The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT jobs advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 21 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 Programming Languages category for the Essex region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 23 11 15
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +4
Permanent jobs citing Java 68 223 163
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 6.960% 16.01% 12.99%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.23% 23.95% 23.66%
Number of salaries quoted 60 174 131
Average salary £44,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
556 931 689
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 56.91% 66.83% 54.90%
Number of salaries quoted 482 760 586
Average salary £39,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Java
East of England

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Essex Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Essex Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Essex Java Salary Histogram

Java
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 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
Witham - 14 £50,000 -
Basildon -13 11 £45,000 +28.57%
Brentwood -9 9 £42,500 -37.03%
Colchester -3 7 £38,500 +2.66%
Chelmsford -4 6 £43,000 +22.85%
Harlow -2 1 - -
Billericay - 1 £32,500 -
Java
East of England

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1 94 (58.02%) .NET
2 82 (50.62%) SQL Server
3 71 (43.83%) XML
4 69 (42.59%) SQL
5 62 (38.27%) Finance
6 51 (31.48%) C#
7 46 (28.40%) Oracle
8 43 (26.54%) HTML
9 39 (24.07%) VB.NET
10 38 (23.46%) ASP.NET
10 38 (23.46%) Degree
11 36 (22.22%) Windows
11 36 (22.22%) JBoss
12 33 (20.37%) IIS
13 31 (19.14%) CSS
13 31 (19.14%) JavaScript
14 29 (17.90%) OO
15 27 (16.67%) SQL Server 2005
15 27 (16.67%) Apache
16 26 (16.05%) J2EE
17 24 (14.81%) XSLT
17 24 (14.81%) RDBMS
17 24 (14.81%) Microsoft
18 23 (14.20%) Oracle 11g
19 22 (13.58%) jQuery
19 22 (13.58%) VB
20 21 (12.96%) Spring
20 21 (12.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
21 20 (12.35%) SQL Server 2008
21 20 (12.35%) MVC

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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
1 94 (58.02%) .NET
2 71 (43.83%) XML
3 43 (26.54%) HTML
4 38 (23.46%) ASP.NET
5 31 (19.14%) CSS
6 26 (16.05%) J2EE
7 24 (14.81%) XSLT
8 22 (13.58%) jQuery
9 21 (12.96%) Spring
10 19 (11.73%) XSD
11 17 (10.49%) Web Services
12 14 (8.642%) SOAP
13 12 (7.407%) Ajax
14 11 (6.790%) JSP
15 10 (6.173%) Java EE
16 9 (5.556%) Node.js
16 9 (5.556%) ASP.NET MVC
16 9 (5.556%) GWT
16 9 (5.556%) WebSphere
16 9 (5.556%) Hibernate
Application Platforms
1 33 (20.37%) IIS
2 27 (16.67%) Apache
3 17 (10.49%) WebLogic
4 16 (9.877%) GlassFish
4 16 (9.877%) Tomcat
5 11 (6.790%) Umbraco
6 9 (5.556%) ESB
7 8 (4.938%) Oracle Workflow
7 8 (4.938%) Oracle Application Server
8 6 (3.704%) SharePoint
9 4 (2.469%) MSMQ
9 4 (2.469%) Force.com
10 3 (1.852%) Captiva
11 2 (1.235%) Liferay
12 1 (0.617%) Lotus Notes
12 1 (0.617%) Lotus Domino
12 1 (0.617%) JRun
12 1 (0.617%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 6 (3.704%) Simulink
2 4 (2.469%) MS Excel
2 4 (2.469%) Photoshop
3 3 (1.852%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.235%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (1.235%) MS Project
4 2 (1.235%) MS Office
5 1 (0.617%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.617%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 1 (0.617%) AWD
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.025%) Firewall
2 8 (4.938%) TCP/IP
2 8 (4.938%) SAN
3 4 (2.469%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (2.469%) Cisco ICM
3 4 (2.469%) FTP
3 4 (2.469%) DNS
