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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank135119
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads1749
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.447 %3.074 %
Salaries quoted1745
Average minimum salary£25,176£40,556
Average salary£30,265£45,000
% change on same period last year-32.74 %
Average maximum salary£35,353£49,444
UK excluding London average salary£37,464£38,363
% change on same period last year-2.34 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads11751594
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.680 %0.686 %
Salaries quoted10891428
Average minimum salary£35,096£35,313
Average salary£38,749£38,586
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Average maximum salary£42,401£41,859
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
J2SE South EastJ2SE
South East

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Buckinghamshire J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2SE across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Buckinghamshire J2SE Salary Histogram

J2SE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
High WycombeUp+111£30,000-
Milton KeynesDown-201£35,000-13.40 %
J2SE South EastJ2SE
South East

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

141 (100.00 %)Java
239 (95.12 %)C
337 (90.24 %)UNIX
429 (70.73 %)J2EE
528 (68.29 %)Oracle
624 (58.54 %)PL/SQL
624 (58.54 %)SQL
624 (58.54 %)JBoss
723 (56.10 %)OO
819 (46.34 %)Tomcat
819 (46.34 %)JBuilder
819 (46.34 %)Eclipse
819 (46.34 %)HTTP
918 (43.90 %)JDeveloper
918 (43.90 %)Oracle HTTP Server
918 (43.90 %)Software Engineering
1016 (39.02 %)Project Planning
1112 (29.27 %)Linux
1112 (29.27 %)C++
1211 (26.83 %)JSP
1211 (26.83 %)Servlets
1211 (26.83 %)AWT
138 (19.51 %)JNI
138 (19.51 %)Windows
138 (19.51 %)HTML
138 (19.51 %)JavaScript
147 (17.07 %)AIX
147 (17.07 %)HPUX
147 (17.07 %)Red Hat
156 (14.63 %)Content Management

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (70.73 %)J2EE
211 (26.83 %)AWT
211 (26.83 %)JSP
211 (26.83 %)Servlets
38 (19.51 %)JNI
38 (19.51 %)HTML
45 (12.20 %)WebSphere
45 (12.20 %)JDBC
52 (4.878 %)XML
61 (2.439 %)CORBA
61 (2.439 %)Swing
61 (2.439 %)J2ME
61 (2.439 %)SOAP
61 (2.439 %)WebServices
61 (2.439 %)NetBeans
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (58.54 %)JBoss
219 (46.34 %)Tomcat
318 (43.90 %)Oracle HTTP Server
45 (12.20 %)WebLogic
45 (12.20 %)SharePoint
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (46.34 %)HTTP
21 (2.439 %)SMS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (9.756 %)SQL Server
22 (4.878 %)TOAD
22 (4.878 %)SQLPlus
31 (2.439 %)Oracle 10g
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (46.34 %)JBuilder
119 (46.34 %)Eclipse
218 (43.90 %)JDeveloper
32 (4.878 %)ProC
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (12.20 %)Pensions
21 (2.439 %)Telecoms
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (58.54 %)Software Engineer
217 (41.46 %)Developer
39 (21.95 %)Java Developer
48 (19.51 %)Software Developer
57 (17.07 %)Java Software Developer
65 (12.20 %)C++/Java Developer
73 (7.317 %)JSP Developer
73 (7.317 %)C++ Developer
73 (7.317 %)C++ Software Developer
82 (4.878 %)C Developer
91 (2.439 %)Senior Java Developer
91 (2.439 %)Java Software Engineer
91 (2.439 %)Senior Developer
91 (2.439 %)Lead Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (90.24 %)UNIX
212 (29.27 %)Linux
38 (19.51 %)Windows
47 (17.07 %)AIX
47 (17.07 %)HPUX
52 (4.878 %)Red Hat Linux
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (56.10 %)OO
218 (43.90 %)Software Engineering
316 (39.02 %)Project Planning
46 (14.63 %)Content Management
51 (2.439 %)Logistics
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
141 (100.00 %)Java
239 (95.12 %)C
324 (58.54 %)PL/SQL
324 (58.54 %)SQL
412 (29.27 %)C++
58 (19.51 %)JavaScript
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (68.29 %)Oracle
27 (17.07 %)Red Hat
32 (4.878 %)HP