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This section looks at the demand for Java Foundation Classes (JFC) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited JFC over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Foundation Classes (JFC)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank585648
Rank change on same period last yearUp+63
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.017 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
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-
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1775121916
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.41 %23.25 %
Daily rates quoted58496599
Average minimum daily rate£353£375
Average daily rate£380£401
% change on same period last year-5.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£426
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Hourly rates quoted10051382
Average minimum hourly rate£30.09£30.91
Average hourly rate£32.48£33.30
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.88£35.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.44£33.08
% change on same period last year-1.93 %

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.

JFC
Demand Trend

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

JFC Demand Trend

JFC
Daily Rate Trend

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

JFC Daily Rate Trend

JFC
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing JFC within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

JFC Daily Rate Histogram

JFC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

JFC Hourly Rate Trend

JFC
Top 3 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing JFC within the UK 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
City of LondonDown-193£425-
LondonUp+723£425-
EnglandUp+603£425-

JFC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing JFC 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 JFC.

15 (100.00 %)Struts
15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)Swing
15 (100.00 %)Spring
23 (60.00 %)Validation
23 (60.00 %)Hibernate
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
23 (60.00 %)JRules
23 (60.00 %)J2EE
23 (60.00 %)WebServices
23 (60.00 %)XML
23 (60.00 %)UML
23 (60.00 %)OOA/OOD
23 (60.00 %)JBoss
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %)OLAP
23 (60.00 %)Ant
23 (60.00 %)Middleware
32 (40.00 %)JSP
32 (40.00 %)Oracle
32 (40.00 %)JMS
32 (40.00 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
32 (40.00 %)RMDS
32 (40.00 %)Spring MVC
32 (40.00 %)MVC
41 (20.00 %)Risk Management
41 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
41 (20.00 %)TDD
41 (20.00 %)Algorithmic Trading
41 (20.00 %)Continuous Integration

JFC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing JFC 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 JFC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
15 (100.00 %)Struts
15 (100.00 %)Swing
15 (100.00 %)Spring
23 (60.00 %)Middleware
23 (60.00 %)Hibernate
23 (60.00 %)JRules
23 (60.00 %)WebServices
23 (60.00 %)XML
23 (60.00 %)J2EE
32 (40.00 %)JSP
32 (40.00 %)Spring MVC
32 (40.00 %)JMS
41 (20.00 %)J2SE
Application Platforms
13 (60.00 %)JBoss
Business Applications
12 (40.00 %)RMDS
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
13 (60.00 %)OLAP
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
13 (60.00 %)Ant
Job Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (80.00 %)Senior Developer
33 (60.00 %)Senior Consultant
33 (60.00 %)Consultant
33 (60.00 %)J2EE Developer
33 (60.00 %)Java Consultant
33 (60.00 %)Senior J2EE Developer
33 (60.00 %)J2EE Consultant
33 (60.00 %)Senior J2EE Consultant
33 (60.00 %)Senior Java Consultant
42 (40.00 %)Java Developer
51 (20.00 %)Senior Java Developer
Miscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)UML
13 (60.00 %)OOA/OOD
13 (60.00 %)Validation
22 (40.00 %)MVC
31 (20.00 %)Risk Management
31 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)TDD
31 (20.00 %)Algorithmic Trading
31 (20.00 %)Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java
Vendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle
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