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This section looks at the demand for Apache Struts skills within the Merseyside region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Struts over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Struts
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3436
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.361 %7.463 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£293
Average daily rate-£318
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£339
% change on same period last year+6.94 %
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£39.35£37.67
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads11967
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.159 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted3815
Average minimum daily rate£344£295
Average daily rate£363£326
% change on same period last year+11.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted115
Average minimum hourly rate£21.94£26.15
Average hourly rate£23.06£29.46
% change on same period last year-21.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.18£32.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Struts North WestStruts
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.

Struts
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Struts Demand Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Struts Daily Rate Trend

Struts
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Merseyside Struts Hourly Rate Trend

Struts
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Struts within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 25 July 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-33--
Struts North WestStruts
North West

Struts
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Struts 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 Struts.

19 (100.00 %)Java
19 (100.00 %)Oracle
28 (88.89 %)SQL
28 (88.89 %)JSP
37 (77.78 %)HTML
37 (77.78 %)CSS
37 (77.78 %)JavaScript
46 (66.67 %)J2EE
46 (66.67 %)XML
55 (55.56 %)UML
55 (55.56 %)Servlets
55 (55.56 %)WebServices
55 (55.56 %)JUnit
55 (55.56 %)Oracle 10g
64 (44.44 %)Ant
64 (44.44 %)Spring
64 (44.44 %)RDBMS
73 (33.33 %)JSTL
73 (33.33 %)iBATIS
73 (33.33 %)System Testing
73 (33.33 %)BC Cleared
73 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
73 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
73 (33.33 %)Sun
73 (33.33 %)Sun Certification
82 (22.22 %)Government
91 (11.11 %)WebSphere
91 (11.11 %)Degree
91 (11.11 %)Oracle 10gAS
91 (11.11 %)Oracle Application Server

Struts
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside region citing Struts 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 Struts. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (88.89 %)JSP
27 (77.78 %)HTML
27 (77.78 %)CSS
36 (66.67 %)J2EE
36 (66.67 %)XML
45 (55.56 %)Servlets
45 (55.56 %)WebServices
54 (44.44 %)Spring
63 (33.33 %)JSTL
63 (33.33 %)iBATIS
71 (11.11 %)WebSphere
71 (11.11 %)Hibernate
71 (11.11 %)EJB
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)WebLogic
11 (11.11 %)Oracle Application Server
11 (11.11 %)Oracle 10gAS
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (55.56 %)Oracle 10g
24 (44.44 %)RDBMS
31 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (11.11 %)Oracle 9i
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (55.56 %)JUnit
24 (44.44 %)Ant
31 (11.11 %)Eclipse
31 (11.11 %)JDeveloper
31 (11.11 %)WebLogic Workshop
31 (11.11 %)HttpUnit
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Government
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (100.00 %)Java Developer
19 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (22.22 %)Applications Developer
22 (22.22 %)Java Applications Developer
31 (11.11 %)Java Software Developer
31 (11.11 %)Senior Java Applications Developer
31 (11.11 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (11.11 %)J2EE Developer
31 (11.11 %)Senior Java Developer
31 (11.11 %)Senior Applications Developer
31 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
31 (11.11 %)Software Developer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)UML
23 (33.33 %)E-Commerce
23 (33.33 %)System Testing
23 (33.33 %)BC Cleared
23 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
31 (11.11 %)ITIL
31 (11.11 %)SC Cleared
31 (11.11 %)TDD
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (100.00 %)Java
28 (88.89 %)SQL
37 (77.78 %)JavaScript
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)Sun Certification
21 (11.11 %)Degree
21 (11.11 %)HND
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)QA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Oracle
23 (33.33 %)Sun
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