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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the West Wales region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank423
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads376
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.006 %
As % of the category below56.06 %54.55 %
Daily rates quoted260
Average minimum daily rate£363-
Average daily rate£382-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£353
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
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£36.51£34.62
% change on same period last year+5.45 %
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Wales
Matching contract IT job ads6611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted411
Average minimum daily rate£363£450
Average daily rate£377£468
% change on same period last year-19.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£485
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
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£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
Java WalesJava
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.

Java
Demand Trend

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

West Wales Java Demand Trend

Java
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Wales Java Daily Rate Trend

Java
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the West Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Wales Java Daily Rate Histogram

Java
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Wales Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the West Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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+1936£382-
Java WalesJava
Wales

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region citing Java 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.

144 (78.57 %)XML
239 (69.64 %)J2EE
334 (60.71 %)UNIX
432 (57.14 %)JUnit
432 (57.14 %)WebLogic
529 (51.79 %)Security Cleared
618 (32.14 %)Oracle
716 (28.57 %)ClearCase
716 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
815 (26.79 %)BEA
815 (26.79 %)Government
815 (26.79 %)SOA
815 (26.79 %)OO
815 (26.79 %)SQL
912 (21.43 %)Ant
912 (21.43 %)Struts
912 (21.43 %)Unit Testing
912 (21.43 %)Web Development
1011 (19.64 %)UML
1110 (17.86 %)SOAP
1110 (17.86 %)WebServices
1110 (17.86 %)CTC Cleared
129 (16.07 %)WebLogic Portal
138 (14.29 %)Telecoms
138 (14.29 %)XSL
138 (14.29 %)XSLT
138 (14.29 %)AIX
147 (12.50 %)ESB
156 (10.71 %)WebSphere
156 (10.71 %)WebSphere Message Broker

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Wales region citing Java 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
144 (78.57 %)XML
239 (69.64 %)J2EE
312 (21.43 %)Struts
410 (17.86 %)WebServices
410 (17.86 %)SOAP
58 (14.29 %)XSL
58 (14.29 %)XSLT
66 (10.71 %)HTML
66 (10.71 %)WebSphere
66 (10.71 %)WSDL
75 (8.929 %)JSP
84 (7.143 %)Java EE
93 (5.357 %)EJB
93 (5.357 %)JDBC
101 (1.786 %)JMS
101 (1.786 %)Middleware
101 (1.786 %)JNDI
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
132 (57.14 %)WebLogic
29 (16.07 %)WebLogic Portal
37 (12.50 %)ESB
46 (10.71 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (1.786 %)Lotus Notes
51 (1.786 %)Lotus Domino
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (8.929 %)Oracle 10g
24 (7.143 %)Oracle 8/8i
24 (7.143 %)Oracle 9i
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (57.14 %)JUnit
216 (28.57 %)ClearCase
312 (21.43 %)Ant
46 (10.71 %)Eclipse
55 (8.929 %)TestDirector
63 (5.357 %)ClearQuest
72 (3.571 %)CruiseControl
72 (3.571 %)CheckStyle
72 (3.571 %)Cactus
72 (3.571 %)Rational Functional Tester
81 (1.786 %)Rational Rose
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (26.79 %)Government
28 (14.29 %)Telecoms
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
141 (73.21 %)Developer
223 (41.07 %)Java Developer
316 (28.57 %)Applications Developer
412 (21.43 %)Senior Developer
59 (16.07 %)J2EE Developer
68 (14.29 %)Architect
77 (12.50 %)Java Applications Developer
77 (12.50 %)Java/J2EE Developer
86 (10.71 %)Senior J2EE Developer
86 (10.71 %)Senior Java Developer
95 (8.929 %)Solutions Architect
103 (5.357 %)Support Engineer
103 (5.357 %)Release Engineer
103 (5.357 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
112 (3.571 %)J2EE Applications Developer
112 (3.571 %)WebSphere Architect
112 (3.571 %)Applications Support
112 (3.571 %)Applications Support Engineer
112 (3.571 %)J2EE Architect
121 (1.786 %)Java Consultant
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (60.71 %)UNIX
28 (14.29 %)AIX
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (51.79 %)Security Cleared
216 (28.57 %)SC Cleared
315 (26.79 %)OO
315 (26.79 %)SOA
412 (21.43 %)Web Development
412 (21.43 %)Unit Testing
511 (19.64 %)UML
610 (17.86 %)CTC Cleared
75 (8.929 %)Data Modelling
82 (3.571 %)Continuous Integration
91 (1.786 %)Performance Testing
91 (1.786 %)E-Commerce
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (26.79 %)SQL
25 (8.929 %)Shell Script
25 (8.929 %)Perl
31 (1.786 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.786 %)C
31 (1.786 %)DHTML
31 (1.786 %)LotusScript
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (32.14 %)Oracle
215 (26.79 %)BEA
32 (3.571 %)IBM
41 (1.786 %)Lotus
41 (1.786 %)Mercator