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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Programmer role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Programmer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank226259
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads1427
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.184 %0.237 %
Salaries quoted1425
Average minimum salary£31,286£34,500
Average salary£34,357£38,423
% change on same period last year-10.58 %
Average maximum salary£37,429£42,346
UK excluding London average salary£31,962£34,236
% change on same period last year-6.64 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Java Programmer South EastJava Programmer
South East

Java Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Java Programmer across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Berkshire Java Programmer Demand Trend

Java Programmer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Java Programmer Salary Trend

Java Programmer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Java Programmer Salary Histogram

Java Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Programmer 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+167£34,929-12.17 %
NewburyDown-103£31,667-1.04 %
WokinghamNew entry-2£27,500-
Java Programmer South EastJava Programmer
South East

Java Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Java Programmer in their job title 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 with Java Programmer in their job title.

139 (100.00 %)Java
218 (46.15 %)J2EE
316 (41.03 %)PhD
413 (33.33 %)XML
512 (30.77 %)Mathematics
611 (28.21 %)Servlets
710 (25.64 %)Physics
89 (23.08 %)C++
98 (20.51 %)OO
98 (20.51 %)WebSphere
98 (20.51 %)Chemistry
98 (20.51 %)Biology
107 (17.95 %)Finance
107 (17.95 %)Pharmaceutical
107 (17.95 %)Oracle
116 (15.38 %)WebSphere Application Server
116 (15.38 %)WebLogic
116 (15.38 %)IBM
116 (15.38 %)BEA
116 (15.38 %)Change Management
116 (15.38 %)Business Development
125 (12.82 %)Computer Science
125 (12.82 %).NET
125 (12.82 %)XSLT
125 (12.82 %)JDBC
134 (10.26 %)C
134 (10.26 %)Degree
143 (7.692 %)C#
143 (7.692 %)JavaScript
143 (7.692 %)UNIX

Java Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Java Programmer in their job title 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 with Java Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (46.15 %)J2EE
213 (33.33 %)XML
311 (28.21 %)Servlets
48 (20.51 %)WebSphere
55 (12.82 %)XSLT
55 (12.82 %)JDBC
55 (12.82 %).NET
62 (5.128 %)HTML
62 (5.128 %)JSP
71 (2.564 %)SOAP
71 (2.564 %)CSS
71 (2.564 %)Middleware
71 (2.564 %)AJAX
71 (2.564 %)XSL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (15.38 %)WebSphere Application Server
16 (15.38 %)WebLogic
21 (2.564 %)JBoss
21 (2.564 %)Tomcat
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.128 %)DB2
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.128 %)Eclipse
21 (2.564 %)JUnit
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (17.95 %)Pharmaceutical
17 (17.95 %)Finance
23 (7.692 %)Telecoms
23 (7.692 %)Chemicals
23 (7.692 %)Education
32 (5.128 %)Health
32 (5.128 %)Manufacturing
32 (5.128 %)Retail
41 (2.564 %)Insurance
41 (2.564 %)Aerospace
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (30.77 %)Mathematics
210 (25.64 %)Physics
38 (20.51 %)Chemistry
38 (20.51 %)Biology
45 (12.82 %)Computer Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (7.692 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (20.51 %)OO
26 (15.38 %)Business Development
26 (15.38 %)Change Management
33 (7.692 %)Risk Assessment
42 (5.128 %)Agile Software Development
42 (5.128 %)Time Management
42 (5.128 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.564 %)SOA
51 (2.564 %)Software Engineering
51 (2.564 %)UML
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (100.00 %)Java
29 (23.08 %)C++
34 (10.26 %)C
43 (7.692 %)C#
43 (7.692 %)JavaScript
52 (5.128 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (41.03 %)PhD
24 (10.26 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (17.95 %)Oracle
26 (15.38 %)IBM
26 (15.38 %)BEA