The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 14 20 26
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +6
Permanent jobs citing Java 41 31 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 11.88% 7.277% 4.981%
As % of the Programming Languages category 26.45% 26.96% 16.88%
Number of salaries quoted 29 31 7
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,600 £32,500 £34,500
10% offered a salary of more than £51,500 £55,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
155 115 77
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 44.93% 27.00% 29.50%
Number of salaries quoted 116 98 49
Average salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.75% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £45,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Java
Scotland

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Aberdeen Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Aberdeen Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Java.

1 27 (52.94%) .NET
2 22 (43.14%) C++
3 16 (31.37%) C#
4 15 (29.41%) OO
5 14 (27.45%) Oracle
6 12 (23.53%) Computer Science
7 11 (21.57%) Android
7 11 (21.57%) Apple iOS
8 10 (19.61%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (17.65%) Agile Software Development
10 8 (15.69%) Windows
10 8 (15.69%) WPF
11 7 (13.73%) Web Services
11 7 (13.73%) J2EE
11 7 (13.73%) C
11 7 (13.73%) JavaScript
11 7 (13.73%) MATLAB
11 7 (13.73%) Assembly Language
11 7 (13.73%) Microsoft
12 6 (11.76%) .NET Framework
12 6 (11.76%) Degree
12 6 (11.76%) SQL
12 6 (11.76%) SQL Server
12 6 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
13 5 (9.804%) Advertising
13 5 (9.804%) Scrum
14 4 (7.843%) WinForms
14 4 (7.843%) TDD
14 4 (7.843%) Asset Management
14 4 (7.843%) Python

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 27 (52.94%) .NET
2 8 (15.69%) WPF
3 7 (13.73%) Web Services
3 7 (13.73%) J2EE
4 6 (11.76%) .NET Framework
5 4 (7.843%) WinForms
5 4 (7.843%) ASP.NET
5 4 (7.843%) EJB
5 4 (7.843%) JPA
6 3 (5.882%) WCF
6 3 (5.882%) XML
6 3 (5.882%) JSON
7 2 (3.922%) Middleware
7 2 (3.922%) ASP.NET 2.0
7 2 (3.922%) Ext JS
8 1 (1.961%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (1.961%) WSE
8 1 (1.961%) MFC
8 1 (1.961%) HTML
8 1 (1.961%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 4 (7.843%) WebLogic
2 3 (5.882%) Captiva
2 3 (5.882%) Alfresco
2 3 (5.882%) MTS
2 3 (5.882%) Documentum
2 3 (5.882%) LiveLink
2 3 (5.882%) FileNet
3 2 (3.922%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.961%) Drupal
4 1 (1.961%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (3.922%) MS PowerPoint
1 2 (3.922%) MS Excel
1 2 (3.922%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (5.882%) Maximo
2 1 (1.961%) SAP HCM
2 1 (1.961%) SAP HR
2 1 (1.961%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.961%) SAP Payroll
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.922%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (11.76%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.922%) Oracle 11g
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.961%) MySQL
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (1.961%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 4 (7.843%) Visual Studio
2 1 (1.961%) JUnit
2 1 (1.961%) Subversion
General
1 5 (9.804%) Advertising
2 2 (3.922%) Games
3 1 (1.961%) Back Office
3 1 (1.961%) Finance
3 1 (1.961%) Aerospace
3 1 (1.961%) Manufacturing
3 1 (1.961%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (43.14%) Developer
2 10 (19.61%) Software Developer
3 9 (17.65%) Consultant
3 9 (17.65%) Senior Developer
4 7 (13.73%) Java Developer
5 6 (11.76%) Software Engineer
5 6 (11.76%) Analyst
6 5 (9.804%) Senior Software Developer
6 5 (9.804%) Software Consultant
7 4 (7.843%) Test Engineer
8 3 (5.882%) Senior Consultant
8 3 (5.882%) Development Manager
8 3 (5.882%) Documentum Consultant
8 3 (5.882%) Senior Java Developer
8 3 (5.882%) Software Manager
8 3 (5.882%) Software Development Manager
9 2 (3.922%) Database Developer
9 2 (3.922%) Senior Analyst Programmer
9 2 (3.922%) .NET Developer
9 2 (3.922%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 12 (23.53%) Computer Science
2 10 (19.61%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (3.922%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (3.922%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.922%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.961%) Mathematics
Operating Systems
1 11 (21.57%) Android
1 11 (21.57%) Apple iOS
2 8 (15.69%) Windows
3 4 (7.843%) Linux
3 4 (7.843%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.961%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (29.41%) OO
2 9 (17.65%) Agile Software Development
3 6 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (9.804%) Scrum
5 4 (7.843%) TDD
5 4 (7.843%) Asset Management
6 3 (5.882%) Information Architecture
6 3 (5.882%) Enterprise Content Management
6 3 (5.882%) Continuous Integration
6 3 (5.882%) Change Management
6 3 (5.882%) Content Management
6 3 (5.882%) Knowledge Management
6 3 (5.882%) Software Engineering
6 3 (5.882%) MVC
6 3 (5.882%) Risk Management
7 2 (3.922%) Information Management
7 2 (3.922%) Project Management
7 2 (3.922%) E-Commerce
7 2 (3.922%) Web Development
7 2 (3.922%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 22 (43.14%) C++
2 16 (31.37%) C#
3 7 (13.73%) C
3 7 (13.73%) JavaScript
3 7 (13.73%) MATLAB
3 7 (13.73%) Assembly Language
4 6 (11.76%) SQL
5 4 (7.843%) Python
6 3 (5.882%) PHP
6 3 (5.882%) PL/SQL
7 2 (3.922%) F#
8 1 (1.961%) VB.NET
8 1 (1.961%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 6 (11.76%) Degree
2 3 (5.882%) Sun Certification
3 1 (1.961%) ISEB
System Software
1 1 (1.961%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 14 (27.45%) Oracle
2 7 (13.73%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.882%) Sun
3 3 (5.882%) Alterian
3 3 (5.882%) Open Text
3 3 (5.882%) Kofax
3 3 (5.882%) ReadSoft
4 2 (3.922%) EMC
4 2 (3.922%) Primavera
4 2 (3.922%) SAP
5 1 (1.961%) DevExpress
5 1 (1.961%) IBM
5 1 (1.961%) JD Edwards
5 1 (1.961%) Citrix
5 1 (1.961%) HP
5 1 (1.961%) Infragistics
5 1 (1.961%) VMware
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