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The table below looks at the demand for jMock skills across the UK with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited jMock over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkjMock
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank574648
Rank change on same period last yearUp+74
Matching contract IT job ads55
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.075 %0.057 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£345-
Average daily rate£366-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£388-
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-
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads66758804
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.023 %8.682 %
Daily rates quoted22582561
Average minimum daily rate£334£353
Average daily rate£359£374
% change on same period last year-3.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£335
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted481685
Average minimum hourly rate£30.59£31.49
Average hourly rate£32.53£33.30
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.47£35.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.31£33.09
% change on same period last year+0.68 %

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.

jMock
Demand Trend

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

jMock Demand Trend

jMock
Daily Rate Trend

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

jMock Daily Rate Trend

jMock
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing jMock within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

jMock Daily Rate Histogram

jMock
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing jMock within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LondonNew entry-4£366-
EnglandUp+684£366-
Northern IrelandNew entry-1--
City of LondonNew entry-1£340-
County AntrimNew entry-1--
BelfastNew entry-1--

jMock
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing jMock 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 jMock.

18 (100.00 %)Java
18 (100.00 %)JUnit
26 (75.00 %)Hibernate
26 (75.00 %)Spring
26 (75.00 %)J2EE
35 (62.50 %)Internet
35 (62.50 %)JSF
44 (50.00 %)WebSphere
44 (50.00 %)Web Development
44 (50.00 %)UNIX
44 (50.00 %)RAD
44 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
44 (50.00 %)WebServices
44 (50.00 %)XML
53 (37.50 %)HTML
53 (37.50 %)EJB
53 (37.50 %)Banking
53 (37.50 %)Subversion
53 (37.50 %)Online Banking
62 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
62 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
62 (25.00 %)TDD
62 (25.00 %)OO
62 (25.00 %)MVC
62 (25.00 %)Finance
62 (25.00 %)Linux
62 (25.00 %)SOA
62 (25.00 %)Eclipse
62 (25.00 %)JDBC
62 (25.00 %)JSP

jMock
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing jMock 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 jMock. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (75.00 %)J2EE
16 (75.00 %)Hibernate
16 (75.00 %)Spring
25 (62.50 %)JSF
34 (50.00 %)WebServices
34 (50.00 %)XML
34 (50.00 %)WebSphere
43 (37.50 %)EJB
43 (37.50 %)HTML
52 (25.00 %)MVC
52 (25.00 %)JDBC
52 (25.00 %)JSP
52 (25.00 %)Servlets
61 (12.50 %)SOAP
61 (12.50 %)Struts
61 (12.50 %)DOM
61 (12.50 %)XSL
61 (12.50 %)XSLT
61 (12.50 %)Swing
61 (12.50 %)CSS
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (50.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (12.50 %)WebLogic
21 (12.50 %)JBoss
21 (12.50 %)Apache
21 (12.50 %)Oracle HTTP Server
21 (12.50 %)TeamSite
21 (12.50 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (12.50 %)ATG Dynamo
21 (12.50 %)IBM HTTP Server
21 (12.50 %)Resin
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (62.50 %)Internet
21 (12.50 %)HTTP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (100.00 %)JUnit
23 (37.50 %)Subversion
32 (25.00 %)Eclipse
32 (25.00 %)Ant
41 (12.50 %)WebLogic Workshop
41 (12.50 %)CruiseControl
41 (12.50 %)XDoclet
41 (12.50 %)Selenium
41 (12.50 %)FitNesse
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (37.50 %)Banking
13 (37.50 %)Online Banking
22 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (12.50 %)Games
31 (12.50 %)Marketing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (87.50 %)Developer
24 (50.00 %)J2EE Developer
33 (37.50 %)Java Developer
42 (25.00 %)Web Developer
42 (25.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
51 (12.50 %)Tester
51 (12.50 %)Software Engineer
51 (12.50 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (12.50 %)Lead Software Engineer
51 (12.50 %)Java Web Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Web 2.0
11 (12.50 %)Computer Science
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (50.00 %)UNIX
22 (25.00 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (50.00 %)RAD
14 (50.00 %)Web Development
22 (25.00 %)OO
22 (25.00 %)SOA
22 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (25.00 %)TDD
22 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
31 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
31 (12.50 %)Scrum
31 (12.50 %)UML
31 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
31 (12.50 %)Refactoring
31 (12.50 %)Internet Marketing
31 (12.50 %)Unit Testing
31 (12.50 %)Continuous Integration
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)Java
21 (12.50 %)JavaScript
21 (12.50 %)SQL
21 (12.50 %)XPath
21 (12.50 %)DHTML
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Oracle
11 (12.50 %)Sybase
11 (12.50 %)IBM
11 (12.50 %)BEA
11 (12.50 %)ATG