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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Middlesex region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3641
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.005 %
As % of the category below12.20 %4.032 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£333
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
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£42.50£35.38
% change on same period last year+20.14 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads123124
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.194 %0.133 %
Daily rates quoted1830
Average minimum daily rate£329£327
Average daily rate£348£346
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£36.00£27.24
% change on same period last year+32.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£29.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
Swing South EastSwing
South East

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Middlesex Swing Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Swing Daily Rate Trend

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Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Swing 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 Swing.

116 (100.00 %)Java
212 (75.00 %)UML
34 (25.00 %)OO
42 (12.50 %)OOD
42 (12.50 %)Windows
42 (12.50 %)QA
42 (12.50 %)Release Management

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Swing 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 Swing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (93.75 %)Developer
115 (93.75 %)Java Developer
21 (6.250 %)Java Swing Developer
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)Windows
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (75.00 %)UML
24 (25.00 %)OO
32 (12.50 %)OOD
32 (12.50 %)Release Management
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (100.00 %)Java
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (12.50 %)QA