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This section looks at the demand for the Senior Java Developer 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 Senior Java Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Java Developer
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank95123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.215 %0.146 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£380
Average daily rate£321£390
% change on same period last year-17.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£331
% change on same period last year+23.85 %
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£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads23313425
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.107 %3.465 %
Daily rates quoted514666
Average minimum daily rate£297£306
Average daily rate£320£321
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted140196
Average minimum hourly rate£20.18£18.21
Average hourly rate£22.27£19.26
% change on same period last year+15.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.36£20.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Senior Java Developer UKSenior Java Developer
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.

Senior Java Developer
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Senior Java Developer Demand Trend

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Java Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Developer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
EdinburghNew entry-3--
GlasgowUp+61£321-17.82 %
Senior Java Developer UKSenior Java Developer
UK

Senior Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Senior Java Developer 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 Senior Java Developer in their job title.

19 (100.00 %)Java
26 (66.67 %)J2EE
35 (55.56 %)XML
44 (44.44 %)Spring
53 (33.33 %)Hibernate
53 (33.33 %)Finance
53 (33.33 %)Struts
53 (33.33 %)JUnit
62 (22.22 %)WebServices
62 (22.22 %)RAD
62 (22.22 %)ClearCase
62 (22.22 %)SOA
62 (22.22 %)TDD
71 (11.11 %)Computer Science
71 (11.11 %)Apache Axis
71 (11.11 %)Investment Management
71 (11.11 %)Degree
71 (11.11 %)Banking
71 (11.11 %)CruiseControl
71 (11.11 %)Investment Banking
71 (11.11 %)Tapestry
71 (11.11 %)Derivative
71 (11.11 %)Interest Rate Derivative
71 (11.11 %)WebSphere
71 (11.11 %)Eclipse
71 (11.11 %)B2B
71 (11.11 %)RDBMS
71 (11.11 %)Sun
71 (11.11 %)Sun Certification
71 (11.11 %)CMS

Senior Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Senior Java Developer 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 Senior Java Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (66.67 %)J2EE
25 (55.56 %)XML
34 (44.44 %)Spring
43 (33.33 %)Struts
43 (33.33 %)Hibernate
52 (22.22 %)WebServices
61 (11.11 %)TopLink
61 (11.11 %)Tapestry
61 (11.11 %)WebSphere
61 (11.11 %)Apache Axis
61 (11.11 %)XSLT
61 (11.11 %)JMS
61 (11.11 %)Java RMI
61 (11.11 %)EJB
61 (11.11 %)JSP
61 (11.11 %)Servlets
61 (11.11 %)SOAP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (11.11 %)Apache
11 (11.11 %)MQSeries
11 (11.11 %)CMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)LDAP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)RDBMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)JUnit
22 (22.22 %)ClearCase
31 (11.11 %)Eclipse
31 (11.11 %)CruiseControl
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (11.11 %)Banking
21 (11.11 %)Investment Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (11.11 %)Derivative
11 (11.11 %)Interest Rate Derivative
11 (11.11 %)Computer Science
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)RAD
12 (22.22 %)SOA
12 (22.22 %)TDD
21 (11.11 %)Investment Management
21 (11.11 %)UML
21 (11.11 %)B2B
21 (11.11 %)Agile Software Development
21 (11.11 %)OOD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (100.00 %)Java
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Sun Certification
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Oracle
11 (11.11 %)Sun
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