Java Contracts in the South West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Java over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
17 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 20 16 22
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +6
Contract jobs citing Java 141 293 167
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 6.885% 8.841% 5.962%
As % of the Programming Languages category 18.80% 22.89% 17.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 171 63
Average daily rate £388 £390 £365
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.64% +6.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £300 £228
10% offered a daily rate of more than £498 £600 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £363
% change year-on-year
- -3.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 6
Average hourly rate £42.50 £40.00 £38.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.25% +3.89%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £38.00 £40.00 £33.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £52.70 £40.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £34.00 £32.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+4.61% -13.33%
All Programming Languages
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category		 750 1280 954
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 36.62% 38.62% 34.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 741 425
Average daily rate £325 £380 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.47% +26.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £250 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 80 92
Average hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.25 £18.25 £20.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £46.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Java
England

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West Java Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Gloucestershire -1 50 £440 -7.36%
Somerset +12 25 £320 -14.09%
Bristol -2 20 £415 +19.42%
Dorset -8 16 £325 -13.33%
Devon -7 13 £310 -31.11%
Wiltshire -12 9 £425 +26.86%
Java
England

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1 156 (42.05%) Oracle
2 147 (39.62%) Security Cleared
3 110 (29.65%) DV Cleared
4 107 (28.84%) C
4 107 (28.84%) SQL
5 100 (26.95%) JavaScript
6 95 (25.61%) XML
7 92 (24.80%) HTML
8 88 (23.72%) UML
9 86 (23.18%) J2EE
10 82 (22.10%) Linux
11 81 (21.83%) Agile Software Development
12 75 (20.22%) Web Services
13 73 (19.68%) .NET
14 68 (18.33%) C#
15 61 (16.44%) Spring
16 59 (15.90%) Scrum
17 56 (15.09%) Hibernate
17 56 (15.09%) CSS
18 53 (14.29%) ITIL
19 52 (14.02%) C++
20 49 (13.21%) SQL Server
21 48 (12.94%) UNIX
22 46 (12.40%) ASP.NET
23 45 (12.13%) JBoss
24 44 (11.86%) jQuery
25 42 (11.32%) ASP
26 41 (11.05%) Microsoft
27 40 (10.78%) VB
28 39 (10.51%) Windows

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

Application Development
1 95 (25.61%) XML
2 92 (24.80%) HTML
3 86 (23.18%) J2EE
4 75 (20.22%) Web Services
5 73 (19.68%) .NET
6 61 (16.44%) Spring
7 56 (15.09%) Hibernate
7 56 (15.09%) CSS
8 46 (12.40%) ASP.NET
9 44 (11.86%) jQuery
10 42 (11.32%) ASP
11 33 (8.895%) JPA
12 30 (8.086%) .NET Framework
13 28 (7.547%) EJB
14 26 (7.008%) REST
15 25 (6.739%) WebSphere
16 24 (6.469%) Swing
16 24 (6.469%) JSP
17 19 (5.121%) JMS
18 18 (4.852%) Java EE
Application Platforms
1 39 (10.51%) SharePoint
2 32 (8.625%) IIS
3 25 (6.739%) OpenROAD
4 14 (3.774%) Apache
5 11 (2.965%) Tomcat
6 7 (1.887%) GlassFish
7 6 (1.617%) WebSphere Message Broker
7 6 (1.617%) ArcGIS
7 6 (1.617%) ArcSDE
7 6 (1.617%) WebLogic
8 5 (1.348%) WebSphere Application Server
8 5 (1.348%) Oracle Workflow
8 5 (1.348%) SharePoint 2010
8 5 (1.348%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 3 (0.809%) Mule
9 3 (0.809%) JCAPS
9 3 (0.809%) Liferay
10 2 (0.539%) LiveCycle
10 2 (0.539%) Oracle Service Bus
10 2 (0.539%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 10 (2.695%) MS Excel
2 4 (1.078%) MS Office
3 3 (0.809%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.348%) Oracle Applications
2 4 (1.078%) Endur
2 4 (1.078%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (0.809%) Findur
3 3 (0.809%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.539%) Maximo
4 2 (0.539%) Oracle BPM
5 1 (0.270%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.270%) Tridion
5 1 (0.270%) BusinessWorks
5 1 (0.270%) SAP R/3
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.121%) Internet
2 8 (2.156%) HTTP
3 6 (1.617%) SSL
3 6 (1.617%) LDAP
3 6 (1.617%) ASN.1
4 3 (0.809%) Firewall
4 3 (0.809%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.809%) SAN
5 2 (0.539%) LAN
5 2 (0.539%) WAN
5 2 (0.539%) IPsec
6 1 (0.270%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.270%) Modbus
6 1 (0.270%) FTP
6 1 (0.270%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (13.21%) SQL Server
2 33 (8.895%) MySQL
3 29 (7.817%) Ingres
4 21 (5.660%) RDBMS
5 18 (4.852%) QlikView
6 13 (3.504%) SQLPlus
7 11 (2.965%) GIS
8 10 (2.695%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (1.887%) Oracle 10g
9 7 (1.887%) Oracle 11g
10 6 (1.617%) Oracle BI EE
11 5 (1.348%) DB2
12 4 (1.078%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (1.078%) SQL Server 2008
12 4 (1.078%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (0.809%) TOAD
13 3 (0.809%) Data Warehouse
14 2 (0.539%) Star Schema
14 2 (0.539%) MarkLogic
15 1 (0.270%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 36 (9.704%) Maven
2 33 (8.895%) Eclipse
3 24 (6.469%) Subversion
4 18 (4.852%) Visual Studio
5 17 (4.582%) Jenkins
6 15 (4.043%) NUnit
6 15 (4.043%) MSTest
7 14 (3.774%) JUnit
8 13 (3.504%) VSS/SourceSafe
8 13 (3.504%) Team Foundation Server
9 12 (3.235%) TeamCity
9 12 (3.235%) CruiseControl
10 6 (1.617%) Selenium
10 6 (1.617%) Git (software)
10 6 (1.617%) Oracle Forms
10 6 (1.617%) JIRA
10 6 (1.617%) GCC
11 5 (1.348%) Eclipse RCP
11 5 (1.348%) NetBeans
12 4 (1.078%) FitNesse
General
1 28 (7.547%) Finance
2 13 (3.504%) Retail
3 8 (2.156%) Banking
4 6 (1.617%) Publishing
5 5 (1.348%) Electronics
6 4 (1.078%) Back Office
7 3 (0.809%) Military
8 2 (0.539%) Advertising
9 1 (0.270%) Games
9 1 (0.270%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.270%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.270%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.270%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (0.270%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 269 (72.51%) Developer
2 129 (34.77%) Java Developer
3 28 (7.547%) Senior Developer
4 27 (7.278%) Software Engineer
5 26 (7.008%) Analyst
6 21 (5.660%) Architect
7 20 (5.391%) .NET Developer
8 19 (5.121%) C# Developer
9 18 (4.852%) Analyst Developer
9 18 (4.852%) Android Developer
9 18 (4.852%) C# .NET Developer
10 15 (4.043%) Java/J2EE Developer
11 13 (3.504%) Senior Analyst
12 11 (2.965%) Support Analyst
12 11 (2.965%) Consultant
12 11 (2.965%) GIS Developer
12 11 (2.965%) HTML Developer
12 11 (2.965%) Senior Analyst Developer
13 10 (2.695%) Software Manager
14 9 (2.426%) WebSphere Developer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.043%) RIA
2 4 (1.078%) Data Integration
2 4 (1.078%) Social Network
2 4 (1.078%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (1.078%) Mobile App
3 3 (0.809%) iPad
3 3 (0.809%) Replication
3 3 (0.809%) Cryptography
3 3 (0.809%) Informatics
3 3 (0.809%) Computer Science
4 2 (0.539%) Blog
4 2 (0.539%) Mainframe
4 2 (0.539%) SWIFT
4 2 (0.539%) Digital Media
4 2 (0.539%) iPhone
4 2 (0.539%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (0.539%) Open Source
4 2 (0.539%) SaaS
5 1 (0.270%) Fat Client
5 1 (0.270%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 82 (22.10%) Linux
2 48 (12.94%) UNIX
3 39 (10.51%) Windows
4 25 (6.739%) Android
5 10 (2.695%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (1.887%) Windows Server 2008
7 6 (1.617%) VxWorks
7 6 (1.617%) Windows 7
8 4 (1.078%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.809%) Solaris
9 3 (0.809%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.270%) HPUX
10 1 (0.270%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.270%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (23.72%) UML
2 81 (21.83%) Agile Software Development
3 59 (15.90%) Scrum
4 53 (14.29%) ITIL
5 38 (10.24%) OO
6 37 (9.973%) TDD
7 33 (8.895%) Service Management
8 32 (8.625%) Unit Testing
9 26 (7.008%) MVC
10 24 (6.469%) Continuous Integration
11 21 (5.660%) Software Engineering
12 19 (5.121%) Web Development
12 19 (5.121%) Release Management
13 17 (4.582%) Service Delivery
13 17 (4.582%) Benchmarking
13 17 (4.582%) Configuration Management
13 17 (4.582%) OOA/OOD
14 16 (4.313%) E-Commerce
14 16 (4.313%) Customer Engagement
14 16 (4.313%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 107 (28.84%) C
1 107 (28.84%) SQL
2 100 (26.95%) JavaScript
3 68 (18.33%) C#
4 52 (14.02%) C++
5 40 (10.78%) VB
6 31 (8.356%) VB.NET
7 24 (6.469%) PL/SQL
8 20 (5.391%) Scala
9 15 (4.043%) PHP
9 15 (4.043%) Python
10 12 (3.235%) Perl
11 8 (2.156%) Bash shell
12 7 (1.887%) Ruby
13 5 (1.348%) VB6
14 4 (1.078%) VBScript
14 4 (1.078%) Objective-C
15 3 (0.809%) IronRuby
15 3 (0.809%) Groovy
15 3 (0.809%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 147 (39.62%) Security Cleared
2 110 (29.65%) DV Cleared
3 26 (7.008%) ISEB
4 21 (5.660%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.774%) Degree
5 14 (3.774%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.965%) MCP
6 11 (2.965%) MCTS
6 11 (2.965%) MCPD
7 3 (0.809%) ISEB Practitioner
7 3 (0.809%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 3 (0.809%) MCSD
7 3 (0.809%) OCP
7 3 (0.809%) Oracle Certification
8 2 (0.539%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (0.539%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.270%) HND
9 1 (0.270%) Sun Certification
9 1 (0.270%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.965%) QA
2 4 (1.078%) ISO 9000
2 4 (1.078%) TickIT
3 3 (0.809%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.809%) COBIT
System Software
1 5 (1.348%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (0.270%) vSphere
2 1 (0.270%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.270%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.270%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 4 (1.078%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.539%) HP SiteScope
2 2 (0.539%) SCOM
2 2 (0.539%) Data Guard
2 2 (0.539%) Tivoli
2 2 (0.539%) Netcool
3 1 (0.270%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.270%) WSUS
Vendors
1 156 (42.05%) Oracle
2 45 (12.13%) JBoss
3 41 (11.05%) Microsoft
4 23 (6.199%) IBM
5 12 (3.235%) Red Hat
6 11 (2.965%) ESRI
7 6 (1.617%) Green Hills
7 6 (1.617%) Perforce
8 5 (1.348%) VMware
8 5 (1.348%) Google
9 4 (1.078%) Palantir
9 4 (1.078%) ATG
10 3 (0.809%) Stellent
10 3 (0.809%) OpenLink
10 3 (0.809%) Altova
10 3 (0.809%) Foundry
10 3 (0.809%) CA
10 3 (0.809%) Hyperion
11 2 (0.539%) HP
11 2 (0.539%) Adobe
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