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The table below looks at the demand for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE) skills within the Wales region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java EE over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.062 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£500-
UK excluding London average daily rate£410£366
% change on same period last year+12.20 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads194158
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.274 %0.160 %
Daily rates quoted7229
Average minimum daily rate£317£314
Average daily rate£340£374
% change on same period last year-9.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted95
Average minimum hourly rate£29.77£21.36
Average hourly rate£35.25£23.55
% change on same period last year+49.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.73£25.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Java EE UKJava EE
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 EE
Demand Trend

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

Wales Java EE Demand Trend

Java EE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Wales Java EE Daily Rate Trend

Java EE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java EE 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
West WalesNew entry-4£450-
Java EE UKJava EE
UK

Java EE
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Java EE 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 Java EE.

14 (100.00 %)WebLogic
14 (100.00 %)SOAP
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)Java
14 (100.00 %)ClearCase
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere
14 (100.00 %)ESB
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
23 (75.00 %)Data Modelling
23 (75.00 %)BEA
23 (75.00 %)UML
23 (75.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)J2EE
32 (50.00 %)WSDL
32 (50.00 %)IBM
41 (25.00 %)CTC Cleared
41 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (25.00 %)Mercator
41 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
41 (25.00 %)SOA
41 (25.00 %)Eclipse
41 (25.00 %)SQL
41 (25.00 %)AIX

Java EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Java EE 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 Java EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)SOAP
14 (100.00 %)XML
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere
22 (50.00 %)J2EE
22 (50.00 %)WSDL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)WebLogic
14 (100.00 %)ESB
14 (100.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)ClearCase
21 (25.00 %)Eclipse
21 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Architect
22 (50.00 %)Solutions Architect
22 (50.00 %)WebSphere Architect
31 (25.00 %)J2EE Architect
31 (25.00 %)J2EE Solutions Architect
31 (25.00 %)WebLogic Architect
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)AIX
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)UML
13 (75.00 %)Data Modelling
21 (25.00 %)SOA
21 (25.00 %)CTC Cleared
21 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)SQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)BEA
22 (50.00 %)IBM
31 (25.00 %)Mercator