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This section looks at the demand for the Java/J2EE Developer role in IT contracts within the Leeds region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java/J2EE Developer
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6459
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.010 %
As % of the category below1.339 %0.950 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£275£350
Average daily rate£300£358
% change on same period last year-16.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£352
% change on same period last year+15.03 %
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£31.88£47.30
% change on same period last year-32.61 %
Job Titles LeedsJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads1120947
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.477 %1.005 %
Daily rates quoted277169
Average minimum daily rate£328£298
Average daily rate£347£318
% change on same period last year+9.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted5864
Average minimum hourly rate£21.04£19.96
Average hourly rate£22.37£21.29
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.71£22.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Java/J2EE Developer West YorkshireJava/J2EE Developer
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/J2EE Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leeds Java/J2EE Developer Demand Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Leeds region.

Leeds Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the Leeds region.

Leeds Java/J2EE Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title 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 with Java/J2EE Developer in their job title.

127 (100.00 %)Java
127 (100.00 %)J2EE
224 (88.89 %)Oracle
321 (77.78 %)Hibernate
420 (74.07 %)Spring
519 (70.37 %)Agile Software Development
616 (59.26 %)Degree
616 (59.26 %)Computer Science
616 (59.26 %)Oracle 8/8i
714 (51.85 %)JSP
812 (44.44 %)WebSphere
97 (25.93 %)SQL Server
97 (25.93 %).NET
97 (25.93 %)UML
105 (18.52 %)WebLogic
105 (18.52 %)Finance
114 (14.81 %)JUnit
114 (14.81 %)PL/SQL
114 (14.81 %)SQL
123 (11.11 %)Unix
132 (7.407 %)Windows
132 (7.407 %)Solaris
132 (7.407 %)Struts
132 (7.407 %)Oracle 9i
132 (7.407 %)Oracle 10g
132 (7.407 %)E-Commerce
132 (7.407 %)Ant
132 (7.407 %)EJB
141 (3.704 %)Servlets
141 (3.704 %)VB

Java/J2EE Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds region that cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title 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 with Java/J2EE Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
127 (100.00 %)J2EE
221 (77.78 %)Hibernate
320 (74.07 %)Spring
414 (51.85 %)JSP
512 (44.44 %)WebSphere
67 (25.93 %).NET
72 (7.407 %)EJB
72 (7.407 %)Struts
81 (3.704 %)XML
81 (3.704 %)Swing
81 (3.704 %)JMS
81 (3.704 %)HTML
81 (3.704 %)Servlets
81 (3.704 %)JSF
Application Platforms
15 (18.52 %)WebLogic
21 (3.704 %)Oracle 10gAS
Communications & Networking
11 (3.704 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
116 (59.26 %)Oracle 8/8i
27 (25.93 %)SQL Server
32 (7.407 %)Oracle 9i
32 (7.407 %)Oracle 10g
41 (3.704 %)Oracle 11g
41 (3.704 %)RDBMS
41 (3.704 %)MySQL
Development Applications
14 (14.81 %)JUnit
22 (7.407 %)Ant
31 (3.704 %)ClearCase
General
15 (18.52 %)Finance
21 (3.704 %)Retail
21 (3.704 %)Billing
21 (3.704 %)Telecoms
Miscellaneous
116 (59.26 %)Computer Science
21 (3.704 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
13 (11.11 %)Unix
22 (7.407 %)Windows
22 (7.407 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
119 (70.37 %)Agile Software Development
27 (25.93 %)UML
32 (7.407 %)E-Commerce
41 (3.704 %)RUP
Programming Languages
127 (100.00 %)Java
24 (14.81 %)PL/SQL
24 (14.81 %)SQL
31 (3.704 %)VB
31 (3.704 %)VB6
31 (3.704 %)JavaScript
31 (3.704 %)C
Qualifications
116 (59.26 %)Degree
Vendors
124 (88.89 %)Oracle
21 (3.704 %)Microsoft
21 (3.704 %)BEA
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