The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leicester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 17 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 Programming Languages category for the Leicester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 15 32 20
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -12
Permanent jobs citing Java 54 25 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 13.57% 6.849% 8.219%
As % of the Programming Languages category 20.93% 10.50% 14.81%
Number of salaries quoted 50 25 21
Average salary £38,750 £40,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.12% +23.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £24,500 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £54,500 £45,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
Leicester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
258 238 162
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 64.82% 65.21% 55.48%
Number of salaries quoted 234 227 136
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +12.90%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Java
Leicestershire

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Leicester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Leicester Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Leicester Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Leicester Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

1 53 (63.86%) C#
1 53 (63.86%) .NET
2 34 (40.96%) VB
3 33 (39.76%) SQL
4 31 (37.35%) C++
5 30 (36.14%) HTML5
6 26 (31.33%) JavaScript
6 26 (31.33%) XML
6 26 (31.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 24 (28.92%) Retail
8 23 (27.71%) SQL Server
9 22 (26.51%) J2EE
9 22 (26.51%) Project Management
10 21 (25.30%) Oracle
11 19 (22.89%) Web Services
12 18 (21.69%) Microsoft
12 18 (21.69%) Web Development
12 18 (21.69%) Spring
13 16 (19.28%) SCJA
13 16 (19.28%) jQuery
13 16 (19.28%) Enterprise Software
13 16 (19.28%) SCWCD
13 16 (19.28%) SCJP
13 16 (19.28%) SCJD
13 16 (19.28%) Sun
13 16 (19.28%) Sun Certification
13 16 (19.28%) Struts
13 16 (19.28%) EJB
13 16 (19.28%) Apache
14 15 (18.07%) Finance

