The first table below looks at the demand for J2EE skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 20 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 Application Development category for the Leeds region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Rank 74 52 44
Rank change year-on-year
-22 -8
Permanent jobs citing J2EE 74 96 91
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 2.846% 4.545% 5.044%
As % of the Application Development category 6.994% 9.257% 10.73%
Number of salaries quoted 64 79 89
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +5.88%
All Application Development
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
1058 1037 848
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 40.69% 49.10% 47.01%
Number of salaries quoted 850 947 767
Average salary £34,000 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.85% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
J2EE
West Yorkshire

J2EE
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Leeds J2EE Jobs Demand Trend

J2EE
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the Leeds region.

Leeds J2EE Salary Trend

J2EE
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2EE across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Leeds J2EE Salary Histogram

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

1 200 (96.62%) Java
2 112 (54.11%) Spring
3 93 (44.93%) SQL
4 87 (42.03%) Oracle
5 83 (40.10%) Hibernate
6 69 (33.33%) JavaScript
6 69 (33.33%) Tomcat
7 67 (32.37%) Agile Software Development
8 61 (29.47%) Maven
9 60 (28.99%) JSP
10 58 (28.02%) WebLogic
10 58 (28.02%) JBoss
11 55 (26.57%) Java EE
12 52 (25.12%) .NET
13 51 (24.64%) XML
13 51 (24.64%) OO
14 50 (24.15%) Web Services
15 48 (23.19%) HTML
16 43 (20.77%) JUnit
17 42 (20.29%) Hudson
18 39 (18.84%) MySQL
19 37 (17.87%) Struts
19 37 (17.87%) RDBMS
19 37 (17.87%) Apache
20 36 (17.39%) WebSphere
21 34 (16.43%) UNIX
22 33 (15.94%) Enterprise Software
23 32 (15.46%) jQuery
24 30 (14.49%) Selenium
24 30 (14.49%) CSS

