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The table below looks at the demand for Apache Struts 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 Struts over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache Struts
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank219157
Rank change on same period last yearDown-62
Matching contract IT job ads475995
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.677 %1.029 %
As % of the category below2.942 %4.204 %
Daily rates quoted190383
Average minimum daily rate£367£357
Average daily rate£395£374
% change on same period last year+5.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£348
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Hourly rates quoted1535
Average minimum hourly rate£41.13£33.63
Average hourly rate£42.33£34.73
% change on same period last year+21.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.53£35.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.27£34.47
% change on same period last year+28.44 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1614623667
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled23.01 %24.48 %
Daily rates quoted53407183
Average minimum daily rate£349£359
Average daily rate£374£383
% change on same period last year-2.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted9841442
Average minimum hourly rate£29.16£29.99
Average hourly rate£31.22£32.11
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.29£34.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.79£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.85 %

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.

Struts
Demand Trend

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

Struts Demand Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Trend

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

Struts Daily Rate Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Struts within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Struts Daily Rate Histogram

Struts
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Struts Hourly Rate Trend

Struts
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Struts within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Struts Hourly Rate Histogram

Struts
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Struts within the UK over the 3 months to 15 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
EnglandDown-64438£398+5.76 %
LondonDown-12254£421+3.67 %
South EastDown-7468£360+4.11 %
City of LondonDown-1838£412-10.61 %
East of EnglandUp+533£331-7.74 %
BerkshireDown-830£313-7.46 %
YorkshireUp+623£360+13.49 %
North WestUp+1119£290-21.22 %
West YorkshireUp+1018£349+8.12 %
CambridgeshireUp+2618£323+17.47 %
West MidlandsDown-1417£313-11.23 %
ScotlandDown-1116£285-8.92 %
SurreyDown-616£405+25.38 %
SloughUp+1416--
Docklands, LondonUp+3615£337-6.21 %
LeedsUp+613£349+15.72 %
WalesUp+713£355-
CambridgeUp+1912£324+17.95 %
East MidlandsDown-412£321-29.58 %
South WalesUp+711£357-
South WestDown-4411£311-11.45 %
HampshireUp+1311£450+0.22 %
HertfordshireUp+1510£383+23.04 %
CheshireUp+118--
EdinburghDown-88£265-11.66 %
Canary WharfUp+228£255-43.01 %
GlasgowUp+127£295-4.83 %
BirminghamUp+157£300-
WiltshireUp+37£310-31.11 %
NewportNew entry-5£427-

Struts
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Struts 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 Struts.

1932 (92.64 %)Java
2752 (74.75 %)J2EE
3578 (57.46 %)Hibernate
4541 (53.78 %)Spring
5464 (46.12 %)JSP
6379 (37.67 %)XML
7360 (35.79 %)Oracle
8358 (35.59 %)SQL
9279 (27.73 %)WebLogic
10247 (24.55 %)HTML
11239 (23.76 %)Ant
12221 (21.97 %)UML
13217 (21.57 %)Eclipse
14192 (19.09 %)JavaScript
15185 (18.39 %)EJB
16172 (17.10 %)JBoss
17167 (16.60 %)WebSphere
18166 (16.50 %)CSS
19161 (16.00 %)WebServices
20158 (15.71 %)JUnit
21153 (15.21 %)Servlets
22150 (14.91 %)OO
23138 (13.72 %)Finance
23138 (13.72 %)AJAX
24128 (12.72 %)UNIX
25127 (12.62 %)Tomcat
26121 (12.03 %)Agile Software Development
27115 (11.43 %)Banking
28108 (10.74 %)JDBC
29107 (10.64 %)MVC

