Java Contracts in Shropshire
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT contracts advertised for the Shropshire 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 Shropshire 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 9 4 8
Rank change year-on-year
-5 +4
Contract jobs citing Java 13 34 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 10.83% 27.20% 13.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 38.24% 54.84% 28.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 20 2
Average daily rate £565 £459 £473
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.09% -2.85%
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
Shropshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category		 34 62 50
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Shropshire 28.33% 49.60% 47.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 44 25
Average daily rate £328 £338 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.96% +3.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £255 £230
10% offered a daily rate of more than £565 £500 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
Java
West Midlands

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Telford -6 11 £565 +13.00%
Java
West Midlands

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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 39 (82.98%) SQL
2 29 (61.70%) UNIX
3 19 (40.43%) Oracle
4 15 (31.91%) J2EE
5 12 (25.53%) Waterfall
6 11 (23.40%) PL/SQL
7 10 (21.28%) XML
7 10 (21.28%) webMethods
7 10 (21.28%) Pega
8 9 (19.15%) Retail
9 8 (17.02%) UML
9 8 (17.02%) SOA
10 7 (14.89%) Web Services
10 7 (14.89%) Windows
10 7 (14.89%) WebLogic
10 7 (14.89%) Test Scripting
11 6 (12.77%) .NET
11 6 (12.77%) ISEB
11 6 (12.77%) OOA/OOD
12 5 (10.64%) OO
12 5 (10.64%) RUP
12 5 (10.64%) Informatica
13 4 (8.511%) VB
13 4 (8.511%) C#
13 4 (8.511%) Shell Script
14 3 (6.383%) Microsoft
14 3 (6.383%) BizTalk Server
14 3 (6.383%) ClearCase
14 3 (6.383%) Software Testing
14 3 (6.383%) Project Planning

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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 15 (31.91%) J2EE
2 10 (21.28%) XML
3 7 (14.89%) Web Services
4 6 (12.77%) .NET
5 1 (2.128%) WebSphere
5 1 (2.128%) REST
Application Platforms
1 7 (14.89%) WebLogic
2 3 (6.383%) BizTalk Server
3 2 (4.255%) Tomcat
Applications
1 2 (4.255%) Open Workbench
2 1 (2.128%) MS Project
2 1 (2.128%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.128%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.128%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.255%) Oracle 11g
2 1 (2.128%) Oracle OWB
2 1 (2.128%) TOAD
2 1 (2.128%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (6.383%) ClearCase
2 2 (4.255%) ClearQuest
3 1 (2.128%) Oracle Forms
General
1 9 (19.15%) Retail
2 1 (2.128%) Finance
Job Titles
1 15 (31.91%) Analyst
2 13 (27.66%) Architect
2 13 (27.66%) Developer
3 6 (12.77%) Lead Architect
3 6 (12.77%) Test Analyst
4 5 (10.64%) Software Architect
4 5 (10.64%) Java Developer
4 5 (10.64%) Support Analyst
5 4 (8.511%) Lead Developer
6 3 (6.383%) Web Developer
6 3 (6.383%) Consultant
6 3 (6.383%) Project Manager
7 2 (4.255%) Java Software Architect
7 2 (4.255%) Lead Analyst Programmer
7 2 (4.255%) Lead Programmer
7 2 (4.255%) Java Architect
7 2 (4.255%) Applications Support
7 2 (4.255%) Applications Architect
7 2 (4.255%) Developer Analyst
7 2 (4.255%) Applications Support Analyst
Operating Systems
1 29 (61.70%) UNIX
2 7 (14.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.53%) Waterfall
2 8 (17.02%) UML
2 8 (17.02%) SOA
3 7 (14.89%) Test Scripting
4 6 (12.77%) OOA/OOD
5 5 (10.64%) OO
5 5 (10.64%) RUP
6 3 (6.383%) Software Testing
6 3 (6.383%) Project Planning
6 3 (6.383%) Software Architecture
6 3 (6.383%) Test Strategy
7 2 (4.255%) Configuration Management
7 2 (4.255%) Project Management
8 1 (2.128%) Change Management
8 1 (2.128%) Risk Management
8 1 (2.128%) Validation
8 1 (2.128%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (2.128%) ERP
8 1 (2.128%) Data Modelling
8 1 (2.128%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 39 (82.98%) SQL
2 11 (23.40%) PL/SQL
3 4 (8.511%) VB
3 4 (8.511%) C#
3 4 (8.511%) Shell Script
4 2 (4.255%) COBOL
4 2 (4.255%) Perl
5 1 (2.128%) C
Qualifications
1 6 (12.77%) ISEB
2 2 (4.255%) ISTQB
3 1 (2.128%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (2.128%) BC Cleared
3 1 (2.128%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 19 (40.43%) Oracle
2 10 (21.28%) webMethods
2 10 (21.28%) Pega
3 5 (10.64%) Informatica
4 3 (6.383%) Microsoft
5 2 (4.255%) ION Trading
5 2 (4.255%) BEA
6 1 (2.128%) CheckPoint
6 1 (2.128%) SAP
6 1 (2.128%) Business Objects
6 1 (2.128%) JD Edwards
6 1 (2.128%) IBM
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