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

LinkJava Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank234287
Rank change on same period last yearUp+53
Matching contract IT job ads148
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.503 %0.190 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£313-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£283
% change on same period last year+35.76 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads27854200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.712 %4.249 %
Daily rates quoted6831044
Average minimum daily rate£310£310
Average daily rate£328£328
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted253429
Average minimum hourly rate£32.19£34.39
Average hourly rate£34.14£36.86
% change on same period last year-7.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.08£39.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Java EE EnglandJava EE
England

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 EE
Demand Trend

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

South East Java EE Demand Trend

Java EE
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Java EE Daily Rate Trend

Java EE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java EE within the South East 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
SurreyDown-15--
HampshireUp+234--
BerkshireUp+363£313-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1--
East SussexNew entry-1--
Java EE EnglandJava EE
England

Java EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Java EE 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 EE.

118 (64.29 %)Java
213 (46.43 %)Oracle
312 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
48 (28.57 %)Oracle 10g
57 (25.00 %)Red Hat
57 (25.00 %)J2EE
57 (25.00 %)Linux
66 (21.43 %)UML
66 (21.43 %).NET
66 (21.43 %)UNIX
66 (21.43 %)Configuration Management
66 (21.43 %)BC Cleared
75 (17.86 %)Oracle 10gAS
75 (17.86 %)Oracle Application Server
75 (17.86 %)ClearQuest
75 (17.86 %)HP
75 (17.86 %)Oracle Forms
75 (17.86 %)Oracle Reports
75 (17.86 %)XML
75 (17.86 %)Oracle 9i
75 (17.86 %)ClearCase
75 (17.86 %)VB.NET
75 (17.86 %)RPG
84 (14.29 %)WebServices
84 (14.29 %)RUP
84 (14.29 %)JMS
84 (14.29 %)Eclipse
84 (14.29 %)Government
84 (14.29 %)Oracle Applications
84 (14.29 %)Web Development

Java EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Java EE 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 EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (25.00 %)J2EE
26 (21.43 %).NET
35 (17.86 %)XML
44 (14.29 %)JMS
44 (14.29 %)WebServices
53 (10.71 %)Middleware
53 (10.71 %)HTML
53 (10.71 %)JSP
53 (10.71 %)Struts
62 (7.143 %)SOAP
62 (7.143 %)EJB
62 (7.143 %)CSS
62 (7.143 %)Spring
62 (7.143 %)JSF
62 (7.143 %)AJAX
71 (3.571 %)WebSphere
71 (3.571 %)JSTL
71 (3.571 %)iBATIS
71 (3.571 %)Apache Axis
71 (3.571 %)JAX-WS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.86 %)Oracle Application Server
15 (17.86 %)Oracle 10gAS
23 (10.71 %)Oracle Spatial
23 (10.71 %)WebLogic
23 (10.71 %)JBoss
32 (7.143 %)TIBCO EMS
41 (3.571 %)Apache
41 (3.571 %)TeamSite
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (14.29 %)Oracle Applications
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (28.57 %)Oracle 10g
25 (17.86 %)Oracle Reports
25 (17.86 %)Oracle 9i
33 (10.71 %)Datawarehouse
33 (10.71 %)Oracle OLAP
33 (10.71 %)OLAP
42 (7.143 %)MySQL
42 (7.143 %)SQL Server
51 (3.571 %)DB2
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (17.86 %)Oracle Forms
15 (17.86 %)ClearCase
15 (17.86 %)ClearQuest
24 (14.29 %)Eclipse
33 (10.71 %)Synon
33 (10.71 %)RequisitePro
33 (10.71 %)Ant
41 (3.571 %)JUnit
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (14.29 %)Government
23 (10.71 %)Retail
31 (3.571 %)Financial Institution
31 (3.571 %)Back Office
31 (3.571 %)Finance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (39.29 %)Developer
28 (28.57 %)Java Developer
37 (25.00 %)Administrator
44 (14.29 %)Architect
44 (14.29 %)Server Administrator
53 (10.71 %)J2EE Developer
53 (10.71 %)Applications Architect
53 (10.71 %)Configuration Manager
62 (7.143 %)Software Developer
62 (7.143 %)WebLogic Administrator
71 (3.571 %)UML Business Analyst
71 (3.571 %)JavaScript Developer
71 (3.571 %)Java/J2EE Developer
71 (3.571 %)Senior Business Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Senior Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Business Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Analyst
71 (3.571 %)Solutions Architect
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (25.00 %)Linux
26 (21.43 %)UNIX
31 (3.571 %)Windows
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
26 (21.43 %)BC Cleared
26 (21.43 %)Configuration Management
26 (21.43 %)UML
34 (14.29 %)RUP
34 (14.29 %)Web Development
43 (10.71 %)Migration
43 (10.71 %)EAI
43 (10.71 %)Data Modelling
43 (10.71 %)SOA
52 (7.143 %)OO
52 (7.143 %)Use Case
52 (7.143 %)Release Management
52 (7.143 %)Project Management
61 (3.571 %)Change Management
61 (3.571 %)Time Management
61 (3.571 %)SC Cleared
61 (3.571 %)Agile Software Development
61 (3.571 %)TDD
61 (3.571 %)Logistics
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (64.29 %)Java
25 (17.86 %)RPG
25 (17.86 %)VB.NET
33 (10.71 %)SQL
33 (10.71 %)JavaScript
41 (3.571 %)Perl
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (10.71 %)Oracle RAC
22 (7.143 %)AquaLogic
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (46.43 %)Oracle
27 (25.00 %)Red Hat
35 (17.86 %)HP
43 (10.71 %)BEA
52 (7.143 %)TIBCO
61 (3.571 %)IBM
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