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The table below looks at the demand for JavaServer Faces (JSF) 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 JSF over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJavaServer Faces (JSF)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6992
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.410 %0.598 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£366£353
% change on same period last year+3.45 %
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-£39.95
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads244502
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.538 %
Daily rates quoted93203
Average minimum daily rate£310£277
Average daily rate£328£293
% change on same period last year+11.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1338
Average minimum hourly rate£28.07£31.47
Average hourly rate£28.93£32.79
% change on same period last year-11.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.79£34.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
JSF East of EnglandJSF
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.

JSF
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire JSF Demand Trend

JSF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire JSF Daily Rate Trend

JSF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JSF within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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-1--
JSF East of EnglandJSF
East of England

JSF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing JSF 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 JSF.

117 (94.44 %)Java
117 (94.44 %)Oracle
214 (77.78 %)JUnit
312 (66.67 %)JavaScript
312 (66.67 %)Struts
411 (61.11 %)WebServices
411 (61.11 %)J2EE
510 (55.56 %)Hibernate
510 (55.56 %)SQL
510 (55.56 %)JDBC
510 (55.56 %)UML
68 (44.44 %)OO
68 (44.44 %)SOA
68 (44.44 %)Spring
77 (38.89 %)WebLogic Portal
77 (38.89 %)Agile Software Development
77 (38.89 %)AJAX
77 (38.89 %)XML
77 (38.89 %)WebLogic
77 (38.89 %)Web Development
77 (38.89 %)Apache Beehive
86 (33.33 %)Java EE
86 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
86 (33.33 %)Back Office
86 (33.33 %)Eclipse
95 (27.78 %)Finance
95 (27.78 %)HTML
95 (27.78 %)JSP
95 (27.78 %)CSS
104 (22.22 %)Servlets

JSF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing JSF 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 JSF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (66.67 %)Struts
211 (61.11 %)WebServices
211 (61.11 %)J2EE
310 (55.56 %)JDBC
310 (55.56 %)Hibernate
48 (44.44 %)Spring
57 (38.89 %)AJAX
57 (38.89 %)XML
57 (38.89 %)Apache Beehive
66 (33.33 %)Java EE
75 (27.78 %)JSP
75 (27.78 %)HTML
75 (27.78 %)CSS
84 (22.22 %)Servlets
84 (22.22 %)WebSphere
93 (16.67 %)XHTML
93 (16.67 %)SOAP
93 (16.67 %)EJB
93 (16.67 %)MVC
102 (11.11 %)JMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (38.89 %)WebLogic
17 (38.89 %)WebLogic Portal
23 (16.67 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (11.11 %)MQSeries
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)DB2
13 (16.67 %)ETL
22 (11.11 %)JasperReports
22 (11.11 %)Oracle Reports
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (77.78 %)JUnit
26 (33.33 %)Eclipse
31 (5.556 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (33.33 %)Back Office
25 (27.78 %)Finance
32 (11.11 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (11.11 %)Financial Institution
41 (5.556 %)Education
41 (5.556 %)Banking
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (88.89 %)Developer
211 (61.11 %)Java Developer
38 (44.44 %)Senior Developer
46 (33.33 %)Senior Java Developer
52 (11.11 %)J2EE Developer
52 (11.11 %)Programmer
61 (5.556 %)WebLogic Developer
61 (5.556 %)Java/J2EE Developer
61 (5.556 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (5.556 %)Analyst
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)LIMS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.11 %)Windows
21 (5.556 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (55.56 %)UML
28 (44.44 %)OO
28 (44.44 %)SOA
37 (38.89 %)Agile Software Development
37 (38.89 %)Web Development
44 (22.22 %)Continuous Integration
52 (11.11 %)RAD
52 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
52 (11.11 %)Software Engineering
61 (5.556 %)Content Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (94.44 %)Java
212 (66.67 %)JavaScript
310 (55.56 %)SQL
46 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
51 (5.556 %)Perl
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)Sun Certification
11 (5.556 %)Degree
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (94.44 %)Oracle
23 (16.67 %)IBM
31 (5.556 %)Sun
31 (5.556 %)Interwoven
31 (5.556 %)Tridion
31 (5.556 %)Mercator