The first table below looks at the demand for J2EE skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 24 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 Application Development category for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Rank 101 53 33
Rank change year-on-year
-48 -20
Permanent jobs citing J2EE 201 401 550
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 2.432% 4.609% 5.765%
As % of the Application Development category 5.889% 9.731% 13.34%
Number of salaries quoted 175 276 381
Average salary £42,500 £42,750 £42,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-0.58% +1.78%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,200 £32,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +5.88%
All Application Development
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
3413 4121 4123
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 41.29% 47.37% 43.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3078 3511 3597
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £28,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
J2EE
England

J2EE
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

East of England J2EE Jobs Demand Trend

J2EE
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the East of England region.

East of England J2EE Salary Trend

J2EE
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2EE across the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

East of England J2EE Salary Histogram

J2EE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2EE within the East of England region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Hertfordshire -17 110 £47,500 +5.55%
Cambridgeshire -22 44 £41,000 -5.74%
Suffolk +19 34 £30,000 -35.82%
East Anglia +3 5 £40,000 -33.33%
Essex -55 5 £42,500 -
Bedfordshire -36 2 £58,750 +46.87%
J2EE
England

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

1 485 (92.73%) Java
2 242 (46.27%) Oracle
3 238 (45.51%) SQL
4 207 (39.58%) Spring
5 181 (34.61%) JavaScript
6 165 (31.55%) JSP
7 163 (31.17%) Hibernate
8 162 (30.98%) Finance
8 162 (30.98%) XML
9 154 (29.45%) Tomcat
10 144 (27.53%) WebSphere
11 136 (26.00%) Web Services
12 133 (25.43%) UNIX
13 123 (23.52%) JBoss
14 113 (21.61%) Degree
15 108 (20.65%) Retail
16 106 (20.27%) Linux
17 105 (20.08%) WebLogic
18 104 (19.89%) E-Commerce
19 102 (19.50%) Struts
19 102 (19.50%) Servlets
19 102 (19.50%) CSS
20 101 (19.31%) HTML
21 100 (19.12%) SQL Server
22 97 (18.55%) Agile Software Development
23 96 (18.36%) MVC
23 96 (18.36%) JDBC
24 94 (17.97%) IBM
25 91 (17.40%) Windows
26 86 (16.44%) SOAP

