J2EE/Java specialists soon sought after as SAP specialists? HAMBURG (January 19, 2009) companies want customized software solutions. The demand towards programming away from SAP, J2EE/Java-based. Over a period of two years, this trend reflects project work in the monthly collected market monitor of the project market. So the demand since the beginning of 2007 total for J2EE/Java specialists around 50%, the demand for SAP specialists at the same time only by approximately 25%. Also varies the number of SAP projects part very much, J2EE/Java projects, however, are increasing almost continuously throughout the period considered. J2EE/Java projects on almost the same high level as SAP projects are today. Experts explain this with the trend towards individual software solutions. The reasons would be in the very specific demands of companies on the performance of their software.

Instead of very elaborate one’s own needs to adapt a standard solution from SAP, was often an individually programmed solution based on J2EE/Java Economic and will therefore preferred. The larger fluctuation range is a trend, which shows the market monitor by project work, in 2008 compared to 2007: A surge of projects is often followed by a sharp decline in the same area. This applies to all applications and programming languages, which are examined in the context of the market monitor for two years. So, for example, the number of SAP projects rose in the first quarter of 2008 to approximately 40%, in the following quarter she took back by about 30%. SQL projects recorded a decline of over 60% in the second quarter of 2008, to rise in the next quarter equal to several hundred percent. Experts see this as a mirror of uncertain economic forecasts.

Up and down, there were such rashes in 2007 does not. In addition, the market monitor shows the steady decrease of c++ projects, which is attributable to expert opinion the time uncertainty about the future of the Java language in 2007. Since the commitment of Microsoft to c++ in early 2008, she takes Number of c++ projects again. It is still 70% lower than two years ago. On the other hand, c# /.NET recorded a constant positive trend upwards: from the beginning of 2007 until today the need has increased to c#/.net-Spezialisten by almost 160%. Since 1 January 2007, the data from all projects advertised for the project market, specialists in the leading applications and programming SAP, J2EE/Java, c++, c#/.net, will be sought for the Oracle and SQL collects project work. The data give an overview of the current market situation and reflect trends in the IT-freelancers market. About project work the project factory GmbH operates under a marketplace for projects. The range of project work is aimed at the generation work 2.0 in particular on businesses, freelancers and agencies from the areas of IT, creation and consultancy. projektwerk.de offers all participants of the flexible labour market a platform that the fast and efficient recruitment of specialists for temporary fixed-term contracts and Projects possible. Over 1,000 project tenders and several hundred service provider profiles will be published monthly. The company was founded in 1999 and today is a leader in the market of flexible work. The membership costs 300 / year, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use of projektwerk.