Struts
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Struts 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 Struts. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1752 (74.75 %)J2EE
2578 (57.46 %)Hibernate
3541 (53.78 %)Spring
4464 (46.12 %)JSP
5379 (37.67 %)XML
6247 (24.55 %)HTML
7185 (18.39 %)EJB
8167 (16.60 %)WebSphere
9166 (16.50 %)CSS
10161 (16.00 %)WebServices
11153 (15.21 %)Servlets
12138 (13.72 %)AJAX
13108 (10.74 %)JDBC
14107 (10.64 %)MVC
1599 (9.841 %)JMS
1682 (8.151 %)JSF
1768 (6.759 %)SOAP
1768 (6.759 %)XSLT
1859 (5.865 %)XHTML
1957 (5.666 %).NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1279 (27.73 %)WebLogic
2172 (17.10 %)JBoss
3127 (12.62 %)Tomcat
475 (7.455 %)Apache
571 (7.058 %)WebSphere Application Server
628 (2.783 %)TeamSite
725 (2.485 %)IIS
823 (2.286 %)WebLogic Portal
919 (1.889 %)CMS
1013 (1.292 %)Oracle Application Server
1110 (0.994 %)MQSeries
129 (0.895 %)Oracle 9iAS
138 (0.795 %)WebLogic Integration
138 (0.795 %)ESB
147 (0.696 %)ATG Dynamo
156 (0.596 %)Jetty
156 (0.596 %)TIBCO EMS
165 (0.497 %)Oracle 10gAS
165 (0.497 %)NetWeaver
174 (0.398 %)GlassFish
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (2.485 %)Photoshop
210 (0.994 %)MS Excel
35 (0.497 %)MS Project
43 (0.298 %)MS Visio
52 (0.199 %)InDesign
61 (0.099 %)Adobe Illustrator
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (1.093 %)SAP CRM
28 (0.795 %)Algo Collateral
33 (0.298 %)BusinessWorks
42 (0.199 %)Oracle Applications
51 (0.099 %)TIBCO iProcess
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
147 (4.672 %)Internet
226 (2.584 %)LDAP
325 (2.485 %)HTTP
416 (1.590 %)Extranet
510 (0.994 %)GPRS
64 (0.398 %)DNS
73 (0.298 %)IIOP
73 (0.298 %)SSL
73 (0.298 %)TCP/IP
73 (0.298 %)SMPP
73 (0.298 %)FTP
82 (0.199 %)X.509
82 (0.199 %)SAN
82 (0.199 %)SMS
82 (0.199 %)SMTP
91 (0.099 %)Wireless
91 (0.099 %)SSH
91 (0.099 %)Network Security
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1100 (9.940 %)MySQL
278 (7.753 %)SQL Server
364 (6.362 %)Oracle 10g
453 (5.268 %)DB2
546 (4.573 %)RDBMS
637 (3.678 %)SQL Server 2005
734 (3.380 %)Oracle 9i
816 (1.590 %)DB2 UDB
912 (1.193 %)Oracle 8/8i
1010 (0.994 %)TOAD
119 (0.895 %)Oracle Reports
126 (0.596 %)DataStage
135 (0.497 %)SQL Server 2000
135 (0.497 %)Crystal Reports
135 (0.497 %)Oracle Discoverer
135 (0.497 %)ETL
144 (0.398 %)Datawarehouse
153 (0.298 %)MS Access
153 (0.298 %)Informix
153 (0.298 %)OLAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1239 (23.76 %)Ant
2217 (21.57 %)Eclipse
3158 (15.71 %)JUnit
437 (3.678 %)Subversion
529 (2.883 %)ClearCase
621 (2.087 %)IntelliJ
719 (1.889 %)Rational Rose
817 (1.690 %)JDeveloper
913 (1.292 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
1011 (1.093 %)Visual Studio
1110 (0.994 %)Log4j
128 (0.795 %)CruiseControl
128 (0.795 %)HttpUnit
128 (0.795 %)JBuilder
128 (0.795 %)RequisitePro
136 (0.596 %)WebLogic Workshop
145 (0.497 %)Telelogic DOORS
154 (0.398 %)Bugzilla
154 (0.398 %)PVCS
163 (0.298 %)Oracle Forms
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1138 (13.72 %)Finance
2115 (11.43 %)Banking
369 (6.859 %)Telecoms
461 (6.064 %)Investment Banking
557 (5.666 %)Government
618 (1.789 %)Insurance
715 (1.491 %)Financial Institution
715 (1.491 %)Back Office
814 (1.392 %)Retail
913 (1.292 %)Front Office
1011 (1.093 %)Publishing
1110 (0.994 %)Automotive
129 (0.895 %)Billing
129 (0.895 %)Marketing
138 (0.795 %)Construction
138 (0.795 %)Pharmaceutical
145 (0.497 %)Education
145 (0.497 %)Police
145 (0.497 %)Auditing
154 (0.398 %)Games
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1841 (83.60 %)Developer
2603 (59.94 %)Java Developer
3314 (31.21 %)J2EE Developer
4255 (25.35 %)Java/J2EE Developer
