Java Contracts in Milton Keynes

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Java Buckinghamshire / Milton Keynes
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	5	11	26
Rank change year-on-year	+6	+15
Contract jobs citing Java	143	80	49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes	19.43%	12.08%	5.83%
As % of the Programming Languages category	51.81%	43.24%	18.49%
Number of daily rates quoted	71	23	25
Median daily rate	£363	£355	£375
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+2.11%	-5.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£325	£241	£291
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£500	£475	£436
UK excluding London median daily rate	£425	£420	£400
% change year-on-year	+1.19%	+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted	0	0	0
Median hourly rate	-	-	-
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£45.00	£36.00	£40.00
% change year-on-year	+25.00%	-10.00%

Java is in the programming language skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for programming language skills.

Contract Programming Language Skills Milton Keynes
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	276	185	265
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes	37.50%	27.95%	31.55%
Number of daily rates quoted	130	82	150
Median daily rate	£375	£350	£363
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+7.14%	-3.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£253	£235	£250
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£525	£450	£475
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£375	£350
% change year-on-year	+6.66%	+7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted	0	0	3
Median hourly rate	-	-	£22.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£42.50	£37.50	£36.50
% change year-on-year	+13.33%	+2.73%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Milton Keynes citing Java as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the Programming Languages category.

Job vacancy trend for Java in Milton Keynes

Java
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Java in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate trend for Java in Milton Keynes

Java
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Java in Milton Keynes over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Java in Milton Keynes

Java
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Java in Milton Keynes

Java
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Java also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the Milton Keynes region with a requirement for Java.

1	157 (69.78%)	Agile Software Development
2	108 (48.00%)	Spring
3	75 (33.33%)	Git (software)
4	67 (29.78%)	Continuous Integration
5	66 (29.33%)	TDD
6	63 (28.00%)	Scrum
7	62 (27.56%)	REST
7	62 (27.56%)	Jenkins
7	62 (27.56%)	Microservices
8	60 (26.67%)	Finance
9	57 (25.33%)	Web Services
10	56 (24.89%)	Banking
11	54 (24.00%)	SQL
12	53 (23.56%)	JavaScript
13	44 (19.56%)	SOAP

13	44 (19.56%)	Spring Boot
14	43 (19.11%)	Maven
14	43 (19.11%)	Test Automation
15	41 (18.22%)	Ruby
15	41 (18.22%)	JIRA
16	40 (17.78%)	HTML
17	39 (17.33%)	SOA
17	39 (17.33%)	AngularJS
17	39 (17.33%)	Node.js
18	38 (16.89%)	IBM
18	38 (16.89%)	XML
19	36 (16.00%)	RESTful
20	33 (14.67%)	CSS
20	33 (14.67%)	MongoDB
21	32 (14.22%)	Python

Java
Co-occurring IT Skills in Milton Keynes by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	21 (9.33%)	Cloud Foundry
2	16 (7.11%)	WebSphere
3	13 (5.78%)	Apache Spark
4	11 (4.89%)	JBoss
4	11 (4.89%)	Oracle SOA Suite
4	11 (4.89%)	WebSphere Application Server
5	10 (4.44%)	Apache
5	10 (4.44%)	Confluence
6	7 (3.11%)	Tomcat
7	6 (2.67%)	Apache Pig
7	6 (2.67%)	OpenStack
8	5 (2.22%)	Alfresco
8	5 (2.22%)	CMS
8	5 (2.22%)	Drupal
8	5 (2.22%)	Liferay
9	2 (0.89%)	WebLogic
9	2 (0.89%)	WildFly
10	1 (0.44%)	BizTalk Server
10	1 (0.44%)	MQSeries
10	1 (0.44%)	nginx

Applications
1	2 (0.89%)	Microsoft Office

Business Applications
1	2 (0.89%)	BusinessWorks
2	1 (0.44%)	SAP Oil and Gas
2	1 (0.44%)	Staffware

Cloud Services
1	28 (12.44%)	Amazon AWS
2	22 (9.78%)	OpenShift
3	11 (4.89%)	PaaS
4	6 (2.67%)	Bluemix
4	6 (2.67%)	IBM Cloud
4	6 (2.67%)	Microsoft Azure
5	4 (1.78%)	Google Cloud Platform
6	2 (0.89%)	Google Analytics
6	2 (0.89%)	Google Checkout
6	2 (0.89%)	SaaS
6	2 (0.89%)	Sauce Labs
7	1 (0.44%)	Amazon EC2
7	1 (0.44%)	Amazon S3
7	1 (0.44%)	AWS CloudFormation
7	1 (0.44%)	GitHub
7	1 (0.44%)	Route 53
7	1 (0.44%)	Salesforce Sales Cloud
7	1 (0.44%)	Salesforce Service Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	27 (12.00%)	Internet
2	4 (1.78%)	HTTP
3	3 (1.33%)	LDAP
4	2 (0.89%)	AMQP
4	2 (0.89%)	Intranet

