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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank17-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads80
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below17.39 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted50
Average minimum salary£29,200-
Average salary£30,700-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£32,200-
UK excluding London average salary£35,993£38,951
% change on same period last year-7.59 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads4635
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.016 %
Salaries quoted2831
Average minimum salary£30,260£31,421
Average salary£33,349£35,976
% change on same period last year-7.30 %
Average maximum salary£36,438£40,532
UK excluding London average salary£36,052£36,567
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
Swing County AntrimSwing
County Antrim

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Belfast Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Salary Trend

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

Belfast Swing Salary Trend

Swing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Swing across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Belfast Swing Salary Histogram

Swing
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region citing Swing 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 Swing.

115 (100.00 %)Java
115 (100.00 %)UNIX
115 (100.00 %)Sybase
214 (93.33 %)J2EE
310 (66.67 %)Finance
310 (66.67 %)Perl
49 (60.00 %)Solaris
49 (60.00 %)Linux
49 (60.00 %)Configuration Management
55 (33.33 %)Spring
55 (33.33 %)jMock
55 (33.33 %)JUnit
55 (33.33 %)SOA
61 (6.667 %)C++
61 (6.667 %)Servlets
61 (6.667 %)Back Office
61 (6.667 %)Reference Data
61 (6.667 %)Banking

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast region citing Swing 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 Swing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (93.33 %)J2EE
25 (33.33 %)Spring
31 (6.667 %)Servlets
Belfast IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)Reference Data
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (33.33 %)JUnit
15 (33.33 %)jMock
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (66.67 %)Finance
21 (6.667 %)Banking
21 (6.667 %)Back Office
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (93.33 %)Developer
114 (93.33 %)Java Developer
29 (60.00 %)Junior Developer
29 (60.00 %)Junior Java Developer
29 (60.00 %)Junior
35 (33.33 %)Java/J2EE Developer
35 (33.33 %)J2EE Developer
41 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
41 (6.667 %)Senior Programmer
41 (6.667 %)Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Analyst Programmer
41 (6.667 %)Programmer
41 (6.667 %)Senior Analyst
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (100.00 %)UNIX
29 (60.00 %)Solaris
29 (60.00 %)Linux
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (60.00 %)Configuration Management
25 (33.33 %)SOA
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (100.00 %)Java
210 (66.67 %)Perl
31 (6.667 %)C++
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (100.00 %)Sybase