Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank612
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads10931466
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.705 %0.656 %
As % of the category below30.43 %28.08 %
Salaries quoted9621225
Average minimum salary£40,912£40,012
Average salary£44,681£44,086
% change on same period last year+1.35 %
Average maximum salary£48,451£48,160
UK excluding London average salary£40,088£40,577
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads35925221
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.317 %2.337 %
Salaries quoted31094398
Average minimum salary£36,820£36,405
Average salary£40,307£40,145
% change on same period last year+0.40 %
Average maximum salary£43,794£43,885
UK excluding London average salary£35,690£35,938
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Java South EastJava
South East

Java
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Java Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Java Salary Histogram

Java
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java 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+5351£44,702-2.64 %
NewburyUp+3110£43,789+15.75 %
SloughDown-4103£46,897+7.34 %
MaidenheadUp+1668£46,235+4.89 %
BracknellDown-1627£37,667-5.60 %
WokinghamDown-725£31,940-31.38 %
AscotNo change023£46,370+57.18 %
WindsorDown-1220£68,875+59.12 %
ThatchamUp+34£29,750-16.49 %
HungerfordNew entry-2£27,500-
CrowthorneNew entry-1£27,500-
Java South EastJava
South East

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

11022 (42.16 %)J2EE
2691 (28.51 %)Oracle
3640 (26.40 %)XML
4569 (23.47 %)SQL
5514 (21.20 %)C++
6452 (18.65 %).NET
7435 (17.95 %)HTML
8434 (17.90 %)UNIX
9382 (15.76 %)OO
10376 (15.51 %)Linux
11370 (15.26 %)JavaScript
12340 (14.03 %)Finance
13325 (13.41 %)Degree
14323 (13.33 %)SQL Server
15314 (12.95 %)Hibernate
16300 (12.38 %)JSP
17291 (12.00 %)C
17291 (12.00 %)WebSphere
18277 (11.43 %)C#
19266 (10.97 %)Windows
20253 (10.44 %)CSS
21252 (10.40 %)Spring
22224 (9.241 %)Tomcat
23223 (9.200 %)AJAX
24213 (8.787 %)UML
25204 (8.416 %)RDBMS
26201 (8.292 %)WebLogic
27199 (8.210 %)Perl
28198 (8.168 %)Servlets
29197 (8.127 %)Telecoms