5135 (13.42 %)Senior Developer
6103 (10.24 %)Senior Java Developer
780 (7.952 %)Web Developer
863 (6.262 %)Senior J2EE Developer
950 (4.970 %)Architect
1028 (2.783 %)Java Web Developer
1126 (2.584 %)Applications Developer
1222 (2.187 %)Programmer
1320 (1.988 %)Lead Developer
1320 (1.988 %)Java Programmer
1418 (1.789 %)Analyst
1517 (1.690 %)Software Developer
1517 (1.690 %)Technical Architect
1614 (1.392 %)J2EE Applications Developer
1711 (1.093 %)Consultant
1711 (1.093 %)J2EE Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
151 (5.070 %)N-Tier
228 (2.783 %)Social Network
325 (2.485 %)W3C
418 (1.789 %)Equities
513 (1.292 %)Derivative
611 (1.093 %)Web 2.0
710 (0.994 %)Computer Science
88 (0.795 %)PDA
96 (0.596 %)Blackberry
105 (0.497 %)German Language
114 (0.398 %)E-Learning
114 (0.398 %)SCORM
123 (0.298 %)Clustering
132 (0.199 %)Fixed Income
132 (0.199 %)IVR
132 (0.199 %)PKI
132 (0.199 %)Mainframe
132 (0.199 %)Management Information System
132 (0.199 %)AS400
132 (0.199 %)Client/Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1128 (12.72 %)UNIX
281 (8.052 %)Linux
362 (6.163 %)Windows
415 (1.491 %)Solaris
511 (1.093 %)AIX
66 (0.596 %)Windows Mobile
73 (0.298 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (0.199 %)CentOS
82 (0.199 %)Red Hat Linux
82 (0.199 %)Windows XP
91 (0.099 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.099 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1221 (21.97 %)UML
2150 (14.91 %)OO
3121 (12.03 %)Agile Software Development
483 (8.250 %)Security Cleared
581 (8.052 %)Web Development
678 (7.753 %)SOA
775 (7.455 %)RUP
855 (5.467 %)E-Commerce
954 (5.368 %)OOA/OOD
954 (5.368 %)Unit Testing
1047 (4.672 %)SC Cleared
1143 (4.274 %)Content Management
1241 (4.076 %)OOD
1335 (3.479 %)Pair Programming
1432 (3.181 %)Unified Process
1530 (2.982 %)TDD
1628 (2.783 %)Investment Management
1725 (2.485 %)Data Modelling
1725 (2.485 %)RAD
1824 (2.386 %)OOP
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1932 (92.64 %)Java
2358 (35.59 %)SQL
3192 (19.09 %)JavaScript
480 (7.952 %)PL/SQL
527 (2.684 %)Perl
621 (2.087 %)C
719 (1.889 %)C#
813 (1.292 %)DHTML
912 (1.193 %)Shell Script
912 (1.193 %)Transact-SQL
1010 (0.994 %)VB
119 (0.895 %)ABAP
128 (0.795 %)VBA
137 (0.696 %)C++
145 (0.497 %)PHP
145 (0.497 %)VB6
145 (0.497 %)Korn
153 (0.298 %)Jython
153 (0.298 %)Python
162 (0.199 %)XPath
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
156 (5.567 %)Degree
232 (3.181 %)Sun Certification
32 (0.199 %)SCJP
32 (0.199 %)SCJD
32 (0.199 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (0.199 %)SCJA
41 (0.099 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (0.696 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
23 (0.298 %)ISO9001
23 (0.298 %)QA
32 (0.199 %)Basel II
41 (0.099 %)WAI
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (1.392 %)AquaLogic
23 (0.298 %)Samba
32 (0.199 %)VMware ESX
32 (0.199 %)Active Directory
32 (0.199 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.099 %)Terminal Server
41 (0.099 %)NetBackup
41 (0.099 %)Squid
41 (0.099 %)Oracle RAC
41 (0.099 %)Citrix Presentation Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.398 %)Tivoli
21 (0.099 %)CA SiteMinder
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1360 (35.79 %)Oracle
270 (6.958 %)Sybase
350 (4.970 %)IBM
434 (3.380 %)BEA
528 (2.783 %)Sun
621 (2.087 %)Microsoft
720 (1.988 %)Mediasurface
815 (1.491 %)ILOG
913 (1.292 %)TIBCO
913 (1.292 %)SAP
913 (1.292 %)Chordiant
108 (0.795 %)Tridion
108 (0.795 %)ATG
117 (0.696 %)FatWire
126 (0.596 %)Symbian
135 (0.497 %)Telelogic
135 (0.497 %)Macromedia
135 (0.497 %)VMware
144 (0.398 %)HP
153 (0.298 %)Business Objects