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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Herefordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1521
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.226 %3.846 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£225
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£358
% change on same period last year+3.55 %
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£36.89£34.27
% change on same period last year+7.65 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads3126
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted614
Average minimum daily rate£217£243
Average daily rate£227£266
% change on same period last year-14.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£238£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£38.64£32.00
Average hourly rate£39.59£33.50
% change on same period last year+18.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.55£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
J2EE West MidlandsJ2EE
West Midlands

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.

J2EE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Herefordshire J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2EE across the Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire J2EE Daily Rate Trend

J2EE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire J2EE Hourly Rate Trend

J2EE
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

14 (80.00 %)Java
23 (60.00 %)WebSphere
32 (40.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (40.00 %)WebLogic
32 (40.00 %)JSP
32 (40.00 %)Struts
41 (20.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)Windows
41 (20.00 %)Linux
41 (20.00 %)UML
41 (20.00 %)Apache
41 (20.00 %)Eclipse
41 (20.00 %)SLA
41 (20.00 %)Middleware
41 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
41 (20.00 %)Firewall
41 (20.00 %)Back Office
41 (20.00 %)Hibernate
41 (20.00 %)WebWork
41 (20.00 %)Spring
41 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (20.00 %)HTML
41 (20.00 %)JavaScript
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)DB2
41 (20.00 %)Ant
41 (20.00 %)JUnit

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (60.00 %)WebSphere
22 (40.00 %)JSP
22 (40.00 %)Struts
31 (20.00 %)Middleware
31 (20.00 %)Hibernate
31 (20.00 %)WebWork
31 (20.00 %)Spring
31 (20.00 %)HTML
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
12 (40.00 %)WebLogic
21 (20.00 %)Apache
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)Firewall
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)DB2
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Ant
11 (20.00 %)JUnit
11 (20.00 %)Eclipse
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Back Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)Java Developer
22 (40.00 %)J2EE Developer
31 (20.00 %)Junior Developer
31 (20.00 %)Junior Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)Senior J2EE Developer
31 (20.00 %)Senior Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere Developer
31 (20.00 %)Web Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Junior WebSphere Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (20.00 %)Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
31 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Junior
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)UNIX
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)Linux
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)UML
11 (20.00 %)Regression Testing
11 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)JavaScript
21 (20.00 %)SQL
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)SLA
11 (20.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley