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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT contracts within the West 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 Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1025
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads213
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.003 %
As % of the category below17.80 %2.190 %
Daily rates quoted160
Average minimum daily rate£385-
Average daily rate£394-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£402-
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£331
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
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£30.14£31.06
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Wales
Matching contract IT job ads118137
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.157 %0.137 %
Daily rates quoted6249
Average minimum daily rate£380£372
Average daily rate£397£400
% change on same period last year-0.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted95
Average minimum hourly rate£16.39£13.42
Average hourly rate£17.33£13.50
% change on same period last year+28.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.28£13.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Applications Developer WalesApplications Developer
Wales

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.

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

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

West Wales Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Wales Applications Developer Daily Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the West Wales region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

West Wales Applications Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Wales Applications Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Developer
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the West Wales region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
SwanseaUp+1721£394-
Applications Developer WalesApplications Developer
Wales

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title.

117 (60.71 %)Java
215 (53.57 %)UNIX
314 (50.00 %)XML
412 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
511 (39.29 %)J2EE
610 (35.71 %)JUnit
610 (35.71 %)SQL
79 (32.14 %)SC Cleared
88 (28.57 %)Oracle
97 (25.00 %)ClearCase
97 (25.00 %)Government
106 (21.43 %)TestDirector
115 (17.86 %)OO
115 (17.86 %)XSL
115 (17.86 %)XSLT
115 (17.86 %)WebLogic
115 (17.86 %)Telecoms
124 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
124 (14.29 %)Mainframe
133 (10.71 %)ClearQuest
133 (10.71 %)Configuration Management
133 (10.71 %)Change Management
133 (10.71 %)Enterprise Architecture
133 (10.71 %)Web Development
133 (10.71 %)Perl
133 (10.71 %)HTML
133 (10.71 %)Struts
133 (10.71 %)JSP
133 (10.71 %)UML
133 (10.71 %)RequisitePro

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region that cited Applications 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 Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (50.00 %)XML
211 (39.29 %)J2EE
35 (17.86 %)XSL
35 (17.86 %)XSLT
43 (10.71 %)JSP
43 (10.71 %)Struts
43 (10.71 %)HTML
51 (3.571 %)WebServices
51 (3.571 %)SOAP
51 (3.571 %)EJB
51 (3.571 %)JDBC
51 (3.571 %)WebSphere
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.86 %)WebLogic
21 (3.571 %)IIS
21 (3.571 %)WebSphere MQ
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (14.29 %)Oracle 10g
22 (7.143 %)Oracle Discoverer
22 (7.143 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (7.143 %)MS Access
31 (3.571 %)TOAD
31 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
31 (3.571 %)DataStage
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (35.71 %)JUnit
27 (25.00 %)ClearCase
36 (21.43 %)TestDirector
43 (10.71 %)RequisitePro
43 (10.71 %)ClearQuest
52 (7.143 %)Eclipse
52 (7.143 %)Ant
61 (3.571 %)CruiseControl
61 (3.571 %)CheckStyle
61 (3.571 %)Cactus
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (25.00 %)Government
25 (17.86 %)Telecoms
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (14.29 %)Mainframe
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (53.57 %)UNIX
22 (7.143 %)AIX
31 (3.571 %)Windows
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
29 (32.14 %)SC Cleared
35 (17.86 %)OO
43 (10.71 %)Configuration Management
43 (10.71 %)Change Management
43 (10.71 %)Enterprise Architecture
43 (10.71 %)Web Development
43 (10.71 %)UML
52 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
52 (7.143 %)CTC Cleared
52 (7.143 %)SOA
52 (7.143 %)Business Intelligence
61 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
61 (3.571 %)Project Planning
61 (3.571 %)Workflow
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (60.71 %)Java
210 (35.71 %)SQL
33 (10.71 %)Perl
41 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
41 (3.571 %)Shell Script
41 (3.571 %)C
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (28.57 %)Oracle