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This section looks at the demand for Apache Tomcat skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tomcat over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Tomcat
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2829
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below3.571 %7.692 %
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£360£339
% change on same period last year+6.38 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.50£38.46
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads2826
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.026 %
Daily rates quoted46
Average minimum daily rate£245£495
Average daily rate£258£502
% change on same period last year-48.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£509
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Hourly rates quoted1110
Average minimum hourly rate£25.99£26.00
Average hourly rate£26.34£26.00
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.68£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£24.95
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Tomcat East of EnglandTomcat
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.

Tomcat
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Tomcat Demand Trend

Tomcat
Daily Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Tomcat Daily Rate Trend

Tomcat
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Tomcat Hourly Rate Trend

Tomcat
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Tomcat within the Suffolk 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
IpswichUp+31--
Tomcat East of EnglandTomcat
East of England

Tomcat
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing Tomcat 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 Tomcat.

14 (100.00 %)Oracle
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
14 (100.00 %)Apache
23 (75.00 %)Linux
23 (75.00 %)JBoss
32 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
32 (50.00 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
32 (50.00 %)WebSphere
32 (50.00 %)FTP
32 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
32 (50.00 %)HP
32 (50.00 %)Red Hat
32 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (50.00 %)HPUX
32 (50.00 %)WebLogic
32 (50.00 %)Java
32 (50.00 %)J2EE
41 (25.00 %)MySQL
41 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)SQL Server
41 (25.00 %)Ant
41 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (25.00 %)EJB
41 (25.00 %)JSP
41 (25.00 %)Servlets
41 (25.00 %)Struts
41 (25.00 %)XML
41 (25.00 %)HTML
41 (25.00 %)Windows

Tomcat
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)WebSphere
12 (50.00 %)J2EE
21 (25.00 %)EJB
21 (25.00 %)JSP
21 (25.00 %)Servlets
21 (25.00 %)Struts
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)HTML
21 (25.00 %)Spring
21 (25.00 %)JSF
21 (25.00 %)Hibernate
21 (25.00 %)XHTML
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)Apache
23 (75.00 %)JBoss
32 (50.00 %)WebLogic
41 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (25.00 %)JRun
41 (25.00 %)Jetty
41 (25.00 %)Resin
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)TIBCO iProcess
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)FTP
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
21 (25.00 %)MySQL
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Ant
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)Systems Administrator
12 (50.00 %)Administrator
12 (50.00 %)Java Developer
12 (50.00 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
12 (50.00 %)UNIX Administrator
21 (25.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)UNIX
23 (75.00 %)Linux
32 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
32 (50.00 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
32 (50.00 %)HPUX
41 (25.00 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (25.00 %)Scrum
21 (25.00 %)UML
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (25.00 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (100.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)HP
22 (50.00 %)Red Hat
31 (25.00 %)TIBCO