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This section looks at the demand for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE) 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 Java EE over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE)
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank491581
Rank change on same period last yearUp+90
Matching contract IT job ads10330
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.544 %0.139 %
Daily rates quoted3013
Average minimum daily rate£428£411
Average daily rate£449£434
% change on same period last year+3.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£470£456
UK excluding London average daily rate£417-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1894721508
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled24.31 %24.16 %
Daily rates quoted62396448
Average minimum daily rate£359£370
Average daily rate£385£394
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£334
% change on same period last year+5.58 %
Hourly rates quoted10481311
Average minimum hourly rate£29.76£29.77
Average hourly rate£32.43£31.69
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.10£33.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.40£31.83
% change on same period last year+1.80 %

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 EE
Demand Trend

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

Java EE Demand Trend

Java EE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Java EE Daily Rate Trend

Java EE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java EE across the UK over the past 3 months.

Java EE Daily Rate Histogram

Java EE
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Java EE across the UK.

Java EE Hourly Rate Trend

Java EE
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java EE within the UK 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
1EnglandUp+107101£445+2.61 %
2East of EnglandNew entry-36£485-
3HertfordshireNew entry-33£513-
4LondonUp+3429£493+13.71 %
5City of LondonDown-319£665+54.34 %
5South EastUp+429£405-
6North WestNew entry-7£350-
7West MidlandsNew entry-6--
7SurreyUp+236£460-
8South WestNew entry-5--
9CheltenhamNew entry-4--
9GloucestershireNew entry-4--
10CroydonNew entry-3£450-
10East MidlandsNew entry-3£325-
11MerseysideNew entry-2--
11MidlandsNew entry-2£438-
11North EastNew entry-2--
11Tyne and WearNew entry-2--
11BootleNew entry-2--
11YorkshireNew entry-2£378-
11DerbyNew entry-2£325-
11NewcastleNew entry-2--
11RickmansworthNew entry-2£475-
11SloughNew entry-2£350-
11CheshireNew entry-2£300-
11DerbyshireNew entry-2£325-
11EssexNew entry-2--
11WarringtonNew entry-2£300-
11BerkshireUp+292£350-
12CambridgeshireNew entry-1£350-

Java EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Java EE 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 Java EE.

1188 (85.84 %)Java
2120 (54.79 %)J2EE
3108 (49.32 %)Finance
4105 (47.95 %)Oracle
596 (43.84 %)Spring
690 (41.10 %)Hibernate
780 (36.53 %)WebLogic
872 (32.88 %)UML
971 (32.42 %)WebServices
971 (32.42 %)BEA
1070 (31.96 %)XML
1168 (31.05 %)Banking
1256 (25.57 %)OO
1354 (24.66 %)SQL
1450 (22.83 %)WebSphere
1548 (21.92 %)JUnit
1548 (21.92 %)SOA
1646 (21.00 %)PL/SQL
1745 (20.55 %)RAD
1842 (19.18 %)Eclipse
1939 (17.81 %)Back Office
2035 (15.98 %)JMS
2035 (15.98 %)Ant
2134 (15.53 %)AquaLogic
2231 (14.16 %)N-Tier
2329 (13.24 %)WebSphere Application Server
2427 (12.33 %)EJB
2427 (12.33 %)Linux
2526 (11.87 %)JSF
2625 (11.42 %)Java SE

