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This section looks at the demand for Apache Struts skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Struts over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Struts
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1731
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.002 %
As % of the category below29.55 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£348
% change on same period last year+4.63 %
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£37.60£38.23
% change on same period last year-1.64 %
Application Development SuffolkApplication Development
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads4438
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted148
Average minimum daily rate£345£311
Average daily rate£357£325
% change on same period last year+10.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£15.50£34.40
Average hourly rate£17.75£35.46
% change on same period last year-49.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£36.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Struts East of EnglandStruts
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.

Struts
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Struts across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Suffolk Struts Demand Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Struts Daily Rate Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Struts across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Suffolk Struts Daily Rate Histogram

Struts
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Struts Hourly Rate Trend

Struts
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Struts within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
IpswichUp+1313£363-
Struts East of EnglandStruts
East of England

Struts
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing Struts 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 Struts.

114 (100.00 %)J2EE
114 (100.00 %)Java
213 (92.86 %)SOA
312 (85.71 %)XML
411 (78.57 %)SOAP
411 (78.57 %)WebServices
510 (71.43 %)WSDL
69 (64.29 %)WebWork
78 (57.14 %)Hibernate
78 (57.14 %)UML
78 (57.14 %)OO
78 (57.14 %)Apache
87 (50.00 %)Telecoms
87 (50.00 %)WebLogic
87 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
87 (50.00 %)Tapestry
87 (50.00 %)Use Case
87 (50.00 %)Apache Wicket
96 (42.86 %)JSR 168
96 (42.86 %)AquaLogic
105 (35.71 %)Finance
114 (28.57 %)OOA/OOD
114 (28.57 %)Banking
114 (28.57 %)Insurance
122 (14.29 %)OOD
122 (14.29 %)BEA
131 (7.143 %)TIBCO
131 (7.143 %)HTML
131 (7.143 %)Tomcat
131 (7.143 %)JRun

Struts
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing Struts 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 Struts. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
114 (100.00 %)J2EE
212 (85.71 %)XML
311 (78.57 %)SOAP
311 (78.57 %)WebServices
410 (71.43 %)WSDL
59 (64.29 %)WebWork
68 (57.14 %)Hibernate
77 (50.00 %)Tapestry
77 (50.00 %)Apache Wicket
86 (42.86 %)JSR 168
91 (7.143 %)HTML
91 (7.143 %)WebSphere
91 (7.143 %)Spring
91 (7.143 %)JSF
91 (7.143 %)EJB
91 (7.143 %)JSP
91 (7.143 %)Servlets
Application Platforms
18 (57.14 %)Apache
27 (50.00 %)WebLogic
31 (7.143 %)JBoss
31 (7.143 %)Tomcat
31 (7.143 %)JRun
31 (7.143 %)Jetty
31 (7.143 %)Resin
Business Applications
11 (7.143 %)TIBCO iProcess
Database & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)MySQL
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
11 (7.143 %)Ant
General
17 (50.00 %)Telecoms
25 (35.71 %)Finance
34 (28.57 %)Banking
34 (28.57 %)Insurance
41 (7.143 %)Retail
Job Titles
112 (85.71 %)Developer
211 (78.57 %)Java Developer
35 (35.71 %)Senior Developer
44 (28.57 %)Senior Java Developer
53 (21.43 %)Java/J2EE Developer
53 (21.43 %)J2EE Developer
61 (7.143 %)Applications Developer
61 (7.143 %)J2EE Applications Developer
61 (7.143 %)Java Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)IVR
Operating Systems
11 (7.143 %)Unix
11 (7.143 %)Windows
11 (7.143 %)Linux
Processes & Methodologies
113 (92.86 %)SOA
28 (57.14 %)UML
28 (57.14 %)OO
37 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
37 (50.00 %)Use Case
44 (28.57 %)OOA/OOD
52 (14.29 %)OOD
61 (7.143 %)Web Development
61 (7.143 %)Scrum
Programming Languages
114 (100.00 %)Java
21 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
21 (7.143 %)SQL
System Software
16 (42.86 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
12 (14.29 %)BEA
21 (7.143 %)TIBCO
21 (7.143 %)Oracle
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