Database & Business Intelligence
1	33 (14.67%)	MongoDB
2	20 (8.89%)	Hadoop
3	17 (7.56%)	Big Data
3	17 (7.56%)	MySQL
4	15 (6.67%)	SQL Server
5	14 (6.22%)	Redis
6	12 (5.33%)	Apache Cassandra
6	12 (5.33%)	Apache Hive
6	12 (5.33%)	Impala
7	10 (4.44%)	Relational Database
8	9 (4.00%)	PostgreSQL
9	7 (3.11%)	NoSQL
10	6 (2.67%)	HBase
10	6 (2.67%)	Sqoop
11	5 (2.22%)	DB2
11	5 (2.22%)	Hazelcast
11	5 (2.22%)	RDBMS
12	3 (1.33%)	Data Lake
13	2 (0.89%)	Endeca
14	1 (0.44%)	Oracle Reports

Development Applications
1	75 (33.33%)	Git (software)
2	62 (27.56%)	Jenkins
3	43 (19.11%)	Maven
4	41 (18.22%)	JIRA
5	28 (12.44%)	Selenium
6	17 (7.56%)	Gradle
7	16 (7.11%)	Bitbucket
7	16 (7.11%)	Cucumber
7	16 (7.11%)	Eclipse
7	16 (7.11%)	GitLab
8	14 (6.22%)	Calabash
9	13 (5.78%)	JUnit
9	13 (5.78%)	Protractor
10	11 (4.89%)	Karma Test Runner
10	11 (4.89%)	Mocha
11	9 (4.00%)	WebDriver
12	7 (3.11%)	Appium
12	7 (3.11%)	Octopus Deploy
12	7 (3.11%)	TeamCity
13	6 (2.67%)	Mockito

General
1	60 (26.67%)	Finance
2	56 (24.89%)	Banking
3	23 (10.22%)	Retail
4	13 (5.78%)	Corporate Banking
5	7 (3.11%)	Spanish Language
6	5 (2.22%)	Games
7	3 (1.33%)	Law
7	3 (1.33%)	Marketing
7	3 (1.33%)	Telecoms
8	2 (0.89%)	Manufacturing
9	1 (0.44%)	Electronics
9	1 (0.44%)	Financial Institution
9	1 (0.44%)	Multimedia
9	1 (0.44%)	Retail Banking

Job Titles
1	143 (63.56%)	Developer
2	111 (49.33%)	Java Developer
3	21 (9.33%)	Architect
3	21 (9.33%)	Tester
4	19 (8.44%)	Automation Tester
5	17 (7.56%)	Full Stack Developer
6	16 (7.11%)	Senior Developer
7	15 (6.67%)	Senior Java Developer
8	10 (4.44%)	Agile Developer
8	10 (4.44%)	QA Automation Tester
8	10 (4.44%)	QA Tester
9	8 (3.56%)	Big Data Developer
9	8 (3.56%)	Technical Architect
10	7 (3.11%)	Agile Java Developer
10	7 (3.11%)	Angular Developer
10	7 (3.11%)	Hadoop Developer
10	7 (3.11%)	Scala Developer
11	6 (2.67%)	Android Developer
11	6 (2.67%)	Cloud Architect
11	6 (2.67%)	Node.js Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	108 (48.00%)	Spring
2	62 (27.56%)	REST
3	57 (25.33%)	Web Services
4	44 (19.56%)	SOAP
4	44 (19.56%)	Spring Boot
5	40 (17.78%)	HTML
6	39 (17.33%)	AngularJS
6	39 (17.33%)	Node.js
7	38 (16.89%)	XML
8	36 (16.00%)	RESTful
9	33 (14.67%)	CSS
10	32 (14.22%)	Java EE
11	30 (13.33%)	Hibernate
12	21 (9.33%)	XSLT
13	20 (8.89%)	Grails
14	18 (8.00%)	HTML5
14	18 (8.00%)	J2EE
14	18 (8.00%)	JSON
15	16 (7.11%)	JMS
15	16 (7.11%)	JSP

