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The table below looks at the demand for Apache Struts 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 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
Rank5158
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.003 %
As % of the category below6.806 %1.923 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£334-
Average daily rate£355-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£376-
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£348
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
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£44.27£34.47
% change on same period last year+28.44 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads191156
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.272 %0.161 %
Daily rates quoted6827
Average minimum daily rate£318£339
Average daily rate£342£391
% change on same period last year-12.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£334
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Hourly rates quoted105
Average minimum hourly rate£28.86£21.36
Average hourly rate£33.95£23.55
% change on same period last year+44.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.04£25.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.79£32.03
% change on same period last year-3.85 %
Struts UKStruts
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.

Struts
Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 across the Wales region.

Wales Struts Daily Rate Trend

Struts
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Wales 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 across the Wales region.

Wales Struts Hourly Rate Trend

Struts
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 Wales region 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
South WalesUp+711£357-
West WalesNew entry-2£345-
Struts UKStruts
UK

Struts
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region 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.

122 (95.65 %)J2EE
122 (95.65 %)XML
218 (78.26 %)Java
314 (60.87 %)JUnit
411 (47.83 %)WebLogic
411 (47.83 %)SQL
411 (47.83 %)Web Development
411 (47.83 %)Unit Testing
510 (43.48 %)OO
69 (39.13 %)UML
78 (34.78 %)LDAP
87 (30.43 %)Ant
96 (26.09 %)WebLogic Portal
96 (26.09 %)N-Tier
96 (26.09 %)SOA
96 (26.09 %)SQL Server
105 (21.74 %).NET
105 (21.74 %)Rational Rose
105 (21.74 %)Telelogic
105 (21.74 %)Telelogic DOORS
114 (17.39 %)DNS
114 (17.39 %)RDBMS
114 (17.39 %)JBuilder
114 (17.39 %)WebServices
114 (17.39 %)Swing
114 (17.39 %)Oracle
114 (17.39 %)DCOM
114 (17.39 %)EJB
114 (17.39 %)ODBC
114 (17.39 %).NET Framework

Struts
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region 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.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (95.65 %)J2EE
122 (95.65 %)XML
25 (21.74 %).NET
34 (17.39 %)WebServices
34 (17.39 %).NET Framework
34 (17.39 %)JRules
34 (17.39 %)ODBC
34 (17.39 %)Swing
34 (17.39 %)DCOM
34 (17.39 %)EJB
43 (13.04 %)Hibernate
51 (4.348 %)JSP
51 (4.348 %)Spring
51 (4.348 %)JSF
51 (4.348 %)AJAX
51 (4.348 %)HTML
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (47.83 %)WebLogic
26 (26.09 %)WebLogic Portal
31 (4.348 %)Apache
31 (4.348 %)Tomcat
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.348 %)MS Excel
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (34.78 %)LDAP
24 (17.39 %)DNS
32 (8.696 %)X.509
41 (4.348 %)SAN
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (26.09 %)SQL Server
24 (17.39 %)RDBMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (60.87 %)JUnit
27 (30.43 %)Ant
35 (21.74 %)Rational Rose
35 (21.74 %)Telelogic DOORS
44 (17.39 %)JBuilder
52 (8.696 %)PVCS
52 (8.696 %)Eclipse
61 (4.348 %)XDoclet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (17.39 %)Government
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (78.26 %)Developer
211 (47.83 %)Java Developer
37 (30.43 %)J2EE Developer
37 (30.43 %)Java/J2EE Developer
46 (26.09 %)Senior Developer
54 (17.39 %)Systems Engineer
54 (17.39 %)Applications Developer
54 (17.39 %)Integration Engineer
54 (17.39 %)Systems Integration Engineer
63 (13.04 %)Senior Java Developer
63 (13.04 %)Senior Integration Engineer
63 (13.04 %)Senior Systems Engineer
72 (8.696 %)Senior J2EE Developer
72 (8.696 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
81 (4.348 %)J2EE Applications Developer
81 (4.348 %)IT Security Architect
81 (4.348 %)J2EE Consultant
81 (4.348 %)Senior J2EE Consultant
81 (4.348 %)Senior Security Engineer
81 (4.348 %)Senior Java Consultant
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (26.09 %)N-Tier
22 (8.696 %)PKI
31 (4.348 %)Fat Client
31 (4.348 %)Thin Client
31 (4.348 %)Smartcard
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.04 %)UNIX
22 (8.696 %)Windows
22 (8.696 %)Solaris
31 (4.348 %)Linux
31 (4.348 %)Windows XP
31 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (47.83 %)Web Development
111 (47.83 %)Unit Testing
210 (43.48 %)OO
39 (39.13 %)UML
46 (26.09 %)SOA
53 (13.04 %)OOA/OOD
53 (13.04 %)RUP
53 (13.04 %)OOD
62 (8.696 %)Unified Process
71 (4.348 %)Content Management
71 (4.348 %)CTC Cleared
71 (4.348 %)Security Cleared
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (78.26 %)Java
211 (47.83 %)SQL
31 (4.348 %)JavaScript
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.348 %)Terminal Server
11 (4.348 %)VMware ESX
11 (4.348 %)Citrix Presentation Server
11 (4.348 %)VMware Infrastructure
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (13.04 %)Tivoli
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (21.74 %)Telelogic
24 (17.39 %)Oracle
33 (13.04 %)IBM
33 (13.04 %)HP
33 (13.04 %)BEA
33 (13.04 %)McAfee Security
42 (8.696 %)Microsoft
51 (4.348 %)Citrix
51 (4.348 %)VMware