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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Leeds 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
Rank3626
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads4252
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.053 %
As % of the category below13.42 %17.39 %
Daily rates quoted418
Average minimum daily rate£344£375
Average daily rate£363£387
% change on same period last year-6.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£369
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+16.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.38£38.17
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads313299
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.417 %0.303 %
Daily rates quoted5444
Average minimum daily rate£279£331
Average daily rate£297£354
% change on same period last year-16.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1618
Average minimum hourly rate£29.55£23.78
Average hourly rate£32.51£25.08
% change on same period last year+29.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.47£26.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
J2EE West YorkshireJ2EE
West Yorkshire

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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds J2EE Hourly Rate Trend

J2EE
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Leeds J2EE Hourly Rate Histogram

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

154 (87.10 %)Java
228 (45.16 %)Oracle
327 (43.55 %)Hibernate
425 (40.32 %)Agile Software Development
524 (38.71 %)Spring
621 (33.87 %)JSP
720 (32.26 %)WebSphere
819 (30.65 %)XML
916 (25.81 %)UML
1015 (24.19 %)Oracle 8/8i
1015 (24.19 %)Computer Science
1015 (24.19 %)Degree
1112 (19.35 %).NET
1210 (16.13 %)Ant
1210 (16.13 %)SQL
1210 (16.13 %)ATG
139 (14.52 %)Finance
139 (14.52 %)Solaris
148 (12.90 %)OO
148 (12.90 %)ATG Dynamo
156 (9.677 %)UNIX
156 (9.677 %)Struts
156 (9.677 %)HTML
156 (9.677 %)JUnit
156 (9.677 %)E-Commerce
156 (9.677 %)HTTP
156 (9.677 %)RDBMS
156 (9.677 %)Internet
156 (9.677 %)Shell Script
165 (8.065 %)Extranet

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (43.55 %)Hibernate
224 (38.71 %)Spring
321 (33.87 %)JSP
420 (32.26 %)WebSphere
519 (30.65 %)XML
612 (19.35 %).NET
76 (9.677 %)HTML
76 (9.677 %)Struts
84 (6.452 %)JSF
84 (6.452 %)EJB
92 (3.226 %)JDBC
92 (3.226 %)Servlets
92 (3.226 %)WebServices
101 (1.613 %)Spring MVC
101 (1.613 %)XSLT
101 (1.613 %)CORBA
101 (1.613 %)JMS
101 (1.613 %)Middleware
101 (1.613 %)MVC
101 (1.613 %)LAMP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (12.90 %)ATG Dynamo
23 (4.839 %)WebLogic
32 (3.226 %)WebSphere Application Server
32 (3.226 %)WebSphere MQ
41 (1.613 %)Oracle 10gAS
41 (1.613 %)Apache
41 (1.613 %)Tomcat
41 (1.613 %)Tuxedo
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (9.677 %)HTTP
16 (9.677 %)Internet
25 (8.065 %)Extranet
31 (1.613 %)Intranet
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (24.19 %)Oracle 8/8i
26 (9.677 %)RDBMS
35 (8.065 %)SQL Server
43 (4.839 %)Oracle 9i
43 (4.839 %)Oracle 10g
51 (1.613 %)SAP BW
51 (1.613 %)SAP BI
51 (1.613 %)MySQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (16.13 %)Ant
26 (9.677 %)JUnit
31 (1.613 %)ClearCase
31 (1.613 %)Eclipse
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (14.52 %)Finance
23 (4.839 %)Government
23 (4.839 %)Telecoms
23 (4.839 %)Retail
32 (3.226 %)Banking
32 (3.226 %)Auditing
41 (1.613 %)Billing
41 (1.613 %)Pensions
41 (1.613 %)Financial Institution
41 (1.613 %)Health
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
150 (80.65 %)Developer
232 (51.61 %)Java Developer
331 (50.00 %)J2EE Developer
424 (38.71 %)Java/J2EE Developer
510 (16.13 %)Architect
66 (9.677 %)Lead Developer
74 (6.452 %)Senior Developer
74 (6.452 %)Project Manager
74 (6.452 %)Web Developer
83 (4.839 %)Solutions Architect
92 (3.226 %)Systems Engineer
92 (3.226 %).NET Developer
92 (3.226 %)C# Developer
92 (3.226 %)Consultant
92 (3.226 %)Technical Project Manager
92 (3.226 %)Software Engineer
92 (3.226 %)C# Software Engineer
92 (3.226 %)Java Software Engineer
92 (3.226 %)Technical Manager
92 (3.226 %)Senior Java Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (24.19 %)Computer Science
22 (3.226 %)N-Tier
31 (1.613 %)Client/Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (14.52 %)Solaris
26 (9.677 %)UNIX
33 (4.839 %)Windows
41 (1.613 %)Linux
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (40.32 %)Agile Software Development
216 (25.81 %)UML
38 (12.90 %)OO
46 (9.677 %)E-Commerce
54 (6.452 %)SOA
54 (6.452 %)RUP
63 (4.839 %)Scrum
63 (4.839 %)Unit Testing
63 (4.839 %)SC Cleared
63 (4.839 %)Security Cleared
72 (3.226 %)Technical Architecture
72 (3.226 %)RAD
72 (3.226 %)PRINCE2
72 (3.226 %)EAI
72 (3.226 %)Service Management
72 (3.226 %)Zachman Framework
72 (3.226 %)TOGAF
72 (3.226 %)Information Management
81 (1.613 %)Enterprise Architecture
81 (1.613 %)Workflow
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (87.10 %)Java
210 (16.13 %)SQL
36 (9.677 %)Shell Script
42 (3.226 %)C
42 (3.226 %)C#
42 (3.226 %)PL/SQL
51 (1.613 %)JavaScript
51 (1.613 %)PHP
51 (1.613 %)VB6
51 (1.613 %)VB
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (24.19 %)Degree
25 (8.065 %)Sun Certification
31 (1.613 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (45.16 %)Oracle
210 (16.13 %)ATG
35 (8.065 %)Sun
43 (4.839 %)BEA
43 (4.839 %)webMethods
52 (3.226 %)Cisco
61 (1.613 %)IBM
61 (1.613 %)Microsoft
61 (1.613 %)Vignette
61 (1.613 %)SAP
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