Hertfordshire Java Architect Contracts

This section looks at the demand for the Java Architect role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Java Architect in their job title over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Java Architect
Location Berkshire Brentwood Canary Wharf City of London Dover East Anglia East Midlands East of England England Essex Fareham Farnham Hampshire Hertfordshire Kent Leeds Liverpool London Merseyside Midlands North West Northampton Northamptonshire Reading Rickmansworth Scotland South East Surrey UK Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Yorkshire	3 months to 8 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	96	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	2	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.003 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.135 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum daily rate	£400	-
Average daily rate	£401	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£401	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£444	£474
% change on same period last year	-6.42 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Job Titles Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads	1481	1661
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.952 %	1.737 %
Daily rates quoted	576	660
Average minimum daily rate	£364	£328
Average daily rate	£390	£348
% change on same period last year	+12.05 %
Average maximum daily rate	£416	£369
UK excluding London average daily rate	£361	£352
% change on same period last year	+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted	174	147
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.34	£21.93
Average hourly rate	£24.32	£23.06
% change on same period last year	+5.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£25.30	£24.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.39	£25.89
% change on same period last year	-9.63 %
Java Architect 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.

Java Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java Architect across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Java Architect
Daily Rate Trend

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

Java Architect
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Java Architect within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 8 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.

Location	Rank 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
Rickmansworth	-	1	-	-

Java Architect East of England

Java Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Java Architect in their job title 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 with Java Architect in their job title.

1 18 (100.00 %) Java 2 16 (88.89 %) J2EE 3 13 (72.22 %) WebLogic 4 12 (66.67 %) BEA 5 11 (61.11 %) Hibernate 5 11 (61.11 %) Spring 6 10 (55.56 %) PL/SQL 6 10 (55.56 %) SQL 6 10 (55.56 %) Oracle 7 8 (44.44 %) XML 7 8 (44.44 %) Finance 8 7 (38.89 %) WebServices 9 5 (27.78 %) E-Commerce 9 5 (27.78 %) Eclipse 9 5 (27.78 %) Java EE

10 4 (22.22 %) Telecoms 10 4 (22.22 %) Financial Institution 11 3 (16.67 %) BT 11 3 (16.67 %) JUnit 11 3 (16.67 %) WebSphere 12 2 (11.11 %) Degree 12 2 (11.11 %) Banking 12 2 (11.11 %) Web Design 12 2 (11.11 %) Ant 12 2 (11.11 %) Unix 12 2 (11.11 %) JBoss 12 2 (11.11 %) Swing 12 2 (11.11 %) C 12 2 (11.11 %) C++ 12 2 (11.11 %) EJB

Java Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Java Architect in their job title 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 with Java Architect in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 16 (88.89 %) J2EE 2 11 (61.11 %) Hibernate 2 11 (61.11 %) Spring 3 8 (44.44 %) XML 4 7 (38.89 %) WebServices 5 5 (27.78 %) Java EE 6 3 (16.67 %) WebSphere 7 2 (11.11 %) Swing 7 2 (11.11 %) EJB 7 2 (11.11 %) JSP 7 2 (11.11 %) Struts 8 1 (5.556 %) HTML 8 1 (5.556 %) CORBA	Application Platforms 1 13 (72.22 %) WebLogic 2 2 (11.11 %) JBoss 3 1 (5.556 %) Tuxedo
Development Applications 1 5 (27.78 %) Eclipse 2 3 (16.67 %) JUnit 3 2 (11.11 %) Ant 3 2 (11.11 %) JBuilder 3 2 (11.11 %) IntelliJ	General 1 8 (44.44 %) Finance 2 4 (22.22 %) Telecoms 2 4 (22.22 %) Financial Institution 3 2 (11.11 %) Banking 4 1 (5.556 %) Back Office 4 1 (5.556 %) Retail 4 1 (5.556 %) Retail Banking
Operating Systems 1 2 (11.11 %) Unix	Processes & Methodologies 1 5 (27.78 %) E-Commerce 2 2 (11.11 %) Web Design 2 2 (11.11 %) SOA 3 1 (5.556 %) PRINCE
Programming Languages 1 18 (100.00 %) Java 2 10 (55.56 %) PL/SQL 2 10 (55.56 %) SQL 3 2 (11.11 %) C 3 2 (11.11 %) C++	Qualifications 1 2 (11.11 %) Degree 2 1 (5.556 %) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors 1 12 (66.67 %) BEA 2 10 (55.56 %) Oracle 3 3 (16.67 %) BT