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

 Senior Java Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6992
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.000 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£433£400
Average daily rate£463£400
% change on same period last year+15.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£493£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£350
% change on same period last year+17.07 %
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-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
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 %
Senior Java Developer East of EnglandSenior Java 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.

Senior Java Developer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Senior Java Developer Demand Trend

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Java Developer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Java Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java 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
RickmansworthNew entry-6£475-
Senior Java Developer East of EnglandSenior Java Developer
East of England

Senior Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

140 (100.00 %)Java
238 (95.00 %)Spring
337 (92.50 %)Hibernate
432 (80.00 %)JUnit
531 (77.50 %)SOA
531 (77.50 %)Finance
628 (70.00 %)Eclipse
628 (70.00 %)UML
727 (67.50 %)Back Office
727 (67.50 %)Oracle
825 (62.50 %)OO
825 (62.50 %)Banking
924 (60.00 %)WebServices
1023 (57.50 %)J2EE
1122 (55.00 %)SQL
1220 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
1220 (50.00 %)Java EE
1315 (37.50 %)RAD
1413 (32.50 %)JSF
1511 (27.50 %)Agile Software Development
169 (22.50 %)WebLogic
176 (15.00 %)Struts
185 (12.50 %)JavaScript
185 (12.50 %)WebLogic Portal
185 (12.50 %)Financial Institution
185 (12.50 %)Apache Beehive
185 (12.50 %)AJAX
185 (12.50 %)Web Development
194 (10.00 %)WebSphere
194 (10.00 %)Subversion

Senior Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (95.00 %)Spring
237 (92.50 %)Hibernate
324 (60.00 %)WebServices
423 (57.50 %)J2EE
520 (50.00 %)Java EE
613 (32.50 %)JSF
76 (15.00 %)Struts
85 (12.50 %)Apache Beehive
85 (12.50 %)AJAX
94 (10.00 %)WebSphere
94 (10.00 %)MVC
103 (7.500 %)Spring MVC
112 (5.000 %)WSDL
112 (5.000 %)SOAP
112 (5.000 %)XML
112 (5.000 %)XSLT
112 (5.000 %)EJB
121 (2.500 %)CSS
121 (2.500 %)Servlets
121 (2.500 %)HTML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (22.50 %)WebLogic
25 (12.50 %)WebLogic Portal
32 (5.000 %)ESB
32 (5.000 %)JBoss
32 (5.000 %)Apache
32 (5.000 %)Tomcat
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.500 %)DB2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (80.00 %)JUnit
228 (70.00 %)Eclipse
34 (10.00 %)Subversion
43 (7.500 %)JIRA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (77.50 %)Finance
227 (67.50 %)Back Office
325 (62.50 %)Banking
45 (12.50 %)Financial Institution
52 (5.000 %)Insurance
52 (5.000 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (77.50 %)SOA
228 (70.00 %)UML
325 (62.50 %)OO
415 (37.50 %)RAD
511 (27.50 %)Agile Software Development
65 (12.50 %)Web Development
72 (5.000 %)TDD
81 (2.500 %)E-Commerce
81 (2.500 %)BPEL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (100.00 %)Java
222 (55.00 %)SQL
320 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
45 (12.50 %)JavaScript
52 (5.000 %)XPath
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (67.50 %)Oracle
22 (5.000 %)BEA
31 (2.500 %)IBM