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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Guildford 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank415
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads1715
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.015 %
As % of the category below45.95 %27.27 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£408£225
Average daily rate£458£263
% change on same period last year+74.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£508£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£354
% change on same period last year+3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.00
Average hourly rate-£34.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.67£35.04
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Guildford
Matching contract IT job ads3755
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.055 %
Daily rates quoted1614
Average minimum daily rate£311£291
Average daily rate£337£311
% change on same period last year+8.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£36.75
Average hourly rate£25.00£39.44
% change on same period last year-36.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£42.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Java SurreyJava
Surrey

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 Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Guildford 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 Guildford region.

Guildford Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Guildford region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Guildford Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Guildford Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford 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.

116 (51.61 %)J2EE
212 (38.71 %)Oracle
311 (35.48 %)RUP
410 (32.26 %)SQL
58 (25.81 %)WebServices
58 (25.81 %)OO
58 (25.81 %)Insurance
67 (22.58 %)UML
67 (22.58 %)PL/SQL
67 (22.58 %)ISEB
76 (19.35 %)TestDirector
76 (19.35 %)RequisitePro
76 (19.35 %)Finance
76 (19.35 %)WebLogic
76 (19.35 %)Unified Process
76 (19.35 %)Business Analysis
76 (19.35 %)Requirements Management
76 (19.35 %)WebSphere
76 (19.35 %)JSF
76 (19.35 %)Security Cleared
85 (16.13 %)IIS
85 (16.13 %)EJB
85 (16.13 %)CSS
85 (16.13 %)JavaScript
85 (16.13 %)Windows
85 (16.13 %)ClearCase
85 (16.13 %)SOA
85 (16.13 %)IBM
94 (12.90 %)BusinessObjects
94 (12.90 %)BEA

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Guildford 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.

Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (51.61 %)J2EE
28 (25.81 %)WebServices
36 (19.35 %)JSF
36 (19.35 %)WebSphere
45 (16.13 %)EJB
45 (16.13 %)CSS
54 (12.90 %)XHTML
63 (9.677 %)Servlets
72 (6.452 %)Struts
72 (6.452 %)JMS
72 (6.452 %)JavaBeans
72 (6.452 %)MVC
72 (6.452 %)Hibernate
72 (6.452 %)Spring
81 (3.226 %)XML
81 (3.226 %)SAML
81 (3.226 %)HTML
81 (3.226 %)SOAP
81 (3.226 %)JSP
81 (3.226 %)Spring MVC
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (19.35 %)WebLogic
25 (16.13 %)IIS
31 (3.226 %)Tomcat
31 (3.226 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (3.226 %)Oracle Application Server
31 (3.226 %)Oracle 10gAS
31 (3.226 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (12.90 %)BusinessObjects
14 (12.90 %)BusinessObjects XI
23 (9.677 %)Oracle 10g
32 (6.452 %)Oracle Reports
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (19.35 %)TestDirector
16 (19.35 %)RequisitePro
25 (16.13 %)ClearCase
34 (12.90 %)JUnit
43 (9.677 %)Oracle Forms
43 (9.677 %)JMeter
43 (9.677 %)JDeveloper
51 (3.226 %)Eclipse
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (25.81 %)Insurance
26 (19.35 %)Finance
32 (6.452 %)Government
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (54.84 %)Developer
214 (45.16 %)Java Developer
37 (22.58 %)Tester
46 (19.35 %)Analyst
46 (19.35 %)Systems Analyst
54 (12.90 %)Systems Tester
63 (9.677 %)Lead Java Developer
63 (9.677 %)Senior Tester
63 (9.677 %)Oracle Developer
63 (9.677 %)Lead Developer
72 (6.452 %)Functional Tester
72 (6.452 %)Business Systems Analyst
72 (6.452 %)Business Analyst
72 (6.452 %)UML Business Analyst
72 (6.452 %)J2EE Developer
81 (3.226 %)Java/J2EE Developer
81 (3.226 %)Team Leader
81 (3.226 %)Java Team Leader
81 (3.226 %)Senior Java Developer
81 (3.226 %)Senior Developer
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.226 %)Java Card
11 (3.226 %)Multithreading
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (16.13 %)Windows
24 (12.90 %)Linux
24 (12.90 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (3.226 %)UNIX
31 (3.226 %)MVS
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (35.48 %)RUP
28 (25.81 %)OO
37 (22.58 %)UML
46 (19.35 %)Security Cleared
46 (19.35 %)Unified Process
46 (19.35 %)Business Analysis
46 (19.35 %)Requirements Management
55 (16.13 %)SOA
64 (12.90 %)E-business
64 (12.90 %)Integration Testing
64 (12.90 %)System Testing
64 (12.90 %)SC Cleared
73 (9.677 %)Software Testing
82 (6.452 %)RAD
82 (6.452 %)DSDM
82 (6.452 %)BC Cleared
82 (6.452 %)DV Cleared
82 (6.452 %)Test Scripting
91 (3.226 %)Unit Testing
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (32.26 %)SQL
27 (22.58 %)PL/SQL
35 (16.13 %)JavaScript
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (22.58 %)ISEB
Guildford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (38.71 %)Oracle
25 (16.13 %)IBM
34 (12.90 %)BEA
34 (12.90 %)Business Objects
41 (3.226 %)Hyperion