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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Shropshire 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2010
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads927
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.029 %
As % of the category below21.43 %28.72 %
Daily rates quoted28
Average minimum daily rate£263£236
Average daily rate£288£242
% change on same period last year+18.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£248
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£349
% change on same period last year+4.39 %
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£34.14£33.43
% change on same period last year+2.10 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads4294
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted1637
Average minimum daily rate£302£279
Average daily rate£325£297
% change on same period last year+9.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£314
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Hourly rates quoted111
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£26.43
Average hourly rate£30.00£30.60
% change on same period last year-1.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£34.77
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.03£32.70
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Java West MidlandsJava
West Midlands

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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 1 December 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
TelfordDown-47£288+25.63 %
Java West MidlandsJava
West Midlands

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, 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.

117 (60.71 %)WebLogic
216 (57.14 %)Oracle
310 (35.71 %)UNIX
48 (28.57 %)SQL
57 (25.00 %)J2EE
57 (25.00 %)XML
57 (25.00 %)JMS
66 (21.43 %)Government
66 (21.43 %)webMethods
66 (21.43 %)Windows
66 (21.43 %)AquaLogic
66 (21.43 %)Security Cleared
75 (17.86 %)UML
75 (17.86 %)PL/SQL
75 (17.86 %)SOAP
84 (14.29 %)EJB
84 (14.29 %)RUP
84 (14.29 %)Adobe
84 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
93 (10.71 %)PegaRULES
93 (10.71 %)Oracle 10g
93 (10.71 %)BEA
93 (10.71 %)WebLogic Portal
93 (10.71 %)Shell Script
93 (10.71 %)OO
93 (10.71 %)Spring
93 (10.71 %)TOAD
93 (10.71 %)RDBMS
93 (10.71 %)JSP
93 (10.71 %)Servlets

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, 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.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (25.00 %)J2EE
17 (25.00 %)XML
17 (25.00 %)JMS
25 (17.86 %)SOAP
34 (14.29 %)EJB
43 (10.71 %)JSP
43 (10.71 %)Servlets
43 (10.71 %)Spring
51 (3.571 %)JNDI
51 (3.571 %)WebServices
51 (3.571 %)SAX
51 (3.571 %)Middleware
51 (3.571 %)ADO
51 (3.571 %)XSD
51 (3.571 %)DOM
51 (3.571 %)XSLT
51 (3.571 %)J2ME
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (60.71 %)WebLogic
23 (10.71 %)WebLogic Portal
23 (10.71 %)PegaRULES
32 (7.143 %)ESB
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.143 %)CA Clarity
21 (3.571 %)MS Office
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.71 %)TOAD
13 (10.71 %)RDBMS
13 (10.71 %)Oracle 10g
22 (7.143 %)SQL Server
22 (7.143 %)Oracle 9i
31 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (3.571 %)BusinessObjects
31 (3.571 %)Data Mart
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (7.143 %)Ant
12 (7.143 %)JUnit
21 (3.571 %)COOL:Gen
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (21.43 %)Government
22 (7.143 %)Telecoms
31 (3.571 %)Construction
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (35.71 %)Developer
29 (32.14 %)Architect
37 (25.00 %)Analyst
37 (25.00 %)Technical Architect
37 (25.00 %)Java Developer
46 (21.43 %)Support Analyst
54 (14.29 %)J2EE Developer
63 (10.71 %)Applications Support
63 (10.71 %)Applications Support Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Project Manager
71 (3.571 %)Tester
71 (3.571 %)Applications Developer
71 (3.571 %)Enterprise Architect
71 (3.571 %)UNIX Support Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Technical Lead
71 (3.571 %)UNIX Support
71 (3.571 %)Oracle Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Oracle Support Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Java Applications Developer
71 (3.571 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (35.71 %)UNIX
26 (21.43 %)Windows
32 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (3.571 %)Windows 2000
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (21.43 %)Security Cleared
25 (17.86 %)UML
34 (14.29 %)RUP
34 (14.29 %)SC Cleared
43 (10.71 %)OO
52 (7.143 %)BC Cleared
52 (7.143 %)OOA/OOD
52 (7.143 %)Process Management
52 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
61 (3.571 %)Test Scripting
61 (3.571 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (3.571 %)SOA
61 (3.571 %)Project Management
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (28.57 %)SQL
25 (17.86 %)PL/SQL
33 (10.71 %)JavaScript
33 (10.71 %)Shell Script
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (21.43 %)AquaLogic
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (57.14 %)Oracle
26 (21.43 %)webMethods
34 (14.29 %)Adobe
43 (10.71 %)BEA
52 (7.143 %)Mercator
52 (7.143 %)Pega
52 (7.143 %)SAP
61 (3.571 %)Business Objects