The first table below looks at the demand for the Java Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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 Job Titles advertised for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java Developer
Rank 59 57 43
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer 168 159 174
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 4.101% 4.367% 4.463%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.291% 4.525% 4.649%
Number of salaries quoted 155 144 172
Average salary £35,000 £36,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.77% +2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,300 £25,000 £28,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Job Titles
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3915 3514 3743
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 95.56% 96.51% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3397 3134 3425
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £23,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £56,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Java Developer
North West

Java Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Java Developer across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Manchester Java Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Java Developer
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Java Developer Salary Trend

Java Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java Developer across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Manchester Java Developer Salary Histogram

Java Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stockport -4 20 £33,250 -11.33%
Altrincham +8 13 £33,500 -19.27%
Cheadle - 7 - -
Bolton 0 3 £35,000 +40.00%
Salford 0 2 £37,500 +5.63%
Java Developer
North West

Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Java Developer in their job title 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 with Java Developer in their job title.

1 410 (100.00%) Java
2 228 (55.61%) Spring
3 208 (50.73%) Hibernate
4 194 (47.32%) J2EE
5 193 (47.07%) SQL
6 155 (37.80%) Linux
7 123 (30.00%) JSP
8 121 (29.51%) E-Commerce
9 114 (27.80%) JavaScript
10 109 (26.59%) MySQL
11 104 (25.37%) OO
12 100 (24.39%) Struts
13 90 (21.95%) HTML
14 89 (21.71%) Agile Software Development
15 85 (20.73%) Oracle
16 80 (19.51%) Degree
17 73 (17.80%) CSS
18 63 (15.37%) Tomcat
19 60 (14.63%) JUnit
20 59 (14.39%) JBoss
21 56 (13.66%) Ajax
22 54 (13.17%) Eclipse
23 52 (12.68%) Web Services
24 51 (12.44%) XML
25 47 (11.46%) jQuery
26 44 (10.73%) Web Application Development
27 43 (10.49%) SOAP
27 43 (10.49%) Apache
28 41 (10.00%) Google
29 39 (9.512%) JDBC

Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region that cited Java Developer in their job title 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 with Java Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 228 (55.61%) Spring
2 208 (50.73%) Hibernate
3 194 (47.32%) J2EE
4 123 (30.00%) JSP
5 100 (24.39%) Struts
6 90 (21.95%) HTML
7 73 (17.80%) CSS
8 56 (13.66%) Ajax
9 52 (12.68%) Web Services
10 51 (12.44%) XML
11 47 (11.46%) jQuery
12 43 (10.49%) SOAP
13 39 (9.512%) JDBC
14 37 (9.024%) JMS
15 35 (8.537%) Servlets
16 34 (8.293%) J2SE
17 23 (5.610%) Java EE
18 22 (5.366%) Spring MVC
18 22 (5.366%) Swing
19 20 (4.878%) EJB
Application Platforms
1 63 (15.37%) Tomcat
2 43 (10.49%) Apache
3 21 (5.122%) Apache Solr
4 9 (2.195%) WebSphere Application Server
5 8 (1.951%) GlassFish
5 8 (1.951%) ESB
6 3 (0.732%) CMS
6 3 (0.732%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.488%) Windows Azure
8 1 (0.244%) WebSphere MQ
8 1 (0.244%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.244%) Mule
8 1 (0.244%) Liferay
Applications
1 7 (1.707%) MS Excel
2 2 (0.488%) MS Office
3 1 (0.244%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.732%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.171%) HTTP
2 4 (0.976%) Internet
3 3 (0.732%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 109 (26.59%) MySQL
2 20 (4.878%) DB2
3 19 (4.634%) RDBMS
4 10 (2.439%) Oracle 8/8i
4 10 (2.439%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.976%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.244%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.244%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.244%) Redis
6 1 (0.244%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 60 (14.63%) JUnit
2 54 (13.17%) Eclipse
3 33 (8.049%) Subversion
4 20 (4.878%) Maven
5 16 (3.902%) NetBeans
6 11 (2.683%) Ant
6 11 (2.683%) GitHub
6 11 (2.683%) Gradle
7 4 (0.976%) Git (software)
8 3 (0.732%) Redmine
9 2 (0.488%) CruiseControl
10 1 (0.244%) Synon
10 1 (0.244%) ClearCase
General
1 37 (9.024%) Finance
2 16 (3.902%) Retail
3 15 (3.659%) Telecoms
4 5 (1.220%) Financial Institution
5 4 (0.976%) Back Office
6 3 (0.732%) Automotive
6 3 (0.732%) Banking
7 2 (0.488%) Billing
7 2 (0.488%) Publishing
8 1 (0.244%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.244%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.829%) Computer Science
2 27 (6.585%) Enterprise Software
3 21 (5.122%) Open Source
4 10 (2.439%) Management Information System
5 5 (1.220%) Smartcard
5 5 (1.220%) EPoS
5 5 (1.220%) Mobile App
6 4 (0.976%) Telematics
6 4 (0.976%) Social Media
7 3 (0.732%) Mainframe
7 3 (0.732%) Java Card
7 3 (0.732%) Mobile Banking
7 3 (0.732%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.732%) IBM Mainframe
7 3 (0.732%) SaaS
8 2 (0.488%) Digital Media
8 2 (0.488%) Cryptography
8 2 (0.488%) Blackberry
9 1 (0.244%) Grid Computing
9 1 (0.244%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 155 (37.80%) Linux
2 26 (6.341%) UNIX
3 25 (6.098%) Android
4 22 (5.366%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.220%) Windows
6 3 (0.732%) AIX
6 3 (0.732%) Solaris
7 1 (0.244%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (29.51%) E-Commerce
2 104 (25.37%) OO
3 89 (21.71%) Agile Software Development
4 44 (10.73%) Web Application Development
5 38 (9.268%) TDD
5 38 (9.268%) Unit Testing
6 34 (8.293%) Scrum
7 32 (7.805%) MVC
8 30 (7.317%) Pair Programming
9 24 (5.854%) Web Development
10 22 (5.366%) UML
11 20 (4.878%) BDD
12 12 (2.927%) SOA
12 12 (2.927%) Project Management
13 11 (2.683%) Continuous Integration
14 10 (2.439%) Information Management
14 10 (2.439%) Communications Security
14 10 (2.439%) E-business
15 8 (1.951%) Integration Testing
15 8 (1.951%) OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
1 410 (100.00%) Java
2 193 (47.07%) SQL
3 114 (27.80%) JavaScript
4 21 (5.122%) Shell Script
5 17 (4.146%) Ruby
6 13 (3.171%) Python
7 11 (2.683%) Scala
8 10 (2.439%) Haskell
9 8 (1.951%) C++
10 7 (1.707%) Prolog
10 7 (1.707%) C
10 7 (1.707%) C#
10 7 (1.707%) Perl
10 7 (1.707%) PHP
11 5 (1.220%) Bash shell
12 2 (0.488%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.244%) RPG
13 1 (0.244%) RPG/400
Qualifications
1 80 (19.51%) Degree
2 11 (2.683%) PhD
3 4 (0.976%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.244%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.707%) QA
2 2 (0.488%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (0.488%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.244%) JSP 440
System Software
1 3 (0.732%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 85 (20.73%) Oracle
2 59 (14.39%) JBoss
3 41 (10.00%) Google
4 35 (8.537%) Apple
5 8 (1.951%) Microsoft
6 4 (0.976%) IBM
7 3 (0.732%) HP
8 2 (0.488%) Twitter
8 2 (0.488%) Symbian
8 2 (0.488%) Convergys
9 1 (0.244%) Salesforce.com
9 1 (0.244%) JD Edwards
9 1 (0.244%) ION Trading
9 1 (0.244%) Endeca
Manchester, North West
Rapidly expanding technology business in Central Manchester is looking to increase their development team by adding a Java Developer. High levels of innovation and a very unique product...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Rapidly expanding technology business in Central Manchester is looking to increase their development team by adding a Senior Java Developer. High levels of innovation and a very unique...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £38000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Java Developer needed to join a fantastic world wide recognised company. Good Java Skills needed such as Java, J2EE, JSP,JavaScript, JBoss. The Java Developer will have strong...
Integrity IT Solutions
Salary: Unspecified Up to £45k+Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Stockport, North West
Senior Java Developer -Stockport- £35,000 - £40,000 A fantastic Java opportunity has arisen with a very well established and stable company based in South Manchester. They are...
Computer Futures