4 3 (1.852%) SMS
5 2 (1.235%) LDAP
6 1 (0.617%) OpenLDAP
6 1 (0.617%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (50.62%) SQL Server
2 27 (16.67%) SQL Server 2005
3 24 (14.81%) RDBMS
4 23 (14.20%) Oracle 11g
5 20 (12.35%) SQL Server 2008
6 17 (10.49%) MySQL
7 15 (9.259%) Oracle 10g
8 13 (8.025%) Oracle 8/8i
9 10 (6.173%) Oracle Reports
10 8 (4.938%) SQLPlus
11 4 (2.469%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (2.469%) Data Mining
12 3 (1.852%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 2 (1.235%) DB2
Development Applications
1 13 (8.025%) Visual Studio
1 13 (8.025%) Maven
2 9 (5.556%) Subversion
3 8 (4.938%) Ant
3 8 (4.938%) Oracle Forms
4 6 (3.704%) LabVIEW
5 5 (3.086%) ClearCase
6 3 (1.852%) Jenkins
6 3 (1.852%) Hudson
6 3 (1.852%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (1.235%) NUnit
7 2 (1.235%) PROIV
8 1 (0.617%) Git (software)
8 1 (0.617%) JUnit
8 1 (0.617%) Xcode
General
1 62 (38.27%) Finance
2 6 (3.704%) Aerospace
2 6 (3.704%) Back Office
3 5 (3.086%) Automotive
4 3 (1.852%) Multimedia
5 2 (1.235%) Marketing
5 2 (1.235%) Electronics
5 2 (1.235%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.617%) Retail
6 1 (0.617%) Publishing
6 1 (0.617%) Military
Job Titles
1 95 (58.64%) Developer
2 29 (17.90%) .NET Developer
3 20 (12.35%) Analyst
4 18 (11.11%) Consultant
5 17 (10.49%) Software Developer
5 17 (10.49%) Java Developer
6 15 (9.259%) Support Analyst
6 15 (9.259%) Applications Support
6 15 (9.259%) Applications Support Analyst
7 11 (6.790%) Graduate
7 11 (6.790%) Senior Consultant
7 11 (6.790%) Programmer
8 10 (6.173%) C# Developer
8 10 (6.173%) Technical Consultant
8 10 (6.173%) Senior Developer
9 9 (5.556%) DBA
9 9 (5.556%) Software Manager
9 9 (5.556%) Graduate Developer
10 8 (4.938%) Oracle DBA
10 8 (4.938%) Java Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 15 (9.259%) Computer Science
2 8 (4.938%) Replication
3 6 (3.704%) VHDL
4 5 (3.086%) Open Source
5 4 (2.469%) RIA
5 4 (2.469%) SaaS
6 3 (1.852%) Machine Learning
6 3 (1.852%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (1.852%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.235%) N-Tier
8 1 (0.617%) iSeries
8 1 (0.617%) PDA
8 1 (0.617%) Wiki
8 1 (0.617%) Data Integration
Operating Systems
1 36 (22.22%) Windows
2 21 (12.96%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 17 (10.49%) Linux
4 12 (7.407%) UNIX
5 7 (4.321%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (3.086%) Android
7 4 (2.469%) Windows Server 2003
8 3 (1.852%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.617%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (17.90%) OO
2 20 (12.35%) MVC
2 20 (12.35%) Workflow
3 17 (10.49%) E-Commerce
3 17 (10.49%) Change Control
4 13 (8.025%) Agile Software Development
5 10 (6.173%) Software Engineering
5 10 (6.173%) Incident Management
5 10 (6.173%) Configuration Management
5 10 (6.173%) MVVM
6 9 (5.556%) Wealth Management
6 9 (5.556%) TDD
6 9 (5.556%) Stakeholder Management
7 8 (4.938%) ETL
7 8 (4.938%) Unit Testing
8 7 (4.321%) Project Management
9 6 (3.704%) OOP
9 6 (3.704%) Software Architecture
10 5 (3.086%) UML
10 5 (3.086%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 69 (42.59%) SQL
2 51 (31.48%) C#
3 39 (24.07%) VB.NET
4 31 (19.14%) JavaScript
5 22 (13.58%) VB
6 19 (11.73%) PL/SQL
7 16 (9.877%) C++
8 15 (9.259%) PHP
9 13 (8.025%) Objective-C
10 9 (5.556%) MATLAB
10 9 (5.556%) VB6
11 8 (4.938%) Shell Script
11 8 (4.938%) VBA
11 8 (4.938%) VBScript
12 7 (4.321%) Python
13 4 (2.469%) XPath
13 4 (2.469%) Tcl
13 4 (2.469%) PowerShell
13 4 (2.469%) Apex Code
14 3 (1.852%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 38 (23.46%) Degree
2 3 (1.852%) SC Cleared
2 3 (1.852%) Security Cleared
