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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank80-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.826 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£367-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£383-
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£290
% change on same period last year+22.26 %
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£37.96£47.81
% change on same period last year-20.59 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads493466
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.657 %0.471 %
Daily rates quoted213179
Average minimum daily rate£359£311
Average daily rate£394£333
% change on same period last year+18.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1630
Average minimum hourly rate£27.90£29.91
Average hourly rate£31.25£31.73
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.59£33.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
J2SE East of EnglandJ2SE
East of England

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.

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2SE across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Hertfordshire J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2SE across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire J2SE Daily Rate Trend

J2SE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2SE across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Hertfordshire J2SE Daily Rate Histogram

J2SE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WatfordNew entry-2£375-
J2SE East of EnglandJ2SE
East of England

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

115 (100.00 %)Java
29 (60.00 %)C
29 (60.00 %)C++
29 (60.00 %)Windows
29 (60.00 %)J2ME
29 (60.00 %)Symbian
29 (60.00 %)Handset
29 (60.00 %)UIQ
29 (60.00 %)Series 60
29 (60.00 %)Windows Mobile
38 (53.33 %)NetBeans
38 (53.33 %)Eclipse
47 (46.67 %).NET
56 (40.00 %)J2EE
64 (26.67 %)Perl
64 (26.67 %)DB2
64 (26.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
64 (26.67 %)UNIX
64 (26.67 %)AIX
64 (26.67 %)Linux
64 (26.67 %)JBoss
64 (26.67 %)SQL
64 (26.67 %)IBM
64 (26.67 %)Microsoft
64 (26.67 %)Red Hat
64 (26.67 %)Shell Script
64 (26.67 %)Middleware
64 (26.67 %)WebSphere
72 (13.33 %)SMTP
72 (13.33 %)SMPP

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (60.00 %)J2ME
19 (60.00 %)UIQ
19 (60.00 %)Series 60
28 (53.33 %)NetBeans
37 (46.67 %).NET
46 (40.00 %)J2EE
54 (26.67 %)Middleware
54 (26.67 %)WebSphere
62 (13.33 %)AJAX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (26.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
14 (26.67 %)JBoss
22 (13.33 %)Joomla!
22 (13.33 %)Mambo
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (13.33 %)SMTP
12 (13.33 %)SMPP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (26.67 %)DB2
22 (13.33 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (53.33 %)Eclipse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Telecoms
12 (13.33 %)Games
12 (13.33 %)Multimedia
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (46.67 %)Developer
24 (26.67 %)Applications Support Specialist
24 (26.67 %)Applications Specialist
24 (26.67 %)Support Specialist
24 (26.67 %)Applications Support
33 (20.00 %)Java Developer
33 (20.00 %)Architect
42 (13.33 %)Web Developer
51 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
51 (6.667 %)UNIX Specialist
51 (6.667 %)UNIX Support
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (60.00 %)Handset
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (60.00 %)Windows
19 (60.00 %)Windows Mobile
24 (26.67 %)UNIX
24 (26.67 %)AIX
24 (26.67 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)Web Development
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (100.00 %)Java
29 (60.00 %)C
29 (60.00 %)C++
34 (26.67 %)Perl
34 (26.67 %)SQL
34 (26.67 %)Shell Script
42 (13.33 %)PHP
42 (13.33 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (60.00 %)Symbian
24 (26.67 %)IBM
24 (26.67 %)Microsoft
24 (26.67 %)Red Hat
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