IT Business Analyst
62 (3.774 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
62 (3.774 %)J2EE Developer
71 (1.887 %)C++ Software Engineer
71 (1.887 %)Java Software Engineer
71 (1.887 %)Team Leader
71 (1.887 %)Technical Tester
71 (1.887 %)Java Analyst Programmer
71 (1.887 %)Java Programmer
71 (1.887 %)Senior Java Developer
71 (1.887 %)Test Analyst
71 (1.887 %)Web Developer
71 (1.887 %)Solutions Architect
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.547 %)Client/Server
21 (1.887 %)Taxonomies
21 (1.887 %)Computer Science
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (7.547 %)UNIX
23 (5.660 %)Solaris
23 (5.660 %)Linux
32 (3.774 %)Windows
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (71.70 %)Security Cleared
233 (62.26 %)RUP
330 (56.60 %)DV Cleared
421 (39.62 %)Configuration Management
519 (35.85 %)OO
519 (35.85 %)Unified Process
614 (26.42 %)UML
77 (13.21 %)SC Cleared
84 (7.547 %)SOA
93 (5.660 %)Workflow
93 (5.660 %)Business Analysis
102 (3.774 %)QMS
102 (3.774 %)Automated Testing
102 (3.774 %)Quality Management
111 (1.887 %)Risk Management
111 (1.887 %)Project Management
111 (1.887 %)DSDM
111 (1.887 %)Software Engineering
111 (1.887 %)Content Management
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (22.64 %)C
26 (11.32 %)C++
34 (7.547 %)VB
43 (5.660 %)PL/SQL
43 (5.660 %)SQL
52 (3.774 %)Shell Script
52 (3.774 %)Perl
61 (1.887 %)PHP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (54.72 %)Sun Certification
22 (3.774 %)Degree
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.887 %)QA
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.887 %)ClearTrust
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (52.83 %)Sun
221 (39.62 %)Oracle
311 (20.75 %)BEA
49 (16.98 %)IBM
51 (1.887 %)Serena
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