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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank1718
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads159
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.010 %
As % of the category below24.19 %26.47 %
Daily rates quoted62
Average minimum daily rate£333£325
Average daily rate£350£356
% change on same period last year-1.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£373
% change on same period last year+7.13 %
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£36.07£36.94
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Application Development SuffolkApplication Development
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads6234
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted2110
Average minimum daily rate£351£304
Average daily rate£363£324
% change on same period last year+12.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£33.92£26.00
Average hourly rate£35.81£28.13
% change on same period last year+27.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.69£30.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
J2EE East of EnglandJ2EE
East of 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.

J2EE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing J2EE across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Suffolk J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing J2EE across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk J2EE Daily Rate Trend

J2EE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing J2EE across the Suffolk region over the past 3 months.

Suffolk J2EE Daily Rate Histogram

J2EE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing J2EE across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk J2EE Hourly Rate Trend

J2EE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing J2EE within the Suffolk region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1IpswichUp+814£350-
J2EE East of EnglandJ2EE
East of England

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing J2EE also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing J2EE.

115 (100.00 %)Java
211 (73.33 %)WebServices
310 (66.67 %)SOAP
310 (66.67 %)Struts
310 (66.67 %)SOA
49 (60.00 %)XML
57 (46.67 %)WSDL
57 (46.67 %)Apache
57 (46.67 %)Hibernate
57 (46.67 %)WebWork
66 (40.00 %)Agile Software Development
66 (40.00 %)Telecoms
66 (40.00 %)Tapestry
66 (40.00 %)UML
66 (40.00 %)OO
66 (40.00 %)WebLogic
75 (33.33 %)Oracle
75 (33.33 %)Use Case
75 (33.33 %)Apache Wicket
84 (26.67 %)JSR 168
84 (26.67 %)AquaLogic
84 (26.67 %)Spring
84 (26.67 %)Finance
84 (26.67 %)OOA/OOD
93 (20.00 %)Insurance
93 (20.00 %)Banking
93 (20.00 %)Spring MVC
102 (13.33 %)WebSphere
102 (13.33 %)Linux
102 (13.33 %)MVC

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the Suffolk region citing J2EE also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
111 (73.33 %)WebServices
210 (66.67 %)SOAP
210 (66.67 %)Struts
39 (60.00 %)XML
47 (46.67 %)WSDL
47 (46.67 %)Hibernate
47 (46.67 %)WebWork
56 (40.00 %)Tapestry
65 (33.33 %)Apache Wicket
74 (26.67 %)JSR 168
74 (26.67 %)Spring
83 (20.00 %)Spring MVC
92 (13.33 %)WebSphere
92 (13.33 %)HTML
101 (6.667 %)EJB
101 (6.667 %)JSP
101 (6.667 %)Servlets
101 (6.667 %)XHTML
101 (6.667 %)WAP
101 (6.667 %)JSF
Application Platforms
17 (46.67 %)Apache
26 (40.00 %)WebLogic
32 (13.33 %)JBoss
32 (13.33 %)Tomcat
41 (6.667 %)JRun
41 (6.667 %)Jetty
41 (6.667 %)Resin
41 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
Business Applications
11 (6.667 %)TIBCO iProcess
Communications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (13.33 %)MySQL
21 (6.667 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
11 (6.667 %)Ant
11 (6.667 %)JUnit
11 (6.667 %)Subversion
General
16 (40.00 %)Telecoms
24 (26.67 %)Finance
33 (20.00 %)Banking
33 (20.00 %)Insurance
41 (6.667 %)Retail
Job Titles
114 (93.33 %)Developer
212 (80.00 %)Java Developer
35 (33.33 %)Java/J2EE Developer
44 (26.67 %)J2EE Developer
44 (26.67 %)Senior Developer
52 (13.33 %)Senior Java Developer
61 (6.667 %)Java Applications Developer
61 (6.667 %)J2EE Applications Developer
61 (6.667 %)Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (6.667 %)IVR
11 (6.667 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
12 (13.33 %)Unix
12 (13.33 %)Linux
21 (6.667 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
110 (66.67 %)SOA
26 (40.00 %)UML
26 (40.00 %)OO
26 (40.00 %)Agile Software Development
35 (33.33 %)Use Case
44 (26.67 %)OOA/OOD
52 (13.33 %)MVC
61 (6.667 %)BPM
61 (6.667 %)Scrum
61 (6.667 %)Configuration Management
61 (6.667 %)Service Delivery
61 (6.667 %)OOD
61 (6.667 %)TDD
61 (6.667 %)Content Management
61 (6.667 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
115 (100.00 %)Java
21 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
21 (6.667 %)SQL
Qualifications
11 (6.667 %)Degree
System Software
14 (26.67 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
15 (33.33 %)Oracle
22 (13.33 %)BEA
31 (6.667 %)Red Hat
31 (6.667 %)TIBCO
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