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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3822
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads97185
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.079 %
As % of the category below14.37 %21.22 %
Salaries quoted81132
Average minimum salary£39,556£36,304
Average salary£43,648£40,722
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
Average maximum salary£47,741£45,141
UK excluding London average salary£43,978£44,177
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads675872
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.394 %0.374 %
Salaries quoted607763
Average minimum salary£31,272£31,112
Average salary£34,456£34,481
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
Average maximum salary£37,639£37,849
UK excluding London average salary£35,966£36,644
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
J2EE West MidlandsJ2EE
West Midlands

J2EE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Birmingham J2EE Demand Trend

J2EE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham J2EE Salary Trend

J2EE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2EE across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Birmingham J2EE Salary Histogram

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

1189 (97.42 %)Java
261 (31.44 %)WebSphere
360 (30.93 %)XML
455 (28.35 %).NET
554 (27.84 %)Oracle
649 (25.26 %)SQL
737 (19.07 %)JSP
831 (15.98 %)HTML
929 (14.95 %)PRINCE2
1026 (13.40 %)RUP
1125 (12.89 %)UML
1125 (12.89 %)SOA
1224 (12.37 %)Struts
1323 (11.86 %)UNIX
1422 (11.34 %)C#
1521 (10.82 %)WebServices
1521 (10.82 %)EJB
1521 (10.82 %)Finance
1620 (10.31 %)Stakeholder Management
1620 (10.31 %)Spring
1620 (10.31 %)WebLogic
1718 (9.278 %)JavaScript
1718 (9.278 %)E-business
1817 (8.763 %)SQL Server
1817 (8.763 %)Servlets
1916 (8.247 %)Apache
2015 (7.732 %)Hibernate
2015 (7.732 %)IBM
2113 (6.701 %)JDBC
2113 (6.701 %)ODBC

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
161 (31.44 %)WebSphere
260 (30.93 %)XML
355 (28.35 %).NET
437 (19.07 %)JSP
531 (15.98 %)HTML
624 (12.37 %)Struts
721 (10.82 %)WebServices
721 (10.82 %)EJB
820 (10.31 %)Spring
917 (8.763 %)Servlets
1015 (7.732 %)Hibernate
1113 (6.701 %)JDBC
1113 (6.701 %)ODBC
1211 (5.670 %)XHTML
139 (4.639 %)ASP
147 (3.608 %)SOAP
147 (3.608 %)MVC
147 (3.608 %)AJAX
155 (2.577 %)OC4J
155 (2.577 %)XSLT
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (10.31 %)WebLogic
216 (8.247 %)Apache
313 (6.701 %)Oracle Application Server
412 (6.186 %)Tomcat
510 (5.155 %)WebSphere Application Server
68 (4.124 %)MQSeries
76 (3.093 %)SharePoint
76 (3.093 %)CMS
84 (2.062 %)WPS
93 (1.546 %)SAP EP
93 (1.546 %)JBoss
93 (1.546 %)NetWeaver
102 (1.031 %)Tamino
102 (1.031 %)WebSphere Message Broker
111 (0.515 %)OpenCms
111 (0.515 %)ESB
111 (0.515 %)Oracle Workflow
111 (0.515 %)IIS
111 (0.515 %)WebSphere MQ
111 (0.515 %)WebLogic Portal
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (3.093 %)MS Office
24 (2.062 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.546 %)SAP HR
13 (1.546 %)SAP R/3
13 (1.546 %)Oracle EBS
21 (0.515 %)Staffware
21 (0.515 %)MAXIMO
21 (0.515 %)arcHouse
21 (0.515 %)Retail-J
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (5.155 %)Internet
21 (0.515 %)SSH
21 (0.515 %)FTP
21 (0.515 %)HTTP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (8.763 %)SQL Server
27 (3.608 %)BusinessObjects
35 (2.577 %)RDBMS
43 (1.546 %)Oracle 10g
43 (1.546 %)GIS
52 (1.031 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (1.031 %)SQLPlus
52 (1.031 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (1.031 %)DB2
61 (0.515 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.515 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.515 %)TOAD
61 (0.515 %)MySQL
61 (0.515 %)SQL Server 2000
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (5.155 %)WinRunner
29 (4.639 %)Rational Robot
37 (3.608 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
44 (2.062 %)JDeveloper
52 (1.031 %)Subversion
52 (1.031 %)JUnit
52 (1.031 %)Oracle Forms
61 (0.515 %)Eclipse
61 (0.515 %)Log4j
61 (0.515 %)QuickTest Pro
61 (0.515 %)StarTeam
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (10.82 %)Finance
28 (4.124 %)Construction
37 (3.608 %)Banking
37 (3.608 %)Online Banking
46 (3.093 %)Pensions
46 (3.093 %)Government
54 (2.062 %)Health
63 (1.546 %)Telecoms
72 (1.031 %)Insurance
72 (1.031 %)Marketing
81 (0.515 %)Police
81 (0.515 %)Retail
81 (0.515 %)Education
81 (0.515 %)Electric
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
175 (38.66 %)Developer
251 (26.29 %)Java Developer
338 (19.59 %)J2EE Developer
431 (15.98 %)Analyst
529 (14.95 %)Java/J2EE Developer
627 (13.92 %)Senior Developer
724 (12.37 %)Architect
821 (10.82 %)Senior Java Developer
918 (9.278 %)Senior J2EE Developer
1016 (8.247 %)Programmer
1115 (7.732 %)Consultant
1214 (7.216 %)Project Manager
1313 (6.701 %)Support Analyst
1313 (6.701 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
1411 (5.670 %)Analyst Programmer
1411 (5.670 %)J2EE Consultant
159 (4.639 %)J2EE Architect
159 (4.639 %)Quality Engineer
168 (4.124 %)Web Analyst
177 (3.608 %)Software Developer
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.546 %)AS400
22 (1.031 %)N-Tier
31 (0.515 %)IVR
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (11.86 %)UNIX
27 (3.608 %)Linux
27 (3.608 %)Red Hat Linux
35 (2.577 %)Windows
41 (0.515 %)Solaris
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (14.95 %)PRINCE2
226 (13.40 %)RUP
325 (12.89 %)UML
325 (12.89 %)SOA
420 (10.31 %)Stakeholder Management
518 (9.278 %)E-business
613 (6.701 %)Unit Testing
710 (5.155 %)Web Development
710 (5.155 %)Agile Software Development
710 (5.155 %)RAD
89 (4.639 %)EAI
89 (4.639 %)DSDM
89 (4.639 %)Automated Testing
98 (4.124 %)Content Management
107 (3.608 %)Software Engineering
107 (3.608 %)Project Management
115 (2.577 %)CRM
124 (2.062 %)BPR
124 (2.062 %)BPEL
133 (1.546 %)Zachman Framework
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1189 (97.42 %)Java
249 (25.26 %)SQL
322 (11.34 %)C#
418 (9.278 %)JavaScript
57 (3.608 %)PL/SQL
65 (2.577 %)C++
65 (2.577 %)DHTML
65 (2.577 %)C
73 (1.546 %)ABAP
73 (1.546 %)RPG
82 (1.031 %)XPath
91 (0.515 %)Ruby
91 (0.515 %)VB
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (5.155 %)Degree
27 (3.608 %)Sun Certification
32 (1.031 %)HND
32 (1.031 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (0.515 %)ISEB
41 (0.515 %)SCJD
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.031 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.031 %)AquaLogic
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (27.84 %)Oracle
215 (7.732 %)IBM
310 (5.155 %)Microsoft
47 (3.608 %)Sun
47 (3.608 %)Business Objects
47 (3.608 %)Red Hat
56 (3.093 %)FatWire
56 (3.093 %)Lotus
64 (2.062 %)webMethods
64 (2.062 %)SAP
73 (1.546 %)Chordiant
82 (1.031 %)BEA
82 (1.031 %)SeeBeyond
91 (0.515 %)TIBCO
91 (0.515 %)Brio
91 (0.515 %)Lombardi
91 (0.515 %)Pega
91 (0.515 %)Borland
91 (0.515 %)NEC
91 (0.515 %)FileNet