3 2 (1.235%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (1.235%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (1.235%) MCP
4 1 (0.617%) HND
4 1 (0.617%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.235%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (4.938%) Oracle RMAN
2 4 (2.469%) Active Directory
3 3 (1.852%) vSphere
3 3 (1.852%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 8 (4.938%) Tivoli
1 8 (4.938%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 8 (4.938%) Data Guard
2 4 (2.469%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 46 (28.40%) Oracle
2 36 (22.22%) JBoss
3 24 (14.81%) Microsoft
4 14 (8.642%) Salesforce.com
5 8 (4.938%) Google
6 7 (4.321%) Adobe
6 7 (4.321%) Cisco
7 3 (1.852%) Verint
7 3 (1.852%) Business Objects
7 3 (1.852%) Genesys
7 3 (1.852%) Open Text
7 3 (1.852%) Kofax
7 3 (1.852%) VMware
8 2 (1.235%) IBM
9 1 (0.617%) Lotus
9 1 (0.617%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.617%) Apple
Essex
Our client a global media and publishing organisation requires a Data Interface Developer to work as part of an exciting programme of digital transformation and where technology innovation...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £42000 - £43000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Essex, South East
NET Developer£25,000 - £30,000Mint recruitment is currently resourcing for a .NET Developer who is actively looking for a new and exciting challenge. Based in Essex the ...
Mint
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Pension
Posted: 10 May 2013
Harlow, Essex
This particular team manages and developsthe data solutions for the online/e-commerce platforms used by the business. Key responsibilities: * Developing and delivering data integration software interface components,...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £40000.00 - £43000.00 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Billericay, Essex
30k-£35K plus bonus and stock options An established company are looking for an outstanding Software Developer with strong .NET skills to join their growing team. As the...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 to £35000 per annum - plus Bonus and Stock Options
Posted: 19 May 2013
Saffron Walden, Essex
Experience with HPC, distributed computing and large datasets (Big Data) A solid degree in Computer Science or related discipline... WISA) or Linux (e.g. LAMP). Pick your choice...
Illumina
Salary: From £38,000 to £45,000 per annum package inclusive of shares, pension
Posted: 9 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
Skills/Experience/Qualifications required to perform the role Essential: - DBA experience with Oracle 10g / 11g Standard Edition Databases on the Microsoft Windows platform. - Oracle Database Performance Tuning (manual) -...
Xuber
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Basildon, Essex, South East
Position: Software Engineer (Control Systems) Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 Job description We require a Software Engineer (Control Systems) based onsite with a major...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP35,000 - GBP45,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow) -Experience with both hand C code and auto-generated C code... perl, java, jscript, html, matlab, python, etc...) -Experience with dSpace Targetlink... PVCS, ClearCase, ClearQuest,...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Essex, South East
The systems are a mix of in-house developed, vendor developed and ASP deployed and utilise a number of underlying technologies including DB2, IMS, PL/1, Java, Websphere,...
Argyll Scott International
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013