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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Fife 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank37
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads258
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.003 %
As % of the category below34.72 %27.59 %
Salaries quoted138
Average minimum salary£35,077£20,125
Average salary£37,962£25,188
% change on same period last year+50.71 %
Average maximum salary£40,846£30,250
UK excluding London average salary£40,161£40,237
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Fife IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Fife
Matching permanent IT job ads7229
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted5425
Average minimum salary£29,534£21,585
Average salary£32,490£25,244
% change on same period last year+28.70 %
Average maximum salary£35,447£28,902
UK excluding London average salary£35,506£35,791
% change on same period last year-0.79 %
Java ScotlandJava
Scotland

Java
Demand Trend

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

Fife 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 Fife region.

Fife Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Fife region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Fife 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 Fife region over the 3 months to 10 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
DunfermlineDown-41£22,500-8.16 %
KirkcaldyNew entry-1£40,000-
Java ScotlandJava
Scotland

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

134 (50.75 %)Linux
225 (37.31 %)C++
320 (29.85 %)C
320 (29.85 %)Degree
418 (26.87 %)UML
515 (22.39 %)Computer Science
612 (17.91 %)Telecoms
612 (17.91 %)C#
612 (17.91 %)J2EE
711 (16.42 %)PostgreSQL
810 (14.93 %)Informix
99 (13.43 %)DB2
99 (13.43 %)TCP/IP
99 (13.43 %)Software Engineering
108 (11.94 %)Windows CE
108 (11.94 %)ISO9001
108 (11.94 %)MATLAB
108 (11.94 %)Project Management
108 (11.94 %)Finance
108 (11.94 %)Automotive
108 (11.94 %)HTML
108 (11.94 %)Windows
108 (11.94 %)OO
108 (11.94 %)XML
117 (10.45 %)CRM
117 (10.45 %)PowerBuilder
126 (8.955 %)System Testing
126 (8.955 %)Oracle
135 (7.463 %)Perl
135 (7.463 %)JSP

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Fife 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.

Fife IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (17.91 %)J2EE
28 (11.94 %)HTML
28 (11.94 %)XML
35 (7.463 %)JSP
44 (5.970 %)Servlets
44 (5.970 %)ASP
44 (5.970 %)EJB
53 (4.478 %).NET
53 (4.478 %)CORBA
62 (2.985 %)MVC
62 (2.985 %)Symfony
62 (2.985 %)CakePHP
71 (1.493 %)WinForms
71 (1.493 %)Ruby on Rails
71 (1.493 %)Swing
Fife IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.478 %)Apache
22 (2.985 %)Tomcat
31 (1.493 %)SharePoint
31 (1.493 %)JBoss
Fife IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (11.94 %)MATLAB
21 (1.493 %)MS Excel
Fife IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.493 %)Microsoft CRM
11 (1.493 %)Dynamics CRM
Fife IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (13.43 %)TCP/IP
24 (5.970 %)Broadband
Fife IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (16.42 %)PostgreSQL
210 (14.93 %)Informix
39 (13.43 %)DB2
43 (4.478 %)MySQL
43 (4.478 %)SQL Server
51 (1.493 %)TOAD
51 (1.493 %)SQL Server 2005
Fife IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (10.45 %)PowerBuilder
22 (2.985 %)Subversion
31 (1.493 %)Ant
Fife IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (17.91 %)Telecoms
28 (11.94 %)Finance
28 (11.94 %)Automotive
35 (7.463 %)Education
44 (5.970 %)Mobile Games
44 (5.970 %)Games
44 (5.970 %)Billing
44 (5.970 %)Telemarketing
Fife IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (43.28 %)Software Engineer
222 (32.84 %)Developer
316 (23.88 %)Senior Software Engineer
415 (22.39 %)Java Developer
57 (10.45 %)Junior
57 (10.45 %)Java Software Engineer
57 (10.45 %)Junior Developer
66 (8.955 %)Junior Java Developer
66 (8.955 %)Senior Java Software Engineer
66 (8.955 %)Senior Java Developer
66 (8.955 %)Senior Developer
74 (5.970 %)Development Manager
83 (4.478 %)C++ Developer
83 (4.478 %)Software Architect
83 (4.478 %)Graduate
83 (4.478 %)Architect
83 (4.478 %)C Developer
92 (2.985 %)Software Developer
92 (2.985 %)J2EE Developer
92 (2.985 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Fife IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (22.39 %)Computer Science
Fife IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
134 (50.75 %)Linux
28 (11.94 %)Windows CE
28 (11.94 %)Windows
33 (4.478 %)Solaris
41 (1.493 %)UNIX
Fife IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (26.87 %)UML
29 (13.43 %)Software Engineering
38 (11.94 %)Project Management
38 (11.94 %)OO
47 (10.45 %)CRM
56 (8.955 %)System Testing
64 (5.970 %)Web Development
64 (5.970 %)Release Management
73 (4.478 %)Configuration Management
81 (1.493 %)Service Delivery
Fife IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (37.31 %)C++
220 (29.85 %)C
312 (17.91 %)C#
45 (7.463 %)Perl
53 (4.478 %)PHP
53 (4.478 %)SQL
62 (2.985 %)VB
71 (1.493 %)VB.NET
71 (1.493 %)Shell Script
71 (1.493 %)VB6
71 (1.493 %)Ruby
71 (1.493 %)PL/SQL
Fife IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (29.85 %)Degree
Fife IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (11.94 %)ISO9001
23 (4.478 %)QA
Fife IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (8.955 %)Oracle
21 (1.493 %)Microsoft