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This section looks at the demand for the Senior Java Developer role in IT contracts within the South East 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Java Developer
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank232283
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching contract IT job ads2418
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.203 %0.110 %
Daily rates quoted68
Average minimum daily rate£375£320
Average daily rate£400£351
% change on same period last year+14.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£350
% change on same period last year+17.07 %
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-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1181916303
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.60 %16.24 %
Daily rates quoted30424108
Average minimum daily rate£336£338
Average daily rate£356£356
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted14242031
Average minimum hourly rate£22.18£25.81
Average hourly rate£23.67£27.20
% change on same period last year-12.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.16£28.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Senior Java Developer EnglandSenior Java Developer
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.

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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Java Developer across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

South East Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Senior Java Developer across the South East region.

South East Senior Java Developer Hourly 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 South East region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BerkshireUp+419£400+26.98 %
SurreyDown-93--
OxfordshireNew entry-3--
HampshireNew entry-2£400-
Thames ValleyUp+142--
BuckinghamshireUp+142£400+23.07 %
East SussexNew entry-1--
KentNew entry-1--
Senior Java Developer EnglandSenior Java Developer
England

Senior Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

135 (100.00 %)Java
231 (88.57 %)J2EE
316 (45.71 %)Hibernate
414 (40.00 %)Spring
513 (37.14 %)XML
612 (34.29 %)Oracle
711 (31.43 %)E-Commerce
810 (28.57 %)Retail
97 (20.00 %)Eclipse
97 (20.00 %)Struts
106 (17.14 %)JavaScript
115 (14.29 %)SQL Server
115 (14.29 %)JSP
115 (14.29 %)EJB
115 (14.29 %)MSI
115 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
124 (11.43 %)WebSphere
124 (11.43 %)Finance
124 (11.43 %)Swing
124 (11.43 %)JDBC
124 (11.43 %)Servlets
124 (11.43 %)SOAP
133 (8.571 %)WebLogic
133 (8.571 %)MySQL
133 (8.571 %)SQL
133 (8.571 %)C++
133 (8.571 %)Tomcat
133 (8.571 %)JMS
133 (8.571 %)JBoss
133 (8.571 %)IBM

Senior Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (88.57 %)J2EE
216 (45.71 %)Hibernate
314 (40.00 %)Spring
413 (37.14 %)XML
57 (20.00 %)Struts
65 (14.29 %)JSP
65 (14.29 %)EJB
74 (11.43 %)WebSphere
74 (11.43 %)Swing
74 (11.43 %)JDBC
74 (11.43 %)Servlets
74 (11.43 %)SOAP
83 (8.571 %)JMS
83 (8.571 %)WebWork
92 (5.714 %)JSF
92 (5.714 %)JNDI
92 (5.714 %)MVC
92 (5.714 %)WebServices
92 (5.714 %)XSLT
101 (2.857 %)XSL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.571 %)WebLogic
13 (8.571 %)Tomcat
13 (8.571 %)JBoss
22 (5.714 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (5.714 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (2.857 %)Apache
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.857 %)Internet
11 (2.857 %)LDAP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (14.29 %)SQL Server
23 (8.571 %)MySQL
32 (5.714 %)DB2
41 (2.857 %)RDBMS
41 (2.857 %)Data Mining
41 (2.857 %)JasperReports
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (20.00 %)Eclipse
25 (14.29 %)MSI
32 (5.714 %)JUnit
41 (2.857 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (2.857 %)Ant
41 (2.857 %)ClearCase
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (28.57 %)Retail
25 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
34 (11.43 %)Finance
42 (5.714 %)Banking
42 (5.714 %)Insurance
42 (5.714 %)Telecoms
51 (2.857 %)Government
51 (2.857 %)Legal
51 (2.857 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (2.857 %)Retail Banking
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.857 %)Computer Science
11 (2.857 %)Credit Risk
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.714 %)UNIX
12 (5.714 %)Linux
21 (2.857 %)Windows
21 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (31.43 %)E-Commerce
22 (5.714 %)Security Cleared
22 (5.714 %)Project Planning
22 (5.714 %)Software Engineering
22 (5.714 %)Project Management
22 (5.714 %)OOA/OOD
22 (5.714 %)OO
31 (2.857 %)UML
31 (2.857 %)Scrum
31 (2.857 %)Risk Management
31 (2.857 %)E-business
31 (2.857 %)RUP
31 (2.857 %)SOA
31 (2.857 %)Web Development
31 (2.857 %)Integration Testing
31 (2.857 %)DV Cleared
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (100.00 %)Java
26 (17.14 %)JavaScript
33 (8.571 %)SQL
33 (8.571 %)C++
41 (2.857 %)Delphi
41 (2.857 %)C
41 (2.857 %)C#
41 (2.857 %)PHP
41 (2.857 %)FoxPro (VFP)
41 (2.857 %)XPath
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.571 %)Degree
21 (2.857 %)Sun Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (34.29 %)Oracle
23 (8.571 %)IBM
23 (8.571 %)BEA