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The table below looks at the demand for Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java SE over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank126-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.112 %0.000 %
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£421-
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads8951008
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.260 %1.019 %
Daily rates quoted156145
Average minimum daily rate£288£310
Average daily rate£305£332
% change on same period last year-8.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted8888
Average minimum hourly rate£25.11£25.61
Average hourly rate£27.83£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.55£30.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
Java SE EnglandJava SE
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 SE
Demand Trend

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

North West Java SE Demand Trend

Java SE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java SE within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 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
ManchesterNew entry-1--
Java SE EnglandJava SE
England

Java SE
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Java SE 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 SE.

11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSLT
11 (100.00 %)Apache
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 10g
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
11 (100.00 %)PDA
11 (100.00 %)Java ME
11 (100.00 %)Java EE
11 (100.00 %)XPath
11 (100.00 %)Apache Axis

Java SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Java SE 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 SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)XSLT
11 (100.00 %)Java ME
11 (100.00 %)Java EE
11 (100.00 %)Apache Axis
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)Apache
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 10g
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Java Developer
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
11 (100.00 %)PDA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)XPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle