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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) 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 Swing over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank14-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.452 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£329
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
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£42.50£35.38
% change on same period last year+20.14 %
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 %
Swing West MidlandsSwing
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.

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Swing Daily Rate Trend

Swing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire Swing Hourly Rate Trend

Swing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Swing 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 HempsteadNew entry-2£350-
Swing West MidlandsSwing
West Midlands

Swing
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)Ant
12 (100.00 %)JDBC
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)J2SE
12 (100.00 %)Java RMI
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Oracle 10g
12 (100.00 %)3D Graphics
12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
12 (100.00 %)Subversion
12 (100.00 %)Mathematics
12 (100.00 %)Multithreading

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)JDBC
12 (100.00 %)J2SE
12 (100.00 %)Java RMI
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)Oracle 10g
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)Ant
12 (100.00 %)Subversion
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)3D Graphics
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Java Developer
21 (50.00 %)Java Software Developer
21 (50.00 %)Software Developer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Mathematics
12 (100.00 %)Multithreading
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
12 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft