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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Stockport region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank47
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below20.00 %20.00 %
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£363£351
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£34.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£39.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.83£33.22
% change on same period last year+1.81 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£282£200
Average daily rate£298£210
% change on same period last year+42.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£220
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£29.17£29.38
Average hourly rate£32.08£30.54
% change on same period last year+5.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£31.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.21£32.89
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Java ManchesterJava
Manchester

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
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java across the Stockport region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stockport Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

Stockport Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stockport Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

14 (66.67 %)SQL
23 (50.00 %)C++
23 (50.00 %)Oracle
23 (50.00 %)STL
23 (50.00 %)HPUX
23 (50.00 %)OO
23 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
32 (33.33 %)JRules
32 (33.33 %)Spring
32 (33.33 %)WebSphere
32 (33.33 %)Hibernate
32 (33.33 %)XML
32 (33.33 %)Oracle Discoverer
32 (33.33 %)ILOG
32 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (16.67 %)Struts
41 (16.67 %)C
41 (16.67 %)J2EE
41 (16.67 %)Microsoft
41 (16.67 %)RAD
41 (16.67 %)MS Excel
41 (16.67 %)Linux
41 (16.67 %)UML

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (50.00 %)STL
22 (33.33 %)XML
22 (33.33 %)Hibernate
22 (33.33 %)JRules
22 (33.33 %)Spring
22 (33.33 %)WebSphere
31 (16.67 %)Struts
31 (16.67 %)J2EE
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)WebSphere Application Server
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)Oracle Discoverer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
23 (50.00 %)C++ Developer
31 (16.67 %)Software Developer
31 (16.67 %)Java Developer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (50.00 %)HPUX
21 (16.67 %)Linux
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)OO
13 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (16.67 %)UML
21 (16.67 %)RAD
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)SQL
23 (50.00 %)C++
31 (16.67 %)C
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Oracle
22 (33.33 %)ILOG
31 (16.67 %)Microsoft