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

Application Development
1 207 (39.58%) Spring
2 165 (31.55%) JSP
3 163 (31.17%) Hibernate
4 162 (30.98%) XML
5 144 (27.53%) WebSphere
6 136 (26.00%) Web Services
7 102 (19.50%) Struts
7 102 (19.50%) Servlets
7 102 (19.50%) CSS
8 101 (19.31%) HTML
9 96 (18.36%) JDBC
10 86 (16.44%) SOAP
11 68 (13.00%) Ajax
12 67 (12.81%) REST
13 65 (12.43%) .NET
14 64 (12.24%) jQuery
15 52 (9.943%) JSON
16 50 (9.560%) EJB
17 49 (9.369%) XSLT
18 41 (7.839%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 154 (29.45%) Tomcat
2 105 (20.08%) WebLogic
3 85 (16.25%) Apache
4 72 (13.77%) WebSphere Application Server
5 51 (9.751%) IIS
6 26 (4.971%) MQSeries
7 25 (4.780%) IBM HTTP Server
8 20 (3.824%) Oracle Workflow
9 16 (3.059%) ESB
10 13 (2.486%) GlassFish
11 11 (2.103%) Oracle HTTP Server
12 10 (1.912%) WebSphere MQ
13 5 (0.956%) CMS
13 5 (0.956%) Windows Azure
14 4 (0.765%) RabbitMQ
15 3 (0.574%) SharePoint Server
16 2 (0.382%) Jetty
16 2 (0.382%) Oracle Application Server
16 2 (0.382%) Liferay
17 1 (0.191%) WebSphere Process Server
Applications
1 22 (4.207%) MS Excel
2 12 (2.294%) MS Office
3 4 (0.765%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (2.103%) Tridion
2 7 (1.338%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.191%) BASE24
3 1 (0.191%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.191%) Retail-J
Communications & Networking
1 56 (10.71%) HTTP
2 31 (5.927%) Internet
3 23 (4.398%) Firewall
4 13 (2.486%) HTTPS
5 9 (1.721%) FTP
6 7 (1.338%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.765%) ATM
8 2 (0.382%) Network Security
8 2 (0.382%) OpenLDAP
8 2 (0.382%) LDAP
9 1 (0.191%) DNS
9 1 (0.191%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (19.12%) SQL Server
2 69 (13.19%) MySQL
3 63 (12.05%) DB2
4 25 (4.780%) Oracle 8/8i
4 25 (4.780%) Oracle 10g
5 23 (4.398%) RDBMS
6 16 (3.059%) Oracle 11g
7 14 (2.677%) Big Data
8 12 (2.294%) NoSQL
9 10 (1.912%) SQL Server 2008
9 10 (1.912%) SQL Server 2005
10 9 (1.721%) MongoDB
11 7 (1.338%) TOAD
12 4 (0.765%) DbVisualizer
12 4 (0.765%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.382%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.382%) Informix
14 1 (0.191%) OLTP
14 1 (0.191%) Apache Cassandra
14 1 (0.191%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 64 (12.24%) Ant
2 54 (10.33%) Eclipse
3 53 (10.13%) Subversion
4 46 (8.795%) Maven
5 26 (4.971%) JUnit
6 16 (3.059%) Jenkins
7 14 (2.677%) Rational Application Developer
8 9 (1.721%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
8 9 (1.721%) Git (software)
9 8 (1.530%) QuickTest Pro
9 8 (1.530%) LoadRunner
10 5 (0.956%) NetBeans
10 5 (0.956%) Rhino Mocks
11 4 (0.765%) JIRA
12 3 (0.574%) Hudson
13 2 (0.382%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 2 (0.382%) ClearCase
14 1 (0.191%) Oracle Forms
14 1 (0.191%) JDeveloper
14 1 (0.191%) Mercurial
General
1 162 (30.98%) Finance
2 108 (20.65%) Retail
3 47 (8.987%) Games
4 15 (2.868%) Manufacturing
5 7 (1.338%) Telecoms
6 6 (1.147%) Automotive
7 5 (0.956%) Banking
8 4 (0.765%) Publishing
9 3 (0.574%) Marketing
9 3 (0.574%) French Language
10 2 (0.382%) Law
10 2 (0.382%) Legal
10 2 (0.382%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 314 (60.04%) Developer
2 264 (50.48%) Java Developer
3 82 (15.68%) Java/J2EE Developer
4 71 (13.58%) Senior Developer
5 65 (12.43%) Analyst
6 64 (12.24%) Senior Java Developer
7 54 (10.33%) Architect
8 51 (9.751%) Software Developer
9 42 (8.031%) J2EE Developer
10 38 (7.266%) Java Software Developer
11 36 (6.883%) Software Engineer
11 36 (6.883%) Support Analyst
12 33 (6.310%) Programmer
13 30 (5.736%) Web Developer
14 24 (4.589%) Junior
15 23 (4.398%) Applications Support
15 23 (4.398%) Graduate
16 22 (4.207%) Java Programmer
17 21 (4.015%) Administrator
18 19 (3.633%) Developer Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 51 (9.751%) Computer Science
2 31 (5.927%) Mobile App
3 21 (4.015%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (1.721%) SaaS
5 6 (1.147%) Speech Recognition
5 6 (1.147%) Kindle
5 6 (1.147%) N-Tier
6 5 (0.956%) Web 2.0
7 4 (0.765%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (0.765%) Informatics
7 4 (0.765%) PKI
7 4 (0.765%) Open Source
7 4 (0.765%) Management Information System
8 2 (0.382%) iPhone
8 2 (0.382%) Data Integration
8 2 (0.382%) SWIFT
8 2 (0.382%) Clustering
9 1 (0.191%) Replication
