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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the North East 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-57
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads05
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %2.212 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£240
Average daily rate-£245
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£329
% change on same period last year+1.10 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.00
Average hourly rate-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.50£35.38
% change on same period last year+20.14 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North East
Matching contract IT job ads123226
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.243 %
Daily rates quoted1662
Average minimum daily rate£307£298
Average daily rate£334£308
% change on same period last year+8.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted629
Average minimum hourly rate£26.10£30.28
Average hourly rate£28.30£31.76
% change on same period last year-10.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.50£33.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
Swing EnglandSwing
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.

Swing
Demand Trend

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

North East Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Daily Rate Trend

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

North East Swing Daily Rate Trend

Swing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North East Swing Hourly Rate Trend

Swing
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)JUnit
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)Servlets
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)AWT
11 (100.00 %)Sun
11 (100.00 %)Sun Certification

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)CSS
11 (100.00 %)JSP
11 (100.00 %)Servlets
11 (100.00 %)Struts
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)AWT
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Apache
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)JUnit
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
11 (100.00 %)J2EE Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior J2EE Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Java Developer
11 (100.00 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (100.00 %)OO
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Sun Certification
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Sun