Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Java/J2EE 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/J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java/J2EE Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4033
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.292 %1.013 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£340-
Average daily rate£340-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£340-
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£330
% change on same period last year+8.70 %
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£41.50£40.25
% change on same period last year+3.10 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads342395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.558 %0.433 %
Daily rates quoted7782
Average minimum daily rate£338£304
Average daily rate£366£325
% change on same period last year+12.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted6970
Average minimum hourly rate£18.51£16.93
Average hourly rate£19.94£18.82
% change on same period last year+5.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.38£20.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Java/J2EE Developer North WestJava/J2EE 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/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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Java/J2EE Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LiverpoolDown-51£340-
Java/J2EE Developer North WestJava/J2EE Developer
North West

Java/J2EE Developer
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)MVC
21 (50.00 %)Government
21 (50.00 %)Games
21 (50.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)Spring
21 (50.00 %)Web Development
21 (50.00 %)Spring MVC
21 (50.00 %)Online Games
21 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)JDBC
21 (50.00 %)Struts
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)XSLT
21 (50.00 %)UML
21 (50.00 %)JBoss
21 (50.00 %)RAD
21 (50.00 %)Apache
21 (50.00 %)JMS
21 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver

Java/J2EE Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)MVC
21 (50.00 %)Spring
21 (50.00 %)Spring MVC
21 (50.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)JDBC
21 (50.00 %)Struts
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)XSLT
21 (50.00 %)JMS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)JBoss
11 (50.00 %)Apache
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)Dreamweaver
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Government
11 (50.00 %)Games
11 (50.00 %)Online Games
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)RAD
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (50.00 %)Web Development
11 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle