Java Contracts in the South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 22 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 England / South West
Location	3 months to 22 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	13	10	11
Rank change year-on-year	-3	+1
Contract jobs citing Java	252	305	287
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West	9.35%	10.17%	9.24%
As % of the Programming Languages category	24.73%	26.43%	24.30%
Number of daily rates quoted	153	191	181
Median daily rate	£400	£393	£415
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+1.91%	-5.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£326	£320	£338
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£525	£500	£500
UK excluding London median daily rate	£425	£420	£400
% change year-on-year	+1.19%	+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted	7	12	27
Median hourly rate	£52.50	£42.25	£38.77
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+24.26%	+8.97%
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£45.00	£35.75	£40.00
% change year-on-year	+25.87%	-10.62%

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 the South West with a requirement for programming language skills.

Contract Programming Language Skills South West
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	1019	1154	1181
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South West	37.81%	38.48%	38.01%
Number of daily rates quoted	623	729	779
Median daily rate	£375	£375	£375
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£300	£280	£285
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£500	£475	£463
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£375	£350
% change year-on-year	+6.66%	+7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted	53	80	76
Median hourly rate	£47.50	£39.00	£36.45
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+21.79%	+6.99%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£37.60	£25.00	£20.19
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£52.50	£48.85	£55.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£42.50	£37.00	£36.00
% change year-on-year	+14.86%	+2.77%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the South West 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 the South West

Java
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Contractor daily rate trend for Java in the South West

Java
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Java in the South West over the 3 months to 22 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Java in the South West

Java
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Contractor hourly rate trend for Java in the South West

Java
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the South West region over the 3 months to 22 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Devon	-1	67	£425	+6.25%	6
Somerset	+12	59	£423	+12.66%	16
Bristol	0	59	£372	+0.54%	62
Wiltshire	+2	25	£363	-3.33%	17
Gloucestershire	-15	25	£420	-3.44%	18
Dorset	-14	6	£325	-17.19%	6
Java England

Java
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West

For the 6 months to 22 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 South West region with a requirement for Java.

1	308 (56.72%)	Agile Software Development
2	181 (33.33%)	Spring
3	140 (25.78%)	SQL
4	139 (25.60%)	Test Automation
5	133 (24.49%)	JavaScript
6	125 (23.02%)	Security Cleared
7	122 (22.47%)	Web Services
8	121 (22.28%)	Scrum
9	114 (20.99%)	Hibernate
10	109 (20.07%)	HTML
11	108 (19.89%)	Oracle
12	102 (18.78%)	XML
13	96 (17.68%)	Jenkins
14	93 (17.13%)	CSS
15	83 (15.29%)	Git (software)

16	82 (15.10%)	Software Engineering
17	81 (14.92%)	Selenium
17	81 (14.92%)	Amazon AWS
17	81 (14.92%)	Linux
18	76 (14.00%)	SC Cleared
18	76 (14.00%)	Maven
19	75 (13.81%)	REST
20	74 (13.63%)	TDD
21	70 (12.89%)	Continuous Integration
22	66 (12.15%)	BDD
22	66 (12.15%)	DevOps
23	65 (11.97%)	J2EE
24	62 (11.42%)	SOAP
25	60 (11.05%)	Open Source
26	59 (10.87%)	Python

Java
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South West 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	51 (9.39%)	Apache
2	37 (6.81%)	Tomcat
3	34 (6.26%)	JBoss
4	29 (5.34%)	WebLogic
4	29 (5.34%)	WebSphere
5	20 (3.68%)	Elasticsearch
6	16 (2.95%)	CMS
7	14 (2.58%)	Apache Spark
7	14 (2.58%)	WebSphere Application Server
8	13 (2.39%)	Mule
9	11 (2.03%)	Apache Pig
10	10 (1.84%)	Confluence
10	10 (1.84%)	IIS
10	10 (1.84%)	Mule ESB
10	10 (1.84%)	nginx
11	8 (1.47%)	Jetty
12	7 (1.29%)	Mongrel
13	6 (1.10%)	GlassFish
14	5 (0.92%)	Oracle SOA Suite
15	4 (0.74%)	Cloud Foundry

Applications
1	9 (1.66%)	Simulink
2	1 (0.18%)	MS Visio

Business Applications
1	14 (2.58%)	SAP Oil and Gas
2	3 (0.55%)	Oracle Applications
3	2 (0.37%)	OpenText Process Suite
3	2 (0.37%)	Oracle Cash Management
4	1 (0.18%)	Magento
4	1 (0.18%)	Oracle BPM
4	1 (0.18%)	Primavera

Cloud Services
1	81 (14.92%)	Amazon AWS
2	30 (5.52%)	Microsoft Azure
3	18 (3.31%)	Amazon EC2
3	18 (3.31%)	OpenShift
4	13 (2.39%)	GitHub
5	11 (2.03%)	Google Cloud Platform
6	10 (1.84%)	PaaS
6	10 (1.84%)	Virtual Private Cloud
7	9 (1.66%)	Cloud Computing
8	8 (1.47%)	AWS CloudFormation
8	8 (1.47%)	SaaS
9	6 (1.10%)	Google App Engine
9	6 (1.10%)	IaaS
10	5 (0.92%)	Amazon ElastiCache
10	5 (0.92%)	Amazon S3
10	5 (0.92%)	IBM Blueworks
11	3 (0.55%)	AWS Lambda
12	1 (0.18%)	Amazon CloudWatch
12	1 (0.18%)	Amazon ELB
12	1 (0.18%)	Amazon SQS

Communications & Networking
1	31 (5.71%)	Internet
2	16 (2.95%)	HTTP
3	14 (2.58%)	DNS
4	11 (2.03%)	TCP/IP
5	8 (1.47%)	PuTTY
5	8 (1.47%)	WinSCP
6	7 (1.29%)	SSL
7	6 (1.10%)	DHCP
7	6 (1.10%)	FTP
7	6 (1.10%)	IPsec
8	4 (0.74%)	Firewall
8	4 (0.74%)	LDAP
8	4 (0.74%)	SMS
9	3 (0.55%)	LAN
9	3 (0.55%)	WAN
10	2 (0.37%)	Cisco ASA
10	2 (0.37%)	F5 BIG-IP LTM
10	2 (0.37%)	SAN
10	2 (0.37%)	SSH
11	1 (0.18%)	MQTT

Database & Business Intelligence
1	48 (8.84%)	Hadoop
2	34 (6.26%)	Relational Database
3	30 (5.52%)	Big Data
3	30 (5.52%)	SQL Server
4	28 (5.16%)	MongoDB
5	27 (4.97%)	Oracle Database
6	19 (3.50%)	PostgreSQL
7	15 (2.76%)	MySQL
8	14 (2.58%)	NoSQL
9	13 (2.39%)	Endeca
10	12 (2.21%)	Apache Hive
11	11 (2.03%)	Oracle Reports
11	11 (2.03%)	SQL Server 2012
12	8 (1.47%)	Apache Accumulo
12	8 (1.47%)	HBase
12	8 (1.47%)	Oracle Database 10g
12	8 (1.47%)	Oracle Database 11g
12	8 (1.47%)	SQL Server 2005
12	8 (1.47%)	SQL Server 2008
13	6 (1.10%)	RDBMS

Development Applications
1	96 (17.68%)	Jenkins
2	83 (15.29%)	Git (software)
3	81 (14.92%)	Selenium
4	76 (14.00%)	Maven
5	56 (10.31%)	Cucumber
6	49 (9.02%)	JUnit
7	42 (7.73%)	JIRA
8	41 (7.55%)	Eclipse
9	37 (6.81%)	Ant
10	35 (6.45%)	WebDriver
11	28 (5.16%)	Team Foundation Server
12	24 (4.42%)	Subversion
13	22 (4.05%)	TeamCity
14	19 (3.50%)	Gradle
14	19 (3.50%)	Rational DOORS
15	17 (3.13%)	Atlassian Bamboo
16	16 (2.95%)	Bitbucket
17	15 (2.76%)	HP UFT
18	14 (2.58%)	SpecFlow
19	13 (2.39%)	IntelliJ

General
1	57 (10.50%)	Finance
2	29 (5.34%)	Banking
3	21 (3.87%)	Marketing
4	17 (3.13%)	Manufacturing
5	16 (2.95%)	Electronics
5	16 (2.95%)	Telecoms
6	13 (2.39%)	Retail
7	6 (1.10%)	Back Office
7	6 (1.10%)	Retail Banking
8	5 (0.92%)	Aerospace
9	4 (0.74%)	Advertising
9	4 (0.74%)	Games
9	4 (0.74%)	Military
10	1 (0.18%)	Automotive
10	1 (0.18%)	Dutch Language
10	1 (0.18%)	Investment Banking
10	1 (0.18%)	Local Government
10	1 (0.18%)	Publishing
10	1 (0.18%)	Wholesale Banking

Job Titles
1	315 (58.01%)	Developer
2	239 (44.01%)	Java Developer
3	54 (9.94%)	Java Engineer
4	37 (6.81%)	Architect
5	36 (6.63%)	Software Engineer
6	34 (6.26%)	Tester
7	28 (5.16%)	Analyst
8	27 (4.97%)	Automation Tester
9	25 (4.60%)	Software Developer
10	22 (4.05%)	DevOps Engineer
11	20 (3.68%)	SQL Developer
12	19 (3.50%)	Java Software Engineer
12	19 (3.50%)	Test Analyst
13	17 (3.13%)	Consultant
13	17 (3.13%)	Senior Developer
14	16 (2.95%)	.NET Developer
15	14 (2.58%)	Java Software Developer
15	14 (2.58%)	Senior Java Developer
16	13 (2.39%)	Python Developer
16	13 (2.39%)	Test Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	181 (33.33%)	Spring
2	122 (22.47%)	Web Services
3	114 (20.99%)	Hibernate
4	109 (20.07%)	HTML
5	102 (18.78%)	XML
6	93 (17.13%)	CSS
7	75 (13.81%)	REST
8	65 (11.97%)	J2EE
9	62 (11.42%)	SOAP
10	53 (9.76%)	RESTful
11	48 (8.84%)	AngularJS
11	48 (8.84%)	Struts
12	46 (8.47%)	.NET
13	43 (7.92%)	JPA
13	43 (7.92%)	JSP
14	42 (7.73%)	JSON
15	40 (7.37%)	Spring MVC
16	38 (7.00%)	Spring Boot
17	33 (6.08%)	Servlets
18	32 (5.89%)	jQuery

Miscellaneous
1	17 (3.13%)	Greenfield Project
1	17 (3.13%)	iPad
2	15 (2.76%)	Cloud Native
3	14 (2.58%)	Computer Science
3	14 (2.58%)	Virtual Team
4	10 (1.84%)	RIA
4	10 (1.84%)	User Experience
5	9 (1.66%)	Enterprise Software
6	7 (1.29%)	Analytical Skills
6	7 (1.29%)	Web 2.0
7	6 (1.10%)	N-Tier
8	5 (0.92%)	Client/Server
8	5 (0.92%)	Linked Data
9	4 (0.74%)	Mobile App
10	3 (0.55%)	Linux Command Line
10	3 (0.55%)	Management Information System
10	3 (0.55%)	W3C
11	2 (0.37%)	Social Media
12	1 (0.18%)	Learning Management System
12	1 (0.18%)	Reference Data

Operating Systems
1	81 (14.92%)	Linux
2	40 (7.37%)	Windows
3	38 (7.00%)	Unix
4	26 (4.79%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5	14 (2.58%)	Windows Server
6	10 (1.84%)	Windows Server 2012
7	8 (1.47%)	CentOS
8	6 (1.10%)	Amazon Linux
8	6 (1.10%)	Ubuntu
9	4 (0.74%)	Android
9	4 (0.74%)	Solaris
10	3 (0.55%)	Mac OS X
11	2 (0.37%)	Apple iOS
11	2 (0.37%)	Windows Server 2008
12	1 (0.18%)	AIX
12	1 (0.18%)	Debian
12	1 (0.18%)	Fedora

Processes & Methodologies
1	308 (56.72%)	Agile Software Development
2	139 (25.60%)	Test Automation
3	121 (22.28%)	Scrum
4	82 (15.10%)	Software Engineering
5	74 (13.63%)	TDD
6	70 (12.89%)	Continuous Integration
7	66 (12.15%)	BDD
7	66 (12.15%)	DevOps
8	60 (11.05%)	Open Source
9	54 (9.94%)	MVC
10	50 (9.21%)	UML
11	43 (7.92%)	Microservices
12	37 (6.81%)	SDLC
13	36 (6.63%)	Continuous Delivery
13	36 (6.63%)	E-Commerce
13	36 (6.63%)	OO
14	35 (6.45%)	Unit Testing
14	35 (6.45%)	Web Development
15	34 (6.26%)	Integration Testing
16	29 (5.34%)	Configuration Management

Programming Languages
1	140 (25.78%)	SQL
2	133 (24.49%)	JavaScript
3	59 (10.87%)	C#
3	59 (10.87%)	Python
4	52 (9.58%)	C++
5	49 (9.02%)	C
6	25 (4.60%)	PL/SQL
7	22 (4.05%)	Ruby
8	19 (3.50%)	Scala
9	18 (3.31%)	Perl
10	15 (2.76%)	Bash Shell
11	10 (1.84%)	PHP
12	9 (1.66%)	MATLAB
12	9 (1.66%)	Shell Script
13	8 (1.47%)	F#
14	7 (1.29%)	Groovy
15	5 (0.92%)	Ada
15	5 (0.92%)	Go
15	5 (0.92%)	VB
16	4 (0.74%)	VBScript

Qualifications
1	125 (23.02%)	Security Cleared
2	76 (14.00%)	SC Cleared
3	42 (7.73%)	DV Cleared
4	24 (4.42%)	ISEB
5	21 (3.87%)	Degree
6	17 (3.13%)	BPSS Clearance
7	16 (2.95%)	ISTQB
8	11 (2.03%)	Computer Science Degree
9	7 (1.29%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
10	6 (1.10%)	ISEB Practitioner
11	5 (0.92%)	AWS Certification
12	4 (0.74%)	CISSP
13	3 (0.55%)	SANS
14	2 (0.37%)	BC Cleared
14	2 (0.37%)	CREST Certified
14	2 (0.37%)	GCIA
14	2 (0.37%)	GCIH
15	1 (0.18%)	CISA
15	1 (0.18%)	GSEC
15	1 (0.18%)	MCPD

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	51 (9.39%)	QA
2	9 (1.66%)	Disclosure Scotland
3	7 (1.29%)	Def Stans
3	7 (1.29%)	MISRA
3	7 (1.29%)	MISRA C
4	3 (0.55%)	WCAG
5	2 (0.37%)	ISO/IEC 27001
6	1 (0.18%)	Data Quality

System Software
1	55 (10.13%)	Docker
2	12 (2.21%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	9 (1.66%)	Active Directory
4	8 (1.47%)	Virtual Machines
4	8 (1.47%)	vSphere
5	7 (1.29%)	Xen
6	5 (0.92%)	LXC
7	3 (0.55%)	HDFS
8	2 (0.37%)	Shibboleth
8	2 (0.37%)	Snort
9	1 (0.18%)	KVM
9	1 (0.18%)	Varnish
9	1 (0.18%)	vCloud

Systems Management
1	28 (5.16%)	Ansible
2	20 (3.68%)	Puppet
3	11 (2.03%)	Kibana
4	9 (1.66%)	Kubernetes
4	9 (1.66%)	logstash
4	9 (1.66%)	Oozie
5	8 (1.47%)	vRealize
6	6 (1.10%)	Icinga
6	6 (1.10%)	Opscode Chef
7	5 (0.92%)	Terraform
8	3 (0.55%)	Salt
9	2 (0.37%)	Computer Incident Response Team
9	2 (0.37%)	Hadoop YARN
9	2 (0.37%)	RSA enVision
9	2 (0.37%)	ZABBIX
10	1 (0.18%)	Business Desktop Deployment
10	1 (0.18%)	Consul
10	1 (0.18%)	Graphite
10	1 (0.18%)	HP Quality Center
10	1 (0.18%)	SELinux

Vendors
1	108 (19.89%)	Oracle
2	24 (4.42%)	ATG
2	24 (4.42%)	Google
3	23 (4.24%)	Red Hat
4	22 (4.05%)	Microsoft
5	21 (3.87%)	VMware
6	19 (3.50%)	IBM
7	18 (3.31%)	SAP
8	11 (2.03%)	HP
8	11 (2.03%)	hybris
9	10 (1.84%)	Cloudera
10	8 (1.47%)	Talend
11	7 (1.29%)	Atlassian
12	5 (0.92%)	Luciad
12	5 (0.92%)	Pega
12	5 (0.92%)	webMethods
13	3 (0.55%)	ArcSight
13	3 (0.55%)	Salesforce.com
13	3 (0.55%)	SaltStack
13	3 (0.55%)	Splunk