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The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) 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 Swing over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank213251
Rank change on same period last yearUp+38
Matching permanent IT job ads2735
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.989 %0.945 %
Salaries quoted2724
Average minimum salary£29,667£35,583
Average salary£33,370£38,646
% change on same period last year-13.65 %
Average maximum salary£37,074£41,708
UK excluding London average salary£36,261£39,359
% change on same period last year-7.87 %
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 %
Swing South EastSwing
South East

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Swing Salary Trend

Swing
Salary Histogram

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

Berkshire Swing Salary Histogram

Swing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Swing 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
SloughUp+818£31,889-5.97 %
ReadingUp+74£40,750+4.32 %
MaidenheadNew entry-4£30,000-
Swing South EastSwing
South East

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

167 (100.00 %)Java
233 (49.25 %)Linux
329 (43.28 %)J2EE
426 (38.81 %)HTML
525 (37.31 %)PHP
525 (37.31 %)JavaScript
525 (37.31 %)UNIX
525 (37.31 %)AWT
624 (35.82 %)OO
723 (34.33 %)C++
723 (34.33 %)TCP/IP
822 (32.84 %)Servlets
822 (32.84 %)Apache
921 (31.34 %)JSP
1019 (28.36 %)SQL
1019 (28.36 %)Eclipse
1117 (25.37 %)XML
1216 (23.88 %)Degree
1313 (19.40 %)Windows
1313 (19.40 %)OOD
1411 (16.42 %)JavaBeans
1411 (16.42 %)Tomcat
1510 (14.93 %)J2SE
1510 (14.93 %)SWT
169 (13.43 %)Windows XP
169 (13.43 %)Windows 2000
169 (13.43 %)VB
169 (13.43 %)IIS
178 (11.94 %)C
187 (10.45 %)EJB

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (43.28 %)J2EE
226 (38.81 %)HTML
325 (37.31 %)AWT
422 (32.84 %)Servlets
521 (31.34 %)JSP
617 (25.37 %)XML
711 (16.42 %)JavaBeans
810 (14.93 %)J2SE
810 (14.93 %)SWT
97 (10.45 %)Hibernate
97 (10.45 %)Struts
97 (10.45 %)EJB
97 (10.45 %)JDBC
106 (8.955 %)JMS
106 (8.955 %)Java RMI
106 (8.955 %)AJAX
113 (4.478 %)JSF
122 (2.985 %)Spring
131 (1.493 %)WebSphere
131 (1.493 %)Java EE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (32.84 %)Apache
211 (16.42 %)Tomcat
39 (13.43 %)IIS
46 (8.955 %)JBoss
46 (8.955 %)Jetty
51 (1.493 %)WebLogic
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.463 %)Photoshop
22 (2.985 %)ImageReady
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
123 (34.33 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.493 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.478 %)InterSystems Cache
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (28.36 %)Eclipse
27 (10.45 %)Ant
36 (8.955 %)IntelliJ
42 (2.985 %)JIRA
51 (1.493 %)JMeter
51 (1.493 %)Subversion
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (7.463 %)Retail
23 (4.478 %)Pensions
23 (4.478 %)Finance
23 (4.478 %)Health
31 (1.493 %)Financial Institution
31 (1.493 %)Government
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
158 (86.57 %)Developer
257 (85.07 %)Java Developer
321 (31.34 %)Java Swing Developer
47 (10.45 %)Graduate
56 (8.955 %)Software Engineer
64 (5.970 %)Software Integration Engineer
64 (5.970 %)Java/J2EE Developer
64 (5.970 %)Software Developer
64 (5.970 %)Junior
64 (5.970 %)Junior Developer
64 (5.970 %)Junior Java Developer
64 (5.970 %)Integration Engineer
64 (5.970 %)J2EE Developer
73 (4.478 %)GUI Developer
73 (4.478 %)Java Software Developer
82 (2.985 %)UI Designer
82 (2.985 %)Web Designer
82 (2.985 %)Analyst
91 (1.493 %)Web Developer
91 (1.493 %)Senior Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (49.25 %)Linux
225 (37.31 %)UNIX
313 (19.40 %)Windows
49 (13.43 %)Windows 2000
49 (13.43 %)Windows XP
51 (1.493 %)Mac OS X
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (35.82 %)OO
213 (19.40 %)OOD
35 (7.463 %)Agile Software Development
44 (5.970 %)Asset Management
44 (5.970 %)E-Commerce
44 (5.970 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.493 %)SOA
51 (1.493 %)UML
51 (1.493 %)OOP
51 (1.493 %)Information Management
51 (1.493 %)Web Development
51 (1.493 %)Time Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
167 (100.00 %)Java
225 (37.31 %)JavaScript
225 (37.31 %)PHP
323 (34.33 %)C++
419 (28.36 %)SQL
59 (13.43 %)VB
68 (11.94 %)C
74 (5.970 %)Perl
74 (5.970 %)Python
74 (5.970 %)Ruby
83 (4.478 %)MUMPS
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (23.88 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (8.955 %)Oracle
23 (4.478 %)InterSystems
31 (1.493 %)BEA