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The table below looks at the demand for JavaBeans 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 JavaBeans over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJavaBeans
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank522609
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching contract IT job ads3750
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.051 %
As % of the category below0.227 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted1715
Average minimum daily rate£312£336
Average daily rate£318£362
% change on same period last year-12.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£375
% change on same period last year-17.86 %
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 ads1629924144
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.05 %24.44 %
Daily rates quoted54437356
Average minimum daily rate£348£359
Average daily rate£373£383
% change on same period last year-2.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted9741474
Average minimum hourly rate£29.16£29.87
Average hourly rate£31.29£32.06
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.43£34.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %

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.

JavaBeans
Demand Trend

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

JavaBeans Demand Trend

JavaBeans
Daily Rate Trend

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

JavaBeans Daily Rate Trend

JavaBeans
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JavaBeans within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

JavaBeans Daily Rate Histogram

JavaBeans
Hourly Rate Trend

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

JavaBeans Hourly Rate Trend

JavaBeans
Top 20 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JavaBeans within the UK over the 3 months to 13 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+7836£318-12.12 %
LondonUp+7614£323-10.71 %
East of EnglandUp+2812£363-
Docklands, LondonUp+468£321+3.68 %
North WestUp+186£272-
CambridgeUp+195--
CambridgeshireUp+145--
HertfordshireNew entry-4£400-
St AlbansNew entry-3£400-
EssexNew entry-3£325-
SwindonDown-32--
South WestUp+192--
WarringtonNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-2--
ManchesterNew entry-2£315-
WiltshireNo change02--
East MidlandsNew entry-2--
Canary WharfUp+111£255-
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
LutonNew entry-1£300-

JavaBeans
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing JavaBeans 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 JavaBeans.

166 (100.00 %)Java
248 (72.73 %)Oracle
345 (68.18 %)SQL
442 (63.64 %)XML
541 (62.12 %)Oracle 10g
634 (51.52 %)IBM
732 (48.48 %)J2EE
831 (46.97 %)JSP
925 (37.88 %)XSL
1024 (36.36 %)OO
1024 (36.36 %)Hibernate
1123 (34.85 %)RUP
1123 (34.85 %)SOAP
1222 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
1222 (33.33 %)OOA/OOD
1222 (33.33 %)Rational Rose
1321 (31.82 %)Unified Process
1420 (30.30 %)JUnit
1420 (30.30 %)Servlets
1420 (30.30 %)Oracle Application Server
1420 (30.30 %)Oracle 10gAS
1518 (27.27 %)Use Case
1518 (27.27 %)MS Project
1518 (27.27 %)PRINCE2
1518 (27.27 %)RequisitePro
1617 (25.76 %)Oracle 9i
1617 (25.76 %)MS Office
1715 (22.73 %)MS Visio
1814 (21.21 %)Linux
1814 (21.21 %)Altova