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Java 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 Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11022 (42.16 %)J2EE
2640 (26.40 %)XML
3452 (18.65 %).NET
4435 (17.95 %)HTML
5314 (12.95 %)Hibernate
6300 (12.38 %)JSP
7291 (12.00 %)WebSphere
8253 (10.44 %)CSS
9252 (10.40 %)Spring
10223 (9.200 %)AJAX
11198 (8.168 %)Servlets
12186 (7.673 %)WebServices
13177 (7.302 %)Struts
14138 (5.693 %)XSLT
15126 (5.198 %)J2SE
16123 (5.074 %)JSF
17116 (4.785 %)EJB
18113 (4.662 %)ASP.NET
19111 (4.579 %)SOAP
2084 (3.465 %)Middleware
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1224 (9.241 %)Tomcat
2201 (8.292 %)WebLogic
3160 (6.601 %)JBoss
4158 (6.518 %)Apache
589 (3.672 %)WebSphere Application Server
636 (1.485 %)NetWeaver
735 (1.444 %)WebLogic Portal
832 (1.320 %)Oracle 10gAS
929 (1.196 %)CMS
929 (1.196 %)IIS
1026 (1.073 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
1122 (0.908 %)SAS
1219 (0.784 %)ATG Dynamo
1316 (0.660 %)SharePoint
1415 (0.619 %)CICS
1415 (0.619 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1514 (0.578 %)LiveLink
1613 (0.536 %)Oracle 9iAS
1613 (0.536 %)Lotus Domino
1613 (0.536 %)Movable Type
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
156 (2.310 %)MS Excel
222 (0.908 %)MS Project
320 (0.825 %)MS Visio
47 (0.289 %)Photoshop
56 (0.248 %)MS Office
62 (0.083 %)RoboHelp
62 (0.083 %)Paint Shop Pro
62 (0.083 %)ImageReady
62 (0.083 %)Shockwave
62 (0.083 %)Adobe Illustrator
62 (0.083 %)MS PowerPoint
62 (0.083 %)CA Clarity
71 (0.041 %)Acrobat
71 (0.041 %)CATIA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
147 (1.939 %)Oracle Applications
242 (1.733 %)Oracle EBS
334 (1.403 %)Oracle 11i
419 (0.784 %)SAP R/3
516 (0.660 %)Oracle Financials
615 (0.619 %)Oracle EBS R12
712 (0.495 %)Staffware
811 (0.454 %)Dynamics AX
98 (0.330 %)SAP CRM
107 (0.289 %)Oracle Financial Analyzer
113 (0.124 %)SAP FI
122 (0.083 %)SAP MM
122 (0.083 %)SAP SD
122 (0.083 %)BusinessWorks
122 (0.083 %)Oracle ERP
122 (0.083 %)Siebel Analytics
122 (0.083 %)TIBCO iProcess
122 (0.083 %)Retail-J
122 (0.083 %)Teamcenter
122 (0.083 %)Summit
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1166 (6.848 %)Internet
277 (3.177 %)Wireless
360 (2.475 %)3G
452 (2.145 %)TCP/IP
550 (2.063 %)HTTP
636 (1.485 %)HTTPS
723 (0.949 %)GSM
822 (0.908 %)UMTS
822 (0.908 %)VoIP
822 (0.908 %)Intranet
921 (0.866 %)Broadband
1020 (0.825 %)BSS
1117 (0.701 %)GPRS
1117 (0.701 %)SSL
1214 (0.578 %)VPN
1312 (0.495 %)DNS
1312 (0.495 %)SAN
1411 (0.454 %)Extranet
1510 (0.413 %)CTI
1510 (0.413 %)LDAP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1323 (13.33 %)SQL Server
2204 (8.416 %)RDBMS
3167 (6.889 %)MySQL
4102 (4.208 %)DB2
570 (2.888 %)Oracle 8/8i
667 (2.764 %)Oracle 10g
765 (2.682 %)Datawarehouse
842 (1.733 %)Oracle 9i
937 (1.526 %)Oracle Reports
1035 (1.444 %)SAP BW
1126 (1.073 %)ETL
1126 (1.073 %)SAP BI
1222 (0.908 %)Base SAS
1321 (0.866 %)Oracle Discoverer
1418 (0.743 %)Informix
1418 (0.743 %)Oracle 11g
1418 (0.743 %)SQL Server 2005
1516 (0.660 %)Crystal Reports
1614 (0.578 %)GIS
1713 (0.536 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1170 (7.013 %)Eclipse
275 (3.094 %)Ant
357 (2.351 %)Subversion
448 (1.980 %)JUnit
542 (1.733 %)Visual Studio
630 (1.238 %)MSI
727 (1.114 %)Flash
820 (0.825 %)Rational Rose
913 (0.536 %)Oracle Forms
913 (0.536 %)JDeveloper
1011 (0.454 %)InstallShield
1011 (0.454 %)JIRA
1110 (0.413 %)QuickTest Pro
128 (0.330 %)Visual Studio Team System
128 (0.330 %)SilkPerformer
137 (0.289 %)ClearCase
146 (0.248 %)IntelliJ
146 (0.248 %)ClearQuest
155 (0.206 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
163 (0.124 %)Dreamweaver
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1340 (14.03 %)Finance
2197 (8.127 %)Telecoms
3111 (4.579 %)Health
4104 (4.290 %)Insurance
5101 (4.167 %)Pensions
691 (3.754 %)Retail
691 (3.754 %)Education
765 (2.682 %)Banking
844 (1.815 %)Marketing
940 (1.650 %)Government
940 (1.650 %)Games
1030 (1.238 %)Online Games
1030 (1.238 %)Music
1128 (1.155 %)Billing
1128 (1.155 %)Electronics
1223 (0.949 %)Automotive
1320 (0.825 %)FMCG
1419 (0.784 %)Pharmaceutical
1518 (0.743 %)Multimedia
1615 (0.619 %)Online Banking
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11035 (42.70 %)Developer
2602 (24.83 %)Java Developer
3265 (10.93 %)Architect
4255 (10.52 %)Consultant
5226 (9.323 %)Software Engineer
