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This section looks at the demand for the Java Programmer role in IT contracts within the Scotland 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 Java Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Programmer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank93112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1011
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.427 %0.317 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£480
Average daily rate-£495
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£510
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£364
% change on same period last year-16.61 %
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-£28.38
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads23443468
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.124 %3.460 %
Daily rates quoted538682
Average minimum daily rate£292£300
Average daily rate£317£317
% change on same period last year+0.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted156207
Average minimum hourly rate£21.32£19.42
Average hourly rate£23.36£20.57
% change on same period last year+13.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.41£21.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Java Programmer UKJava Programmer
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 Programmer
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Java Programmer Demand Trend

Java Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Java Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Java Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Java Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Programmer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Programmer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
EdinburghUp+65--
GlasgowUp+145--
Java Programmer UKJava Programmer
UK

Java Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Java Programmer 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 Java Programmer in their job title.

114 (100.00 %)Java
29 (64.29 %)XML
37 (50.00 %)J2EE
37 (50.00 %)Oracle
46 (42.86 %)Servlets
46 (42.86 %)Hibernate
46 (42.86 %)Spring
55 (35.71 %)Finance
55 (35.71 %)RAD
55 (35.71 %)SOA
55 (35.71 %)JUnit
55 (35.71 %)EJB
64 (28.57 %)JSP
64 (28.57 %)ClearCase
64 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
64 (28.57 %)Tapestry
73 (21.43 %)Refactoring
73 (21.43 %)WebServices
73 (21.43 %)CruiseControl
73 (21.43 %)B2B
73 (21.43 %)RDBMS
73 (21.43 %)JMS
73 (21.43 %)Eclipse
73 (21.43 %)Ant
81 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
81 (7.143 %)JSTL
81 (7.143 %)JavaScript
81 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
81 (7.143 %)SQL
81 (7.143 %)Oracle 9iAS

Java Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Java Programmer 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 Java Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (64.29 %)XML
27 (50.00 %)J2EE
36 (42.86 %)Servlets
36 (42.86 %)Hibernate
36 (42.86 %)Spring
45 (35.71 %)EJB
54 (28.57 %)JSP
54 (28.57 %)Tapestry
63 (21.43 %)JMS
63 (21.43 %)WebServices
71 (7.143 %)MVC
71 (7.143 %)JSTL
71 (7.143 %)Struts
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.143 %)Oracle 9iAS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (21.43 %)RDBMS
21 (7.143 %)Oracle 9i
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (35.71 %)JUnit
24 (28.57 %)ClearCase
33 (21.43 %)Eclipse
33 (21.43 %)Ant
33 (21.43 %)CruiseControl
41 (7.143 %)JDeveloper
41 (7.143 %)JProbe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Finance
21 (7.143 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)RAD
15 (35.71 %)SOA
24 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
33 (21.43 %)B2B
33 (21.43 %)Refactoring
41 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
41 (7.143 %)Automated Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)Java
21 (7.143 %)JavaScript
21 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
21 (7.143 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (50.00 %)Oracle