Salary: £3500 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Within a growing eCommerce company this Java Developer / Software Engineer position is a key appointment within the design team. You'll be tasked with the development of mainly...
JAM
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Within a growing eCommerce company this Java Developer / Software Engineer position is a key appointment within the design team... Java Developer / Software Engineer - Essential skills: - Solid Java skills (...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Within a growing eCommerce company this Java Developer / Software Engineer position is a key appointment within the design team... Java Developer / Software Engineer - Essential skills: - Solid Java skills (...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Skills Required: - Java, J2SE, J2EE - Javascript and/or J Query - Spring - Hibernate - Servlets - JBoss - SQL You will be: An experienced, highly technical and enthusiastic developer with strong Java...
Computer Futures
Salary: £38000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater...
Your skill set should include: - Java - SQL Server or Oracle RDB design/development - Web based applications - Spring - Unit Testing Familiar with OO analysis and design, experience of the...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: To £35,000 + excellent bonus and benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Our award winning and technically advanced client is seeking talented Java developers (J2EE, Spring, MVC, Hibernate, SQL, CSS and XHTML) to join their fast growing team, working on...
Hudson
Salary: £40000 - £47000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Senior Java Developer or Java developer (J2EE/Web/Spring) -Manchester City CentreMain skills: Java/J2EE, web applications (Spring/Servlets/JavaScript), Agile... You will be working on enterprise scale...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £31000 - £46000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 6 May 2013
Stockport, North West
You will also have gained exposure to enterprise-level OO programming and have a good understanding of a RDBMS. Further knowledge of XML, SOAP, JMS, etc would be...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £40000 per annum + 25 days hol + flexi-time, etc
Posted: 6 May 2013
Stockport, North West
You will also have gained exposure to enterprise-level OO programming and have a good understanding of a RDBMS. Further knowledge of XML, SOAP, JMS, etc would be...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £42000 per annum + 25 days hol + flexi-time, etc
Posted: 18 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Key skills: Java/J2EE, OOA/D, web services and server-based application development, Databases Java developer sought by this leading successful software house developing a range of enterprise-...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £32000 - £42000 per annum + 25 days hol + flexi-time, etc
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
A fantastic opportunity for an individual with an excellent understanding of Core Java, Hibernate, SQL, Swing and Maven, to gain a career with a huge defence client, who'...
Advantage Resourcing
Salary: Very Competitive Salary up to £50k per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Salford, Lancashire
Object Oriented design. - Java SE and Java EE... - ideally some of the following: DBMS, jboss, maven, ant, spring framework, hibernate, Unix/Linux environment, Agile Development, .NET, Python, Ruby,...
EXCELerate
Salary: From £40,000 to £45,000 per annum Corporate Benefits Package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
As a Java Application Developer the essential skills that will be required are: - Excellent demonstrable knowledge Java - Strong knowledge of Server technologies such as Oracle, WebSphere or Glassfish -...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £34000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Successful candidates will receive intense technical training (approximately 16 weeks) in technologies including C++, C#, VB .Net, Java EE, UNIX, dependant on whether they choose to train in...
FDM Group
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 29 April 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Manchester , North West .Leading Identity Management Company who provide solutions that enable the right access to the right systems... Skills and Knowledge: Essential: - Java development - Tomcat/JBOSS/Websphere -...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 25,000 - 30,000 + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Java Developer, Web development, Web services, DB2, Flex, XML, SOAP, Windows, UNIX, Hibernate, programmer, engineer/ Manchester / up to 38K... Web Services (XML / SOAP) XML. Windows. UNIX (Solaris/AIX/...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £38000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Java Developer, Web development, Web services, DB2, Flex, XML, SOAP, Windows, UNIX, Hibernate, programmer, engineer/ Manchester / up to 38K Well-establish global software house, excelling through the quality...
Salary: £27000 - £38000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stockport, North West
Senior Java / Web Developer -Stockport- £40,000 - £47,000 My international client is now urgently looking for an experienced Java software developer to join their team of highly...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £47000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire, North West
Position: Java Application Server DeveloperLocation: Stockport, Cheshire Salary: £ CompetitiveCDL is a leading independent software house supplying systems to the insurance industry offering all major employer benefits along with...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: Competitive salary
Posted: 21 May 2013