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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Programmer role in IT contracts within the Kent 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 Java Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Programmer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.515 %0.000 %
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£325£332
% change on same period last year-2.01 %
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£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads388554
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.595 %
Daily rates quoted117122
Average minimum daily rate£285£326
Average daily rate£298£344
% change on same period last year-13.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5285
Average minimum hourly rate£17.50£20.05
Average hourly rate£18.77£21.76
% change on same period last year-13.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£23.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Java Programmer South EastJava Programmer
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 Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Kent Java Programmer Demand Trend

Java Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Java Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Java Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent Java Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Programmer
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Java Programmer 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 Java Programmer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)HTML
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)JavaScript
12 (100.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)Hibernate
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (50.00 %)Graphic Design
21 (50.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)JSP
21 (50.00 %)Servlets
21 (50.00 %)Struts
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)XHTML
21 (50.00 %)J2EE

Java Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region that cited Java Programmer 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 Java Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)CSS
12 (100.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)J2EE
21 (50.00 %)JSP
21 (50.00 %)Servlets
21 (50.00 %)Struts
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)XHTML
21 (50.00 %)Hibernate
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Graphic Design
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)C++