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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank215247
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching permanent IT job ads2539
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.017 %
As % of the category below0.329 %0.342 %
Salaries quoted2238
Average minimum salary£30,696£32,900
Average salary£34,761£36,320
% change on same period last year-4.29 %
Average maximum salary£38,826£39,740
UK excluding London average salary£36,269£36,969
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
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 Software Engineer South EastJava Software Engineer
South East

Java Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Java Software Engineer Demand Trend

Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Java Software Engineer Salary Trend

Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Java Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Java Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer 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+816£37,923+5.78 %
NewburyNew entry-6£29,667-
SloughDown-52£36,750-12.84 %
Java Software Engineer South EastJava Software Engineer
South East

Java Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

153 (100.00 %)Java
236 (67.92 %)J2EE
322 (41.51 %)Eclipse
418 (33.96 %)XML
517 (32.08 %)SQL
517 (32.08 %)J2SE
616 (30.19 %)Tomcat
713 (24.53 %)OO
713 (24.53 %)Struts
713 (24.53 %)JSP
812 (22.64 %)Hibernate
911 (20.75 %)MySQL
911 (20.75 %)JavaScript
1010 (18.87 %)CSS
1010 (18.87 %)QA
119 (16.98 %)Apache Axis
119 (16.98 %)AJAX
119 (16.98 %)N-Tier
119 (16.98 %)XHTML
119 (16.98 %)MVC
119 (16.98 %)JBoss
119 (16.98 %)Linux
119 (16.98 %)Oracle
128 (15.09 %)EJB
128 (15.09 %)Perl
128 (15.09 %)C++
128 (15.09 %)UML
128 (15.09 %)Agile Software Development
128 (15.09 %)Python
137 (13.21 %)Ruby

Java Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
136 (67.92 %)J2EE
218 (33.96 %)XML
317 (32.08 %)J2SE
413 (24.53 %)JSP
413 (24.53 %)Struts
512 (22.64 %)Hibernate
610 (18.87 %)CSS
79 (16.98 %)MVC
79 (16.98 %)XHTML
79 (16.98 %)AJAX
79 (16.98 %)Apache Axis
88 (15.09 %)EJB
97 (13.21 %)Servlets
105 (9.434 %)WebServices
105 (9.434 %)Spring
114 (7.547 %)Java EE
123 (5.660 %)WebSphere
123 (5.660 %)JSF
132 (3.774 %)HTML
141 (1.887 %)XSLT
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (30.19 %)Tomcat
29 (16.98 %)JBoss
37 (13.21 %)Apache
43 (5.660 %)WebLogic
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.887 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (20.75 %)MySQL
25 (9.434 %)SQL Server
34 (7.547 %)PostgreSQL
41 (1.887 %)Oracle 8/8i
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (41.51 %)Eclipse
27 (13.21 %)Subversion
27 (13.21 %)Ant
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (13.21 %)Telecoms
24 (7.547 %)Pensions
33 (5.660 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (3.774 %)Finance
42 (3.774 %)Education
42 (3.774 %)Advertising
42 (3.774 %)Retail
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (16.98 %)N-Tier
26 (11.32 %)Artificial Intelligence
34 (7.547 %)Computer Science
42 (3.774 %)Multithreading
42 (3.774 %)Web 2.0
51 (1.887 %)Mathematics
51 (1.887 %)Physics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (16.98 %)Linux
22 (3.774 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (24.53 %)OO
28 (15.09 %)UML
28 (15.09 %)Agile Software Development
34 (7.547 %)Software Engineering
43 (5.660 %)OOP
43 (5.660 %)RUP
52 (3.774 %)E-Commerce
52 (3.774 %)Project Management
52 (3.774 %)Automated Testing
52 (3.774 %)Time Management
61 (1.887 %)Web Development
61 (1.887 %)TDD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (100.00 %)Java
217 (32.08 %)SQL
311 (20.75 %)JavaScript
48 (15.09 %)Perl
48 (15.09 %)Python
48 (15.09 %)C++
57 (13.21 %)Ruby
64 (7.547 %)C#
73 (5.660 %)PL/SQL
81 (1.887 %)C
81 (1.887 %)Prolog
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (11.32 %)Degree
23 (5.660 %)PhD
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (18.87 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (16.98 %)Oracle
21 (1.887 %)BEA