The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT contracts advertised for the Preston region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Java over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Preston region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank - 5 5
Contract jobs citing Java 0 41 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston - 23.70% 5.882%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 67.21% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 36 1
Average daily rate - £419 £265
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +58.01%
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £363
% change year-on-year
- -3.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.50 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+3.07% -13.33%
All Programming Languages
Preston
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
11 61 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Preston 22.45% 35.26% 35.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 52 3
Average daily rate £285 £380 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.00% +26.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £290 £265
10% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £488 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £135.37 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
Java
Lancashire

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Preston Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Preston Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Preston Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

1 3 (75.00%) J2EE
1 3 (75.00%) Web Services
1 3 (75.00%) BC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) JPA
2 2 (50.00%) EJB
2 2 (50.00%) Hibernate
2 2 (50.00%) JMS
2 2 (50.00%) SOA
3 1 (25.00%) WSDL
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) MVC
3 1 (25.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) XSD
3 1 (25.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) UML
3 1 (25.00%) OO
3 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
3 1 (25.00%) ADO.NET
3 1 (25.00%) C#
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) .NET
3 1 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
3 1 (25.00%) WebSphere Process Server
3 1 (25.00%) Content Management
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) WebSphere
3 1 (25.00%) Java EE
3 1 (25.00%) SOAP
3 1 (25.00%) ESB

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Preston 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.

Application Development
1 3 (75.00%) J2EE
1 3 (75.00%) Web Services
2 2 (50.00%) JPA
2 2 (50.00%) EJB
2 2 (50.00%) Hibernate
2 2 (50.00%) JMS
3 1 (25.00%) WSDL
3 1 (25.00%) XSD
3 1 (25.00%) ADO.NET
3 1 (25.00%) .NET
3 1 (25.00%) WebSphere
3 1 (25.00%) Java EE
3 1 (25.00%) SOAP
3 1 (25.00%) WCF
3 1 (25.00%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) WebSphere Process Server
1 1 (25.00%) ESB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Developer
2 3 (75.00%) Java Developer
3 2 (50.00%) Java Architect
3 2 (50.00%) Senior Java Architect
3 2 (50.00%) Java/J2EE Developer
3 2 (50.00%) Senior Java/J2EE Architect
3 2 (50.00%) Java/J2EE Architect
3 2 (50.00%) Senior Architect
3 2 (50.00%) Senior Java/J2EE Developer
3 2 (50.00%) Architect
3 2 (50.00%) J2EE Developer
3 2 (50.00%) J2EE Architect
3 2 (50.00%) Senior J2EE Developer
3 2 (50.00%) Senior J2EE Architect
3 2 (50.00%) Senior Java Developer
3 2 (50.00%) Senior Developer
4 1 (25.00%) .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Mobile App
1 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) SOA
2 1 (25.00%) MVC
2 1 (25.00%) Workflow
2 1 (25.00%) UML
2 1 (25.00%) OO
2 1 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (25.00%) Content Management
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Web Application Development
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) C#
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) BC Cleared
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft