Java Contracts in the Midlands
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Hourly Rate Trend Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT contracts advertised for the Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Java over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 8 3 14
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +11
Contract jobs citing Java 18 37 25
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 10.47% 13.91% 7.289%
As % of the Programming Languages category 41.86% 43.53% 31.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 8
Average daily rate - £375 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -14.28%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £360
% change year-on-year
- -2.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 5
Average hourly rate - - £23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.50 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+3.07% -13.33%
Search 1 Java jobs in the Midlands
All Programming Languages
Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category		 43 85 80
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands 25.00% 31.95% 23.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 23 20
Average daily rate £325 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £249 £238 £270
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £400 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 20
Average hourly rate £37.50 £36.50 £23.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.73% +55.31%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
Java
England

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Midlands Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Java 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 Java.

1 18 (42.86%) Spring
2 16 (38.10%) JPA
3 14 (33.33%) JBoss
3 14 (33.33%) Hibernate
3 14 (33.33%) Drools
3 14 (33.33%) J2EE
4 13 (30.95%) HTML
4 13 (30.95%) JavaScript
4 13 (30.95%) CSS
4 13 (30.95%) JSON
4 13 (30.95%) REST
4 13 (30.95%) Sencha
4 13 (30.95%) Highcharts JS
4 13 (30.95%) Ext JS
5 8 (19.05%) XML
6 6 (14.29%) SAP
6 6 (14.29%) ESB
6 6 (14.29%) Web Services
7 5 (11.90%) Integration Testing
7 5 (11.90%) WebSphere Message Broker
7 5 (11.90%) WebSphere
7 5 (11.90%) HTTP
7 5 (11.90%) XML Schema
7 5 (11.90%) IBM
8 2 (4.762%) QA
8 2 (4.762%) DWR
8 2 (4.762%) SharePoint
8 2 (4.762%) Visual Studio
8 2 (4.762%) SQL Server
8 2 (4.762%) Servlets

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region citing Java 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 Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (42.86%) Spring
2 16 (38.10%) JPA
3 14 (33.33%) Hibernate
3 14 (33.33%) Drools
3 14 (33.33%) J2EE
4 13 (30.95%) HTML
4 13 (30.95%) CSS
4 13 (30.95%) JSON
4 13 (30.95%) REST
4 13 (30.95%) Highcharts JS
4 13 (30.95%) Ext JS
5 8 (19.05%) XML
6 6 (14.29%) Web Services
7 5 (11.90%) WebSphere
7 5 (11.90%) XML Schema
8 2 (4.762%) DWR
8 2 (4.762%) Servlets
8 2 (4.762%) .NET
9 1 (2.381%) Parsley
9 1 (2.381%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 6 (14.29%) ESB
2 5 (11.90%) WebSphere Message Broker
3 2 (4.762%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.381%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 1 (2.381%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 1 (2.381%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 5 (11.90%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.762%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.381%) SAP HANA
2 1 (2.381%) SAP Data Services
2 1 (2.381%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (2.381%) SAP BW
2 1 (2.381%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 2 (4.762%) Visual Studio
1 2 (4.762%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (2.381%) Subversion
2 1 (2.381%) Eclipse
General
1 1 (2.381%) Finance
Job Titles
1 36 (85.71%) Developer
2 16 (38.10%) Java Developer
3 5 (11.90%) WebSphere Developer
4 3 (7.143%) JavaScript Developer
5 2 (4.762%) Test Team Leader
5 2 (4.762%) Team Leader
6 1 (2.381%) Senior Architect
6 1 (2.381%) UI Programmer
6 1 (2.381%) Coordinator
6 1 (2.381%) Architect
6 1 (2.381%) Technical Architect
6 1 (2.381%) Consultant
6 1 (2.381%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (2.381%) Lead Developer
6 1 (2.381%) Senior Technical Architect
6 1 (2.381%) Project Coordinator
6 1 (2.381%) SAP Basis Consultant
6 1 (2.381%) SAP Consultant
6 1 (2.381%) Flex Developer
6 1 (2.381%) UI Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.381%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.381%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (11.90%) Integration Testing
2 2 (4.762%) V-Model
3 1 (2.381%) PRINCE2
3 1 (2.381%) Identity Management
3 1 (2.381%) Validation
3 1 (2.381%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (2.381%) SOA
3 1 (2.381%) Scrum
3 1 (2.381%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 13 (30.95%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.762%) C#
3 1 (2.381%) SQL
3 1 (2.381%) ABAP
3 1 (2.381%) Shell Script
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.762%) QA
Vendors
1 14 (33.33%) JBoss
2 13 (30.95%) Sencha
3 6 (14.29%) SAP
4 5 (11.90%) IBM
5 1 (2.381%) Oracle
5 1 (2.381%) Business Objects
5 1 (2.381%) Adobe
5 1 (2.381%) InterSystems
5 1 (2.381%) Pega
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The successful Java / Hybris Developer will be: *Adhere to the clients methods; specifically integration of Iteration approach with existing standards *Day to day completion of technical project tasks *...
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Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
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