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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Oldham 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank14
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below62.50 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£354
% change on same period last year+4.80 %
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£33.96£34.18
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oldham
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£350£350
Average daily rate£375£475
% change on same period last year-21.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
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£30.94£32.49
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
Java ManchesterJava
Manchester

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 Oldham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Oldham 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 Oldham region.

Oldham 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 Oldham region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Oldham 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 Oldham region.

Oldham Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oldham 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.

17 (87.50 %)C++
24 (50.00 %)Validation
24 (50.00 %)C
24 (50.00 %)J2ME
24 (50.00 %)Embedded C
24 (50.00 %)Smartcard
24 (50.00 %)Degree
33 (37.50 %)Government
42 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (25.00 %)C#
42 (25.00 %)Delphi
42 (25.00 %).NET
42 (25.00 %)Oracle
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server
42 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (25.00 %)UNIX
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
51 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
51 (12.50 %)Windows
51 (12.50 %)Linux
51 (12.50 %)HTML
51 (12.50 %)SQL
51 (12.50 %)VB
51 (12.50 %)MS Excel
51 (12.50 %)Manufacturing

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oldham 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.

Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (50.00 %)J2ME
22 (25.00 %).NET
22 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (12.50 %)HTML
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Excel
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)SQL Server
12 (25.00 %)Oracle 10g
12 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Government
21 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Analyst
24 (50.00 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
24 (50.00 %)Programmer
32 (25.00 %).NET Developer
32 (25.00 %)C# Developer
32 (25.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
32 (25.00 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
41 (12.50 %)C++/Java Developer
41 (12.50 %)Software Support Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Applications Support Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Analyst Developer
41 (12.50 %)C++ Developer
41 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
41 (12.50 %)Applications Support
41 (12.50 %)Java Developer
41 (12.50 %)Software Developer
41 (12.50 %)Applications Developer
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (50.00 %)Smartcard
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)UNIX
21 (12.50 %)Windows
21 (12.50 %)Linux
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)Validation
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (87.50 %)C++
24 (50.00 %)C
24 (50.00 %)Embedded C
32 (25.00 %)C#
32 (25.00 %)Delphi
41 (12.50 %)SQL
41 (12.50 %)VB
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (50.00 %)Degree
22 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
Oldham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Oracle