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This section looks at the demand for Apache Tomcat skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tomcat over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Tomcat
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank34-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.613 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£339
% change on same period last year+6.38 %
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£37.50£38.46
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads6252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted1313
Average minimum daily rate£256£306
Average daily rate£273£319
% change on same period last year-14.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Hourly rates quoted916
Average minimum hourly rate£22.96£23.50
Average hourly rate£26.29£24.85
% change on same period last year+5.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.63£26.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£24.95
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Tomcat North WestTomcat
North West

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.

Tomcat
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Tomcat Demand Trend

Tomcat
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Tomcat Daily Rate Trend

Tomcat
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Tomcat Hourly Rate Trend

Tomcat
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tomcat within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BlackburnNew entry-1£325-
Tomcat North WestTomcat
North West

Tomcat
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Tomcat 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 Tomcat.

15 (100.00 %)Java
24 (80.00 %)J2EE
24 (80.00 %)Hibernate
24 (80.00 %)Eclipse
33 (60.00 %)Unit Testing
33 (60.00 %)JBoss
42 (40.00 %)Apache
42 (40.00 %)Degree
51 (20.00 %)SMS
51 (20.00 %)IBM
51 (20.00 %)Spring
51 (20.00 %)Insurance
51 (20.00 %)WebSphere
51 (20.00 %)SQL
51 (20.00 %)WebLogic
51 (20.00 %)WebServices
51 (20.00 %)XML

Tomcat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing Tomcat 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 Tomcat. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %)J2EE
14 (80.00 %)Hibernate
21 (20.00 %)Spring
21 (20.00 %)WebSphere
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
21 (20.00 %)XML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (60.00 %)JBoss
22 (40.00 %)Apache
31 (20.00 %)WebLogic
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)SMS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (80.00 %)Eclipse
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Insurance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Developer
23 (60.00 %)Java Developer
32 (40.00 %)J2EE Developer
32 (40.00 %)Software Developer
32 (40.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
41 (20.00 %)Analyst
41 (20.00 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (20.00 %)Programmer
41 (20.00 %)Java Analyst Programmer
41 (20.00 %)Java Programmer
41 (20.00 %)J2EE Analyst Programmer
41 (20.00 %)Java Software Developer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Unit Testing
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)IBM