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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-65
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.024 %
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£354£290
% change on same period last year+22.01 %
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£38.70£46.50
% change on same period last year-16.77 %
Application Development LeedsApplication Development
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads298293
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.393 %0.311 %
Daily rates quoted4933
Average minimum daily rate£286£326
Average daily rate£303£346
% change on same period last year-12.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted1012
Average minimum hourly rate£30.11£24.38
Average hourly rate£32.92£25.87
% change on same period last year+27.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.73£27.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
J2SE West YorkshireJ2SE
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.

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2SE across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Leeds J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2SE across the Leeds region.

Leeds J2SE Daily Rate Trend

J2SE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2SE across the Leeds region.

Leeds J2SE Hourly Rate Trend

J2SE
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

13 (75.00 %)Lotus
13 (75.00 %)Lotus Notes
13 (75.00 %)JavaScript
13 (75.00 %)DHTML
13 (75.00 %)XML
13 (75.00 %)LotusScript
22 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
22 (50.00 %)Lotus Domino
22 (50.00 %)IBM
22 (50.00 %)IBM Certification
22 (50.00 %)Health
31 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)XSLT
31 (25.00 %)UML
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)J2EE
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)JSP
31 (25.00 %)Servlets

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
13 (75.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)JSP
21 (25.00 %)Servlets
Application Platforms
13 (75.00 %)Lotus Notes
22 (50.00 %)Lotus Domino
General
12 (50.00 %)Health
21 (25.00 %)Finance
Job Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes Developer
31 (25.00 %)Web Developer
31 (25.00 %)Systems Developer
Processes & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
21 (25.00 %)UML
Programming Languages
13 (75.00 %)DHTML
13 (75.00 %)JavaScript
13 (75.00 %)LotusScript
21 (25.00 %)Java
Qualifications
12 (50.00 %)IBM Certification
Vendors
13 (75.00 %)Lotus
22 (50.00 %)IBM
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
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