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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Berkshire 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank161248
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching permanent IT job ads7938
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.017 %
As % of the category below2.893 %1.026 %
Salaries quoted6437
Average minimum salary£39,094£40,895
Average salary£41,711£43,539
% change on same period last year-4.19 %
Average maximum salary£44,328£46,184
UK excluding London average salary£37,679£39,169
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27313702
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.762 %1.657 %
Salaries quoted23973129
Average minimum salary£37,422£37,302
Average salary£41,144£40,928
% change on same period last year+0.52 %
Average maximum salary£44,866£44,554
UK excluding London average salary£36,010£36,558
% change on same period last year-1.49 %
J2SE South EastJ2SE
South East

J2SE
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2SE across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire J2SE Salary Histogram

J2SE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+2926£43,750+2.33 %
NewburyNew entry-19£37,395-
WindsorNew entry-8--
SloughDown-26£39,667-20.66 %
MaidenheadNew entry-4£30,000-
BracknellUp+281£21,000-28.81 %
J2SE South EastJ2SE
South East

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1126 (96.92 %)Java
294 (72.31 %)XML
361 (46.92 %)J2EE
459 (45.38 %)SQL
539 (30.00 %)JavaScript
638 (29.23 %)Finance
737 (28.46 %)HTML
737 (28.46 %)CSS
836 (27.69 %)Oracle
922 (16.92 %)Degree
1021 (16.15 %)Servlets
1120 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
1219 (14.62 %)WebServices
1318 (13.85 %)Tomcat
1417 (13.08 %)CRM
1417 (13.08 %)Web Development
1516 (12.31 %)OO
1615 (11.54 %)OOP
1615 (11.54 %)GPRS
1615 (11.54 %)Spring
1714 (10.77 %)JSP
1813 (10.00 %)SOAP
1813 (10.00 %)XSLT
1813 (10.00 %)UML
1813 (10.00 %)Telecoms
1813 (10.00 %)Banking
1911 (8.462 %)JSF
1911 (8.462 %)OOD
1911 (8.462 %)J2ME
2010 (7.692 %)JMS

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
194 (72.31 %)XML
261 (46.92 %)J2EE
337 (28.46 %)HTML
337 (28.46 %)CSS
421 (16.15 %)Servlets
519 (14.62 %)WebServices
615 (11.54 %)Spring
714 (10.77 %)JSP
813 (10.00 %)XSLT
813 (10.00 %)SOAP
911 (8.462 %)JSF
911 (8.462 %)J2ME
1010 (7.692 %)JMS
1010 (7.692 %)JavaBeans
1010 (7.692 %)Swing
119 (6.923 %)XSD
119 (6.923 %)JDBC
128 (6.154 %)Struts
128 (6.154 %)JSON
128 (6.154 %)MyFaces
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (13.85 %)Tomcat
210 (7.692 %)LiveLink
210 (7.692 %)WebLogic
38 (6.154 %)Apache
46 (4.615 %)JBoss
46 (4.615 %)Jetty
51 (0.769 %)ESB
51 (0.769 %)WebSphere Application Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.769 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (5.385 %)Oracle Applications
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (11.54 %)GPRS
210 (7.692 %)GSM
210 (7.692 %)UMTS
210 (7.692 %)Wireless
36 (4.615 %)TCP/IP
45 (3.846 %)Bluetooth
45 (3.846 %)SMS
45 (3.846 %)3G
54 (3.077 %)HTTP
63 (2.308 %)Internet
71 (0.769 %)SMTP
71 (0.769 %)IMAP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (6.923 %)SQL Server
22 (1.538 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (1.538 %)RDBMS
22 (1.538 %)PostgreSQL
22 (1.538 %)MySQL
31 (0.769 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (0.769 %)BusinessObjects XI
31 (0.769 %)BusinessObjects
31 (0.769 %)Crystal Reports
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (6.154 %)JUnit
26 (4.615 %)Ant
26 (4.615 %)IntelliJ
35 (3.846 %)Eclipse
41 (0.769 %)PVCS
41 (0.769 %)ClearCase
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (29.23 %)Finance
213 (10.00 %)Telecoms
213 (10.00 %)Banking
39 (6.923 %)Education
45 (3.846 %)Pensions
51 (0.769 %)Retail
51 (0.769 %)Financial Institution
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1104 (80.00 %)Developer
285 (65.38 %)Java Developer
321 (16.15 %)Oracle Developer
321 (16.15 %)Senior Developer
321 (16.15 %)Senior Java Developer
417 (13.08 %)Java Software Engineer
417 (13.08 %)Software Engineer
515 (11.54 %)Graduate
613 (10.00 %)Senior Oracle Developer
712 (9.231 %)Java/J2EE Developer
89 (6.923 %)Web Developer
97 (5.385 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
106 (4.615 %)Software Support Engineer
106 (4.615 %)Java Swing Developer
106 (4.615 %)Support Engineer
115 (3.846 %)Solutions Designer
115 (3.846 %)Architect
115 (3.846 %)J2EE Developer
124 (3.077 %)J2EE Software Engineer
124 (3.077 %)Junior Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (7.692 %)Multithreading
26 (4.615 %)Artificial Intelligence
35 (3.846 %)PDA
43 (2.308 %)IVR
43 (2.308 %)Speech Recognition
52 (1.538 %)Client/Server
52 (1.538 %)Web 2.0
61 (0.769 %)Data Integration
61 (0.769 %)EPoS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (2.308 %)UNIX
22 (1.538 %)Windows
22 (1.538 %)Windows Mobile
31 (0.769 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (13.08 %)CRM
117 (13.08 %)Web Development
216 (12.31 %)OO
315 (11.54 %)OOP
413 (10.00 %)UML
511 (8.462 %)OOD
610 (7.692 %)Data Modelling
79 (6.923 %)SOA
84 (3.077 %)Asset Management
93 (2.308 %)Software Engineering
102 (1.538 %)Automated Testing
102 (1.538 %)Project Management
102 (1.538 %)Agile Software Development
102 (1.538 %)EAI
102 (1.538 %)RUP
111 (0.769 %)Business Intelligence
111 (0.769 %)TDD
111 (0.769 %)Process Management
111 (0.769 %)Web Services Management
111 (0.769 %)Software Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1126 (96.92 %)Java
259 (45.38 %)SQL
339 (30.00 %)JavaScript
420 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
53 (2.308 %)C
62 (1.538 %)Perl
62 (1.538 %)Python
71 (0.769 %)PHP
71 (0.769 %)C#
71 (0.769 %)C++
71 (0.769 %)DHTML
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (16.92 %)Degree
21 (0.769 %)SCJA
21 (0.769 %)MCP
21 (0.769 %)MCSE
21 (0.769 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.769 %)Sun Certification
21 (0.769 %)SCJP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (6.154 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (27.69 %)Oracle
29 (6.923 %)BEA
34 (3.077 %)IBM
42 (1.538 %)Microsoft
42 (1.538 %)Symbian
51 (0.769 %)Sun
51 (0.769 %)Business Objects
51 (0.769 %)Cognos