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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3542
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.014 %
As % of the category below10.68 %9.211 %
Daily rates quoted70
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£470-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£489-
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£369
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£47.14
Average hourly rate-£55.71
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£64.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.38£38.17
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads103152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.154 %
Daily rates quoted2033
Average minimum daily rate£297£236
Average daily rate£310£245
% change on same period last year+26.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£254
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2326
Average minimum hourly rate£28.60£41.50
Average hourly rate£30.50£48.40
% change on same period last year-36.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.39£55.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
J2EE South EastJ2EE
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.

J2EE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Kent J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2EE across the Kent region.

Kent J2EE Daily Rate Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2EE across the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Kent J2EE Daily Rate Histogram

J2EE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Kent region.

Kent J2EE Hourly Rate Trend

J2EE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing J2EE within the Kent region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
DoverNew entry-9£470-
J2EE South EastJ2EE
South East

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

119 (82.61 %)Java
210 (43.48 %)Oracle
210 (43.48 %)Hibernate
39 (39.13 %)Logistics
47 (30.43 %)Finance
47 (30.43 %)Migration
47 (30.43 %)Spring
47 (30.43 %)Struts
56 (26.09 %)XML
56 (26.09 %)BPEL
65 (21.74 %)SQL Server
65 (21.74 %)Swing
74 (17.39 %)Sun
74 (17.39 %)BEA
74 (17.39 %)Eclipse
74 (17.39 %)WebLogic
74 (17.39 %)EJB
74 (17.39 %)Banking
74 (17.39 %)Retail
74 (17.39 %)Subversion
74 (17.39 %)Insurance
74 (17.39 %)Retail Banking
74 (17.39 %)WebSphere
83 (13.04 %)UML
83 (13.04 %)OO
83 (13.04 %)SQL
92 (8.696 %)JavaScript
92 (8.696 %)WebServices
92 (8.696 %)SOA
92 (8.696 %)EJB 3.0

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (43.48 %)Hibernate
27 (30.43 %)Spring
27 (30.43 %)Struts
36 (26.09 %)XML
45 (21.74 %)Swing
54 (17.39 %)WebSphere
54 (17.39 %)EJB
62 (8.696 %)WebServices
62 (8.696 %)EJB 3.0
71 (4.348 %)MVC
71 (4.348 %)JSF
71 (4.348 %)XSLT
71 (4.348 %)JDBC
71 (4.348 %)JSP
71 (4.348 %).NET
71 (4.348 %)ASP.NET
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (17.39 %)WebLogic
21 (4.348 %)ESB
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (21.74 %)SQL Server
21 (4.348 %)Oracle 9i
21 (4.348 %)TOAD
21 (4.348 %)Oracle 10g
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (17.39 %)Eclipse
14 (17.39 %)Subversion
21 (4.348 %)Oracle Forms
21 (4.348 %)JDeveloper
21 (4.348 %)WebLogic Workshop
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (30.43 %)Finance
24 (17.39 %)Banking
24 (17.39 %)Retail
24 (17.39 %)Insurance
24 (17.39 %)Retail Banking
31 (4.348 %)Government
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (56.52 %)Developer
29 (39.13 %)J2EE Developer
38 (34.78 %)Java Developer
47 (30.43 %)Architect
47 (30.43 %)Java Architect
56 (26.09 %)Java/J2EE Developer
65 (21.74 %)Technical Architect
65 (21.74 %)Java Technical Architect
73 (13.04 %)Senior Developer
73 (13.04 %)Senior Java Developer
73 (13.04 %)Lead Architect
82 (8.696 %)J2EE Architect
82 (8.696 %)Lead Technical Architect
82 (8.696 %)Business Analyst
82 (8.696 %)Analyst
91 (4.348 %)Consultant
91 (4.348 %)Software Architect
91 (4.348 %)Oracle Developer
91 (4.348 %)WebLogic Consultant
91 (4.348 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.348 %)Computer Science
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (39.13 %)Logistics
27 (30.43 %)Migration
36 (26.09 %)BPEL
43 (13.04 %)UML
43 (13.04 %)OO
52 (8.696 %)SOA
61 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
61 (4.348 %)Change Management
61 (4.348 %)Problem Management
61 (4.348 %)SC Cleared
61 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (82.61 %)Java
23 (13.04 %)SQL
32 (8.696 %)JavaScript
41 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.348 %)Degree
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (43.48 %)Oracle
24 (17.39 %)Sun
24 (17.39 %)BEA
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