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 112 (54.11%) Spring
2 83 (40.10%) Hibernate
3 60 (28.99%) JSP
4 55 (26.57%) Java EE
5 52 (25.12%) .NET
6 51 (24.64%) XML
7 50 (24.15%) Web Services
8 48 (23.19%) HTML
9 37 (17.87%) Struts
10 36 (17.39%) WebSphere
11 32 (15.46%) jQuery
12 30 (14.49%) CSS
13 29 (14.01%) JSF
14 27 (13.04%) JPA
15 26 (12.56%) Ajax
16 24 (11.59%) SOAP
17 23 (11.11%) Middleware
18 22 (10.63%) Spring Integration
19 20 (9.662%) Apache Flex
19 20 (9.662%) Servlets
Application Platforms
1 69 (33.33%) Tomcat
2 58 (28.02%) WebLogic
3 37 (17.87%) Apache
4 10 (4.831%) iPlanet
4 10 (4.831%) ATG Dynamo
5 7 (3.382%) GlassFish
5 7 (3.382%) Liferay
6 3 (1.449%) Oracle Application Server
7 2 (0.966%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.483%) Adobe CQ
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.314%) HTTP
2 3 (1.449%) SAN
2 3 (1.449%) LAN
2 3 (1.449%) WAN
3 2 (0.966%) BSS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (18.84%) MySQL
2 37 (17.87%) RDBMS
3 17 (8.213%) SQL Server
4 13 (6.280%) DB2
5 11 (5.314%) GIS
6 3 (1.449%) Oracle 11g
7 2 (0.966%) Oracle 8/8i
8 1 (0.483%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 61 (29.47%) Maven
2 43 (20.77%) JUnit
3 42 (20.29%) Hudson
4 30 (14.49%) Selenium
5 26 (12.56%) Subversion
6 16 (7.729%) JMeter
7 14 (6.763%) JBehave
8 5 (2.415%) QALoad
9 4 (1.932%) Eclipse
10 3 (1.449%) QuickTest Pro
10 3 (1.449%) Introscope
10 3 (1.449%) FitNesse
11 2 (0.966%) Ant
12 1 (0.483%) ProC
12 1 (0.483%) MyEclipse
12 1 (0.483%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 11 (5.314%) Finance
2 10 (4.831%) Publishing
3 9 (4.348%) Retail
4 8 (3.865%) Games
5 5 (2.415%) Telecoms
6 2 (0.966%) Billing
7 1 (0.483%) Banking
7 1 (0.483%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.483%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 138 (66.67%) Developer
2 120 (57.97%) Java Developer
3 48 (23.19%) Software Engineer
4 46 (22.22%) Java/J2EE Developer
5 35 (16.91%) Java Software Engineer
6 34 (16.43%) Senior Developer
7 25 (12.08%) Analyst
7 25 (12.08%) J2EE Developer
8 23 (11.11%) Senior Java Developer
9 22 (10.63%) Software Developer
10 17 (8.213%) J2EE Software Engineer
11 15 (7.246%) Java Software Developer
12 14 (6.763%) Programmer
13 13 (6.280%) C# Developer
13 13 (6.280%) Java Programmer
14 12 (5.797%) Java Team Leader
14 12 (5.797%) C# Software Engineer
14 12 (5.797%) Team Leader
14 12 (5.797%) Applications Support
15 11 (5.314%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 33 (15.94%) Enterprise Software
2 9 (4.348%) Blackberry
2 9 (4.348%) Smartphone
2 9 (4.348%) Computer Science
2 9 (4.348%) Open Source
3 8 (3.865%) Online Games
4 4 (1.932%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.449%) Mobile App
6 2 (0.966%) N-Tier
6 2 (0.966%) Social Media
7 1 (0.483%) SaaS
7 1 (0.483%) Web 2.0
Operating Systems
1 34 (16.43%) UNIX
2 29 (14.01%) Linux
3 14 (6.763%) Windows
4 12 (5.797%) Android
5 9 (4.348%) Windows Phone
6 5 (2.415%) Windows Phone 8
7 4 (1.932%) Solaris
8 3 (1.449%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.483%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.483%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (32.37%) Agile Software Development
2 51 (24.64%) OO
3 28 (13.53%) UML
4 27 (13.04%) TDD
5 25 (12.08%) E-Commerce
6 22 (10.63%) OOA/OOD
7 17 (8.213%) Software Engineering
8 16 (7.729%) Scrum
9 15 (7.246%) Logistics
9 15 (7.246%) MVC
9 15 (7.246%) Technical Architecture
9 15 (7.246%) Unit Testing
9 15 (7.246%) Continuous Integration
10 14 (6.763%) BDD
10 14 (6.763%) Enterprise Architecture
11 13 (6.280%) Service Delivery
12 11 (5.314%) SOA
13 10 (4.831%) Capacity Planning
14 7 (3.382%) Stress Testing
15 6 (2.899%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 200 (96.62%) Java
2 93 (44.93%) SQL
3 69 (33.33%) JavaScript
4 27 (13.04%) C#
5 19 (9.179%) C++
6 17 (8.213%) Scala
7 12 (5.797%) Objective-C
8 10 (4.831%) C
9 5 (2.415%) Perl
10 2 (0.966%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.966%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.483%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.483%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.483%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.483%) Ruby
11 1 (0.483%) Groovy
11 1 (0.483%) PHP
Qualifications
1 22 (10.63%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (7.729%) QA
2 2 (0.966%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.449%) VMware Infrastructure
1 3 (1.449%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (1.449%) CA Wily
1 3 (1.449%) Splunk
2 1 (0.483%) Nagios
Vendors
1 87 (42.03%) Oracle
2 58 (28.02%) JBoss
3 18 (8.696%) TIBCO
4 17 (8.213%) IBM
5 15 (7.246%) BEA
6 13 (6.280%) ATG
7 9 (4.348%) Apple
8 7 (3.382%) hybris
9 6 (2.899%) Cisco
10 4 (1.932%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.932%) Terracotta
11 3 (1.449%) VMware
12 1 (0.483%) Google
12 1 (0.483%) Remedy
12 1 (0.483%) Adobe
12 1 (0.483%) Sybase
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Once trained, you will work with the following technologies: - J2EE / Java - Design Patterns - Test Driven Development (TDD) - Spring - Maven - SVN - Oracle This is a rare opportunity to join...
Northern Recruitment Group
Salary: £Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Developer, Programmer, Java, J2EE, Glassfish, Weblogic, Spring, JSF, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC, HibernateCornucopia is currently working with a very highly regarded company which has an immediate requirement for...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
With the company successfully growing constantly projects can change at any moment and you will need to be adaptable to this Technologies Used: - Java, J2SE, J2EE - Javascript and...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £46000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
ESSENTIAL SKILLS: - Solid Java / J2EE... - Excellent framework (Hibernate, Spring, Struts, JSF) - Common build tools (Maven, Hudson etc…) - Strong application server knowledge (Weblogic, Tomcat) - Working Agile environment exposure. - Strong...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
The role will involve: Collaborate with the business, application teams, and infrastructure teams to design solutions for the business while aligning with enterprise IT standards Developing architecture for...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 18 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
A Java Architect is required to join an established and well known company inLeeds... The role will involve: Collaborate with the business, application teams, and infrastructure teams to...
Computer Futures
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
The role will involve: Collaborate with the business, application teams, and infrastructure teams to design solutions for the business while aligning with enterprise IT standards Developing architecture for...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Key Skills / Experience Required: - J2EE / Java - Design Patterns - Test Driven Development (TDD) - Spring - Maven - SVN - Oracle - Excellent Written / Oral Communication Skills This is a rare opportunity to join...
Northern Recruitment Group
Salary: £Negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
KEY SKILLS: - Core Java / J2EE... - Solid framework experience Spring / Hibernate / Struts / JSF. - Common build tools (Maven, Hudson etc…) - Strong application server knowledge (Weblogic, Tomcat) - Extensive Oracle / SQL database...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
The skills required to do the role include: - Java J2EE Spring, Hibernate, Struts EJB3, Netbeans, JUnit Javascript, JQuery, HTML CMS, XML, SSL Agile, Scrum or TDD experience Oracle...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
The Mid/Senior Java Developers - Leeds will be responsible for developing Develop custom software for digital media clients using Java6, J2EE, Spring and RESTful Web Services... Mid/Senior...
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Java Developer - Senior / Lead (Java J2EE / JEE) Hands-on Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead required by a global software house. You will be leading a small agile team...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per week
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
working in a variety of software languages and technologies including: J2EE, Ajax, Spring, Javascript, HTML5, CSS, XML, SOAP, JSON, GWT, Tomcat, Apache, Maven, Freemarker.- Strong Object Oriented Pattern...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
My client is looking for an Application Support Consultant with the following background:-University Degree (desirable)-Experience in a Software Support / Application Support role-Knowledge of Java-Knowledge...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Working directly with the company directors and responsible for specifying, maintaining, coding and continuous improvement of existing state of the art, in-house systems. This is a senior...
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013