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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Slough region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2527
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads179
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.009 %
As % of the category below18.09 %12.50 %
Daily rates quoted51
Average minimum daily rate£310£300
Average daily rate£323£300
% change on same period last year+7.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£369
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted51
Average minimum hourly rate£41.60£38.00
Average hourly rate£43.30£38.50
% change on same period last year+12.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.38£38.17
% change on same period last year+3.17 %
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Slough
Matching contract IT job ads9472
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.125 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted2114
Average minimum daily rate£264£300
Average daily rate£279£310
% change on same period last year-10.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted2630
Average minimum hourly rate£37.98£41.47
Average hourly rate£39.12£42.24
% change on same period last year-7.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.26£43.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
J2EE BerkshireJ2EE
Berkshire

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.

J2EE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Slough J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing J2EE across the Slough region.

Slough J2EE Daily Rate Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2EE across the Slough region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Slough J2EE Daily Rate Histogram

J2EE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing J2EE across the Slough region.

Slough J2EE Hourly Rate Trend

J2EE
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2EE across the Slough region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Slough J2EE Hourly Rate Histogram

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

119 (90.48 %)Java
218 (85.71 %)Struts
316 (76.19 %)JSP
316 (76.19 %)Spring
411 (52.38 %)Internet
510 (47.62 %)Servlets
69 (42.86 %)Hibernate
69 (42.86 %)Extranet
69 (42.86 %)SQL
77 (33.33 %)AJAX
77 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
77 (33.33 %)WebSphere
77 (33.33 %)SQL Server
86 (28.57 %)DB2
86 (28.57 %)WebSphere Application Server
86 (28.57 %)DB2 UDB
94 (19.05 %)XML
103 (14.29 %)IBM
103 (14.29 %)SOAP
103 (14.29 %)WebServices
103 (14.29 %)IIS
103 (14.29 %)Windows
103 (14.29 %)Web Development
112 (9.524 %)Java EE
112 (9.524 %)Degree
112 (9.524 %)Security Cleared
112 (9.524 %)Telecoms
112 (9.524 %)JDBC
112 (9.524 %)SQL Server 7
112 (9.524 %)Project Management

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Slough region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (85.71 %)Struts
216 (76.19 %)JSP
216 (76.19 %)Spring
310 (47.62 %)Servlets
49 (42.86 %)Hibernate
57 (33.33 %)AJAX
57 (33.33 %)WebSphere
64 (19.05 %)XML
73 (14.29 %)SOAP
73 (14.29 %)WebServices
82 (9.524 %)Java EE
82 (9.524 %)JDBC
91 (4.762 %)WebWork
91 (4.762 %)XSD
91 (4.762 %)JMS
91 (4.762 %)WAP
91 (4.762 %)WSDL
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (28.57 %)WebSphere Application Server
23 (14.29 %)IIS
31 (4.762 %)WebLogic
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (52.38 %)Internet
29 (42.86 %)Extranet
31 (4.762 %)3G
31 (4.762 %)Wi-Fi
31 (4.762 %)Wireless
31 (4.762 %)SSH
31 (4.762 %)GPRS
31 (4.762 %)FTP
31 (4.762 %)HTTP
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (33.33 %)SQL Server
17 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
26 (28.57 %)DB2 UDB
26 (28.57 %)DB2
32 (9.524 %)SQL Server 7
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (9.524 %)Telecoms
21 (4.762 %)Automotive
21 (4.762 %)Police
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (80.95 %)Developer
210 (47.62 %)Java Developer
38 (38.10 %)J2EE Developer
43 (14.29 %)Java/J2EE Developer
43 (14.29 %)Lead Developer
43 (14.29 %)Project Leader
52 (9.524 %)Applications Developer
52 (9.524 %)Software Developer
52 (9.524 %)J2EE Applications Developer
52 (9.524 %)Team Leader
52 (9.524 %)Java Team Leader
61 (4.762 %)Applications Architect
61 (4.762 %)Architect
61 (4.762 %)Technical Architect
61 (4.762 %)Senior Developer
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)N-Tier
11 (4.762 %)Clustering
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (14.29 %)Windows
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (14.29 %)Web Development
22 (9.524 %)Project Management
22 (9.524 %)Security Cleared
31 (4.762 %)BPEL
31 (4.762 %)Network Load Balancing
31 (4.762 %)Use Case
31 (4.762 %)UML
31 (4.762 %)OOA/OOD
31 (4.762 %)OO
31 (4.762 %)SOA
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (90.48 %)Java
29 (42.86 %)SQL
31 (4.762 %)JavaScript
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.524 %)Degree
Slough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (14.29 %)IBM
21 (4.762 %)Microsoft
21 (4.762 %)BEA
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