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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Bedford region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank39-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.681 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£30,000-
Average salary£35,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,000-
UK excluding London average salary£37,720£39,449
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads11970
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.032 %
Salaries quoted11563
Average minimum salary£31,962£29,363
Average salary£34,858£32,241
% change on same period last year+8.11 %
Average maximum salary£37,754£35,119
UK excluding London average salary£36,032£36,570
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
J2SE BedfordshireJ2SE
Bedfordshire

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Bedford J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Bedford region.

Bedford J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2SE across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedford J2SE Salary Histogram

J2SE
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)OO
12 (100.00 %)CORBA
12 (100.00 %)Swing
12 (100.00 %)NetBeans
12 (100.00 %)Logistics

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)CORBA
12 (100.00 %)Swing
12 (100.00 %)NetBeans
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (100.00 %)Java Software Engineer
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Linux
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)OO
12 (100.00 %)Logistics
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Java