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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Yorkshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2010
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads206323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.272 %0.322 %
As % of the category below19.36 %27.89 %
Daily rates quoted4280
Average minimum daily rate£314£343
Average daily rate£338£356
% change on same period last year-5.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£369£353
% change on same period last year+4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted510
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£36.50£26.00
% change on same period last year+40.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.45£35.89
% change on same period last year+4.33 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads10641158
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.404 %1.153 %
Daily rates quoted190171
Average minimum daily rate£282£307
Average daily rate£301£322
% change on same period last year-6.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£335
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Hourly rates quoted104106
Average minimum hourly rate£27.96£28.82
Average hourly rate£30.36£30.24
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.76£31.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.47£33.03
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Java EnglandJava
England

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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Java Hourly Rate Trend

Java
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Java across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Yorkshire Java Hourly Rate Histogram

Java
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 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
West YorkshireDown-5143£334-9.99 %
North YorkshireDown-620£350+4.08 %
South YorkshireDown-2310£316-20.53 %
East YorkshireUp+13--
Java EnglandJava
England

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

1150 (36.59 %)J2EE
2141 (34.39 %)Oracle
3100 (24.39 %)Finance
491 (22.20 %)XML
577 (18.78 %)Hibernate
676 (18.54 %)JSP
771 (17.32 %)Spring
859 (14.39 %)JUnit
957 (13.90 %)Banking
1056 (13.66 %)SQL
1155 (13.41 %)Eclipse
1252 (12.68 %)Agile Software Development
1348 (11.71 %)UML
1445 (10.98 %)HTML
1544 (10.73 %)WebSphere
1638 (9.268 %)Struts
1737 (9.024 %)UNIX
1836 (8.780 %)IBM
1934 (8.293 %)Security Cleared
2033 (8.049 %).NET
2132 (7.805 %)E-Commerce
2132 (7.805 %)Government
2132 (7.805 %)Degree
2230 (7.317 %)Financial Institution
2329 (7.073 %)Oracle 8/8i
2329 (7.073 %)JavaScript
2329 (7.073 %)SC Cleared
2428 (6.829 %)CSS
2527 (6.585 %)Ant
2527 (6.585 %)Internet

