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The table below looks at the demand for Apache Velocity 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 Velocity over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Velocity
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-87
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads08
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.541 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£374
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads244519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.557 %
Daily rates quoted92208
Average minimum daily rate£317£274
Average daily rate£339£290
% change on same period last year+17.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1439
Average minimum hourly rate£28.87£31.48
Average hourly rate£29.93£32.78
% change on same period last year-8.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£34.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
Velocity East of EnglandVelocity
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.

Velocity
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Velocity Demand Trend

Velocity
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Velocity Daily Rate Trend

Velocity
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Velocity 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 Velocity.

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)MVC
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
12 (100.00 %)TDD
12 (100.00 %)Spring
12 (100.00 %)Spring MVC

Velocity
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Velocity 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 Velocity. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)MVC
12 (100.00 %)Spring
12 (100.00 %)Spring MVC
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)JUnit
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Java Developer
12 (100.00 %)J2EE Developer
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (50.00 %)Senior Developer
21 (50.00 %)Senior J2EE Developer
21 (50.00 %)Senior Java Developer
21 (50.00 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)TDD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java