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

Application Development
1 53 (63.86%) .NET
2 30 (36.14%) HTML5
3 26 (31.33%) XML
4 22 (26.51%) J2EE
5 19 (22.89%) Web Services
6 18 (21.69%) Spring
7 16 (19.28%) EJB
7 16 (19.28%) jQuery
7 16 (19.28%) Struts
8 14 (16.87%) ASP
9 12 (14.46%) Ajax
10 8 (9.639%) CSS
10 8 (9.639%) HTML
11 6 (7.229%) ASP.NET
12 4 (4.819%) CSS3
12 4 (4.819%) Modernizr
13 2 (2.410%) JDBC
13 2 (2.410%) JSP
13 2 (2.410%) Swing
13 2 (2.410%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 16 (19.28%) Apache
2 5 (6.024%) SharePoint
3 4 (4.819%) CMS
4 3 (3.614%) MS Exchange
5 2 (2.410%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (2.410%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (1.205%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (1.205%) Tomcat
6 1 (1.205%) IIS
Applications
1 14 (16.87%) MS Excel
2 4 (4.819%) Photoshop
3 2 (2.410%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (2.410%) SAP Retail
1 2 (2.410%) Retail-J
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.05%) LDAP
2 4 (4.819%) VPN
2 4 (4.819%) NFC
3 2 (2.410%) Wireless
3 2 (2.410%) LAN
3 2 (2.410%) WAN
4 1 (1.205%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.205%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (31.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 23 (27.71%) SQL Server
3 12 (14.46%) DTS
4 2 (2.410%) Oracle 8/8i
4 2 (2.410%) Oracle 11g
5 1 (1.205%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (2.410%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (1.205%) JBuilder
2 1 (1.205%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.205%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (1.205%) NetBeans
2 1 (1.205%) JIRA
2 1 (1.205%) Selenium
2 1 (1.205%) WebDriver
2 1 (1.205%) GitHub
General
1 24 (28.92%) Retail
2 15 (18.07%) Finance
3 8 (9.639%) Back Office
4 1 (1.205%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 44 (53.01%) Developer
2 22 (26.51%) Project Manager
3 20 (24.10%) Java Developer
4 17 (20.48%) Java/J2EE Developer
5 16 (19.28%) J2EE Developer
6 12 (14.46%) Team Leader
6 12 (14.46%) Technical Manager
6 12 (14.46%) Technical Project Manager
6 12 (14.46%) .NET Team Leader
7 10 (12.05%) Software Developer
7 10 (12.05%) C++ Software Developer
7 10 (12.05%) C++ Developer
8 8 (9.639%) Graduate
9 7 (8.434%) .NET Project Manager
10 6 (7.229%) Applications Developer
11 4 (4.819%) Development Manager
11 4 (4.819%) Software Engineer
11 4 (4.819%) C# Developer
11 4 (4.819%) Graduate Developer
11 4 (4.819%) .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 16 (19.28%) Enterprise Software
2 15 (18.07%) Mathematics
3 14 (16.87%) Computer Science
3 14 (16.87%) Smartcard
4 12 (14.46%) Management Information System
5 10 (12.05%) Blackberry
5 10 (12.05%) PKI
6 7 (8.434%) EPoS
7 4 (4.819%) Biometrics
7 4 (4.819%) Cryptography
7 4 (4.819%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 13 (15.66%) Windows
2 10 (12.05%) Android
2 10 (12.05%) Apple iOS
2 10 (12.05%) BlackBerry OS
3 1 (1.205%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (1.205%) Windows 2000 Server
3 1 (1.205%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (26.51%) Project Management
2 18 (21.69%) Web Development
3 14 (16.87%) Cyber Security
4 13 (15.66%) Test Scripting
5 12 (14.46%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (14.46%) MVC
6 10 (12.05%) Software Engineering
6 10 (12.05%) Information Security
7 5 (6.024%) Agile Software Development
8 2 (2.410%) Incident Management
8 2 (2.410%) Scrum
8 2 (2.410%) ITIL
8 2 (2.410%) UML
9 1 (1.205%) E-Commerce
9 1 (1.205%) Enterprise Architecture
9 1 (1.205%) Requirements Analysis
9 1 (1.205%) TOGAF
9 1 (1.205%) Unit Testing
9 1 (1.205%) User Stories
9 1 (1.205%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 53 (63.86%) C#
2 34 (40.96%) VB
3 33 (39.76%) SQL
4 31 (37.35%) C++
5 26 (31.33%) JavaScript
6 14 (16.87%) VBScript
6 14 (16.87%) VB6
7 6 (7.229%) VB.NET
8 4 (4.819%) Python
8 4 (4.819%) XAML
8 4 (4.819%) Objective-C
8 4 (4.819%) PL/SQL
9 2 (2.410%) PHP
9 2 (2.410%) VC++
10 1 (1.205%) C
Qualifications
1 16 (19.28%) Sun Certification
1 16 (19.28%) SCWCD
1 16 (19.28%) SCJP
1 16 (19.28%) SCJD
1 16 (19.28%) SCJA
2 11 (13.25%) Degree
3 4 (4.819%) Security Cleared
3 4 (4.819%) PhD
4 1 (1.205%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.205%) MCP
4 1 (1.205%) MCSA
4 1 (1.205%) MCTS
4 1 (1.205%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.410%) SLA
2 1 (1.205%) QA
System Software
1 2 (2.410%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.205%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.410%) SCCM
2 1 (1.205%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (1.205%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 21 (25.30%) Oracle
2 18 (21.69%) Microsoft
3 16 (19.28%) Sun
4 3 (3.614%) Symantec
5 2 (2.410%) Sophos
5 2 (2.410%) VMware
5 2 (2.410%) Citrix
5 2 (2.410%) SAP
Leicester, Leicestershire
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CV Screen Ltd
Salary: Up to £45k plus benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
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They are looking for a Developer who has a strong degree and experience developing applications using HTML(5), XML, JavaScript and Java... HTML(5) XML. JavaScript. Java... SQL.....
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Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013