The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT jobs advertised for the Birmingham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Birmingham region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 17 19 20
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Java 157 119 100
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 9.290% 7.965% 7.634%
As % of the Programming Languages category 20.47% 17.45% 19.61%
Number of salaries quoted 125 101 97
Average salary £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.88% +13.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £30,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £105,000 £56,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
767 682 510
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 45.38% 45.65% 38.93%
Number of salaries quoted 667 631 467
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% +21.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Java
West Midlands

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Birmingham Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Birmingham Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1 93 (32.07%) Oracle
2 79 (27.24%) SQL
3 72 (24.83%) JavaScript
4 65 (22.41%) J2EE
5 63 (21.72%) Spring
6 61 (21.03%) Hibernate
7 57 (19.66%) Finance
8 54 (18.62%) Agile Software Development
9 52 (17.93%) SQL Server
10 49 (16.90%) Tomcat
11 45 (15.52%) OO
11 45 (15.52%) C#
12 44 (15.17%) .NET
12 44 (15.17%) XML
12 44 (15.17%) Java EE
13 43 (14.83%) UNIX
14 41 (14.14%) Eclipse
14 41 (14.14%) Firewall
15 40 (13.79%) Subversion
16 39 (13.45%) ACSA
16 39 (13.45%) SIEM
16 39 (13.45%) CCNA
16 39 (13.45%) CISSP
16 39 (13.45%) Cisco Certification
17 38 (13.10%) MVC
17 38 (13.10%) Maven
18 37 (12.76%) Sentinel
19 35 (12.07%) SQL Server 2005
20 34 (11.72%) JMS
20 34 (11.72%) Linux

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Application Development
1 65 (22.41%) J2EE
2 63 (21.72%) Spring
3 61 (21.03%) Hibernate
4 44 (15.17%) .NET
4 44 (15.17%) XML
4 44 (15.17%) Java EE
5 34 (11.72%) JMS
6 30 (10.34%) SOAP
7 28 (9.655%) HTML
7 28 (9.655%) Ajax
8 25 (8.621%) Spring MVC
9 24 (8.276%) JMX
10 20 (6.897%) CSS
11 16 (5.517%) Web Services
12 13 (4.483%) WebSphere
13 12 (4.138%) XSLT
13 12 (4.138%) Middleware
14 11 (3.793%) jQuery
14 11 (3.793%) REST
15 10 (3.448%) Web Dynpro
Application Platforms
1 49 (16.90%) Tomcat
2 24 (8.276%) ActiveMQ
3 20 (6.897%) WebLogic
4 16 (5.517%) Apache
5 12 (4.138%) Oracle Workflow
6 10 (3.448%) Alfresco
7 8 (2.759%) TIBCO EMS
8 6 (2.069%) SharePoint
8 6 (2.069%) Amazon AWS
9 3 (1.034%) SAP Portal
9 3 (1.034%) AquaLogic Service Bus
9 3 (1.034%) WebSphere Process Server
9 3 (1.034%) Oracle Application Server
9 3 (1.034%) AquaLogic
9 3 (1.034%) ESB
9 3 (1.034%) ColdFusion
9 3 (1.034%) WebLogic Portal
9 3 (1.034%) WebLogic Integration
9 3 (1.034%) NetWeaver
9 3 (1.034%) MSMQ
Applications
1 12 (4.138%) MS Excel
2 2 (0.690%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.345%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 37 (12.76%) Sentinel
2 13 (4.483%) Oracle EBS R12
2 13 (4.483%) Oracle Applications
3 9 (3.103%) Oracle Financials
4 8 (2.759%) BusinessWorks
4 8 (2.759%) Dynamics AX
4 8 (2.759%) SyteLine
4 8 (2.759%) TIBCO iProcess
5 6 (2.069%) SAP HR
5 6 (2.069%) SAP SD
5 6 (2.069%) SAP FI
5 6 (2.069%) SAP MM
5 6 (2.069%) SAP FI/CO
5 6 (2.069%) SAP CRM
5 6 (2.069%) SAP CO
5 6 (2.069%) SAP SRM
6 3 (1.034%) Oracle BPM
6 3 (1.034%) AquaLogic BPM
7 2 (0.690%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 41 (14.14%) Firewall
2 32 (11.03%) Internet
3 26 (8.966%) Intrusion Detection
4 10 (3.448%) HTTP
5 6 (2.069%) SSH
6 5 (1.724%) SSL
7 2 (0.690%) BIG-IP
7 2 (0.690%) Network Security
8 1 (0.345%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.345%) ADSL
8 1 (0.345%) SDH
8 1 (0.345%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (17.93%) SQL Server
2 35 (12.07%) SQL Server 2005
3 33 (11.38%) SQL Server 2008
4 31 (10.69%) Oracle Reports
5 26 (8.966%) JasperReports
6 20 (6.897%) MySQL
7 19 (6.552%) NoSQL
8 13 (4.483%) MongoDB
8 13 (4.483%) Oracle 8/8i
8 13 (4.483%) Oracle Discoverer
9 10 (3.448%) Jackrabbit
9 10 (3.448%) CouchDB
10 7 (2.414%) SAP BW
10 7 (2.414%) RDBMS
11 6 (2.069%) SAP BI
12 4 (1.379%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (1.034%) Redis
13 3 (1.034%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 3 (1.034%) Data Mining
13 3 (1.034%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 41 (14.14%) Eclipse
2 40 (13.79%) Subversion
3 38 (13.10%) Maven
4 28 (9.655%) Selenium
5 24 (8.276%) FitNesse
5 24 (8.276%) TeamCity
5 24 (8.276%) Apache Continuum
6 15 (5.172%) Oracle Forms
7 6 (2.069%) JUnit
8 5 (1.724%) Oracle APEX
9 4 (1.379%) NUnit
9 4 (1.379%) Hudson
10 3 (1.034%) TestComplete
10 3 (1.034%) JIRA
10 3 (1.034%) ProC
10 3 (1.034%) QuickTest Pro
11 2 (0.690%) CruiseControl
12 1 (0.345%) RSpec
12 1 (0.345%) Jenkins
12 1 (0.345%) Phing
General
1 57 (19.66%) Finance
2 14 (4.828%) Manufacturing
3 12 (4.138%) Banking
4 10 (3.448%) Retail
5 8 (2.759%) Games
5 8 (2.759%) Automotive
6 7 (2.414%) Investment Banking
6 7 (2.414%) Publishing
7 6 (2.069%) Billing
8 5 (1.724%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.379%) Advertising
10 2 (0.690%) German Language
11 1 (0.345%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.345%) Marketing
11 1 (0.345%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.345%) Back Office
11 1 (0.345%) Electronics
11 1 (0.345%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 116 (40.00%) Developer
2 61 (21.03%) Java Developer
3 37 (12.76%) Analyst
4 31 (10.69%) Security Specialist
5 29 (10.00%) Senior Developer
6 22 (7.586%) Senior Java Developer
6 22 (7.586%) Architect
7 21 (7.241%) Java/J2EE Developer
8 16 (5.517%) Technical Analyst
8 16 (5.517%) Consultant
8 16 (5.517%) Software Engineer
9 14 (4.828%) Applications Support
10 13 (4.483%) Functional Analyst
10 13 (4.483%) Oracle Analyst
11 11 (3.793%) Project Manager
11 11 (3.793%) Junior
11 11 (3.793%) Java Software Engineer
12 10 (3.448%) Graduate
12 10 (3.448%) Team Leader
13 9 (3.103%) Java Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 28 (9.655%) Computer Science
2 17 (5.862%) Firmware
3 16 (5.517%) Management Information System
4 12 (4.138%) Social Media
5 10 (3.448%) Cloud Computing
6 9 (3.103%) Open Source
7 6 (2.069%) Derivative
7 6 (2.069%) Mathematics
7 6 (2.069%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.724%) Semantic Web
8 5 (1.724%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.724%) SaaS
8 5 (1.724%) Fixed Income
9 4 (1.379%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.690%) Equities
10 2 (0.690%) Digital Media
11 1 (0.345%) iPhone
11 1 (0.345%) Credit Risk
11 1 (0.345%) iPad
11 1 (0.345%) Kindle
Operating Systems
1 43 (14.83%) UNIX
2 34 (11.72%) Linux
3 19 (6.552%) Solaris
4 18 (6.207%) Windows
5 12 (4.138%) Android
6 9 (3.103%) AIX
7 7 (2.414%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.724%) SUSE
9 1 (0.345%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.345%) Gentoo
9 1 (0.345%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (18.62%) Agile Software Development
2 45 (15.52%) OO
3 39 (13.45%) SIEM
4 38 (13.10%) MVC
5 31 (10.69%) Unit Testing
6 30 (10.34%) Risk Management
7 27 (9.310%) TDD
8 25 (8.621%) Computer Forensics
9 22 (7.586%) Vulnerability Assessment
9 22 (7.586%) Migration
9 22 (7.586%) Workflow
10 21 (7.241%) Business Intelligence
11 20 (6.897%) ITIL
12 18 (6.207%) Multithreading
12 18 (6.207%) Automated Testing
13 17 (5.862%) Data Modelling
14 13 (4.483%) Data Migration
15 12 (4.138%) ERP
15 12 (4.138%) CRM
15 12 (4.138%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 79 (27.24%) SQL
2 72 (24.83%) JavaScript
3 45 (15.52%) C#
4 25 (8.621%) PL/SQL
5 15 (5.172%) PHP
6 14 (4.828%) Perl
6 14 (4.828%) Scala
7 13 (4.483%) Shell Script
8 12 (4.138%) C++
9 11 (3.793%) Ruby
10 10 (3.448%) Clojure
10 10 (3.448%) Erlang
11 9 (3.103%) T-SQL
12 8 (2.759%) ABAP
13 7 (2.414%) SAPscript
13 7 (2.414%) Delphi
14 6 (2.069%) VB
15 5 (1.724%) C
16 4 (1.379%) Python
16 4 (1.379%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 39 (13.45%) ACSA
1 39 (13.45%) CCNA
1 39 (13.45%) CISSP
1 39 (13.45%) Cisco Certification
2 31 (10.69%) Degree
3 16 (5.517%) Security Cleared
4 15 (5.172%) SC Cleared
5 10 (3.448%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.034%) ISEB
7 1 (0.345%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.655%) QA
2 7 (2.414%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (0.690%) VMware ESX
1 2 (0.690%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.345%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.724%) Control-M
2 1 (0.345%) Puppet
Vendors
1 93 (32.07%) Oracle
2 33 (11.38%) JBoss
3 21 (7.241%) SAP
4 13 (4.483%) Microsoft
5 10 (3.448%) IBM
6 8 (2.759%) Baan
6 8 (2.759%) JD Edwards
6 8 (2.759%) TIBCO
6 8 (2.759%) Infor
7 5 (1.724%) Sencha
7 5 (1.724%) Sybase
8 3 (1.034%) VMware
8 3 (1.034%) Reuters
8 3 (1.034%) Bloomberg
8 3 (1.034%) Cognos
9 2 (0.690%) Business Objects
9 2 (0.690%) McAfee
9 2 (0.690%) Google
9 2 (0.690%) Sourcefire
9 2 (0.690%) F5
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will be working on bespoke software solutions at the cutting edge of technology.Essential skills: Minimum of 2 years demonstrable experience of designing, developing, testing, deploying and...
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Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent pension + Holiday
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Essential skills: Minimum of 2 years demonstrable experience of designing, developing, testing, deploying and supporting web-based software in open technologies and standards, including, but not limited to: ?...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent pension + Holiday
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
An junior Java Developer, ideally with knowledge of Java, XML and jQuery, is required by a leading IT business based near Birmingham... --- THE ROLE --- This is a fantastic...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: Up to £30k plus benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Randstad Technologies
Salary: £28000 - £34000 per annum + Fantastic package
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Rullion IT Plus
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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SEC Recruitment Limited
Salary: £50 - £55 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Octad
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum Up To 50,000 + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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serocor solution
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Automated Test Analyst, Selenium/Ranorex/Testcomplete, Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, QA Lead, Test Analyst, Lead Tester, ISEB, C#, .Net, Java, C++, Automated, Desktop, Agile/Scrum, Functional/...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
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Candidate Source
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 13 May 2013