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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Northamptonshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1023
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads3610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.010 %
As % of the category below37.11 %14.93 %
Daily rates quoted120
Average minimum daily rate£328-
Average daily rate£335-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£341-
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£356
% change on same period last year+4.32 %
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£36.97£36.53
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads9767
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.068 %
Daily rates quoted3911
Average minimum daily rate£291£352
Average daily rate£302£364
% change on same period last year-17.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted810
Average minimum hourly rate£31.20£22.08
Average hourly rate£33.85£23.42
% change on same period last year+44.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£24.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Java East MidlandsJava
East Midlands

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Northamptonshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Northamptonshire Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Northamptonshire Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
NorthamptonUp+1024£302-
CorbyNew entry-7£410-
DaventryNew entry-1--
Java East MidlandsJava
East Midlands

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

128 (63.64 %)WebSphere
223 (52.27 %)Oracle
322 (50.00 %)JavaScript
419 (43.18 %)Finance
517 (38.64 %)Internet
614 (31.82 %)SQL
614 (31.82 %)XML
713 (29.55 %)Servlets
713 (29.55 %)Banking
811 (25.00 %)UML
910 (22.73 %)JSP
910 (22.73 %)JMS
910 (22.73 %)SOA
910 (22.73 %)Chordiant
910 (22.73 %)Technical Architecture
109 (20.45 %)Spring
109 (20.45 %)Hibernate
109 (20.45 %)WebSphere MQ
109 (20.45 %)Oracle 10g
109 (20.45 %)XML Schema
109 (20.45 %)WebSphere Application Server
109 (20.45 %)Solaris
109 (20.45 %)SQL Server
109 (20.45 %)J2EE
118 (18.18 %)PL/SQL
118 (18.18 %)HTML
118 (18.18 %)Apache
118 (18.18 %)Workflow
127 (15.91 %)Subversion
127 (15.91 %)Oracle Workflow

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (63.64 %)WebSphere
214 (31.82 %)XML
313 (29.55 %)Servlets
410 (22.73 %)JSP
410 (22.73 %)JMS
59 (20.45 %)XML Schema
59 (20.45 %)Hibernate
59 (20.45 %)J2EE
59 (20.45 %)Spring
68 (18.18 %)HTML
77 (15.91 %)Struts
86 (13.64 %)NetBeans
86 (13.64 %)MVC
86 (13.64 %)EJB
86 (13.64 %)JDBC
93 (6.818 %)CSS
93 (6.818 %).NET
102 (4.545 %)Cocoon
102 (4.545 %)Java EE
111 (2.273 %)WCF
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (20.45 %)WebSphere Application Server
19 (20.45 %)WebSphere MQ
28 (18.18 %)Apache
37 (15.91 %)Oracle Workflow
46 (13.64 %)JBoss
51 (2.273 %)Lotus Notes
51 (2.273 %)Lotus Domino
51 (2.273 %)CMS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (38.64 %)Internet
21 (2.273 %)BSS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (20.45 %)SQL Server
19 (20.45 %)Oracle 10g
26 (13.64 %)DB2
31 (2.273 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (2.273 %)PostgreSQL
31 (2.273 %)MySQL
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (15.91 %)Subversion
26 (13.64 %)JBuilder
26 (13.64 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
26 (13.64 %)Eclipse
26 (13.64 %)JDeveloper
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (43.18 %)Finance
213 (29.55 %)Banking
35 (11.36 %)Financial Institution
42 (4.545 %)Insurance
51 (2.273 %)Retail
51 (2.273 %)Billing
51 (2.273 %)Automotive
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (45.45 %)Developer
216 (36.36 %)Architect
216 (36.36 %)Technical Architect
38 (18.18 %)WebSphere Developer
46 (13.64 %)J2EE Technical Architect
46 (13.64 %)Java Technical Architect
46 (13.64 %)J2EE Architect
46 (13.64 %)Java Developer
46 (13.64 %)Java Architect
55 (11.36 %)Oracle Developer
63 (6.818 %)Applications Developer
63 (6.818 %)SQL Developer
63 (6.818 %)JavaScript Developer
72 (4.545 %)PL/SQL Developer
72 (4.545 %)Analyst
72 (4.545 %)Java/J2EE Developer
81 (2.273 %)Senior Java Web Developer
81 (2.273 %)Systems Analyst
81 (2.273 %)Software Engineer
81 (2.273 %)Web Developer
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.273 %)Client/Server
11 (2.273 %)W3C
11 (2.273 %)Web 2.0
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (20.45 %)Solaris
22 (4.545 %)Linux
31 (2.273 %)UNIX
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (25.00 %)UML
210 (22.73 %)SOA
210 (22.73 %)Technical Architecture
38 (18.18 %)Workflow
43 (6.818 %)Web Development
43 (6.818 %)E-Commerce
52 (4.545 %)CRM
61 (2.273 %)SEO
61 (2.273 %)Use Case
61 (2.273 %)Software Engineering
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (50.00 %)JavaScript
214 (31.82 %)SQL
38 (18.18 %)PL/SQL
46 (13.64 %)DHTML
52 (4.545 %)C#
52 (4.545 %)PHP
52 (4.545 %)VB
61 (2.273 %)VB.NET
61 (2.273 %)Shell Script
61 (2.273 %)VBScript
61 (2.273 %)Perl
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.273 %)Degree
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (52.27 %)Oracle
210 (22.73 %)Chordiant
36 (13.64 %)IBM
41 (2.273 %)Lotus
41 (2.273 %)VMware
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