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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Java Programmer role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Java Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Java Programmer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank535627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+92
Matching contract IT job ads117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.018 %
As % of the category below0.002 %0.020 %
Daily rates quoted116
Average minimum daily rate£300£650
Average daily rate£350£650
% change on same period last year-46.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£350-
% 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, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads5492484848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.25 %91.12 %
Daily rates quoted1721525391
Average minimum daily rate£363£386
Average daily rate£388£410
% change on same period last year-5.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted53007586
Average minimum hourly rate£22.03£23.19
Average hourly rate£23.48£24.74
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.92£26.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %

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.

Senior Java Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Java Programmer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Senior Java Programmer Demand Trend

Senior Java Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Senior Java Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Senior Java Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Senior Java Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Java Programmer
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Programmer within the UK over the 3 months to 2 December 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
NottinghamNew entry-1£350-
NottinghamshireNew entry-1£350-
East MidlandsNew entry-1£350-
EnglandUp+831£350-46.15 %

Senior Java Programmer
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Senior Java Programmer in their job title 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 with Senior Java Programmer in their job title.

18 (100.00 %)Java
26 (75.00 %)J2EE
35 (62.50 %)Struts
35 (62.50 %)XML
35 (62.50 %)Spring
43 (37.50 %)Hibernate
43 (37.50 %)SQL
52 (25.00 %)RDBMS
52 (25.00 %)Finance
52 (25.00 %)C
52 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
52 (25.00 %)Retail
61 (12.50 %)Insurance
61 (12.50 %)Algorithmic Trading
61 (12.50 %)MVC
61 (12.50 %)Equities
61 (12.50 %)WebServices
61 (12.50 %)Sybase
61 (12.50 %)JUnit
61 (12.50 %)UNIX
61 (12.50 %)Linux
61 (12.50 %)RAD
61 (12.50 %)Apache
61 (12.50 %)Tomcat
61 (12.50 %)ClearCase
61 (12.50 %)SOA
61 (12.50 %)Eclipse

Senior Java Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Senior Java Programmer in their job title 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 with Senior Java Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (75.00 %)J2EE
25 (62.50 %)Struts
25 (62.50 %)XML
25 (62.50 %)Spring
33 (37.50 %)Hibernate
41 (12.50 %)MVC
41 (12.50 %)WebServices
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)Apache
11 (12.50 %)Tomcat
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (25.00 %)RDBMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)JUnit
11 (12.50 %)ClearCase
11 (12.50 %)Eclipse
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Finance
12 (25.00 %)Retail
21 (12.50 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Equities
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)UNIX
11 (12.50 %)Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (12.50 %)Algorithmic Trading
21 (12.50 %)RAD
21 (12.50 %)SOA
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)Java
23 (37.50 %)SQL
32 (25.00 %)C
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (12.50 %)Sybase