Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Struts skills in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Struts over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Berkshire region.

 Apache Struts
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank120138205
Rank change year-on-year
Up+18Up+67
Matching permanent IT job ads442868
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire1.116 %0.599 %0.578 %
As % of the Application Development category3.058 %2.083 %2.184 %
Salaries quoted442367
Average salary£41,375£40,000£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.430 %-11.11 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,000£35,000£37,300
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£42,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£36,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.770 %-10.00 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryAll Application Development
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
143913443114
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire36.49 %28.75 %26.48 %
Salaries quoted125011372678
Average salary£37,500£40,000£39,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.250 %+1.260 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£27,500£27,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£55,000£57,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£34,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.940 %-2.850 %
Struts South EastStruts
South East

Struts
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Struts Demand Trend

Struts
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Struts Salary Trend

Struts
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Struts across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010.

Berkshire Struts Salary Histogram

Struts
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Struts within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 22 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NewburyUp+415£35,500-1.38 %
ReadingUp+1113£50,000+25.00 %
SloughNew entry-4£40,000-
BracknellNew entry-1£75,000-
Struts South EastStruts
South East

Struts
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Struts 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 Struts.

166 (100.00 %)Java
245 (68.18 %)XML
339 (59.09 %)Hibernate
438 (57.58 %)JavaScript
438 (57.58 %)Oracle
537 (56.06 %)J2EE
537 (56.06 %)Spring
635 (53.03 %)AJAX
734 (51.52 %)JDBC
831 (46.97 %)JSP
930 (45.45 %)HTML
1021 (31.82 %)Agile Software Development
1120 (30.30 %)Web Services
1120 (30.30 %)Eclipse
1120 (30.30 %)JSF
1120 (30.30 %)WebSphere
1219 (28.79 %)EJB
1219 (28.79 %)SOAP
1317 (25.76 %)Apache
1317 (25.76 %)Finance
1416 (24.24 %)UML
1416 (24.24 %)Struts2
1515 (22.73 %)SOA
1515 (22.73 %)Telecoms
1614 (21.21 %)SQL Server
1614 (21.21 %)Servlets
1614 (21.21 %)Degree
1713 (19.70 %)WebSphere Application Server
1713 (19.70 %)Billing
1713 (19.70 %)Open Source

Struts
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing Struts 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 Struts. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
145 (68.18 %)XML
239 (59.09 %)Hibernate
337 (56.06 %)Spring
337 (56.06 %)J2EE
435 (53.03 %)AJAX
534 (51.52 %)JDBC
631 (46.97 %)JSP
730 (45.45 %)HTML
820 (30.30 %)WebSphere
820 (30.30 %)JSF
820 (30.30 %)Web Services
919 (28.79 %)EJB
919 (28.79 %)SOAP
1016 (24.24 %)Struts2
1114 (21.21 %)Servlets
1212 (18.18 %)JMS
1311 (16.67 %)XSLT
1410 (15.15 %)DHTML
159 (13.64 %)Middleware
159 (13.64 %)Apache Wicket
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
117 (25.76 %)Apache
213 (19.70 %)WebSphere Application Server
39 (13.64 %)WebLogic
48 (12.12 %)Oracle Application Server
57 (10.61 %)Tomcat
64 (6.061 %)AquaLogic
73 (4.545 %)CMS
82 (3.030 %)GlassFish
82 (3.030 %)Commerce Server
82 (3.030 %)WebLogic Portal
91 (1.515 %)Alfresco
91 (1.515 %)Liferay
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
14 (6.061 %)LDAP
14 (6.061 %)Internet
22 (3.030 %)Extranet
31 (1.515 %)SMS
31 (1.515 %)VoIP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (21.21 %)SQL Server
212 (18.18 %)RDBMS
38 (12.12 %)Informix
43 (4.545 %)DB2
43 (4.545 %)Data Cleansing
52 (3.030 %)GIS
61 (1.515 %)MySQL
61 (1.515 %)Oracle 9i
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
120 (30.30 %)Eclipse
29 (13.64 %)JUnit
29 (13.64 %)Subversion
38 (12.12 %)Ant
46 (9.091 %)Maven
54 (6.061 %)JIRA
54 (6.061 %)PVCS
54 (6.061 %)RequisitePro
63 (4.545 %)CruiseControl
72 (3.030 %)Rational Rose
Berkshire IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
117 (25.76 %)Finance
215 (22.73 %)Telecoms
313 (19.70 %)Billing
47 (10.61 %)Pensions
55 (7.576 %)Health
63 (4.545 %)Financial Institution
63 (4.545 %)Government
72 (3.030 %)Retail
81 (1.515 %)Education
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
157 (86.36 %)Developer
252 (78.79 %)Java Developer
312 (18.18 %)J2EE Developer
411 (16.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
59 (13.64 %)Software Analyst
59 (13.64 %)Java Software Engineer
59 (13.64 %)Analyst
59 (13.64 %)Senior Developer
59 (13.64 %)Software Engineer
59 (13.64 %)Senior Java Developer
68 (12.12 %)Lead Java Developer
68 (12.12 %)Java Team Leader
68 (12.12 %)Lead Developer
68 (12.12 %)Team Leader
75 (7.576 %)Analyst Developer
75 (7.576 %)Software Developer
75 (7.576 %)Architect
84 (6.061 %)Senior J2EE Developer
84 (6.061 %)Server Analyst
84 (6.061 %)SQL Server Analyst
Berkshire IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
113 (19.70 %)Open Source
24 (6.061 %)Thin Client
24 (6.061 %)Fat Client
32 (3.030 %)RIA
32 (3.030 %)Web 2.0
41 (1.515 %)Mathematics
41 (1.515 %)Multithreading
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
17 (10.61 %)UNIX
26 (9.091 %)Solaris
35 (7.576 %)Linux
35 (7.576 %)Windows
43 (4.545 %)AIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
121 (31.82 %)Agile Software Development
216 (24.24 %)UML
315 (22.73 %)SOA
49 (13.64 %)Project Management
56 (9.091 %)Scrum
65 (7.576 %)E-Commerce
65 (7.576 %)Web Development
74 (6.061 %)Configuration Management
74 (6.061 %)Unified Process
74 (6.061 %)E-business
74 (6.061 %)MVC
74 (6.061 %)TDD
83 (4.545 %)CMMI
83 (4.545 %)Business Intelligence
83 (4.545 %)Data Migration
83 (4.545 %)Migration
92 (3.030 %)Domain-Driven Design
92 (3.030 %)Refactoring
92 (3.030 %)OOA/OOD
92 (3.030 %)OO
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
166 (100.00 %)Java
238 (57.58 %)JavaScript
39 (13.64 %)C
48 (12.12 %)SQL
55 (7.576 %)Perl
63 (4.545 %)PL/SQL
72 (3.030 %)Shell Script
81 (1.515 %)PHP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
114 (21.21 %)Degree
25 (7.576 %)Security Cleared
33 (4.545 %)SC Cleared
33 (4.545 %)PhD
41 (1.515 %)Sun Certification
41 (1.515 %)DV Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (6.061 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
138 (57.58 %)Oracle
211 (16.67 %)JBoss
38 (12.12 %)IBM
44 (6.061 %)Citrix
53 (4.545 %)Algorithmics
62 (3.030 %)ATG
62 (3.030 %)Perforce
62 (3.030 %)Google
62 (3.030 %)hybris
62 (3.030 %)TIBCO
71 (1.515 %)Remedy
71 (1.515 %)BEA
71 (1.515 %)Sun
71 (1.515 %)GigaSpaces