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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Worcestershire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank12-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.53 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£330
% change on same period last year+0.98 %
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£42.50£35.38
% change on same period last year+20.14 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads1914
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.015 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£303£225
Average daily rate£344£262
% change on same period last year+31.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£34.23
Average hourly rate£34.30£34.62
% change on same period last year-0.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.60£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.54
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
Swing West MidlandsSwing
West Midlands

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.

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Swing Daily Rate Trend

Swing
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire Swing Hourly Rate Trend

Swing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Swing within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
WorcesterNew entry-1£325-
Swing West MidlandsSwing
West Midlands

Swing
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Swing 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 Swing.

12 (100.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)Tomcat
21 (50.00 %)Embedded C
21 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (50.00 %)Hibernate
21 (50.00 %)Spring
21 (50.00 %)C

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire region citing Swing 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 Swing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)Hibernate
11 (50.00 %)Spring
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Tomcat
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Java Developer
11 (50.00 %)Java Swing Developer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)Embedded C
21 (50.00 %)C
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle