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This section looks at the demand for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE) skills within the West Yorkshire 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank84-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.619 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£386£283
% change on same period last year+36.41 %
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-
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads494448
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.658 %0.454 %
Daily rates quoted8756
Average minimum daily rate£298£316
Average daily rate£316£336
% change on same period last year-5.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£335
% change on same period last year+1.50 %
Hourly rates quoted4322
Average minimum hourly rate£26.01£25.38
Average hourly rate£29.00£26.40
% change on same period last year+9.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.99£27.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.66£33.10
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
Java EE YorkshireJava EE
Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Java EE Daily Rate Trend

Java EE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java EE within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
LeedsNew entry-8£425-
Java EE YorkshireJava EE
Yorkshire

Java EE
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

110 (100.00 %)Java
28 (80.00 %)Finance
34 (40.00 %)Asset Management
34 (40.00 %)Content Management
34 (40.00 %)Business Analysis
34 (40.00 %)Project Management
42 (20.00 %)J2EE
42 (20.00 %)Spring
42 (20.00 %)Hibernate
51 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
51 (10.00 %)Banking
51 (10.00 %)Insurance
51 (10.00 %)XML
51 (10.00 %)UML
51 (10.00 %)Sun
51 (10.00 %)Sun Certification
51 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
51 (10.00 %)Spring MVC
51 (10.00 %)Continuous Integration
51 (10.00 %)iBATIS

Java EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (20.00 %)Hibernate
12 (20.00 %)Spring
12 (20.00 %)J2EE
21 (10.00 %)XML
21 (10.00 %)iBATIS
21 (10.00 %)Spring MVC
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (80.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Banking
21 (10.00 %)Insurance
21 (10.00 %)Financial Institution
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (80.00 %)Project Manager
24 (40.00 %)Development Manager
32 (20.00 %)Java Developer
32 (20.00 %)J2EE Developer
32 (20.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
32 (20.00 %)Developer
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Asset Management
14 (40.00 %)Content Management
14 (40.00 %)Business Analysis
14 (40.00 %)Project Management
21 (10.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (10.00 %)UML
21 (10.00 %)Continuous Integration
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)Java
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)Sun Certification
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Sun
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