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The table below looks at the demand for Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SWT over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStandard Widget Toolkit (SWT)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank116-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.151 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted00
Average minimum salary--
Average salary--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary--
UK excluding London average salary£38,182£45,280
% change on same period last year-15.67 %
Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads663816
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.387 %0.350 %
Salaries quoted575744
Average minimum salary£36,083£37,182
Average salary£38,442£39,513
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Average maximum salary£40,801£41,845
UK excluding London average salary£35,966£36,644
% change on same period last year-1.85 %
SWT East of EnglandSWT
East of England

SWT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SWT across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Essex SWT Demand Trend

SWT
Salary Trend

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

Essex SWT Salary Trend

SWT
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SWT within the Essex region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
ColchesterNew entry-1--
SWT East of EnglandSWT
East of England

SWT
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing SWT 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 SWT.

14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)Swing
23 (75.00 %)PL/SQL
23 (75.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)Oracle
31 (25.00 %)JSP
31 (25.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)XHTML
31 (25.00 %)Hibernate
31 (25.00 %)C++
31 (25.00 %)Spring
31 (25.00 %)Degree

SWT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing SWT 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 SWT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)Swing
21 (25.00 %)XHTML
21 (25.00 %)Hibernate
21 (25.00 %)Spring
21 (25.00 %)JSP
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
14 (100.00 %)Java Developer
23 (75.00 %)Java Swing Developer
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Linux
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)PL/SQL
23 (75.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)C++
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Oracle