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The table below looks at the demand for Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE) 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 Java SE over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.909 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£413
% change on same period last year+4.56 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads110134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted4536
Average minimum daily rate£269£301
Average daily rate£286£311
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted917
Average minimum hourly rate£29.73£22.33
Average hourly rate£32.89£23.32
% change on same period last year+41.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.05£24.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
Java SE South EastJava SE
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 SE
Demand Trend

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

Kent Java SE Demand Trend

Java SE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Java SE Daily Rate Trend

Java SE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java SE within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
MaidstoneNew entry-1£450-
Java SE South EastJava SE
South East

Java SE
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Java SE 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 SE.

12 (100.00 %)MySQL
12 (100.00 %)Ant
12 (100.00 %)EJB
12 (100.00 %)Struts
12 (100.00 %)JBoss
12 (100.00 %)Apache
12 (100.00 %)HTTP
12 (100.00 %)Subversion
12 (100.00 %)JSF
12 (100.00 %)Java EE
12 (100.00 %)Java EE 5
12 (100.00 %)EJB 3.0
12 (100.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)J2EE

Java SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)EJB
12 (100.00 %)Struts
12 (100.00 %)JSF
12 (100.00 %)Java EE
12 (100.00 %)Java EE 5
12 (100.00 %)EJB 3.0
21 (50.00 %)J2EE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)JBoss
12 (100.00 %)Apache
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)HTTP
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)MySQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)Ant
12 (100.00 %)Subversion
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Java Developer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java