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This section looks at the demand for the Java/J2EE Developer 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 jobs that have cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java/J2EE Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7284
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads109
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.769 %0.512 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£400
Average daily rate£400£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£387£344
% change on same period last year+12.47 %
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£45.00£42.05
% change on same period last year+7.02 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads13001759
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.716 %1.752 %
Daily rates quoted480710
Average minimum daily rate£356£325
Average daily rate£383£344
% change on same period last year+11.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£363
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted161182
Average minimum hourly rate£25.17£23.26
Average hourly rate£26.37£24.34
% change on same period last year+8.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.57£25.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Java/J2EE Developer East of EnglandJava/J2EE Developer
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/J2EE Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire Java/J2EE Developer Demand Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Java/J2EE Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
St AlbansNew entry-2£400-
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-1--
Java/J2EE Developer East of EnglandJava/J2EE Developer
East of England

Java/J2EE Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Java/J2EE Developer 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/J2EE Developer in their job title.

147 (100.00 %)Java
147 (100.00 %)J2EE
236 (76.60 %)Spring
333 (70.21 %)Oracle
430 (63.83 %)Hibernate
521 (44.68 %)JUnit
521 (44.68 %)UML
620 (42.55 %)SQL
715 (31.91 %)Finance
715 (31.91 %)Eclipse
814 (29.79 %)EJB
814 (29.79 %)WebSphere
814 (29.79 %)Java EE
913 (27.66 %)Banking
913 (27.66 %)Telecoms
913 (27.66 %)Servlets
913 (27.66 %)PL/SQL
913 (27.66 %)WebServices
913 (27.66 %)SOA
1012 (25.53 %)Back Office
1012 (25.53 %)Struts
1111 (23.40 %)OO
1210 (21.28 %)RAD
1210 (21.28 %)JSP
1210 (21.28 %)HTML
1210 (21.28 %)CSS
1210 (21.28 %)DB2
1210 (21.28 %)JSF
139 (19.15 %)WebLogic
139 (19.15 %)JavaScript

Java/J2EE Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Java/J2EE Developer 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/J2EE Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
147 (100.00 %)J2EE
236 (76.60 %)Spring
330 (63.83 %)Hibernate
414 (29.79 %)EJB
414 (29.79 %)WebSphere
414 (29.79 %)Java EE
513 (27.66 %)Servlets
513 (27.66 %)WebServices
612 (25.53 %)Struts
710 (21.28 %)JSP
710 (21.28 %)HTML
710 (21.28 %)CSS
710 (21.28 %)JSF
88 (17.02 %)JDBC
88 (17.02 %)XHTML
95 (10.64 %)JMS
95 (10.64 %)MVC
104 (8.511 %)Spring MVC
104 (8.511 %)XML
112 (4.255 %)JavaBeans
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (19.15 %)WebLogic
28 (17.02 %)JBoss
36 (12.77 %)MQSeries
45 (10.64 %)WebSphere Application Server
54 (8.511 %)Tomcat
62 (4.255 %)Apache
71 (2.128 %)ESB
71 (2.128 %)WebLogic Portal
71 (2.128 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.128 %)InDesign
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (21.28 %)DB2
22 (4.255 %)SQL Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (44.68 %)JUnit
215 (31.91 %)Eclipse
37 (14.89 %)Subversion
46 (12.77 %)JIRA
51 (2.128 %)JBuilder
51 (2.128 %)JDeveloper
51 (2.128 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (31.91 %)Finance
213 (27.66 %)Banking
213 (27.66 %)Telecoms
312 (25.53 %)Back Office
43 (6.383 %)Financial Institution
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (6.383 %)UNIX
21 (2.128 %)HPUX
21 (2.128 %)Solaris
21 (2.128 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (44.68 %)UML
213 (27.66 %)SOA
311 (23.40 %)OO
410 (21.28 %)RAD
58 (17.02 %)E-Commerce
65 (10.64 %)Agile Software Development
65 (10.64 %)Continuous Integration
72 (4.255 %)TDD
72 (4.255 %)Web Development
81 (2.128 %)Content Management
81 (2.128 %)OOA/OOD
81 (2.128 %)OOD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (100.00 %)Java
220 (42.55 %)SQL
313 (27.66 %)PL/SQL
49 (19.15 %)JavaScript
51 (2.128 %)XPath
51 (2.128 %)Perl
51 (2.128 %)C++
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.128 %)AquaLogic
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (70.21 %)Oracle
29 (19.15 %)IBM
32 (4.255 %)BEA
41 (2.128 %)Quark
41 (2.128 %)Adobe