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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Harlow 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank44
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads311
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.011 %
As % of the category below100.00 %45.83 %
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£369£353
% change on same period last year+4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£31.29£36.15
Average hourly rate£31.29£36.15
% change on same period last year-13.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.29£36.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.45£35.89
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Harlow
Matching contract IT job ads324
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.024 %
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£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£31.29£39.51
Average hourly rate£31.29£39.51
% change on same period last year-20.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.29£39.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Java EssexJava
Essex

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

Harlow Java Demand 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 Harlow region.

Harlow Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harlow 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.

14 (100.00 %)WebServices
14 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (75.00 %)Automated Testing
32 (50.00 %)AJAX
32 (50.00 %)QA
32 (50.00 %)Selenium
32 (50.00 %)FitNesse
32 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
32 (50.00 %)Web Testing
32 (50.00 %)JMeter
32 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (50.00 %)XHTML
32 (50.00 %)WinRunner
32 (50.00 %)TestDirector
32 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
32 (50.00 %)HTML
32 (50.00 %)JavaScript
32 (50.00 %).NET
32 (50.00 %)CSS
32 (50.00 %)SOAP
32 (50.00 %)Scrum
41 (25.00 %)Ant
41 (25.00 %)JUnit
41 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (25.00 %)Client/Server
41 (25.00 %)Eclipse

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harlow 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.

Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)WebServices
22 (50.00 %)AJAX
22 (50.00 %)XHTML
22 (50.00 %)HTML
22 (50.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)CSS
22 (50.00 %)SOAP
31 (25.00 %)JSF
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)JBoss
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)Selenium
12 (50.00 %)FitNesse
12 (50.00 %)JMeter
12 (50.00 %)WinRunner
12 (50.00 %)TestDirector
12 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
12 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
21 (25.00 %)Ant
21 (25.00 %)JUnit
21 (25.00 %)Eclipse
21 (25.00 %)Log4j
21 (25.00 %)Subversion
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Tester
21 (25.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Java Developer
21 (25.00 %)Systems Tester
21 (25.00 %)Web Tester
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Client/Server
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
14 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (75.00 %)Automated Testing
32 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
32 (50.00 %)Web Testing
32 (50.00 %)Scrum
41 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (25.00 %)OO
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (25.00 %)SQL
Harlow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)QA