JavaBeans
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing JavaBeans 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 JavaBeans. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (63.64 %)XML
232 (48.48 %)J2EE
331 (46.97 %)JSP
425 (37.88 %)XSL
524 (36.36 %)Hibernate
623 (34.85 %)SOAP
720 (30.30 %)Servlets
813 (19.70 %)JRules
911 (16.67 %)EJB
1010 (15.15 %)Struts
1010 (15.15 %)J2SE
119 (13.64 %)Spring
119 (13.64 %)Swing
128 (12.12 %)HTML
137 (10.61 %).NET
146 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
146 (9.091 %)XSLT
146 (9.091 %)XML Schema
155 (7.576 %)J2ME
155 (7.576 %)WebSphere
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (30.30 %)Oracle Application Server
120 (30.30 %)Oracle 10gAS
211 (16.67 %)IBM HTTP Server
310 (15.15 %)Oracle HTTP Server
47 (10.61 %)JBoss
53 (4.545 %)Apache
53 (4.545 %)WebLogic
62 (3.030 %)Tomcat
62 (3.030 %)ArcIMS
62 (3.030 %)CMS
62 (3.030 %)ArcSDE
71 (1.515 %)WebSphere Application Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (27.27 %)MS Project
217 (25.76 %)MS Office
315 (22.73 %)MS Visio
42 (3.030 %)InDesign
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.515 %)MAXIMO
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (16.67 %)HTTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (62.12 %)Oracle 10g
217 (25.76 %)Oracle 9i
38 (12.12 %)Oracle Reports
46 (9.091 %)Crystal Reports
55 (7.576 %)Oracle 8/8i
64 (6.061 %)SQL Server
73 (4.545 %)MySQL
82 (3.030 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (33.33 %)Rational Rose
220 (30.30 %)JUnit
318 (27.27 %)RequisitePro
46 (9.091 %)Ant
46 (9.091 %)Eclipse
52 (3.030 %)Oracle Forms
52 (3.030 %)JBuilder
52 (3.030 %)Log4j
61 (1.515 %)Subversion
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (19.70 %)Finance
210 (15.15 %)Marketing
34 (6.061 %)Automotive
43 (4.545 %)Education
52 (3.030 %)Back Office
61 (1.515 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (1.515 %)Government
61 (1.515 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.515 %)Games
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (53.03 %)Developer
218 (27.27 %)Project Manager
317 (25.76 %)Java Developer
47 (10.61 %)J2EE Developer
56 (9.091 %)Java/J2EE Developer
65 (7.576 %)Software Engineer
74 (6.061 %)Java Software Engineer
74 (6.061 %)Java Programmer
74 (6.061 %)Programmer
83 (4.545 %)Software Architect
83 (4.545 %)Architect
92 (3.030 %)Junior
92 (3.030 %)Oracle Developer
92 (3.030 %)Applications Support
101 (1.515 %)Technical Consultant
101 (1.515 %)Solutions Designer
101 (1.515 %)Junior Consultant
101 (1.515 %)Project Coordinator
101 (1.515 %)Applications Developer
101 (1.515 %)Analyst Programmer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (19.70 %)N-Tier
21 (1.515 %)Clustering
21 (1.515 %)Computer Science
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (21.21 %)Linux
28 (12.12 %)UNIX
32 (3.030 %)Windows
32 (3.030 %)Solaris
41 (1.515 %)Windows 2000
41 (1.515 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (36.36 %)OO
223 (34.85 %)RUP
322 (33.33 %)OOA/OOD
421 (31.82 %)Unified Process
518 (27.27 %)PRINCE2
518 (27.27 %)Use Case
610 (15.15 %)SOA
78 (12.12 %)UML
86 (9.091 %)Content Management
93 (4.545 %)RAD
93 (4.545 %)Project Management
93 (4.545 %)Workflow
102 (3.030 %)Agile Software Development
102 (3.030 %)DSDM
102 (3.030 %)OOD
102 (3.030 %)Web Development
111 (1.515 %)BPEL
111 (1.515 %)Unit Testing
111 (1.515 %)CRM
111 (1.515 %)E-Commerce
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (100.00 %)Java
245 (68.18 %)SQL
322 (33.33 %)PL/SQL
412 (18.18 %)JavaScript
57 (10.61 %)VB.NET
66 (9.091 %)VB6
66 (9.091 %)VB
75 (7.576 %)C#
83 (4.545 %)C
92 (3.030 %)C++
92 (3.030 %)DHTML
101 (1.515 %)Perl
101 (1.515 %)PHP
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (9.091 %)Degree
21 (1.515 %)IBM Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (15.15 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.515 %)AquaLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
148 (72.73 %)Oracle
234 (51.52 %)IBM
314 (21.21 %)Altova
413 (19.70 %)ILOG
53 (4.545 %)BEA
62 (3.030 %)Adobe
62 (3.030 %)Borland
62 (3.030 %)Quark
62 (3.030 %)webMethods
62 (3.030 %)ESRI
71 (1.515 %)Actuate