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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Developer role in IT contracts within the Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3558
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads283
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.733 %0.389 %
Daily rates quoted170
Average minimum daily rate£329-
Average daily rate£348-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£368-
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£333
% change on same period last year+6.08 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.21£37.15
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads750772
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.061 %0.781 %
Daily rates quoted232174
Average minimum daily rate£331£366
Average daily rate£350£403
% change on same period last year-13.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted13391
Average minimum hourly rate£26.43£20.61
Average hourly rate£28.27£22.31
% change on same period last year+26.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.10£24.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Java Developer UKJava Developer
UK

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.

Java Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Java Developer across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wales Java Developer Demand Trend

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Java Developer across the Wales region.

Wales Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java Developer across the Wales region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Wales Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Java Developer across the Wales region.

Wales Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Java Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Wales region 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
South WalesUp+1216£327-
West WalesNew entry-12£364-
Java Developer UKJava Developer
UK

Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Java Developer 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 Java Developer in their job title.

147 (100.00 %)Java
228 (59.57 %)XML
326 (55.32 %)J2EE
423 (48.94 %)JUnit
518 (38.30 %)Security Cleared
615 (31.91 %)UNIX
714 (29.79 %)SC Cleared
813 (27.66 %)Government
911 (23.40 %)WebLogic
911 (23.40 %)Struts
109 (19.15 %)Oracle
109 (19.15 %)UML
118 (17.02 %)HTML
118 (17.02 %)SOA
118 (17.02 %)Unit Testing
127 (14.89 %)WebSphere
127 (14.89 %)Eclipse
127 (14.89 %)Ant
127 (14.89 %)SQL
136 (12.77 %)EJB
136 (12.77 %)JSP
136 (12.77 %)OO
136 (12.77 %)XSL
136 (12.77 %)XSLT
145 (10.64 %)Web Development
145 (10.64 %)Agile Software Development
145 (10.64 %)Unified Process
145 (10.64 %)Oracle 10g
145 (10.64 %)JavaScript
154 (8.511 %)ODBC

Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region that cited Java Developer 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 Java Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (59.57 %)XML
226 (55.32 %)J2EE
311 (23.40 %)Struts
48 (17.02 %)HTML
57 (14.89 %)WebSphere
66 (12.77 %)EJB
66 (12.77 %)JSP
66 (12.77 %)XSL
66 (12.77 %)XSLT
74 (8.511 %)ODBC
74 (8.511 %)Swing
74 (8.511 %)JRules
74 (8.511 %)DCOM
74 (8.511 %)AJAX
83 (6.383 %)OC4J
83 (6.383 %)WebServices
83 (6.383 %)Spring
92 (4.255 %)Hibernate
92 (4.255 %)XHTML
92 (4.255 %)Servlets
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (23.40 %)WebLogic
24 (8.511 %)WebLogic Portal
32 (4.255 %)Apache
32 (4.255 %)Tomcat
41 (2.128 %)ESB
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (8.511 %)LDAP
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (10.64 %)Oracle 10g
23 (6.383 %)Oracle 9i
23 (6.383 %)RDBMS
32 (4.255 %)SQL Server
41 (2.128 %)DB2
41 (2.128 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.128 %)MySQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (48.94 %)JUnit
27 (14.89 %)Ant
27 (14.89 %)Eclipse
34 (8.511 %)JBuilder
34 (8.511 %)Rational Rose
43 (6.383 %)ClearCase
52 (4.255 %)PVCS
52 (4.255 %)TestDirector
61 (2.128 %)StarTeam
61 (2.128 %)JDeveloper
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (27.66 %)Government
24 (8.511 %)Finance
33 (6.383 %)Construction
33 (6.383 %)Telecoms
41 (2.128 %)Military
41 (2.128 %)Banking
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.255 %)N-Tier
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (31.91 %)UNIX
22 (4.255 %)Solaris
31 (2.128 %)Linux
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (38.30 %)Security Cleared
214 (29.79 %)SC Cleared
39 (19.15 %)UML
48 (17.02 %)SOA
48 (17.02 %)Unit Testing
56 (12.77 %)OO
65 (10.64 %)Unified Process
65 (10.64 %)Agile Software Development
65 (10.64 %)Web Development
74 (8.511 %)RUP
83 (6.383 %)RAD
83 (6.383 %)Use Case
92 (4.255 %)CTC Cleared
92 (4.255 %)Logistics
101 (2.128 %)Content Management
101 (2.128 %)Scrum
101 (2.128 %)Test Scripting
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (100.00 %)Java
27 (14.89 %)SQL
35 (10.64 %)JavaScript
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.128 %)OpenView
11 (2.128 %)Netcool
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (19.15 %)Oracle
22 (4.255 %)BEA
31 (2.128 %)Borland
31 (2.128 %)Micromuse
31 (2.128 %)IBM
31 (2.128 %)HP