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1150 (36.59 %)J2EE
291 (22.20 %)XML
377 (18.78 %)Hibernate
476 (18.54 %)JSP
571 (17.32 %)Spring
645 (10.98 %)HTML
744 (10.73 %)WebSphere
838 (9.268 %)Struts
933 (8.049 %).NET
1028 (6.829 %)CSS
1117 (4.146 %)WebServices
1216 (3.902 %)EJB
1315 (3.659 %)Servlets
1315 (3.659 %)Java EE
1411 (2.683 %)JSF
1411 (2.683 %)AJAX
1510 (2.439 %)Swing
169 (2.195 %)JDBC
169 (2.195 %)JSTL
178 (1.951 %)JMS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (5.610 %)JBoss
220 (4.878 %)Tomcat
319 (4.634 %)Apache
415 (3.659 %)ATG Dynamo
58 (1.951 %)WebLogic
67 (1.707 %)WebSphere Application Server
76 (1.463 %)WebSphere Message Broker
85 (1.220 %)IIS
85 (1.220 %)Lotus Notes
85 (1.220 %)MQSeries
94 (0.976 %)OpenCms
94 (0.976 %)TIBCO EMS
103 (0.732 %)CMS
103 (0.732 %)Commerce Server
103 (0.732 %)Lotus Domino
112 (0.488 %)Jetty
112 (0.488 %)WebSphere MQ
112 (0.488 %)NetWeaver
112 (0.488 %)MTS
112 (0.488 %)Site Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (1.707 %)Photoshop
17 (1.707 %)MS Excel
25 (1.220 %)Fireworks
31 (0.244 %)MS Office
31 (0.244 %)CA Clarity
31 (0.244 %)Spreadsheet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.732 %)TIBCO iProcess
22 (0.488 %)BusinessWorks
31 (0.244 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.244 %)Movex
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (6.585 %)Internet
211 (2.683 %)HTTP
39 (2.195 %)LDAP
48 (1.951 %)Extranet
52 (0.488 %)Intranet
61 (0.244 %)Wireless
61 (0.244 %)SNMP
61 (0.244 %)TCP/IP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (7.073 %)Oracle 8/8i
219 (4.634 %)SQL Server
317 (4.146 %)MySQL
413 (3.171 %)DataStage
511 (2.683 %)Oracle 10g
69 (2.195 %)Oracle 9i
78 (1.951 %)RDBMS
85 (1.220 %)ETL
94 (0.976 %)Datawarehouse
103 (0.732 %)DB2
112 (0.488 %)SQL Server 2005
112 (0.488 %)Oracle 11g
112 (0.488 %)SQL Server 2000
121 (0.244 %)Crystal Reports
121 (0.244 %)MS Access
121 (0.244 %)NonStop SQL
121 (0.244 %)InterSystems Cache
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
159 (14.39 %)JUnit
255 (13.41 %)Eclipse
327 (6.585 %)Ant
46 (1.463 %)Visual Studio
55 (1.220 %)Flash
55 (1.220 %)HttpUnit
64 (0.976 %)JDeveloper
73 (0.732 %)ClearCase
82 (0.488 %)Subversion
82 (0.488 %)CheckStyle
82 (0.488 %)TestDirector
91 (0.244 %)Log4j
91 (0.244 %)ClearQuest
91 (0.244 %)XMLSpy
91 (0.244 %)QuickTest Pro
91 (0.244 %)Dreamweaver
91 (0.244 %)Rational Rose
91 (0.244 %)JIRA
91 (0.244 %)StarTeam
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1100 (24.39 %)Finance
257 (13.90 %)Banking
332 (7.805 %)Government
430 (7.317 %)Financial Institution
58 (1.951 %)Telecoms
67 (1.707 %)Publishing
67 (1.707 %)Retail
76 (1.463 %)Auditing
85 (1.220 %)Legal
94 (0.976 %)Manufacturing
103 (0.732 %)Education
112 (0.488 %)Insurance
112 (0.488 %)Billing
112 (0.488 %)Pensions
112 (0.488 %)Marketing
112 (0.488 %)Games
121 (0.244 %)Multimedia
121 (0.244 %)Investment Banking
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1279 (68.05 %)Developer
2181 (44.15 %)Java Developer
358 (14.15 %)J2EE Developer
448 (11.71 %)Java/J2EE Developer
534 (8.293 %)Analyst
626 (6.341 %)Architect
721 (5.122 %)Web Developer
820 (4.878 %)Project Manager
914 (3.415 %)Consultant
1012 (2.927 %)Tester
1012 (2.927 %)Business Analyst
1012 (2.927 %)Senior Developer
1012 (2.927 %)Lead Developer
1111 (2.683 %)Solutions Architect
128 (1.951 %)WebSphere Developer
128 (1.951 %)Java Architect
128 (1.951 %)Java Swing Developer
128 (1.951 %)Test Analyst
137 (1.707 %)J2EE Architect
137 (1.707 %)Applications Architect
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (5.610 %)Computer Science
218 (4.390 %)Multithreading
38 (1.951 %)Client/Server
45 (1.220 %)W3C
54 (0.976 %)N-Tier
54 (0.976 %)Smartcard
54 (0.976 %)Replication
63 (0.732 %)E-Learning
63 (0.732 %)RIA
72 (0.488 %)AS400
81 (0.244 %)Handset
81 (0.244 %)Blackberry
81 (0.244 %)Mainframe
81 (0.244 %)Wiki
81 (0.244 %)IBM Mainframe
81 (0.244 %)Tandem
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (9.024 %)UNIX
226 (6.341 %)Solaris
320 (4.878 %)Linux
419 (4.634 %)Windows
54 (0.976 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.244 %)SUSE
61 (0.244 %)Windows 2000
61 (0.244 %)Windows XP
61 (0.244 %)Windows Vista
61 (0.244 %)Windows Server 2008
61 (0.244 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (0.244 %)Red Hat Linux
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (12.68 %)Agile Software Development
248 (11.71 %)UML
334 (8.293 %)Security Cleared
432 (7.805 %)E-Commerce
529 (7.073 %)SC Cleared
624 (5.854 %)OO
723 (5.610 %)RAD
822 (5.366 %)SOA
917 (4.146 %)Scrum
1014 (3.415 %)Content Management
1014 (3.415 %)RUP
1113 (3.171 %)Unit Testing
1211 (2.683 %)Project Management
1211 (2.683 %)Software Engineering
1310 (2.439 %)Test Scripting
149 (2.195 %)Manual Testing
149 (2.195 %)Business Analysis
158 (1.951 %)Automated Testing
158 (1.951 %)TDD
158 (1.951 %)Web Development
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
156 (13.66 %)SQL
229 (7.073 %)JavaScript
319 (4.634 %)C++
412 (2.927 %)C
412 (2.927 %)Shell Script
59 (2.195 %)C#
59 (2.195 %)PL/SQL
67 (1.707 %)PHP
76 (1.463 %)VC++
76 (1.463 %)Perl
84 (0.976 %)XPath
84 (0.976 %)DHTML
84 (0.976 %)VB
92 (0.488 %)VB6
92 (0.488 %)ActionScript
101 (0.244 %)LotusScript
101 (0.244 %)VBA
101 (0.244 %)VB.NET
101 (0.244 %)Transact-SQL
101 (0.244 %)VBScript
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
132 (7.805 %)Degree
213 (3.171 %)Sun Certification
37 (1.707 %)ISEB
42 (0.488 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (0.488 %)MCSE
51 (0.244 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.220 %)QA
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (0.732 %)Active Directory
21 (0.244 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
21 (0.244 %)VMware Infrastructure
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.244 %)TIBCO Hawk
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1141 (34.39 %)Oracle
236 (8.780 %)IBM
321 (5.122 %)Microsoft
419 (4.634 %)Sun
419 (4.634 %)ATG
58 (1.951 %)Perforce
65 (1.220 %)TIBCO
65 (1.220 %)Lotus
74 (0.976 %)BEA
83 (0.732 %)Stellent
83 (0.732 %)SAP
83 (0.732 %)HP
92 (0.488 %)Cisco
92 (0.488 %)webMethods
101 (0.244 %)Hummingbird
101 (0.244 %)VMware
101 (0.244 %)Open Text
101 (0.244 %)Vignette
101 (0.244 %)Sybase
101 (0.244 %)Red Hat