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This section looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank186152
Rank change on same period last yearDown-34
Matching permanent IT job ads2256
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.117 %2.439 %
Salaries quoted1449
Average minimum salary£35,429£33,265
Average salary£37,179£34,265
% change on same period last year+8.50 %
Average maximum salary£38,929£35,265
UK excluding London average salary£36,187£36,428
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads19692296
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.060 %0.957 %
Salaries quoted16751979
Average minimum salary£33,355£32,736
Average salary£36,722£35,765
% change on same period last year+2.67 %
Average maximum salary£40,088£38,793
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Swing South EastSwing
South East

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire Swing Salary Trend

Swing
Salary Histogram

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

Hampshire Swing Salary Histogram

Swing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Swing within the Hampshire 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
EastleighUp+48£42,000+18.86 %
SouthamptonUp+165£39,300-12.86 %
RomseyNew entry-1£37,500-
BasingstokeDown-621£22,500-26.00 %
Swing South EastSwing
South East

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Swing 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 Swing.

163 (100.00 %)Java
230 (47.62 %)Spring
325 (39.68 %)XML
424 (38.10 %)Struts
424 (38.10 %)Hibernate
424 (38.10 %)Agile Software Development
523 (36.51 %)J2SE
523 (36.51 %)MySQL
620 (31.75 %)OO
719 (30.16 %)SQL
817 (26.98 %)Eclipse
915 (23.81 %)Configuration Management
915 (23.81 %)Linux
1014 (22.22 %)UNIX
1111 (17.46 %)ClearCase
1210 (15.87 %)XML Schema
1210 (15.87 %)Ant
1210 (15.87 %)JUnit
1210 (15.87 %)HTML
1210 (15.87 %)Degree
1210 (15.87 %)Computer Science
1210 (15.87 %)Subversion
139 (14.29 %)JavaScript
139 (14.29 %)Solaris
148 (12.70 %)SQL Server
148 (12.70 %)Extreme Programming
148 (12.70 %)XHTML
148 (12.70 %)TDD
148 (12.70 %)Security Cleared
148 (12.70 %)Requirements Analysis

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (47.62 %)Spring
225 (39.68 %)XML
324 (38.10 %)Struts
324 (38.10 %)Hibernate
423 (36.51 %)J2SE
510 (15.87 %)XML Schema
510 (15.87 %)HTML
68 (12.70 %)XHTML
77 (11.11 %)J2EE
77 (11.11 %)SOAP
86 (9.524 %)JDBC
95 (7.937 %)JPA
103 (4.762 %)AJAX
103 (4.762 %)Servlets
112 (3.175 %)JSP
121 (1.587 %)EJB
121 (1.587 %)CSS
121 (1.587 %)XSLT
121 (1.587 %)JAXP
121 (1.587 %)JFC
Hampshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.587 %)WebLogic
11 (1.587 %)Tomcat
11 (1.587 %)Oracle Application Server
Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (7.937 %)Quicktime
Hampshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (36.51 %)MySQL
28 (12.70 %)SQL Server
31 (1.587 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (1.587 %)Oracle 9i
31 (1.587 %)TOAD
31 (1.587 %)RDBMS
31 (1.587 %)Oracle 10g
Hampshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (26.98 %)Eclipse
211 (17.46 %)ClearCase
310 (15.87 %)Ant
310 (15.87 %)JUnit
310 (15.87 %)Subversion
41 (1.587 %)Rational Rose
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (9.524 %)Pensions
25 (7.937 %)Retail
25 (7.937 %)Multimedia
33 (4.762 %)Health
42 (3.175 %)Education
51 (1.587 %)Government
51 (1.587 %)Electronics
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (87.30 %)Developer
251 (80.95 %)Java Developer
315 (23.81 %)Senior Developer
414 (22.22 %)Senior Java Developer
511 (17.46 %)Software Developer
511 (17.46 %)Java Software Developer
610 (15.87 %)Software Engineer
610 (15.87 %)Java Software Engineer
77 (11.11 %)Java Swing Developer
86 (9.524 %)Graduate
95 (7.937 %)Graduate Developer
95 (7.937 %)Graduate Java Developer
95 (7.937 %)Graduate Software Engineer
95 (7.937 %)Graduate Java Engineer
102 (3.175 %)Java/J2EE Developer
111 (1.587 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
111 (1.587 %)J2EE Developer
111 (1.587 %)J2EE Technical Architect
111 (1.587 %)Senior J2EE Technical Architect
111 (1.587 %)Senior Programmer
Hampshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (15.87 %)Computer Science
26 (9.524 %)MPEG
33 (4.762 %)Client/Server
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (23.81 %)Linux
214 (22.22 %)UNIX
39 (14.29 %)Solaris
42 (3.175 %)Red Hat Linux
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (38.10 %)Agile Software Development
220 (31.75 %)OO
315 (23.81 %)Configuration Management
48 (12.70 %)Extreme Programming
48 (12.70 %)TDD
48 (12.70 %)Requirements Analysis
48 (12.70 %)Security Cleared
57 (11.11 %)OOD
65 (7.937 %)OOA/OOD
74 (6.349 %)Test-First Development
74 (6.349 %)Software Engineering
82 (3.175 %)OOP
91 (1.587 %)UML
91 (1.587 %)RAD
91 (1.587 %)Web Development
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (100.00 %)Java
219 (30.16 %)SQL
39 (14.29 %)JavaScript
41 (1.587 %)C++
41 (1.587 %)DHTML
41 (1.587 %)XPath
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (15.87 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (3.175 %)Red Hat
21 (1.587 %)Oracle
21 (1.587 %)BEA