9 1 (0.191%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.191%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 133 (25.43%) UNIX
2 106 (20.27%) Linux
3 91 (17.40%) Windows
4 44 (8.413%) Solaris
5 40 (7.648%) AIX
6 19 (3.633%) Android
7 17 (3.250%) Apple iOS
8 13 (2.486%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (19.89%) E-Commerce
2 97 (18.55%) Agile Software Development
3 96 (18.36%) MVC
4 83 (15.87%) Web Development
5 75 (14.34%) TDD
6 56 (10.71%) SOA
7 49 (9.369%) UML
8 39 (7.457%) Scrum
9 36 (6.883%) Multithreading
10 30 (5.736%) Content Management
11 28 (5.354%) Unit Testing
12 26 (4.971%) OO
13 25 (4.780%) CRM
14 21 (4.015%) Workflow
15 20 (3.824%) Analytics
15 20 (3.824%) ERP
16 18 (3.442%) ITIL
17 17 (3.250%) Continuous Integration
18 16 (3.059%) Mobile Application Development
18 16 (3.059%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 485 (92.73%) Java
2 238 (45.51%) SQL
3 181 (34.61%) JavaScript
4 83 (15.87%) PL/SQL
5 39 (7.457%) Perl
6 29 (5.545%) Shell Script
7 26 (4.971%) C#
8 23 (4.398%) Bash shell
9 18 (3.442%) VB.NET
10 16 (3.059%) Python
11 14 (2.677%) Groovy
12 11 (2.103%) VB
13 10 (1.912%) Scala
13 10 (1.912%) WebLogic Scripting Tool
13 10 (1.912%) PHP
14 8 (1.530%) Ruby
14 8 (1.530%) C++
15 4 (0.765%) Korn
15 4 (0.765%) Lisp
16 2 (0.382%) JCL
Qualifications
1 113 (21.61%) Degree
2 14 (2.677%) Sun Certification
3 4 (0.765%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 4 (0.765%) Security Cleared
3 4 (0.765%) OCP
3 4 (0.765%) Oracle Certification
3 4 (0.765%) ISEB
3 4 (0.765%) CISSP
3 4 (0.765%) PhD
3 4 (0.765%) GIAC
4 2 (0.382%) SC Cleared
4 2 (0.382%) CTC Cleared
4 2 (0.382%) DV Cleared
4 2 (0.382%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (0.382%) Postgraduate
5 1 (0.191%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.191%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.442%) SLA
2 11 (2.103%) QA
3 6 (1.147%) ISO 9001
4 5 (0.956%) PCI DSS
5 4 (0.765%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.191%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 18 (3.442%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
2 4 (0.765%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.191%) vCloud
3 1 (0.191%) Xen
Systems Management
1 18 (3.442%) Tivoli
2 4 (0.765%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (0.765%) Nessus
3 1 (0.191%) Puppet
3 1 (0.191%) CFEngine
Vendors
1 242 (46.27%) Oracle
2 123 (23.52%) JBoss
3 94 (17.97%) IBM
4 30 (5.736%) Sun
5 28 (5.354%) Microsoft
6 16 (3.059%) BEA
7 6 (1.147%) Red Hat
8 5 (0.956%) Google
9 4 (0.765%) VocaLink
9 4 (0.765%) Salesforce.com
9 4 (0.765%) HP
9 4 (0.765%) VMware
10 3 (0.574%) Adobe
10 3 (0.574%) Cognos
11 2 (0.382%) Sybase
11 2 (0.382%) Business Objects
11 2 (0.382%) Perforce
12 1 (0.191%) Progress
12 1 (0.191%) Twitter
12 1 (0.191%) Endeca
St. Albans, Hertfordshire
This is an Oracle Database system and will involve coding in Java and J2EE framework... Preparing deployment and change request documentations for promotion of software into the production...
Clearwater People Solutions
Salary: £35000 - 45000 Per Annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Java Developer / J2EE Software Engineer Cambridge to £65k. Java Developer / J2EE Software Engineer (Spring Hibernate Tomcat Web Java J2EE)... Requirements: Strong object orientated Java development experience. Good knowledge...
Client Server
Salary: £50k to £65k + bonus + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Job Role: Java Developer / J2EE Software EngineerLocation: CambridgeSalary: £50k to £65k + bonus + benefits Java Developer / J2EE Software Engineer (Web J2EE Spring Hibernate Tomcat). Established start-up software house...
Client Server
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 per year
Posted: 22 May 2013
Hertfordshire
You will be joining a team of developers on change projects on existing systems where the knowledge of JAVA / J2EE web application experience is needed. Essential experience needed :-...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Summary: Growing security provider needs experienced Systems Architect, J2EE, Oracle programming, Cambridge or Munich, to £very competitive + benefits... Degree educated, the Architect will be experienced with mobile network...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £highly competitive + benefits
Posted: 26 April 2013
Hertford, South East
