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This section looks at the demand for Groovy skills within the England region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Groovy over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGroovy
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank842971
Rank change on same period last yearUp+129
Matching permanent IT job ads595
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.072 %0.005 %
Salaries quoted493
Average minimum salary£46,471£38,333
Average salary£52,784£42,500
% change on same period last year+24.19 %
Average maximum salary£59,096£46,667
UK excluding London average salary£31,458£37,500
% change on same period last year-16.11 %
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
England
Matching permanent IT job ads82002105733
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled44.15 %44.07 %
Salaries quoted6994386045
Average minimum salary£37,559£39,464
Average salary£41,237£43,301
% change on same period last year-4.76 %
Average maximum salary£44,914£47,138
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
Groovy UKGroovy
UK

Groovy
Demand Trend

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

England Groovy Demand Trend

Groovy
Salary Trend

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

England Groovy Salary Trend

Groovy
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Groovy across the England region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

England Groovy Salary Histogram

Groovy
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Groovy within the England region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
LondonUp+13950£59,181+31.51 %
South WestNew entry-4£28,750-
North WestNew entry-3£34,167-
South EastUp+472£33,750-10.00 %
YorkshireNew entry-1£35,000-
Groovy UKGroovy
UK

Groovy
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Groovy 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 Groovy.

177 (92.77 %)Java
246 (55.42 %)Ruby
338 (45.78 %)Python
434 (40.96 %)OO
434 (40.96 %)Perl
530 (36.14 %)J2EE
530 (36.14 %)Data Modelling
628 (33.73 %)OOA/OOD
628 (33.73 %)C++
726 (31.33 %)Spring
824 (28.92 %)Hibernate
824 (28.92 %)Investment Management
922 (26.51 %)Grails
922 (26.51 %)JavaScript
922 (26.51 %)UNIX
1018 (21.69 %)HTML
1018 (21.69 %)Tomcat
1117 (20.48 %)Linux
1117 (20.48 %)AJAX
1216 (19.28 %)MVC
1216 (19.28 %)Oracle
1216 (19.28 %)XML
1216 (19.28 %)Adobe Flex
1315 (18.07 %)Education
1414 (16.87 %)SOAP
1414 (16.87 %)Windows
1414 (16.87 %)SQL Server
1513 (15.66 %)Sybase
1513 (15.66 %)SQL
1513 (15.66 %)Finance

Groovy
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Groovy 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 Groovy. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (36.14 %)J2EE
226 (31.33 %)Spring
324 (28.92 %)Hibernate
422 (26.51 %)Grails
518 (21.69 %)HTML
617 (20.48 %)AJAX
716 (19.28 %)MVC
716 (19.28 %)Adobe Flex
716 (19.28 %)XML
814 (16.87 %)SOAP
912 (14.46 %)JSP
1011 (13.25 %)CSS
119 (10.84 %)EJB
119 (10.84 %)Struts
128 (9.639 %)JDBC
137 (8.434 %)Servlets
137 (8.434 %)WebSphere
145 (6.024 %)JNDI
145 (6.024 %)JSTL
145 (6.024 %)Flex 2
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (21.69 %)Tomcat
212 (14.46 %)Apache
37 (8.434 %)WebLogic
44 (4.819 %)JBoss
44 (4.819 %)Mathematica
51 (1.205 %)ColdFusion
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (4.819 %)MATLAB
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (6.024 %)HTTP
15 (6.024 %)SSL
22 (2.410 %)X.509
31 (1.205 %)Internet
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (16.87 %)SQL Server
211 (13.25 %)MySQL
37 (8.434 %)RDBMS
43 (3.614 %)PostgreSQL
51 (1.205 %)GIS
51 (1.205 %)OLAP
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (7.229 %)Ant
16 (7.229 %)JUnit
16 (7.229 %)Subversion
25 (6.024 %)Eclipse
34 (4.819 %)PVCS
43 (3.614 %)IntelliJ
52 (2.410 %)Selenium
61 (1.205 %)Flash
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (18.07 %)Education
213 (15.66 %)Finance
37 (8.434 %)Banking
42 (2.410 %)Investment Banking
42 (2.410 %)Insurance
42 (2.410 %)Telecoms
42 (2.410 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (1.205 %)Front Office
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
160 (72.29 %)Developer
237 (44.58 %)Java Developer
332 (38.55 %)Software Engineer
421 (25.30 %)Senior Developer
520 (24.10 %)Senior Software Engineer
619 (22.89 %)Java Software Engineer
716 (19.28 %)Software Developer
716 (19.28 %)Senior Software Developer
813 (15.66 %)C++/Java Developer
813 (15.66 %)C++ Developer
911 (13.25 %)C++ Software Engineer
911 (13.25 %)Graduate
911 (13.25 %)Graduate Software Engineer
911 (13.25 %)Graduate Developer
107 (8.434 %)Java/J2EE Developer
107 (8.434 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
116 (7.229 %)Junior Developer
116 (7.229 %)Junior
116 (7.229 %)Web Developer
125 (6.024 %)Junior Java Developer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.434 %)Mathematics
25 (6.024 %)Cryptography
25 (6.024 %)PKI
34 (4.819 %)Physics
43 (3.614 %)Computer Science
52 (2.410 %)Equities
61 (1.205 %)Management Information System
61 (1.205 %)Web 2.0
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (26.51 %)UNIX
217 (20.48 %)Linux
314 (16.87 %)Windows
43 (3.614 %)AIX
43 (3.614 %)Solaris
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (40.96 %)OO
230 (36.14 %)Data Modelling
328 (33.73 %)OOA/OOD
424 (28.92 %)Investment Management
513 (15.66 %)Software Engineering
513 (15.66 %)TDD
611 (13.25 %)Scrum
79 (10.84 %)Agile Software Development
86 (7.229 %)SOA
95 (6.024 %)E-Commerce
95 (6.024 %)Automated Testing
95 (6.024 %)Unit Testing
104 (4.819 %)Web Development
104 (4.819 %)UML
113 (3.614 %)OOP
113 (3.614 %)OOD
113 (3.614 %)Data Analysis
122 (2.410 %)Pair Programming
122 (2.410 %)RUP
122 (2.410 %)Release Management
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
177 (92.77 %)Java
246 (55.42 %)Ruby
338 (45.78 %)Python
434 (40.96 %)Perl
528 (33.73 %)C++
622 (26.51 %)JavaScript
713 (15.66 %)SQL
811 (13.25 %)PHP
95 (6.024 %)PL/SQL
95 (6.024 %)ActionScript
95 (6.024 %)C
95 (6.024 %)PHP5
95 (6.024 %)PHP4
103 (3.614 %)Shell Script
103 (3.614 %)Jython
111 (1.205 %)XPath
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (15.66 %)Degree
24 (4.819 %)Sun Certification
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.410 %)ISO9001
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (19.28 %)Oracle
213 (15.66 %)Sybase
37 (8.434 %)Sun
45 (6.024 %)Adobe
54 (4.819 %)Perforce
62 (2.410 %)Vignette