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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Home Counties region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank816
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads75
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
As % of the category below29.17 %10.20 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£356
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
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£36.97£36.53
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads2449
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.050 %
Daily rates quoted012
Average minimum daily rate-£360
Average daily rate-£368
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£43.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£47.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Java South EastJava
South East

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Home Counties region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Home Counties Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Home Counties Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Home Counties region.

Home Counties Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing Java 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 Java.

166 (69.47 %)Security Cleared
260 (63.16 %)DV Cleared
341 (43.16 %)J2EE
439 (41.05 %)Linux
538 (40.00 %)Windows
637 (38.95 %)XML
736 (37.89 %)Oracle
831 (32.63 %)SQL
831 (32.63 %)SC Cleared
930 (31.58 %)C++
1029 (30.53 %)C
1126 (27.37 %)Ant
1225 (26.32 %)HTML
1323 (24.21 %)RUP
1323 (24.21 %)UML
1323 (24.21 %)Eclipse
1419 (20.00 %)JavaScript
1518 (18.95 %)Hibernate
1518 (18.95 %)Spring
1617 (17.89 %)Software Testing
1617 (17.89 %)CMMI
1617 (17.89 %)MS Office
1617 (17.89 %)Oracle Reports
1617 (17.89 %)ISEB
1617 (17.89 %)ClearCase
1617 (17.89 %)ClearQuest
1716 (16.84 %)WebServices
1815 (15.79 %)JSP
1914 (14.74 %)WebLogic
2013 (13.68 %)QA

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties region citing Java 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 Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (43.16 %)J2EE
237 (38.95 %)XML
325 (26.32 %)HTML
418 (18.95 %)Hibernate
418 (18.95 %)Spring
516 (16.84 %)WebServices
615 (15.79 %)JSP
712 (12.63 %)ASP
87 (7.368 %)CSS
96 (6.316 %)EJB
96 (6.316 %).NET
105 (5.263 %)WebSphere
114 (4.211 %)Jolt
123 (3.158 %)AJAX
123 (3.158 %)Struts
132 (2.105 %)XSLT
141 (1.053 %)SAP XI
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (14.74 %)WebLogic
23 (3.158 %)Apache
23 (3.158 %)Tomcat
32 (2.105 %)WebSphere MQ
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (17.89 %)MS Office
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (12.63 %)Intranet
211 (11.58 %)Internet
34 (4.211 %)LDAP
34 (4.211 %)CTI
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (17.89 %)Oracle Reports
26 (6.316 %)Oracle 10g
35 (5.263 %)Oracle 8/8i
44 (4.211 %)Datawarehouse
52 (2.105 %)DB2
52 (2.105 %)Oracle 9i
52 (2.105 %)FileMaker
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (27.37 %)Ant
223 (24.21 %)Eclipse
317 (17.89 %)ClearQuest
317 (17.89 %)ClearCase
412 (12.63 %)FrontPage
57 (7.368 %)JMeter
66 (6.316 %)Rational Rose
66 (6.316 %)JUnit
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (7.368 %)Government
24 (4.211 %)Telecoms
24 (4.211 %)Finance
24 (4.211 %)Billing
24 (4.211 %)Marketing
31 (1.053 %)Retail
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (57.89 %)Developer
246 (48.42 %)Java Developer
317 (17.89 %)Systems Tester
317 (17.89 %)Tester
317 (17.89 %)Java/J2EE Developer
415 (15.79 %)Analyst
512 (12.63 %)Web Analyst
69 (9.474 %)Junior Support Analyst
69 (9.474 %)Junior Analyst
69 (9.474 %)Junior
69 (9.474 %)Support Analyst
77 (7.368 %)Senior Tester
77 (7.368 %)Software Engineer
77 (7.368 %)Software Developer
77 (7.368 %)Web Developer
77 (7.368 %)Java Web Developer
77 (7.368 %)GUI Developer
77 (7.368 %)HTML Developer
84 (4.211 %)Systems Designer
93 (3.158 %)Configuration Manager
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (10.53 %)Management Information System
25 (5.263 %)Device Driver
32 (2.105 %)Informatics
41 (1.053 %)Web 2.0
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (41.05 %)Linux
238 (40.00 %)Windows
312 (12.63 %)AIX
312 (12.63 %)UNIX
410 (10.53 %)Windows NT
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
166 (69.47 %)Security Cleared
260 (63.16 %)DV Cleared
331 (32.63 %)SC Cleared
423 (24.21 %)UML
423 (24.21 %)RUP
517 (17.89 %)CMMI
517 (17.89 %)Software Testing
612 (12.63 %)Incident Management
612 (12.63 %)Migration
612 (12.63 %)Content Management
74 (4.211 %)CRM
74 (4.211 %)Data Modelling
81 (1.053 %)E-Commerce
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (32.63 %)SQL
230 (31.58 %)C++
329 (30.53 %)C
419 (20.00 %)JavaScript
512 (12.63 %)VBScript
67 (7.368 %)C#
73 (3.158 %)PL/SQL
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (17.89 %)ISEB
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (13.68 %)QA
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (4.211 %)Active Directory
Home Counties IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (37.89 %)Oracle
26 (6.316 %)Microsoft
26 (6.316 %)BEA
34 (4.211 %)Amdocs
34 (4.211 %)Genesys
43 (3.158 %)Red Hat
51 (1.053 %)SAP
51 (1.053 %)IBM
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