Miscellaneous
1	22 (9.78%)	Mobile App
2	13 (5.78%)	User Experience
3	10 (4.44%)	Analytical Skills
4	8 (3.56%)	Computer Science
5	7 (3.11%)	Cloud Native
5	7 (3.11%)	Greenfield Project
6	6 (2.67%)	Mobile Banking
6	6 (2.67%)	Online Banking
7	5 (2.22%)	DataPower
7	5 (2.22%)	iPad
8	4 (1.78%)	Online Games
9	3 (1.33%)	Fintech
10	2 (0.89%)	Linux Command Line
11	1 (0.44%)	Clustering
11	1 (0.44%)	Digital Media
11	1 (0.44%)	IVR
11	1 (0.44%)	Public Cloud
11	1 (0.44%)	Virtual Team

Operating Systems
1	26 (11.56%)	Linux
2	22 (9.78%)	Android
3	10 (4.44%)	Windows
4	9 (4.00%)	Apple iOS
5	6 (2.67%)	Mac OS X
6	5 (2.22%)	Oracle Linux
6	5 (2.22%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7	4 (1.78%)	Unix
8	2 (0.89%)	AIX
8	2 (0.89%)	Solaris
8	2 (0.89%)	Ubuntu
8	2 (0.89%)	Windows 10
8	2 (0.89%)	Windows 7

Processes & Methodologies
1	157 (69.78%)	Agile Software Development
2	67 (29.78%)	Continuous Integration
3	66 (29.33%)	TDD
4	63 (28.00%)	Scrum
5	62 (27.56%)	Microservices
6	43 (19.11%)	Test Automation
7	39 (17.33%)	SOA
8	29 (12.89%)	BDD
9	28 (12.44%)	OO
10	26 (11.56%)	Software Engineering
11	23 (10.22%)	Open Source
11	23 (10.22%)	Unit Testing
12	21 (9.33%)	Continuous Delivery
13	20 (8.89%)	Kanban
14	17 (7.56%)	API Development
14	17 (7.56%)	DevOps
14	17 (7.56%)	SDLC
15	16 (7.11%)	MVC
16	15 (6.67%)	Workflow
17	13 (5.78%)	Functional Testing

Programming Languages
1	54 (24.00%)	SQL
2	53 (23.56%)	JavaScript
3	41 (18.22%)	Ruby
4	32 (14.22%)	Python
5	21 (9.33%)	Groovy
6	18 (8.00%)	Scala
7	17 (7.56%)	Go
8	14 (6.22%)	Apple Swift
8	14 (6.22%)	VB
9	12 (5.33%)	Perl
10	8 (3.56%)	C#
10	8 (3.56%)	C++
11	7 (3.11%)	PL/SQL
12	6 (2.67%)	Shell Script
13	5 (2.22%)	Objective-C
14	4 (1.78%)	ES6
15	3 (1.33%)	ECMAScript
16	2 (0.89%)	PHP
16	2 (0.89%)	PowerShell
16	2 (0.89%)	VB.NET

Qualifications
1	6 (2.67%)	Degree
2	5 (2.22%)	Security Cleared
3	4 (1.78%)	Master's Degree
3	4 (1.78%)	SC Cleared
4	3 (1.33%)	ISEB
5	2 (0.89%)	Sun Certification
6	1 (0.44%)	CTC Cleared
6	1 (0.44%)	DV Cleared
6	1 (0.44%)	ISTQB

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	25 (11.11%)	QA
2	2 (0.89%)	SLA

System Software
1	24 (10.67%)	Docker
2	6 (2.67%)	Apache Flume
2	6 (2.67%)	HDFS
3	2 (0.89%)	Active Directory

Systems Management
1	18 (8.00%)	Ansible
2	6 (2.67%)	Hadoop YARN
3	4 (1.78%)	Kubernetes
3	4 (1.78%)	Mesos
4	3 (1.33%)	Marathon
5	2 (0.89%)	CA Wily
6	1 (0.44%)	HP Quality Center
6	1 (0.44%)	Oozie
6	1 (0.44%)	Puppet
6	1 (0.44%)	Terraform

Vendors
1	38 (16.89%)	IBM
2	31 (13.78%)	Oracle
3	10 (4.44%)	Red Hat
4	9 (4.00%)	WSO2
5	7 (3.11%)	Cloudera
6	6 (2.67%)	Google
7	5 (2.22%)	Apigee
7	5 (2.22%)	Microsoft
7	5 (2.22%)	MuleSoft
7	5 (2.22%)	OpenText
8	4 (1.78%)	Salesforce.com
9	3 (1.33%)	Apple
9	3 (1.33%)	hybris
10	2 (0.89%)	CA
10	2 (0.89%)	Coremetrics
10	2 (0.89%)	PayPal
10	2 (0.89%)	Remedy
10	2 (0.89%)	TIBCO
11	1 (0.44%)	AppDynamics
11	1 (0.44%)	Perforce