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

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3213
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads52126
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.053 %
As % of the category below10.95 %21.18 %
Salaries quoted4881
Average minimum salary£25,938£31,401
Average salary£27,563£34,520
% change on same period last year-20.15 %
Average maximum salary£29,188£37,639
UK excluding London average salary£39,488£39,979
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads475595
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.259 %0.250 %
Salaries quoted440456
Average minimum salary£28,459£29,489
Average salary£30,869£31,484
% change on same period last year-1.95 %
Average maximum salary£33,278£33,479
UK excluding London average salary£35,257£35,638
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Java East MidlandsJava
East Midlands

Java
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

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

Leicestershire Java Salary Histogram

Java
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 29 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
LeicesterDown-3314£21,625-34.71 %
LoughboroughUp+110£25,000-
LutterworthNew entry-3£41,667-
Melton MowbrayNo change01£23,500-2.08 %
Java East MidlandsJava
East Midlands

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

180 (69.57 %)SQL
272 (62.61 %)Windows
337 (32.17 %)Active Directory
436 (31.30 %)Microsoft
531 (26.96 %)Windows XP
531 (26.96 %)Degree
629 (25.22 %)C#
629 (25.22 %)MS Office
728 (24.35 %)MS Excel
825 (21.74 %)C++
922 (19.13 %)MS Access
922 (19.13 %)LAN
922 (19.13 %)Microsoft Certification
922 (19.13 %)WAN
922 (19.13 %)TCP/IP
922 (19.13 %)MCP
922 (19.13 %)MCSE
1021 (18.26 %)SQL Server
1115 (13.04 %)MySQL
1214 (12.17 %)XML
1313 (11.30 %)Crystal Reports
1412 (10.43 %)VB.NET
1412 (10.43 %)VC++
1510 (8.696 %)Oracle
1510 (8.696 %)SAP
1510 (8.696 %)JSP
169 (7.826 %)Servlets
169 (7.826 %)Finance
178 (6.957 %)Windows Server 2003
178 (6.957 %)Windows 2000

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (12.17 %)XML
210 (8.696 %)JSP
39 (7.826 %)Servlets
46 (5.217 %).NET
46 (5.217 %)J2EE
46 (5.217 %)CSS
55 (4.348 %)ATL
55 (4.348 %)MFC
55 (4.348 %)STL
55 (4.348 %)Struts
55 (4.348 %)AJAX
64 (3.478 %)ASP
72 (1.739 %)COM+
72 (1.739 %)JDBC
72 (1.739 %)WebSphere
72 (1.739 %)XSLT
72 (1.739 %)HTML
81 (0.870 %)Spring
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.217 %)Tomcat
25 (4.348 %)IIS
31 (0.870 %)Apache
31 (0.870 %)MS Exchange
31 (0.870 %)Exchange Server 2007
Leicestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (25.22 %)MS Office
228 (24.35 %)MS Excel
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (19.13 %)LAN
122 (19.13 %)WAN
122 (19.13 %)TCP/IP
21 (0.870 %)SMS
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (19.13 %)MS Access
221 (18.26 %)SQL Server
315 (13.04 %)MySQL
413 (11.30 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.870 %)InterBase
51 (0.870 %)SQLite
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (4.348 %)Ant
22 (1.739 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.870 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.870 %)Flash
31 (0.870 %)ClearCase
Leicestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (7.826 %)Finance
27 (6.087 %)Manufacturing
27 (6.087 %)Retail
27 (6.087 %)Insurance
36 (5.217 %)Pensions
45 (4.348 %)Education
51 (0.870 %)Interactive Media
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
157 (49.57 %)Applications Support
231 (26.96 %)Developer
327 (23.48 %)Analyst
416 (13.91 %)Support Analyst
416 (13.91 %)Java Developer
58 (6.957 %)C++ Developer
58 (6.957 %)Applications Support Analyst
66 (5.217 %)Senior C++ Developer
66 (5.217 %)Senior Developer
66 (5.217 %)IT Support Analyst
75 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
75 (4.348 %)Senior Programmer
75 (4.348 %)Senior C++ Analyst Programmer
75 (4.348 %)Senior C++ Programmer
75 (4.348 %)Java/J2EE Developer
75 (4.348 %)Analyst Programmer
75 (4.348 %)Systems Administrator
75 (4.348 %)DBA
75 (4.348 %)Programmer
75 (4.348 %)C++ Analyst Programmer
Leicestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (4.348 %)N-Tier
21 (0.870 %)EPoS
21 (0.870 %)Mathematics
21 (0.870 %)Computer Science
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
172 (62.61 %)Windows
231 (26.96 %)Windows XP
38 (6.957 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (6.957 %)Windows 2000
45 (4.348 %)Linux
45 (4.348 %)CentOS
45 (4.348 %)Red Hat Linux
45 (4.348 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
51 (0.870 %)UNIX
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (4.348 %)Time Management
23 (2.609 %)Web Development
32 (1.739 %)OOP
41 (0.870 %)OO
41 (0.870 %)Configuration Management
41 (0.870 %)Software Engineering
41 (0.870 %)Unit Testing
41 (0.870 %)UML
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
180 (69.57 %)SQL
229 (25.22 %)C#
325 (21.74 %)C++
412 (10.43 %)VB.NET
412 (10.43 %)VC++
56 (5.217 %)VB
56 (5.217 %)COBOL
65 (4.348 %)JavaScript
65 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
65 (4.348 %)Transact-SQL
74 (3.478 %)DHTML
81 (0.870 %)C
81 (0.870 %)Perl
81 (0.870 %)PHP
81 (0.870 %)Delphi
81 (0.870 %)ActionScript
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (26.96 %)Degree
222 (19.13 %)MCP
222 (19.13 %)MCSE
222 (19.13 %)Microsoft Certification
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.870 %)SLA
Leicestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
137 (32.17 %)Active Directory
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.870 %)SCCM
Leicestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (31.30 %)Microsoft
210 (8.696 %)Oracle
210 (8.696 %)SAP
36 (5.217 %)Pegasus
36 (5.217 %)Sage
36 (5.217 %)iSOFT
36 (5.217 %)Kerridge
45 (4.348 %)Red Hat