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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank166210
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching permanent IT job ads219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.110 %0.390 %
Salaries quoted219
Average minimum salary£36,571£36,222
Average salary£38,333£37,611
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
Average maximum salary£40,095£39,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,108£36,645
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads18922308
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.945 %
Salaries quoted16282053
Average minimum salary£29,354£32,801
Average salary£32,593£36,350
% change on same period last year-10.33 %
Average maximum salary£35,832£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
J2SE North WestJ2SE
North West

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Manchester J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Manchester region.

Manchester J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2SE across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester J2SE Salary Histogram

J2SE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BoltonNew entry-1£25,000-
J2SE North WestJ2SE
North West

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

126 (70.27 %)Java
223 (62.16 %)J2ME
316 (43.24 %)J2EE
415 (40.54 %)C++
514 (37.84 %)JavaScript
514 (37.84 %)XML
514 (37.84 %)Swing
613 (35.14 %)C
712 (32.43 %)Linux
712 (32.43 %)JavaBeans
712 (32.43 %)Games
811 (29.73 %)XSLT
99 (24.32 %)SOA
108 (21.62 %)Mobile Games
108 (21.62 %)BREW
117 (18.92 %)Mathematics
126 (16.22 %)Eclipse
126 (16.22 %)Oracle
135 (13.51 %)WebServices
135 (13.51 %)JDBC
135 (13.51 %)JSP
135 (13.51 %)Servlets
135 (13.51 %)Spring
135 (13.51 %)Degree
144 (10.81 %)Automotive
144 (10.81 %)Hibernate
144 (10.81 %)JSF
144 (10.81 %)Insurance
144 (10.81 %)SOAP
144 (10.81 %)CSS

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (62.16 %)J2ME
216 (43.24 %)J2EE
314 (37.84 %)XML
314 (37.84 %)Swing
412 (32.43 %)JavaBeans
511 (29.73 %)XSLT
68 (21.62 %)BREW
75 (13.51 %)Spring
75 (13.51 %)WebServices
75 (13.51 %)JDBC
75 (13.51 %)JSP
75 (13.51 %)Servlets
84 (10.81 %)SOAP
84 (10.81 %)HTML
84 (10.81 %)CSS
84 (10.81 %)JSF
84 (10.81 %)Hibernate
92 (5.405 %)AJAX
101 (2.703 %)JNI
101 (2.703 %)SWT
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.703 %)Tomcat
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (10.81 %)SQL Server
14 (10.81 %)Oracle 10g
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (16.22 %)Eclipse
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (32.43 %)Games
28 (21.62 %)Mobile Games
34 (10.81 %)Automotive
34 (10.81 %)Insurance
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (86.49 %)Developer
220 (54.05 %)Java Developer
38 (21.62 %)J2EE Developer
47 (18.92 %)Software Developer
47 (18.92 %)Java/J2EE Developer
56 (16.22 %)Java Software Developer
65 (13.51 %)Senior Developer
74 (10.81 %)Programmer
82 (5.405 %)Analyst
82 (5.405 %)Analyst Developer
82 (5.405 %)Software Engineer
82 (5.405 %)J2EE Software Engineer
91 (2.703 %)Senior Java Developer
91 (2.703 %)Technical Architect
91 (2.703 %)Architect
91 (2.703 %)Java Software Engineer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (18.92 %)Mathematics
21 (2.703 %)Computer Science
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (32.43 %)Linux
24 (10.81 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (24.32 %)SOA
24 (10.81 %)OO
33 (8.108 %)OOP
42 (5.405 %)UML
51 (2.703 %)Software Engineering
51 (2.703 %)Use Case
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (70.27 %)Java
215 (40.54 %)C++
314 (37.84 %)JavaScript
413 (35.14 %)C
54 (10.81 %)SQL
62 (5.405 %)Embedded C
62 (5.405 %)DHTML
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (13.51 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (16.22 %)Oracle
21 (2.703 %)IBM
21 (2.703 %)Sun
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