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This section looks at the demand for Eclipse skills within the Midlands region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Eclipse over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEclipse
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6873
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.010 %
As % of the category below2.410 %7.194 %
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£408£333
% change on same period last year+22.46 %
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£39.78£37.20
% change on same period last year+6.93 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads83139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.138 %
Daily rates quoted1816
Average minimum daily rate£291£353
Average daily rate£320£359
% change on same period last year-11.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted014
Average minimum hourly rate-£27.23
Average hourly rate-£27.23
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£27.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£33.53
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Eclipse EnglandEclipse
England

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.

Eclipse
Demand Trend

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

Midlands Eclipse Demand Trend

Eclipse
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Eclipse Daily Rate Trend

Eclipse
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Eclipse Hourly Rate Trend

Eclipse
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Eclipse 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 Eclipse.

114 (100.00 %)Java
212 (85.71 %)J2EE
311 (78.57 %)Spring
410 (71.43 %)Hibernate
59 (64.29 %)Oracle
68 (57.14 %)Tomcat
77 (50.00 %)XML
86 (42.86 %)Apache
95 (35.71 %)Struts
95 (35.71 %)WebServices
95 (35.71 %)EJB
104 (28.57 %)Windows
104 (28.57 %)Linux
104 (28.57 %)Subversion
113 (21.43 %)Logistics
113 (21.43 %)Degree
113 (21.43 %)HTML
113 (21.43 %)Ant
122 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
122 (14.29 %)SQL Server
122 (14.29 %)Perl
122 (14.29 %)ASP
122 (14.29 %)Microsoft
122 (14.29 %)Finance
122 (14.29 %)Servlets
122 (14.29 %)Log4j
122 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
122 (14.29 %)WebSphere
131 (7.143 %)FMCG
131 (7.143 %)Insurance

Eclipse
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Eclipse 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 Eclipse. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (85.71 %)J2EE
211 (78.57 %)Spring
310 (71.43 %)Hibernate
47 (50.00 %)XML
55 (35.71 %)Struts
55 (35.71 %)WebServices
55 (35.71 %)EJB
63 (21.43 %)HTML
72 (14.29 %)ASP
72 (14.29 %)Servlets
72 (14.29 %)WebSphere
81 (7.143 %)AJAX
81 (7.143 %)Swing
81 (7.143 %)JSP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (57.14 %)Tomcat
26 (42.86 %)Apache
31 (7.143 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (7.143 %)WebLogic
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
12 (14.29 %)SQL Server
12 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (28.57 %)Subversion
23 (21.43 %)Ant
32 (14.29 %)Log4j
41 (7.143 %)JUnit
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Finance
21 (7.143 %)FMCG
21 (7.143 %)Insurance
21 (7.143 %)Advertising
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (92.86 %)Developer
212 (85.71 %)Java Developer
310 (71.43 %)J2EE Developer
49 (64.29 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (7.143 %)Technical Architect
51 (7.143 %)Architect
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (28.57 %)Windows
14 (28.57 %)Linux
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (21.43 %)Logistics
21 (7.143 %)TDD
21 (7.143 %)CRM
21 (7.143 %)UML
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)Java
22 (14.29 %)Perl
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (21.43 %)Degree
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (64.29 %)Oracle
22 (14.29 %)Microsoft
31 (7.143 %)Sun
31 (7.143 %)BEA