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The table below looks at the demand for the J2EE Developer role in IT contracts within the Northern Ireland 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 J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 J2EE Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank31-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.020 %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£367£342
% change on same period last year+7.34 %
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£44.95£37.80
% change on same period last year+18.92 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads196191
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.265 %0.188 %
Daily rates quoted4635
Average minimum daily rate£296£380
Average daily rate£311£424
% change on same period last year-26.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£469
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted824
Average minimum hourly rate£16.67£13.79
Average hourly rate£17.87£15.56
% change on same period last year+14.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.08£17.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
J2EE Developer UKJ2EE Developer
UK

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.

J2EE Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2EE Developer across the Northern Ireland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Northern Ireland J2EE Developer Demand Trend

J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2EE Developer across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland J2EE Developer Daily Rate Trend

J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2EE Developer across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland J2EE Developer Hourly Rate Trend

J2EE Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing J2EE Developer within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
County AntrimNew entry-2--
J2EE Developer UKJ2EE Developer
UK

J2EE Developer
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited J2EE 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 J2EE Developer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)Sybase
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)jMock
21 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (50.00 %)Spring
21 (50.00 %)Swing
21 (50.00 %)SOA
21 (50.00 %)BEA
21 (50.00 %)Shell Script
21 (50.00 %)TIBCO
21 (50.00 %)BusinessWorks
21 (50.00 %)JUnit
21 (50.00 %)WebLogic

J2EE Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited J2EE 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 J2EE Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
21 (50.00 %)Swing
21 (50.00 %)Spring
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)WebLogic
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)BusinessWorks
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)JUnit
11 (50.00 %)jMock
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Banking
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)SOA
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)Shell Script
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Sybase
21 (50.00 %)BEA
21 (50.00 %)TIBCO