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The table below looks at the demand for Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AWT over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAbstract Window Toolkit (AWT)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank557605
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching contract IT job ads1467
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.067 %
As % of the category below0.085 %0.276 %
Daily rates quoted442
Average minimum daily rate£344£403
Average daily rate£406£437
% change on same period last year-7.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£469£472
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£418
% change on same period last year-8.18 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1655524259
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.13 %24.37 %
Daily rates quoted54697384
Average minimum daily rate£349£361
Average daily rate£375£384
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted9791482
Average minimum hourly rate£29.53£30.12
Average hourly rate£31.67£32.33
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.81£34.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %

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.

AWT
Demand Trend

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

AWT Demand Trend

AWT
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing AWT within the UK.

AWT Daily Rate Trend

AWT
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing AWT within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

AWT Daily Rate Histogram

AWT
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing AWT within the UK.

AWT Hourly Rate Trend

AWT
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AWT within the UK over the 3 months to 6 October 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
EnglandUp+4414£406-8.43 %
North WestNew entry-5--
CheshireNew entry-5--
BerkshireNew entry-3£383-
YorkshireNew entry-3--
MaidenheadNew entry-3£383-
LeedsNew entry-3--
West YorkshireNew entry-3--
South EastUp+323£383-13.61 %
LondonUp+272£475+7.06 %
Tyne and WearNew entry-1--
North EastNew entry-1--
NewcastleNew entry-1--

AWT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing AWT 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 AWT.

123 (100.00 %)Java
123 (100.00 %)Swing
217 (73.91 %)XML
39 (39.13 %)SOAP
39 (39.13 %)Oracle
48 (34.78 %)JMS
57 (30.43 %)MySQL
57 (30.43 %)J2EE
65 (21.74 %)Ant
65 (21.74 %)JUnit
65 (21.74 %)EJB
65 (21.74 %)J2ME
65 (21.74 %)SOA
65 (21.74 %)RDBMS
65 (21.74 %)Streaming Video
74 (17.39 %)Government
74 (17.39 %)UML
74 (17.39 %)OOA/OOD
74 (17.39 %)OO
74 (17.39 %)Struts
74 (17.39 %)CSS
74 (17.39 %)JSP
74 (17.39 %)Servlets
74 (17.39 %)HTML
74 (17.39 %)Software Testing
83 (13.04 %)Spring
83 (13.04 %)Software Engineering
83 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
83 (13.04 %)Security Cleared
83 (13.04 %)SQL

AWT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing AWT 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 AWT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (100.00 %)Swing
217 (73.91 %)XML
39 (39.13 %)SOAP
48 (34.78 %)JMS
57 (30.43 %)J2EE
65 (21.74 %)EJB
65 (21.74 %)J2ME
74 (17.39 %)Struts
74 (17.39 %)CSS
74 (17.39 %)JSP
74 (17.39 %)Servlets
74 (17.39 %)HTML
83 (13.04 %)Hibernate
83 (13.04 %)Spring
83 (13.04 %)XSLT
92 (8.696 %)XSL
92 (8.696 %)XML Schema
101 (4.348 %).NET
101 (4.348 %)MFC
101 (4.348 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (13.04 %)Apache
21 (4.348 %)WebSphere Application Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (13.04 %)Quicktime
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.348 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (30.43 %)MySQL
25 (21.74 %)RDBMS
33 (13.04 %)SQL Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (21.74 %)Ant
15 (21.74 %)JUnit
21 (4.348 %)Eclipse
21 (4.348 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (4.348 %)LoadRunner
21 (4.348 %)Subversion
21 (4.348 %)StarTeam
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (17.39 %)Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (60.87 %)Developer
212 (52.17 %)Java Developer
34 (17.39 %)Senior Developer
34 (17.39 %)Java Swing Developer
43 (13.04 %)J2EE Developer
43 (13.04 %)Senior J2EE Developer
43 (13.04 %)Senior Java Developer
52 (8.696 %)Architect
52 (8.696 %)Java/J2EE Developer
52 (8.696 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
52 (8.696 %)Java Architect
61 (4.348 %)Senior Java Architect
61 (4.348 %)Programmer
61 (4.348 %)Flex Developer
61 (4.348 %)Release Engineer
61 (4.348 %)J2EE Team Leader
61 (4.348 %)Team Leader
61 (4.348 %)Java Programmer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (21.74 %)Streaming Video
23 (13.04 %)Device Driver
31 (4.348 %)RIA
31 (4.348 %)Client/Server
31 (4.348 %)N-Tier
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.04 %)Windows
21 (4.348 %)Linux
21 (4.348 %)UNIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (21.74 %)SOA
24 (17.39 %)UML
24 (17.39 %)OOA/OOD
24 (17.39 %)OO
24 (17.39 %)Software Testing
33 (13.04 %)SC Cleared
33 (13.04 %)Security Cleared
33 (13.04 %)Software Engineering
33 (13.04 %)Project Management
42 (8.696 %)PRINCE
42 (8.696 %)SSADM
51 (4.348 %)E-Commerce
51 (4.348 %)TDD
51 (4.348 %)Release Management
51 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
51 (4.348 %)Continuous Integration
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (100.00 %)Java
23 (13.04 %)SQL
31 (4.348 %)VB
31 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
31 (4.348 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (13.04 %)Sun Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.696 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (39.13 %)Oracle
23 (13.04 %)Sun
32 (8.696 %)Apple
32 (8.696 %)Sony
41 (4.348 %)Borland
41 (4.348 %)Adobe