6223 (9.200 %)Senior Developer
7218 (8.993 %)Java/J2EE Developer
8177 (7.302 %)Senior Java Developer
9167 (6.889 %)Analyst
10157 (6.477 %)J2EE Developer
11153 (6.312 %)Software Developer
12128 (5.281 %)Programmer
13105 (4.332 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
14104 (4.290 %)Java Architect
1592 (3.795 %)J2EE Architect
1691 (3.754 %)Graduate
1784 (3.465 %)Web Developer
1883 (3.424 %)Senior J2EE Developer
1970 (2.888 %)Technical Consultant
2067 (2.764 %)Solutions Architect
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1122 (5.033 %)Computer Science
268 (2.805 %)IVR
351 (2.104 %)Mainframe
351 (2.104 %)Web 2.0
450 (2.063 %)Handset
545 (1.856 %)Mathematics
630 (1.238 %)IPTV
630 (1.238 %)Data Integration
727 (1.114 %)Fat Client
727 (1.114 %)Multithreading
727 (1.114 %)Thin Client
824 (0.990 %)N-Tier
824 (0.990 %)German Language
923 (0.949 %)Physics
1020 (0.825 %)W3C
1020 (0.825 %)French Language
1119 (0.784 %)PMI
1217 (0.701 %)Spanish Language
1314 (0.578 %)Dutch Language
1314 (0.578 %)EPoS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1434 (17.90 %)UNIX
2376 (15.51 %)Linux
3266 (10.97 %)Windows
481 (3.342 %)Solaris
531 (1.279 %)Red Hat Linux
531 (1.279 %)AIX
628 (1.155 %)Windows Server 2003
725 (1.031 %)Windows XP
823 (0.949 %)Windows 2000
920 (0.825 %)HPUX
1017 (0.701 %)Windows Mobile
1110 (0.413 %)Android
1110 (0.413 %)OS/390
1110 (0.413 %)zOS
126 (0.248 %)Windows 2000 Server
135 (0.206 %)CentOS
135 (0.206 %)Embedded Linux
135 (0.206 %)MVS
135 (0.206 %)SUSE
144 (0.165 %)Debian
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1382 (15.76 %)OO
2213 (8.787 %)UML
3136 (5.611 %)Web Development
4111 (4.579 %)SOA
5106 (4.373 %)E-Commerce
5106 (4.373 %)Content Management
690 (3.713 %)Agile Software Development
782 (3.383 %)Project Management
867 (2.764 %)OOD
966 (2.723 %)RUP
1064 (2.640 %)Security Cleared
1160 (2.475 %)CRM
1258 (2.393 %)Software Engineering
1357 (2.351 %)Technical Architecture
1455 (2.269 %)OOP
1455 (2.269 %)Change Management
1552 (2.145 %)Configuration Management
1650 (2.063 %)Business Development
1744 (1.815 %)Data Modelling
1839 (1.609 %)Data Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1569 (23.47 %)SQL
2514 (21.20 %)C++
3370 (15.26 %)JavaScript
4291 (12.00 %)C
5277 (11.43 %)C#
6199 (8.210 %)Perl
7132 (5.446 %)VB
8128 (5.281 %)PHP
9103 (4.249 %)PL/SQL
10102 (4.208 %)Python
1171 (2.929 %)ABAP
1267 (2.764 %)Ruby
1363 (2.599 %)COBOL
1447 (1.939 %)VBScript
1539 (1.609 %)XPath
1631 (1.279 %)Korn
1728 (1.155 %)Shell Script
1824 (0.990 %)DHTML
1919 (0.784 %)VB.NET
2017 (0.701 %)ActionScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1325 (13.41 %)Degree
242 (1.733 %)PhD
330 (1.238 %)OCP
330 (1.238 %)Oracle Certification
419 (0.784 %)PMI Certification
518 (0.743 %)ITIL Certification
613 (0.536 %)Sun Certification
711 (0.454 %)SAP Certification
87 (0.289 %)Cisco Certification
95 (0.206 %)ISEB
95 (0.206 %)PRINCE2 Certification
104 (0.165 %)CISSP
104 (0.165 %)Microsoft Certification
113 (0.124 %)CISA
113 (0.124 %)CISM
122 (0.083 %)MCP
122 (0.083 %)MCSD
131 (0.041 %)MCSE
131 (0.041 %)CCSP
131 (0.041 %)CCNA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
143 (1.774 %)QA
222 (0.908 %)WAI
318 (0.743 %)SLA
45 (0.206 %)ISO9001
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
138 (1.568 %)Oracle RAC
215 (0.619 %)AquaLogic
38 (0.330 %)Active Directory
44 (0.165 %)NFS
52 (0.083 %)Oracle RMAN
52 (0.083 %)ISA Server
52 (0.083 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.041 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (0.041 %)Samba
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (0.165 %)OpenView
23 (0.124 %)CiscoWorks
32 (0.083 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
32 (0.083 %)Netcool
32 (0.083 %)Netcool/Proviso
41 (0.041 %)EMC NetWorker
41 (0.041 %)Oracle Statspack
41 (0.041 %)HP Data Protector
41 (0.041 %)BMC PATROL
41 (0.041 %)Legato
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1691 (28.51 %)Oracle
2188 (7.756 %)IBM
3132 (5.446 %)Microsoft
4110 (4.538 %)SAP
572 (2.970 %)TIBCO
671 (2.929 %)BEA
766 (2.723 %)Sybase
846 (1.898 %)Symbian
940 (1.650 %)Sun
1031 (1.279 %)Red Hat
1129 (1.196 %)Ericsson
1228 (1.155 %)HP
1325 (1.031 %)Perforce
1325 (1.031 %)Yahoo!
1422 (0.908 %)ILOG
1520 (0.825 %)ATG
1618 (0.743 %)Google
1618 (0.743 %)Cisco
1717 (0.701 %)FileNet
1814 (0.578 %)Lombardi