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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Applications Developer role in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Application Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank128-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.090 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£346
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
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£50.00-
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33374053
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.719 %4.103 %
Daily rates quoted775824
Average minimum daily rate£324£320
Average daily rate£341£338
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted472453
Average minimum hourly rate£21.58£20.29
Average hourly rate£23.36£21.91
% change on same period last year+6.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.14£23.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Java Applications Developer EnglandJava Applications Developer
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.

Java Applications Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java Applications Developer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Java Applications Developer Demand Trend

Java Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Java Applications Developer across the North West region.

North West Java Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java Applications Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

North West Java Applications Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Java Applications Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Applications Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
CheshireNew entry-3£325-
Java Applications Developer EnglandJava Applications Developer
England

Java Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Java Applications Developer in their job title 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 with Java Applications Developer in their job title.

16 (100.00 %)Java
24 (66.67 %)Oracle
33 (50.00 %)WebLogic
33 (50.00 %)J2EE
33 (50.00 %)JSP
33 (50.00 %)WebLogic Workshop
42 (33.33 %)SOA
42 (33.33 %)Workflow
42 (33.33 %)Struts
42 (33.33 %)XML
42 (33.33 %)UML
42 (33.33 %)SQL
42 (33.33 %)Adobe Flex
42 (33.33 %)CODA
51 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
51 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
51 (16.67 %)QA
51 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
51 (16.67 %)EJB
51 (16.67 %)Ant
51 (16.67 %)JUnit
51 (16.67 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (16.67 %)Oracle 9i
51 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (16.67 %)WebServices
51 (16.67 %)Servlets
51 (16.67 %)Hibernate
51 (16.67 %)Eclipse
51 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
51 (16.67 %)Pharmaceutical

Java Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Java Applications Developer in their job title 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 with Java Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)J2EE
13 (50.00 %)JSP
22 (33.33 %)Struts
22 (33.33 %)XML
22 (33.33 %)Adobe Flex
31 (16.67 %)Hibernate
31 (16.67 %)WebSphere
31 (16.67 %)WebServices
31 (16.67 %)Servlets
31 (16.67 %)EJB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)WebLogic
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)Oracle 8/8i
11 (16.67 %)Oracle 9i
11 (16.67 %)Oracle 10g
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (50.00 %)WebLogic Workshop
21 (16.67 %)HttpUnit
21 (16.67 %)Ant
21 (16.67 %)JUnit
21 (16.67 %)Eclipse
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Pharmaceutical
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)UML
12 (33.33 %)SOA
12 (33.33 %)Workflow
21 (16.67 %)Web Development
21 (16.67 %)Test Scripting
21 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
21 (16.67 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)Java
22 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Oracle
22 (33.33 %)CODA