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This section looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Leeds 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank141150
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads519
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.404 %1.137 %
Salaries quoted518
Average minimum salary£36,000£30,722
Average salary£37,000£32,500
% change on same period last year+13.84 %
Average maximum salary£38,000£34,278
UK excluding London average salary£36,606£36,763
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads12381671
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.676 %0.702 %
Salaries quoted11441418
Average minimum salary£31,107£32,548
Average salary£33,982£35,411
% change on same period last year-4.03 %
Average maximum salary£36,856£38,274
UK excluding London average salary£35,939£36,846
% change on same period last year-2.45 %
Swing West YorkshireSwing
West Yorkshire

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Swing Salary Trend

Swing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Swing across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leeds Swing Salary Histogram

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

134 (100.00 %)Java
233 (97.06 %)J2EE
320 (58.82 %)Oracle
419 (55.88 %)JSP
518 (52.94 %)Oracle Forms
617 (50.00 %)Servlets
617 (50.00 %)SQL
714 (41.18 %)XML
813 (38.24 %)Spring
912 (35.29 %)EJB
1011 (32.35 %)XSLT
1110 (29.41 %)JavaScript
1110 (29.41 %)Struts
1110 (29.41 %)Linux
129 (26.47 %)Apache
129 (26.47 %)JMS
129 (26.47 %)Project Management
129 (26.47 %)DB2
129 (26.47 %)JUnit
129 (26.47 %)UNIX
129 (26.47 %)CSS
129 (26.47 %)JDBC
129 (26.47 %)Systems Analysis
129 (26.47 %)WebSphere
138 (23.53 %)Retail
138 (23.53 %)Billing
147 (20.59 %)Subversion
147 (20.59 %)TopLink
147 (20.59 %)Oracle ADF
147 (20.59 %)AJAX

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (97.06 %)J2EE
219 (55.88 %)JSP
317 (50.00 %)Servlets
414 (41.18 %)XML
513 (38.24 %)Spring
612 (35.29 %)EJB
711 (32.35 %)XSLT
810 (29.41 %)Struts
99 (26.47 %)CSS
99 (26.47 %)JDBC
99 (26.47 %)JMS
99 (26.47 %)WebSphere
107 (20.59 %)TopLink
107 (20.59 %)JSF
107 (20.59 %)AJAX
107 (20.59 %)Oracle ADF
116 (17.65 %)Hibernate
122 (5.882 %)J2SE
131 (2.941 %)HTML
131 (2.941 %).NET
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (26.47 %)Apache
21 (2.941 %)WebLogic
21 (2.941 %)JBoss
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (26.47 %)DB2
27 (20.59 %)Oracle Reports
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (52.94 %)Oracle Forms
29 (26.47 %)JUnit
37 (20.59 %)JDeveloper
37 (20.59 %)Subversion
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (23.53 %)Retail
18 (23.53 %)Billing
24 (11.76 %)Finance
31 (2.941 %)Pharmaceutical
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
133 (97.06 %)Developer
226 (76.47 %)Java Developer
323 (67.65 %)Java/J2EE Developer
415 (44.12 %)J2EE Developer
55 (14.71 %)Java Swing Developer
62 (5.882 %)Senior Java Developer
62 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
71 (2.941 %)Software Developer
71 (2.941 %)Junior
71 (2.941 %)Junior Developer
71 (2.941 %)Junior Java Developer
71 (2.941 %)Junior J2EE Developer
71 (2.941 %)Junior Software Developer
71 (2.941 %)Junior Java/J2EE Developer
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.941 %)Computer Science
11 (2.941 %)Social Network
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (29.41 %)Linux
29 (26.47 %)UNIX
32 (5.882 %)Windows
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (26.47 %)Project Management
19 (26.47 %)Systems Analysis
23 (8.824 %)Migration
31 (2.941 %)Electronic Trading
31 (2.941 %)OO
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (100.00 %)Java
217 (50.00 %)SQL
310 (29.41 %)JavaScript
41 (2.941 %)PHP
41 (2.941 %)PL/SQL
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.941 %)Degree
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (58.82 %)Oracle