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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Rickmansworth 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.000 %
As % of the category below80.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£296-
Average daily rate£318-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£339-
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£353
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
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£36.51£34.62
% change on same period last year+5.45 %
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Rickmansworth
Matching contract IT job ads152
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£255£350
Average daily rate£270£350
% change on same period last year-22.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
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£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
Java HertfordshireJava
Hertfordshire

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

Rickmansworth 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 Rickmansworth region.

Rickmansworth 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 Rickmansworth region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Rickmansworth Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Rickmansworth 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.

123 (71.88 %)Oracle
220 (62.50 %)Finance
318 (56.25 %)Hibernate
318 (56.25 %)Spring
417 (53.13 %)J2EE
417 (53.13 %)JUnit
515 (46.88 %)Eclipse
614 (43.75 %)Back Office
614 (43.75 %)Banking
713 (40.63 %)WebLogic
713 (40.63 %)UML
812 (37.50 %)SOA
812 (37.50 %)SQL
910 (31.25 %)PL/SQL
109 (28.13 %)WebServices
118 (25.00 %)OO
118 (25.00 %)RAD
118 (25.00 %)Java EE
127 (21.88 %)JSF
135 (15.63 %)Project Management
135 (15.63 %)UNIX
144 (12.50 %)ClearCase
144 (12.50 %)JavaScript
144 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
144 (12.50 %)JIRA
144 (12.50 %)Time Management
153 (9.375 %)Release Management
153 (9.375 %)Brocade
153 (9.375 %)Supplier Management
153 (9.375 %)XML

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Rickmansworth 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.

Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (56.25 %)Hibernate
118 (56.25 %)Spring
217 (53.13 %)J2EE
39 (28.13 %)WebServices
48 (25.00 %)Java EE
57 (21.88 %)JSF
63 (9.375 %)Struts
63 (9.375 %)XML
72 (6.250 %)XHTML
72 (6.250 %)JMS
72 (6.250 %)EJB
72 (6.250 %)CSS
72 (6.250 %)JDBC
72 (6.250 %)JSP
72 (6.250 %)Servlets
72 (6.250 %)HTML
72 (6.250 %)WebSphere
81 (3.125 %)Apache Beehive
81 (3.125 %)AJAX
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (40.63 %)WebLogic
22 (6.250 %)MQSeries
22 (6.250 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (3.125 %)WebLogic Portal
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.125 %)MS Excel
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.250 %)DB2
12 (6.250 %)TOAD
21 (3.125 %)Oracle 8/8i
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (53.13 %)JUnit
215 (46.88 %)Eclipse
34 (12.50 %)ClearQuest
34 (12.50 %)ClearCase
34 (12.50 %)JIRA
42 (6.250 %)Ant
42 (6.250 %)Rational Rose
42 (6.250 %)Subversion
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (62.50 %)Finance
214 (43.75 %)Banking
214 (43.75 %)Back Office
31 (3.125 %)Financial Institution
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (46.88 %)Developer
212 (37.50 %)Senior Developer
212 (37.50 %)Java Developer
310 (31.25 %)Senior Java Developer
46 (18.75 %)Development Manager
54 (12.50 %)Architect
63 (9.375 %)Analyst
63 (9.375 %)Release Manager
63 (9.375 %)Technical Manager
63 (9.375 %)Technical Analyst
72 (6.250 %)Solutions Architect
72 (6.250 %)Tester
72 (6.250 %)Java Architect
81 (3.125 %)Senior Java Architect
81 (3.125 %)Oracle Developer
81 (3.125 %)Team Leader
81 (3.125 %)SQL Developer
81 (3.125 %)PL/SQL Developer
81 (3.125 %)Oracle Team Leader
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (15.63 %)UNIX
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (40.63 %)UML
212 (37.50 %)SOA
38 (25.00 %)OO
38 (25.00 %)RAD
45 (15.63 %)Project Management
54 (12.50 %)Time Management
63 (9.375 %)Release Management
63 (9.375 %)Supplier Management
63 (9.375 %)E-Commerce
72 (6.250 %)OOA/OOD
72 (6.250 %)Enterprise Architecture
72 (6.250 %)Change Management
72 (6.250 %)Continuous Integration
81 (3.125 %)User Acceptance Testing
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (37.50 %)SQL
210 (31.25 %)PL/SQL
34 (12.50 %)JavaScript
41 (3.125 %)VB
41 (3.125 %)VBA
41 (3.125 %)VB6
Rickmansworth IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (71.88 %)Oracle
23 (9.375 %)Sun
23 (9.375 %)BEA
23 (9.375 %)StorageTek
23 (9.375 %)Brocade
32 (6.250 %)IBM