Java EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Java EE 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 Java EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1120 (54.79 %)J2EE
296 (43.84 %)Spring
390 (41.10 %)Hibernate
471 (32.42 %)WebServices
570 (31.96 %)XML
650 (22.83 %)WebSphere
735 (15.98 %)JMS
827 (12.33 %)EJB
926 (11.87 %)JSF
1025 (11.42 %)Java SE
1124 (10.96 %)SOAP
1221 (9.589 %)Struts
1316 (7.306 %)JDBC
1316 (7.306 %)WSDL
1414 (6.393 %)XSD
1513 (5.936 %)JSP
1611 (5.023 %)Servlets
178 (3.653 %)iBATIS
178 (3.653 %)Spring MVC
187 (3.196 %)Middleware
Application Platforms
180 (36.53 %)WebLogic
229 (13.24 %)WebSphere Application Server
324 (10.96 %)WebLogic Portal
417 (7.763 %)JBoss
417 (7.763 %)TIBCO EMS
516 (7.306 %)Apache
615 (6.849 %)Oracle Application Server
711 (5.023 %)Tomcat
810 (4.566 %)Oracle 10gAS
92 (0.913 %)Alfresco
92 (0.913 %)ESB
92 (0.913 %)MQSeries
92 (0.913 %)CICS
92 (0.913 %)WPS
101 (0.457 %)WebLogic Integration
101 (0.457 %)WebSphere MQ
Applications
12 (0.913 %)MS Excel
21 (0.457 %)MS Office
Business Applications
15 (2.283 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.457 %)Summit
Communications & Networking
117 (7.763 %)LDAP
214 (6.393 %)HTTP
31 (0.457 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
117 (7.763 %)Oracle 9i
215 (6.849 %)Oracle 10g
310 (4.566 %)Oracle Reports
48 (3.653 %)Oracle 8/8i
56 (2.740 %)DB2
65 (2.283 %)MySQL
74 (1.826 %)SQL Server
82 (0.913 %)RDBMS
91 (0.457 %)MS Access
91 (0.457 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
148 (21.92 %)JUnit
242 (19.18 %)Eclipse
335 (15.98 %)Ant
415 (6.849 %)Subversion
514 (6.393 %)ClearCase
611 (5.023 %)ClearQuest
611 (5.023 %)JIRA
710 (4.566 %)Oracle Forms
86 (2.740 %)Log4j
94 (1.826 %)Selenium
94 (1.826 %)FitNesse
103 (1.370 %)RequisitePro
103 (1.370 %)Flash
103 (1.370 %)TestDirector
112 (0.913 %)IntelliJ
112 (0.913 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
112 (0.913 %)WebLogic Workshop
112 (0.913 %)CruiseControl
121 (0.457 %)Atlassian Bamboo
121 (0.457 %)Rational Rose
General
1108 (49.32 %)Finance
268 (31.05 %)Banking
339 (17.81 %)Back Office
422 (10.05 %)Financial Institution
517 (7.763 %)Investment Banking
611 (5.023 %)Government
710 (4.566 %)Insurance
83 (1.370 %)Retail Banking
83 (1.370 %)Graphic Design
83 (1.370 %)Retail
91 (0.457 %)Education
91 (0.457 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (0.457 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
1133 (60.73 %)Developer
2108 (49.32 %)Java Developer
346 (21.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
443 (19.63 %)Architect
542 (19.18 %)J2EE Developer
633 (15.07 %)Solutions Architect
633 (15.07 %)Senior Developer
727 (12.33 %)Senior Java Developer
813 (5.936 %)Administrator
911 (5.023 %)WebLogic Specialist
108 (3.653 %)Java Architect
117 (3.196 %)Senior J2EE Developer
117 (3.196 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
126 (2.740 %)Server Administrator
126 (2.740 %)J2EE Architect
126 (2.740 %)Applications Developer
135 (2.283 %)Consultant
135 (2.283 %)WebLogic Administrator
135 (2.283 %)Applications Architect
144 (1.826 %)J2EE Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
131 (14.16 %)N-Tier
219 (8.676 %)Derivative
318 (8.219 %)Fixed Income
318 (8.219 %)Equities
45 (2.283 %)Web 2.0
52 (0.913 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
52 (0.913 %)Mainframe
61 (0.457 %)W3C
61 (0.457 %)Interest Rate Derivative
61 (0.457 %)Equity Derivative
61 (0.457 %)Spread Betting
61 (0.457 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
127 (12.33 %)Linux
220 (9.132 %)Unix
36 (2.740 %)Windows
44 (1.826 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
172 (32.88 %)UML
256 (25.57 %)OO
348 (21.92 %)SOA
445 (20.55 %)RAD
521 (9.589 %)RUP
612 (5.479 %)Agile Software Development
711 (5.023 %)E-Commerce
810 (4.566 %)MVC
96 (2.740 %)TDD
96 (2.740 %)Validation
96 (2.740 %)Web Development
96 (2.740 %)Unit Testing
96 (2.740 %)Continuous Integration
105 (2.283 %)OOA/OOD
114 (1.826 %)BPM
114 (1.826 %)Data Modelling
114 (1.826 %)Performance Testing
123 (1.370 %)Integration Testing
123 (1.370 %)Configuration Management
123 (1.370 %)CRM
Programming Languages
1188 (85.84 %)Java
254 (24.66 %)SQL
346 (21.00 %)PL/SQL
46 (2.740 %)Shell Script
46 (2.740 %)XPath
55 (2.283 %)XQuery
64 (1.826 %)JavaScript
73 (1.370 %)C
73 (1.370 %)ActionScript
73 (1.370 %)Ruby
82 (0.913 %)VB.NET
82 (0.913 %)RPG
91 (0.457 %)VB
91 (0.457 %)C#
91 (0.457 %)C++
91 (0.457 %)VBA
91 (0.457 %)VB6
Qualifications
117 (7.763 %)Sun Certification
25 (2.283 %)Degree
34 (1.826 %)SCJD
43 (1.370 %)SCWCD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.457 %)QA
System Software
134 (15.53 %)AquaLogic
Vendors
1105 (47.95 %)Oracle
271 (32.42 %)BEA
317 (7.763 %)TIBCO
317 (7.763 %)Sun
411 (5.023 %)HP
510 (4.566 %)IBM
69 (4.110 %)Red Hat
71 (0.457 %)webMethods
71 (0.457 %)Microsoft
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