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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Java over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2116
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads8680
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.085 %
As % of the category below21.55 %21.86 %
Daily rates quoted1017
Average minimum daily rate£313£365
Average daily rate£329£374
% change on same period last year-12.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£358
% change on same period last year+4.70 %
Hourly rates quoted11
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£37.09£36.60
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Programming Languages LeedsProgramming Languages
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads399366
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.526 %0.388 %
Daily rates quoted8049
Average minimum daily rate£272£298
Average daily rate£290£316
% change on same period last year-8.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted1122
Average minimum hourly rate£29.27£25.10
Average hourly rate£31.33£26.94
% change on same period last year+16.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.40£28.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Java West YorkshireJava
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.

Java
Demand Trend

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

Leeds Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Leeds Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

165 (46.76 %)Oracle
253 (38.13 %)J2EE
343 (30.94 %)Agile Software Development
432 (23.02 %)Hibernate
432 (23.02 %)JSP
531 (22.30 %)Finance
629 (20.86 %)Spring
725 (17.99 %)Oracle 8/8i
824 (17.27 %)Degree
824 (17.27 %)Computer Science
921 (15.11 %)Security Cleared
921 (15.11 %)WebSphere
921 (15.11 %)Banking
921 (15.11 %)XML
921 (15.11 %)UML
921 (15.11 %)JUnit
1020 (14.39 %)SQL
1119 (13.67 %)SC Cleared
1218 (12.95 %)Unix
1314 (10.07 %).NET
1413 (9.353 %)SOA
1413 (9.353 %)Government
1511 (7.914 %)Sun
1511 (7.914 %)Solaris
1511 (7.914 %)WebLogic
1511 (7.914 %)Multithreading
1610 (7.194 %)SQL Server
179 (6.475 %)ATG
179 (6.475 %)HTML
179 (6.475 %)Eclipse

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
153 (38.13 %)J2EE
232 (23.02 %)JSP
232 (23.02 %)Hibernate
329 (20.86 %)Spring
421 (15.11 %)WebSphere
421 (15.11 %)XML
514 (10.07 %).NET
69 (6.475 %)HTML
77 (5.036 %)Servlets
86 (4.317 %)CSS
86 (4.317 %)Struts
86 (4.317 %)JSF
95 (3.597 %)Java EE
104 (2.878 %)EJB
113 (2.158 %)SWT
113 (2.158 %)XSLT
122 (1.439 %)ActiveX
122 (1.439 %)WebServices
122 (1.439 %)DOM
122 (1.439 %)XSL
Application Platforms
111 (7.914 %)WebLogic
28 (5.755 %)Tomcat
37 (5.036 %)ATG Dynamo
45 (3.597 %)Apache
52 (1.439 %)WebSphere Application Server
52 (1.439 %)JBoss
52 (1.439 %)Commerce Server
52 (1.439 %)WebSphere MQ
52 (1.439 %)TIBCO EMS
61 (0.719 %)Oracle 10gAS
61 (0.719 %)GlassFish
61 (0.719 %)Jetty
61 (0.719 %)ColdFusion
Applications
11 (0.719 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
13 (2.158 %)TIBCO iProcess
22 (1.439 %)BusinessWorks
31 (0.719 %)Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
14 (2.878 %)Internet
23 (2.158 %)LDAP
32 (1.439 %)FTP
32 (1.439 %)HTTP
32 (1.439 %)DNS
32 (1.439 %)Extranet
Database & Business Intelligence
125 (17.99 %)Oracle 8/8i
210 (7.194 %)SQL Server
35 (3.597 %)MySQL
44 (2.878 %)RDBMS
44 (2.878 %)Oracle 10g
53 (2.158 %)Oracle 11g
62 (1.439 %)Oracle 9i
Development Applications
121 (15.11 %)JUnit
29 (6.475 %)Eclipse
36 (4.317 %)Ant
42 (1.439 %)Flash
51 (0.719 %)ClearCase
51 (0.719 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.719 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (0.719 %)StarTeam
General
131 (22.30 %)Finance
221 (15.11 %)Banking
313 (9.353 %)Government
45 (3.597 %)Telecoms
45 (3.597 %)Auditing
53 (2.158 %)Legal
53 (2.158 %)Retail
62 (1.439 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.719 %)Billing
71 (0.719 %)Pensions
Job Titles
196 (69.06 %)Developer
276 (54.68 %)Java Developer
330 (21.58 %)J2EE Developer
427 (19.42 %)Java/J2EE Developer
510 (7.194 %)Architect
68 (5.755 %)Web Developer
77 (5.036 %)Project Manager
86 (4.317 %)Analyst
95 (3.597 %)Tester
95 (3.597 %)Business Analyst
95 (3.597 %)Solutions Architect
104 (2.878 %)Senior Developer
113 (2.158 %)Development Manager
113 (2.158 %)Consultant
122 (1.439 %)Technical Project Manager
122 (1.439 %)Lead Developer
122 (1.439 %)Technical Manager
122 (1.439 %)UNIX Engineer
122 (1.439 %)Senior Java Developer
122 (1.439 %)Sun Consultant
Miscellaneous
124 (17.27 %)Computer Science
211 (7.914 %)Multithreading
32 (1.439 %)N-Tier
32 (1.439 %)Smartcard
32 (1.439 %)Asset Management
Operating Systems
118 (12.95 %)Unix
211 (7.914 %)Solaris
37 (5.036 %)Linux
46 (4.317 %)Windows
52 (1.439 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.719 %)SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
143 (30.94 %)Agile Software Development
221 (15.11 %)Security Cleared
221 (15.11 %)UML
319 (13.67 %)SC Cleared
413 (9.353 %)SOA
57 (5.036 %)Scrum
66 (4.317 %)E-Commerce
66 (4.317 %)Business Analysis
75 (3.597 %)Project Management
75 (3.597 %)RUP
75 (3.597 %)GAP Analysis
83 (2.158 %)OO
83 (2.158 %)Unit Testing
83 (2.158 %)Test Scripting
92 (1.439 %)Manual Testing
92 (1.439 %)Automated Testing
92 (1.439 %)TDD
92 (1.439 %)Content Management
92 (1.439 %)RAD
92 (1.439 %)Identity Management
Programming Languages
120 (14.39 %)SQL
28 (5.755 %)PL/SQL
35 (3.597 %)JavaScript
44 (2.878 %)C
44 (2.878 %)C#
44 (2.878 %)PHP
44 (2.878 %)Shell Script
53 (2.158 %)C++
62 (1.439 %)Perl
62 (1.439 %)XPath
71 (0.719 %)VB6
71 (0.719 %)VB
Qualifications
124 (17.27 %)Degree
24 (2.878 %)Sun Certification
31 (0.719 %)ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.719 %)QA
Systems Management
12 (1.439 %)TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
165 (46.76 %)Oracle
211 (7.914 %)Sun
39 (6.475 %)ATG
44 (2.878 %)Microsoft
44 (2.878 %)BEA
44 (2.878 %)TIBCO
52 (1.439 %)webMethods
52 (1.439 %)Red Hat
52 (1.439 %)Perforce
61 (0.719 %)Open Text
61 (0.719 %)Hummingbird
61 (0.719 %)HP
61 (0.719 %)Citrix
61 (0.719 %)IBM
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