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This section looks at the demand for the Java Applications Developer role in IT contracts within the Merseyside region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Application Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£358£372
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
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-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads356422
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.470 %0.420 %
Daily rates quoted102134
Average minimum daily rate£324£295
Average daily rate£340£311
% change on same period last year+9.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted4755
Average minimum hourly rate£18.66£19.90
Average hourly rate£20.60£21.66
% change on same period last year-4.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.55£23.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Java Applications Developer North WestJava Applications Developer
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.

Java Applications Developer
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Java Applications Developer Demand Trend

Java Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Java Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java Applications Developer
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Java Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)HttpUnit
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)Ant
21 (50.00 %)JUnit
21 (50.00 %)WebLogic
21 (50.00 %)EJB
21 (50.00 %)JSP
21 (50.00 %)Servlets
21 (50.00 %)Struts
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)ITIL
21 (50.00 %)UML
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
21 (50.00 %)Eclipse
21 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (50.00 %)WebLogic Workshop

Java Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region that cited Java Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
21 (50.00 %)EJB
21 (50.00 %)JSP
21 (50.00 %)Servlets
21 (50.00 %)Struts
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)XML
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)HttpUnit
11 (50.00 %)Ant
11 (50.00 %)JUnit
11 (50.00 %)Eclipse
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic Workshop
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)UML
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)SQL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle