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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Hemel Hempstead 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank716
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below30.00 %5.882 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£200
Average daily rate£350£225
% change on same period last year+55.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£350
% change on same period last year+4.67 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£50.00-
Average hourly rate£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£50.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.45£33.40
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Hemel Hempstead
Matching contract IT job ads1017
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted311
Average minimum daily rate£200£270
Average daily rate£203£285
% change on same period last year-29.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£205£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50£32.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£33.50
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.06£32.67
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
Java HerefordshireJava
Herefordshire

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

Hemel Hempstead 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 Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead 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 Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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 (80.00 %)UML
23 (60.00 %)Ant
32 (40.00 %)HTML
32 (40.00 %)JavaScript
32 (40.00 %)J2EE
32 (40.00 %)Oracle
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %)JDBC
32 (40.00 %)JSP
32 (40.00 %)Struts
32 (40.00 %)Windows
32 (40.00 %)Swing
32 (40.00 %)J2SE
32 (40.00 %)Java RMI
32 (40.00 %)Microsoft
32 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
32 (40.00 %)3D Graphics
32 (40.00 %)WebSphere
32 (40.00 %)Mathematics
32 (40.00 %)Multithreading
32 (40.00 %)Agile Software Development
32 (40.00 %)Subversion
41 (20.00 %)JSF
41 (20.00 %)OO
41 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
41 (20.00 %)Government
41 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)Servlets
41 (20.00 %)JUnit
41 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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.

Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)HTML
12 (40.00 %)J2EE
12 (40.00 %)JDBC
12 (40.00 %)JSP
12 (40.00 %)Struts
12 (40.00 %)Swing
12 (40.00 %)J2SE
12 (40.00 %)Java RMI
12 (40.00 %)WebSphere
21 (20.00 %)JSF
21 (20.00 %)Servlets
21 (20.00 %)CSS
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (20.00 %)WebLogic
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (60.00 %)Ant
22 (40.00 %)Subversion
31 (20.00 %)JUnit
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)3D Graphics
21 (20.00 %)Government
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)Junior Developer
31 (20.00 %)Junior Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere Developer
31 (20.00 %)Junior WebSphere Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java Software Developer
31 (20.00 %)Software Developer
31 (20.00 %)Junior
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Mathematics
12 (40.00 %)Multithreading
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)UML
22 (40.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (20.00 %)OO
31 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)JavaScript
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft