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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Java over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1510
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads369426
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.176 %
As % of the category below17.89 %22.65 %
Salaries quoted337370
Average minimum salary£31,770£29,586
Average salary£35,880£33,034
% change on same period last year+8.61 %
Average maximum salary£39,989£36,481
UK excluding London average salary£39,171£39,506
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Programming Languages CambridgeProgramming Languages
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads20631881
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.077 %0.776 %
Salaries quoted18201570
Average minimum salary£32,344£32,592
Average salary£36,098£36,149
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
Average maximum salary£39,853£39,706
UK excluding London average salary£35,189£35,554
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Java CambridgeshireJava
Cambridgeshire

Java
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Cambridge Java Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cambridge Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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.

1375 (45.73 %)C++
2327 (39.88 %)Degree
3251 (30.61 %)C#
4210 (25.61 %)C
5194 (23.66 %).NET
6188 (22.93 %)Linux
7179 (21.83 %)J2EE
8174 (21.22 %)UNIX
9173 (21.10 %)SQL
10166 (20.24 %)Windows
11149 (18.17 %)OO
11149 (18.17 %)Computer Science
12137 (16.71 %)HTML
13126 (15.37 %)XML
14121 (14.76 %)JavaScript
15104 (12.68 %)PHP
16103 (12.56 %)Perl
1792 (11.22 %)Oracle
1883 (10.12 %)Mathematics
1883 (10.12 %)Pensions
1979 (9.634 %)CSS
2076 (9.268 %)Python
2076 (9.268 %)Internet
2174 (9.024 %)SQL Server
2272 (8.780 %)Health
2364 (7.805 %)JSP
2463 (7.683 %)Telecoms
2562 (7.561 %)Games
2660 (7.317 %)UML
2756 (6.829 %)PhD

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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
1194 (23.66 %).NET
2179 (21.83 %)J2EE
3137 (16.71 %)HTML
4126 (15.37 %)XML
579 (9.634 %)CSS
664 (7.805 %)JSP
746 (5.610 %)EJB
845 (5.488 %)Struts
940 (4.878 %)WebServices
940 (4.878 %)Spring
1038 (4.634 %)ASP.NET
1135 (4.268 %)AJAX
1233 (4.024 %)J2ME
1330 (3.659 %)Hibernate
1428 (3.415 %)Swing
1522 (2.683 %)ASP
1620 (2.439 %)SOAP
1716 (1.951 %)WAP
1813 (1.585 %)Servlets
1912 (1.463 %)J2SE
Application Platforms
155 (6.707 %)JBoss
230 (3.659 %)Apache
327 (3.293 %)Smallworld
425 (3.049 %)Tomcat
58 (0.976 %)BizTalk Server
66 (0.732 %)ColdFusion
75 (0.610 %)ArcSDE
84 (0.488 %)IIS
92 (0.244 %)WebLogic
92 (0.244 %)Oracle Application Server
101 (0.122 %)Oracle Workflow
101 (0.122 %)NetWeaver
101 (0.122 %)SharePoint
Applications
136 (4.390 %)MATLAB
216 (1.951 %)MS Excel
315 (1.829 %)MS Office
414 (1.707 %)S-PLUS
511 (1.341 %)MS Visio
67 (0.854 %)3ds Max
74 (0.488 %)FrameMaker
Communications & Networking
176 (9.268 %)Internet
254 (6.585 %)TCP/IP
332 (3.902 %)Intranet
425 (3.049 %)3G
522 (2.683 %)2G
619 (2.317 %)Wireless
716 (1.951 %)HTTP
813 (1.585 %)GSM
912 (1.463 %)UMTS
1011 (1.341 %)WCDMA
1011 (1.341 %)ATM
1011 (1.341 %)3GPP
1110 (1.220 %)SSL
128 (0.976 %)Bluetooth
137 (0.854 %)Wi-Fi
145 (0.610 %)SMS
154 (0.488 %)Ethernet
163 (0.366 %)Firewall
163 (0.366 %)DNS
172 (0.244 %)CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
174 (9.024 %)SQL Server
248 (5.854 %)GIS
341 (5.000 %)MySQL
415 (1.829 %)Oracle 8/8i
510 (1.220 %)Data Mining
69 (1.098 %)RDBMS
78 (0.976 %)Text Mining
87 (0.854 %)PostgreSQL
93 (0.366 %)SQL Server 7
102 (0.244 %)Oracle 9i
102 (0.244 %)Oracle Reports
111 (0.122 %)DB2
111 (0.122 %)MS Access
111 (0.122 %)Oracle 10g
111 (0.122 %)SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
136 (4.390 %)JUnit
215 (1.829 %)Flash
312 (1.463 %)Eclipse
44 (0.488 %)Visual Studio
44 (0.488 %)Ant
53 (0.366 %)VSS/SourceSafe
53 (0.366 %)WinRunner
53 (0.366 %)TestDirector
53 (0.366 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (0.366 %)LoadRunner
53 (0.366 %)SilkTest
53 (0.366 %)LabVIEW
62 (0.244 %)CruiseControl
62 (0.244 %)Selenium
71 (0.122 %)Subversion
71 (0.122 %)TestPartner
71 (0.122 %)StarTeam
71 (0.122 %)IntelliJ
71 (0.122 %)PowerBuilder
71 (0.122 %)ProC
General
183 (10.12 %)Pensions
272 (8.780 %)Health
363 (7.683 %)Telecoms
462 (7.561 %)Games
554 (6.585 %)Finance
637 (4.512 %)Education
721 (2.561 %)Insurance
820 (2.439 %)Multimedia
916 (1.951 %)Pharmaceutical
1014 (1.707 %)Online Games
1113 (1.585 %)Electronics
127 (0.854 %)Retail
136 (0.732 %)Music
136 (0.732 %)Construction
136 (0.732 %)Banking
145 (0.610 %)Electric
145 (0.610 %)Government
154 (0.488 %)Browser Games
154 (0.488 %)Marketing
163 (0.366 %)Billing
Job Titles
1435 (53.05 %)Developer
2173 (21.10 %)Java Developer
3162 (19.76 %)Software Engineer
4144 (17.56 %)Software Developer
564 (7.805 %)Graduate
657 (6.951 %)Senior Developer
751 (6.220 %)C++ Developer
848 (5.854 %)C# Developer
947 (5.732 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1045 (5.488 %)Programmer
1144 (5.366 %)Java Software Engineer
1240 (4.878 %)Web Developer
1338 (4.634 %)Java Software Developer
1437 (4.512 %)Junior
1437 (4.512 %)Team Leader
1533 (4.024 %)J2EE Developer
1631 (3.780 %)GIS Developer
1729 (3.537 %)Analyst
1729 (3.537 %)Consultant
1828 (3.415 %)C++ Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1149 (18.17 %)Computer Science
283 (10.12 %)Mathematics
326 (3.171 %)Web 2.0
423 (2.805 %)Physics
515 (1.829 %)Wiki
612 (1.463 %)Handset
711 (1.341 %)Client/Server
89 (1.098 %)Artificial Intelligence
98 (0.976 %)IPTV
98 (0.976 %)Informatics
107 (0.854 %)Cryptography
107 (0.854 %)PKI
116 (0.732 %)Neural Network
116 (0.732 %)Multithreading
116 (0.732 %)Biology
125 (0.610 %)Chemistry
125 (0.610 %)Java Card
125 (0.610 %)N-Tier
125 (0.610 %)Statistics
125 (0.610 %)Applied Mathematics
Operating Systems
1188 (22.93 %)Linux
2174 (21.22 %)UNIX
3166 (20.24 %)Windows
431 (3.780 %)Solaris
55 (0.610 %)Windows 2000
55 (0.610 %)Windows XP
63 (0.366 %)Windows NT
63 (0.366 %)AIX
63 (0.366 %)Embedded Linux
72 (0.244 %)Symbian OS
72 (0.244 %)SUSE
72 (0.244 %)Windows Mobile
81 (0.122 %)HPUX
81 (0.122 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1149 (18.17 %)OO
260 (7.317 %)UML
344 (5.366 %)Agile Software Development
344 (5.366 %)Software Engineering
422 (2.683 %)Content Management
519 (2.317 %)RUP
519 (2.317 %)E-Commerce
618 (2.195 %)Project Management
716 (1.951 %)Validation
716 (1.951 %)Automated Testing
716 (1.951 %)Web Development
811 (1.341 %)OOP
811 (1.341 %)OOD
910 (1.220 %)PRINCE2
910 (1.220 %)CAD
109 (1.098 %)Configuration Management
109 (1.098 %)Extreme Programming
117 (0.854 %)RAD
117 (0.854 %)Software Testing
126 (0.732 %)Web Design
Programming Languages
1375 (45.73 %)C++
2251 (30.61 %)C#
3210 (25.61 %)C
4173 (21.10 %)SQL
5121 (14.76 %)JavaScript
6104 (12.68 %)PHP
7103 (12.56 %)Perl
876 (9.268 %)Python
946 (5.610 %)VB
1027 (3.293 %)Magik
1123 (2.805 %)VB6
1219 (2.317 %)Embedded C
1317 (2.073 %)DHTML
1415 (1.829 %)PL/SQL
1415 (1.829 %)PowerShell
1510 (1.220 %)ActionScript
169 (1.098 %)VC++
177 (0.854 %)Delphi
177 (0.854 %)XPath
186 (0.732 %)Tcl
Qualifications
1327 (39.88 %)Degree
256 (6.829 %)PhD
39 (1.098 %)ISEB
47 (0.854 %)Sun Certification
55 (0.610 %)Postgraduate
63 (0.366 %)CISSP
71 (0.122 %)Microsoft Certification
71 (0.122 %)GIAC
71 (0.122 %)SCWCD
71 (0.122 %)SCBCD
71 (0.122 %)SCJP
71 (0.122 %)ISTQB
71 (0.122 %)SCJA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
131 (3.780 %)QA
24 (0.488 %)SLA
33 (0.366 %)ISO9001
System Software
14 (0.488 %)Active Directory
Vendors
192 (11.22 %)Oracle
246 (5.610 %)Microsoft
322 (2.683 %)IBM
412 (1.463 %)Symbian
511 (1.341 %)Sun
610 (1.220 %)Cognos
76 (0.732 %)SAP
76 (0.732 %)FileNet
85 (0.610 %)ESRI
93 (0.366 %)Wall Street Systems
102 (0.244 %)MKS
111 (0.122 %)ATG
111 (0.122 %)Compuware
111 (0.122 %)HP
111 (0.122 %)Dell
111 (0.122 %)Borland
111 (0.122 %)Red Hat
111 (0.122 %)Sony
111 (0.122 %)Sybase
111 (0.122 %)Adobe
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