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This section looks at the demand for the Java Applications Developer role in IT contracts within the South West 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 Java Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Application Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank140-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.046 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£372
% change on same period last year-3.81 %
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-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads43625750
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled5.756 %5.727 %
Daily rates quoted14021536
Average minimum daily rate£348£341
Average daily rate£370£360
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted578696
Average minimum hourly rate£25.34£24.90
Average hourly rate£27.23£26.57
% change on same period last year+2.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.11£28.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Java Applications Developer EnglandJava Applications 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.

Java Applications Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java Applications Developer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Java Applications Developer Demand Trend

Java Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Java Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Java Applications Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Applications Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Applications Developer within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 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
WiltshireNew entry-2--
Java Applications Developer EnglandJava Applications Developer
England

Java Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Java Applications 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 Java Applications Developer in their job title.

14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)J2EE
22 (50.00 %)Spring
22 (50.00 %)Hibernate
22 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Struts
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)JBoss
31 (25.00 %)Oracle Forms
31 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
31 (25.00 %)Apache
31 (25.00 %)Tomcat
31 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
31 (25.00 %)LAN
31 (25.00 %)WAN
31 (25.00 %)DNS
31 (25.00 %)RDBMS
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)Ericsson
31 (25.00 %)NHS
31 (25.00 %)Internet
31 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (25.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (25.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)WebLogic
31 (25.00 %)CSS
31 (25.00 %)BT

Java Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Java Applications 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 Java Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)J2EE
22 (50.00 %)Spring
22 (50.00 %)Hibernate
22 (50.00 %)Struts
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)CSS
31 (25.00 %)Oracle ADF
31 (25.00 %)AJAX
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)JBoss
11 (25.00 %)Apache
11 (25.00 %)Tomcat
11 (25.00 %)WebLogic
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)LAN
11 (25.00 %)WAN
11 (25.00 %)DNS
11 (25.00 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
11 (25.00 %)RDBMS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Forms
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (25.00 %)Education
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Linux
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Data Modelling
11 (25.00 %)System Testing
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)HP
11 (25.00 %)Ericsson
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)BT