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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Chester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3041
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads3233
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.014 %
As % of the category below9.969 %8.483 %
Salaries quoted2826
Average minimum salary£33,036£28,692
Average salary£37,161£30,519
% change on same period last year+21.76 %
Average maximum salary£41,286£32,346
UK excluding London average salary£40,104£40,189
% change on same period last year-0.21 %
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Chester
Matching permanent IT job ads321389
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.167 %
Salaries quoted302365
Average minimum salary£27,900£29,541
Average salary£30,914£31,795
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum salary£33,929£34,050
UK excluding London average salary£35,483£35,764
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Java CheshireJava
Cheshire

Java
Demand Trend

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

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Chester region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Chester Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

147 (58.02 %)J2EE
230 (37.04 %)XML
329 (35.80 %)Oracle
329 (35.80 %)EJB
427 (33.33 %)HTML
526 (32.10 %)WebServices
625 (30.86 %)SQL
723 (28.40 %)Finance
822 (27.16 %)CSS
916 (19.75 %)C++
916 (19.75 %)JBoss
1014 (17.28 %)JSP
1014 (17.28 %)PL/SQL
1014 (17.28 %)JavaScript
1014 (17.28 %)Oracle 9i
1014 (17.28 %)Hibernate
1113 (16.05 %)MySQL
1113 (16.05 %)SOAP
1113 (16.05 %)OO
1212 (14.81 %)Oracle Reports
1212 (14.81 %)JDBC
1311 (13.58 %)Web Development
1311 (13.58 %)PHP
1311 (13.58 %)XHTML
1311 (13.58 %)Integration Testing
1410 (12.35 %)Oracle 11i
1410 (12.35 %)CRM
1410 (12.35 %)WSDL
1410 (12.35 %)JDeveloper
1410 (12.35 %)JAX-RPC

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
147 (58.02 %)J2EE
230 (37.04 %)XML
329 (35.80 %)EJB
427 (33.33 %)HTML
526 (32.10 %)WebServices
622 (27.16 %)CSS
714 (17.28 %)JSP
714 (17.28 %)Hibernate
813 (16.05 %)SOAP
912 (14.81 %)JDBC
1011 (13.58 %)XHTML
1110 (12.35 %)WSDL
1110 (12.35 %)JAX-RPC
129 (11.11 %)Struts
129 (11.11 %)Django
138 (9.877 %)Spring
147 (8.642 %)XSL
156 (7.407 %).NET
156 (7.407 %)AJAX
165 (6.173 %).NET Framework
Chester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (19.75 %)JBoss
26 (7.407 %)Tomcat
34 (4.938 %)SAS
43 (3.704 %)WebLogic
51 (1.235 %)Tuxedo
51 (1.235 %)Apache
Chester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.469 %)MS Excel
12 (2.469 %)CA Clarity
Chester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (12.35 %)Oracle 11i
110 (12.35 %)Oracle EBS
110 (12.35 %)Oracle Applications
110 (12.35 %)Pivotal CRM
Chester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (11.11 %)HTTP
22 (2.469 %)Wireless
22 (2.469 %)GSM
Chester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (17.28 %)Oracle 9i
213 (16.05 %)MySQL
312 (14.81 %)Oracle Reports
410 (12.35 %)SQLPlus
56 (7.407 %)SQL Server
64 (4.938 %)Datawarehouse
64 (4.938 %)ETL
64 (4.938 %)Base SAS
73 (3.704 %)Oracle 8/8i
82 (2.469 %)Oracle 10g
82 (2.469 %)SQL Server 7
82 (2.469 %)SQL Server 2000
82 (2.469 %)SQL Server 2005
Chester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (12.35 %)Oracle Forms
110 (12.35 %)JDeveloper
23 (3.704 %)JIRA
32 (2.469 %)Selenium
32 (2.469 %)InstallShield
41 (1.235 %)Eclipse
41 (1.235 %)JUnit
Chester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (28.40 %)Finance
27 (8.642 %)Pensions
32 (2.469 %)Insurance
32 (2.469 %)Health
32 (2.469 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.235 %)Publishing
41 (1.235 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (1.235 %)Online Gambling
Chester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
151 (62.96 %)Developer
230 (37.04 %)Java Developer
312 (14.81 %)Oracle Developer
312 (14.81 %)J2EE Developer
411 (13.58 %)Java/J2EE Developer
510 (12.35 %)Software Engineer
67 (8.642 %)Software Developer
76 (7.407 %)Analyst
76 (7.407 %)Senior Developer
85 (6.173 %)Java Software Engineer
85 (6.173 %)Analyst Developer
85 (6.173 %)Java Analyst Developer
94 (4.938 %)Senior Java Developer
94 (4.938 %)Tester
103 (3.704 %)Team Leader
103 (3.704 %)C# Developer
103 (3.704 %)Java Team Leader
103 (3.704 %)Senior J2EE Developer
112 (2.469 %)Java Architect
112 (2.469 %)Software Tester
Chester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (9.877 %)W3C
Chester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (9.877 %)Linux
25 (6.173 %)UNIX
34 (4.938 %)Windows
34 (4.938 %)MVS
34 (4.938 %)Embedded Linux
42 (2.469 %)VxWorks
Chester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (16.05 %)OO
211 (13.58 %)Web Development
211 (13.58 %)Integration Testing
310 (12.35 %)CRM
47 (8.642 %)Agile Software Development
54 (4.938 %)Business Intelligence
54 (4.938 %)Unit Testing
62 (2.469 %)Regression Testing
62 (2.469 %)Test Scripting
62 (2.469 %)Automated Testing
62 (2.469 %)Software Engineering
71 (1.235 %)Business Analysis
71 (1.235 %)Software Testing
71 (1.235 %)Project Management
71 (1.235 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.235 %)Validation
71 (1.235 %)Web Design
Chester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (30.86 %)SQL
216 (19.75 %)C++
314 (17.28 %)JavaScript
314 (17.28 %)PL/SQL
411 (13.58 %)PHP
59 (11.11 %)Python
59 (11.11 %)PHP5
59 (11.11 %)PHP4
66 (7.407 %)VB
75 (6.173 %)C#
84 (4.938 %)C
93 (3.704 %)XPath
102 (2.469 %)Assembly Language
102 (2.469 %)VB6
Chester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (12.35 %)Oracle Certification
27 (8.642 %)Degree
32 (2.469 %)PhD
41 (1.235 %)ISEB
Chester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (35.80 %)Oracle
23 (3.704 %)Microsoft
32 (2.469 %)BEA
32 (2.469 %)Perforce