Java, J2ee, Developer, Web, Senior, ApplicationI am looking for two talented Senior Developers with a strong Java/J2EE background to work for a rapidly expanding company who specialise...
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Develop solutions using several core technologies like Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP, Oracle, SQL, HTML, and XML... Keywords: Java Software Developer Senior Java Software Developer, UI Java Developer, Java...
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £40,000 to £50,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Hertford, Hertfordshire
Working knowledge of XML, XML Schema and XSLT. Web Development - JSP, Servlets, JavaScript. Working knowledge of at least one J2EE container such as Tomcat, JBoss, Websphere or Weblogic.....
Parham Consulting
Salary: From £40,000 to £60,000 per annum £40,000 - £60,000 Depending on exper
Posted: 24 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Core skills and experience *Strong Java programming skills including the use of Java 1.5+ language features *Database Development on MSSQL, Oracle or MySQL using SQL and JDBC *...
Computer People
Salary: £55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Rickmansworth, South East
As an experienced Middleware Engineer you will be asked to deliver an outstanding level of Middleware Administration support across all live payment systems, ensuring that the systems meet...
Claremont Consulting
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Implement and test Middleware installs and upgrades. Provide strategy guidance and deliver future Middleware solutions... Oracle Weblogic administration ( 8,9,10). Oracle Weblogic Scripting Tool. Apache HTTP Server...
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
This role will include liaisons with other technical teams under IT infrastructure and Networks such as Unix services, Database services, Application Support and Capacity as well as liaison...
Volt
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Total package £59,000
Posted: 25 May 2013
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
The successful ASP.Net Web Developer (JavaScript, HTML and CSS) should have knowledge of one of the following; VB/VB.Net, C#, Content Management systems, Tridion, jQuery, Oracle...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + 20% bonus, Health and Pension
Posted: 20 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Oracle Weblogic administration (8,9,10) - Oracle Weblogic scripting took - Apache HTTP Server Administration - Troubleshooting Middleware/ Java environments - Unix (ideally Solaris) - Shell scripting/ Python - Experience of the above...
Volt
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + Total package £59,000
Posted: 24 May 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
Exciting company in the Financial Services sector are currently recruiting for a Middleware Engineer.Essential skills:3-4 years experience in a demanding, high availability environment Oracle Weblogic...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £60000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 18 May 2013
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
This role will include liaisons with other technical teams under I.T Infrastructure & Networks such as Unix Services, Database Services, Essential: *3-4 years' experience in a demanding,...
RDF Resources
Salary: £50000 per annum + £59,000 package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertfordshire
Key skills: Expertise in Solaris version 10 and Red Hat Linux Stong business applications experience around Oracle, J2EE applications containers Demonstrable experience of working within a ITIL environment.
Robert Walters
Salary: £350 - £375 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The role includes the line and task management of the team, helping define and implement the test strategy, producing test effort estimates and resourcing and scheduling requests for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following:-Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject -Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following: Educated to degree level either in a science or engineering based subject Formal qualifications in testing (Foundation level of ISEB Software Testing) -...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £33000 per annum + + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013