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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Ipswich region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Java over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank616
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.006 %
As % of the category below55.56 %15.79 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£358
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
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£36.72£36.59
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Programming Languages IpswichProgramming Languages
Ipswich
Matching contract IT job ads2738
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted1211
Average minimum daily rate£293£304
Average daily rate£301£315
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£333
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£17.50£26.30
% change on same period last year-33.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£27.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.21£33.14
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Java SuffolkJava
Suffolk

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 Ipswich region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Ipswich region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

Ipswich Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Ipswich Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich 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.

118 (85.71 %)J2EE
214 (66.67 %)SOA
214 (66.67 %)SOAP
214 (66.67 %)Struts
214 (66.67 %)WebServices
313 (61.90 %)XML
410 (47.62 %)WSDL
59 (42.86 %)WebWork
59 (42.86 %)Telecoms
59 (42.86 %)Hibernate
68 (38.10 %)UML
68 (38.10 %)OO
68 (38.10 %)Apache
68 (38.10 %)Agile Software Development
68 (38.10 %)Tapestry
77 (33.33 %)Use Case
77 (33.33 %)Apache Wicket
77 (33.33 %)Oracle
77 (33.33 %)WebLogic
86 (28.57 %)Finance
86 (28.57 %)JSR 168
86 (28.57 %)AquaLogic
95 (23.81 %)Banking
95 (23.81 %)Insurance
104 (19.05 %)Spring
104 (19.05 %)OOA/OOD
104 (19.05 %)HTML
113 (14.29 %)MySQL
113 (14.29 %)Linux
113 (14.29 %)Spring MVC

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Ipswich 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.

Application Development
118 (85.71 %)J2EE
214 (66.67 %)SOAP
214 (66.67 %)Struts
214 (66.67 %)WebServices
313 (61.90 %)XML
410 (47.62 %)WSDL
59 (42.86 %)WebWork
59 (42.86 %)Hibernate
68 (38.10 %)Tapestry
77 (33.33 %)Apache Wicket
86 (28.57 %)JSR 168
94 (19.05 %)Spring
94 (19.05 %)HTML
103 (14.29 %)Spring MVC
112 (9.524 %)MVC
121 (4.762 %)ASP
121 (4.762 %)EJB
121 (4.762 %)JSP
121 (4.762 %)Servlets
121 (4.762 %)XHTML
Application Platforms
18 (38.10 %)Apache
27 (33.33 %)WebLogic
32 (9.524 %)JBoss
41 (4.762 %)Tomcat
41 (4.762 %)JRun
41 (4.762 %)Jetty
41 (4.762 %)Resin
Applications
11 (4.762 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
11 (4.762 %)TIBCO iProcess
Communications & Networking
11 (4.762 %)LDAP
11 (4.762 %)Internet
11 (4.762 %)SMS
11 (4.762 %)Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (14.29 %)MySQL
22 (9.524 %)SQL Server
31 (4.762 %)DB2
31 (4.762 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (4.762 %)MS Access
31 (4.762 %)PostgreSQL
Development Applications
11 (4.762 %)Ant
11 (4.762 %)JUnit
11 (4.762 %)Subversion
11 (4.762 %)StarTeam
General
19 (42.86 %)Telecoms
26 (28.57 %)Finance
35 (23.81 %)Banking
35 (23.81 %)Insurance
41 (4.762 %)Retail
Job Titles
117 (80.95 %)Developer
214 (66.67 %)Java Developer
36 (28.57 %)Senior Developer
44 (19.05 %)Java/J2EE Developer
44 (19.05 %)Senior Java Developer
44 (19.05 %)J2EE Developer
51 (4.762 %)Tester
51 (4.762 %)Web Designer
51 (4.762 %)Web Developer
51 (4.762 %)Applications Developer
51 (4.762 %)Java Applications Developer
51 (4.762 %)J2EE Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)IVR
11 (4.762 %)Replication
11 (4.762 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
13 (14.29 %)Linux
22 (9.524 %)Solaris
22 (9.524 %)Unix
22 (9.524 %)Windows
31 (4.762 %)HPUX
31 (4.762 %)Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
114 (66.67 %)SOA
28 (38.10 %)UML
28 (38.10 %)OO
28 (38.10 %)Agile Software Development
37 (33.33 %)Use Case
44 (19.05 %)OOA/OOD
52 (9.524 %)OOD
61 (4.762 %)Configuration Management
61 (4.762 %)Business Continuity
61 (4.762 %)Scrum
61 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
61 (4.762 %)TDD
61 (4.762 %)Content Management
61 (4.762 %)Document Management
61 (4.762 %)Web Development
61 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
61 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
Programming Languages
12 (9.524 %)SQL
21 (4.762 %)JavaScript
21 (4.762 %)Perl
21 (4.762 %)PHP
21 (4.762 %)PL/SQL
21 (4.762 %)C
21 (4.762 %)C#
21 (4.762 %)C++
21 (4.762 %)DHTML
21 (4.762 %)Python
21 (4.762 %)Assembly Language
21 (4.762 %)Tcl
21 (4.762 %)Shell Script
21 (4.762 %)Ruby
Qualifications
11 (4.762 %)Degree
System Software
16 (28.57 %)AquaLogic
21 (4.762 %)Active Directory
Vendors
17 (33.33 %)Oracle
22 (9.524 %)BEA
31 (4.762 %)Sybase
31 (4.762 %)Alcatel
31 (4.762 %)CA
31 (4.762 %)Siemens
31 (4.762 %)Red Hat
31 (4.762 %)TIBCO
31 (4.762 %)Cisco
31 (4.762 %)Microsoft
31 (4.762 %)HP
31 (4.762 %)Intel
31 (4.762 %)Citrix
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