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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1119
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below17.24 %10.71 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£200
Average daily rate£350£242
% change on same period last year+44.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£350
% change on same period last year+4.45 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£42.50-
Average hourly rate£43.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£44.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.13£33.27
% change on same period last year+2.57 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2928
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.030 %
Daily rates quoted413
Average minimum daily rate£224£259
Average daily rate£234£280
% change on same period last year-16.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£244£301
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted62
Average minimum hourly rate£30.41£27.01
Average hourly rate£31.73£28.46
% change on same period last year+11.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.05£29.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Java West MidlandsJava
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.

Java
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+73£350+55.55 %
HerefordNo change01--
Java West MidlandsJava
West Midlands

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (62.50 %)UML
24 (50.00 %)J2EE
33 (37.50 %)Multithreading
33 (37.50 %)Ant
33 (37.50 %)JSP
33 (37.50 %)Struts
33 (37.50 %)Windows
42 (25.00 %)Linux
42 (25.00 %)Swing
42 (25.00 %)J2SE
42 (25.00 %)OO
42 (25.00 %)WebLogic
42 (25.00 %)JDBC
42 (25.00 %)HTML
42 (25.00 %)JavaScript
42 (25.00 %)Oracle
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server
42 (25.00 %)Subversion
42 (25.00 %)WebSphere
42 (25.00 %)UNIX
42 (25.00 %)Mathematics
42 (25.00 %)Java RMI
42 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
42 (25.00 %)Microsoft
42 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
42 (25.00 %)3D Graphics
51 (12.50 %)SUSE
51 (12.50 %)Hibernate
51 (12.50 %)WebWork
51 (12.50 %)Fedora

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (50.00 %)J2EE
23 (37.50 %)Struts
23 (37.50 %)JSP
32 (25.00 %)WebSphere
32 (25.00 %)HTML
32 (25.00 %)JDBC
32 (25.00 %)Swing
32 (25.00 %)J2SE
32 (25.00 %)Java RMI
41 (12.50 %)Middleware
41 (12.50 %)Hibernate
41 (12.50 %)WebWork
41 (12.50 %)Spring
41 (12.50 %)JSF
41 (12.50 %)CSS
41 (12.50 %)XML
41 (12.50 %)XSLT
41 (12.50 %)CORBA
41 (12.50 %)Servlets
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (25.00 %)WebLogic
21 (12.50 %)Apache
21 (12.50 %)WebSphere Application Server
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)Firewall
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)SQL Server
12 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (12.50 %)DB2
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (37.50 %)Ant
22 (25.00 %)Subversion
31 (12.50 %)JUnit
31 (12.50 %)ClearCase
31 (12.50 %)Eclipse
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)3D Graphics
21 (12.50 %)Back Office
21 (12.50 %)Government
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)Java Developer
31 (12.50 %)J2EE Developer
31 (12.50 %)Junior Developer
31 (12.50 %)Junior Java Developer
31 (12.50 %)Senior J2EE Developer
31 (12.50 %)Senior Java Developer
31 (12.50 %)WebSphere Developer
31 (12.50 %)Web Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Junior WebSphere Developer
31 (12.50 %)Java Software Developer
31 (12.50 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (12.50 %)Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Senior Developer
31 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Software Developer
31 (12.50 %)Junior
31 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (37.50 %)Multithreading
22 (25.00 %)Mathematics
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)Linux
22 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (12.50 %)SUSE
31 (12.50 %)Fedora
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (62.50 %)UML
22 (25.00 %)OO
22 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (12.50 %)TDD
31 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
31 (12.50 %)Quality Management
31 (12.50 %)Regression Testing
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)JavaScript
21 (12.50 %)SQL
21 (12.50 %)C++
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (12.50 %)SLA
11 (12.50 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Oracle
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft