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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Northern Ireland 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank718
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads328
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.008 %
As % of the category below27.59 %16.67 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£300£200
Average daily rate£333£250
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£350
% change on same period last year+4.36 %
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£35.48£33.04
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads11648
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.163 %0.049 %
Daily rates quoted227
Average minimum daily rate£366£286
Average daily rate£386£331
% change on same period last year+16.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£29.50£32.00
% change on same period last year-7.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Java UKJava
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.

Java
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Northern Ireland 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
County AntrimUp+621£333-
Java UKJava
UK

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

126 (70.27 %)J2EE
212 (32.43 %)JUnit
310 (27.03 %)JSP
310 (27.03 %)UNIX
49 (24.32 %)WebLogic
58 (21.62 %)Servlets
58 (21.62 %)Linux
58 (21.62 %)OO
58 (21.62 %)JBoss
58 (21.62 %)MVC
58 (21.62 %)Finance
67 (18.92 %)C++
76 (16.22 %)SQL
76 (16.22 %)SQL Server
76 (16.22 %)Spring
76 (16.22 %)WebSphere
85 (13.51 %)Incident Management
85 (13.51 %)Hibernate
85 (13.51 %)Shell Script
85 (13.51 %)Transact-SQL
85 (13.51 %)Struts
85 (13.51 %)XML
85 (13.51 %)Windows
94 (10.81 %)Eclipse
94 (10.81 %)JavaScript
94 (10.81 %)Sybase
94 (10.81 %)EJB
94 (10.81 %)TIBCO
94 (10.81 %)Configuration Management
94 (10.81 %)Web Development

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (70.27 %)J2EE
210 (27.03 %)JSP
38 (21.62 %)Servlets
38 (21.62 %)MVC
46 (16.22 %)Spring
46 (16.22 %)WebSphere
55 (13.51 %)Hibernate
55 (13.51 %)Struts
55 (13.51 %)XML
64 (10.81 %)EJB
64 (10.81 %)EJB 3.0
73 (8.108 %)Middleware
82 (5.405 %)HTML
91 (2.703 %).NET
91 (2.703 %)CSS
91 (2.703 %)Swing
91 (2.703 %)JSTL
91 (2.703 %)Adobe Flex
91 (2.703 %)jQuery
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (24.32 %)WebLogic
28 (21.62 %)JBoss
31 (2.703 %)Oracle Application Server
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (8.108 %)BusinessWorks
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (16.22 %)SQL Server
23 (8.108 %)MySQL
31 (2.703 %)DB2
31 (2.703 %)Oracle 8/8i
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (32.43 %)JUnit
24 (10.81 %)Eclipse
31 (2.703 %)jMock
31 (2.703 %)Ant
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (21.62 %)Finance
23 (8.108 %)Banking
32 (5.405 %)Investment Banking
41 (2.703 %)Insurance
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (62.16 %)Developer
220 (54.05 %)Java Developer
311 (29.73 %)Java/J2EE Developer
45 (13.51 %)Senior Java Developer
45 (13.51 %)Wintel Support
45 (13.51 %)Analyst
45 (13.51 %)Senior Developer
53 (8.108 %)Server Support
53 (8.108 %)Server Analyst
53 (8.108 %)C++ Developer
53 (8.108 %)Support Analyst
53 (8.108 %)Server Support Analyst
53 (8.108 %)SQL Server Analyst
62 (5.405 %)J2EE Developer
62 (5.405 %)Software Engineer
62 (5.405 %)Analyst Programmer
62 (5.405 %)Programmer
71 (2.703 %)Data Architect
71 (2.703 %)Architect
71 (2.703 %)Integration Architect
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.405 %)IPTV
21 (2.703 %)Data Integration
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (27.03 %)UNIX
28 (21.62 %)Linux
35 (13.51 %)Windows
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.62 %)OO
25 (13.51 %)Incident Management
34 (10.81 %)Web Development
34 (10.81 %)Configuration Management
42 (5.405 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.703 %)Data Management
51 (2.703 %)Migration
51 (2.703 %)RAD
51 (2.703 %)Data Modelling
51 (2.703 %)SOA
51 (2.703 %)System Testing
51 (2.703 %)Requirements Analysis
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (18.92 %)C++
26 (16.22 %)SQL
35 (13.51 %)Transact-SQL
35 (13.51 %)Shell Script
44 (10.81 %)JavaScript
53 (8.108 %)Embedded C++
62 (5.405 %)C
62 (5.405 %)Embedded C
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.703 %)Degree
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.703 %)QA
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (10.81 %)Sybase
14 (10.81 %)TIBCO
22 (5.405 %)Oracle
22 (5.405 %)BEA
31 (2.703 %)IBM
31 (2.703 %)Avaya