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The table below looks at the demand for Java Portlet Specification (JSR 168) skills within the 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 JSR 168 over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Portlet Specification (JSR 168)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank119-
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 below0.242 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£349
% change on same period last year+16.62 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads8271136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.169 %1.150 %
Daily rates quoted139246
Average minimum daily rate£300£310
Average daily rate£326£323
% change on same period last year+0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted9492
Average minimum hourly rate£26.12£27.62
Average hourly rate£28.45£29.10
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.79£30.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£31.98
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
JSR 168 EnglandJSR 168
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.

JSR 168
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing JSR 168 across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Yorkshire JSR 168 Demand Trend

JSR 168
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing JSR 168 across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire JSR 168 Daily Rate Trend

JSR 168
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JSR 168 within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
North YorkshireNew entry-2--
JSR 168 EnglandJSR 168
England

JSR 168
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing JSR 168 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 JSR 168.

14 (100.00 %)WebServices
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)Solaris
22 (50.00 %)Linux
22 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (50.00 %)NFS
22 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (50.00 %)IBM
22 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
22 (50.00 %)SAN
22 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
22 (50.00 %)Banking
22 (50.00 %)SSH
22 (50.00 %)Spring
22 (50.00 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (50.00 %)Korn
22 (50.00 %)WebSphere
22 (50.00 %)WSRP
22 (50.00 %)Oracle RAC
22 (50.00 %)Continuous Integration
22 (50.00 %)OC4J
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Oracle RMAN
22 (50.00 %)J2EE
22 (50.00 %)Oracle

JSR 168
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing JSR 168 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 JSR 168. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)WebServices
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)Spring
22 (50.00 %)WebSphere
22 (50.00 %)WSRP
22 (50.00 %)OC4J
22 (50.00 %)J2EE
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Application Server
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (50.00 %)SAN
12 (50.00 %)SSH
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (50.00 %)Oracle 10g
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
12 (50.00 %)Banking
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Developer
11 (25.00 %)DBA
11 (25.00 %)Oracle DBA
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Solaris
12 (50.00 %)Linux
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
12 (50.00 %)Continuous Integration
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)Korn
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)NFS
12 (50.00 %)Oracle RMAN
12 (50.00 %)Oracle RAC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
12 (50.00 %)IBM