The first table below looks at the demand for Spring skills in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Spring 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 Application Development category for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SpringSource Spring Framework
Rank 82 70 69
Rank change year-on-year
-12 -1
Permanent jobs citing Spring 125 129 120
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 3.080% 3.558% 3.041%
As % of the Application Development category 5.877% 7.439% 6.981%
Number of salaries quoted 114 115 115
Average salary £38,750 £35,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.15% -2.73%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £23,800 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £41,861 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-1.50% -
All Application Development
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2127 1734 1719
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 52.41% 47.82% 43.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1947 1588 1604
Average salary £35,000 £33,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.06% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £47,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Spring
North West

Spring
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Spring across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Manchester Spring Jobs Demand Trend

Spring
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Spring Salary Trend

Spring
Salary Histogram

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

Manchester Spring Salary Histogram

Spring
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Spring within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 17 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 -7 16 £32,000 -14.66%
Altrincham -3 6 £44,500 +7.22%
Cheadle - 6 - -
Salford -2 1 £45,000 +26.76%
Bolton - 1 £35,000 -
Spring
North West

Spring
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Spring 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 Spring.

1 288 (99.65%) Java
2 213 (73.70%) Hibernate
3 139 (48.10%) Linux
4 138 (47.75%) SQL
5 135 (46.71%) J2EE
6 104 (35.99%) E-Commerce
7 100 (34.60%) JSP
8 94 (32.53%) Struts
9 91 (31.49%) MySQL
10 88 (30.45%) JavaScript
11 87 (30.10%) Agile Software Development
12 77 (26.64%) Oracle
13 57 (19.72%) OO
14 51 (17.65%) TDD
14 51 (17.65%) Degree
15 50 (17.30%) HTML
16 49 (16.96%) Tomcat
17 46 (15.92%) JBoss
17 46 (15.92%) Ajax
18 44 (15.22%) Web Application Development
18 44 (15.22%) MVC
19 41 (14.19%) Google
19 41 (14.19%) Scrum
20 40 (13.84%) CSS
21 39 (13.49%) Apple
22 34 (11.76%) jQuery
23 33 (11.42%) Apache
24 32 (11.07%) Eclipse
24 32 (11.07%) UNIX
24 32 (11.07%) Finance

Spring
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Spring 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 Spring. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 213 (73.70%) Hibernate
2 135 (46.71%) J2EE
3 100 (34.60%) JSP
4 94 (32.53%) Struts
5 50 (17.30%) HTML
6 46 (15.92%) Ajax
7 40 (13.84%) CSS
8 34 (11.76%) jQuery
9 29 (10.03%) XML
10 28 (9.689%) Web Services
10 28 (9.689%) Spring MVC
11 25 (8.651%) JDBC
11 25 (8.651%) Servlets
12 22 (7.612%) .NET
13 21 (7.266%) SOAP
13 21 (7.266%) Java EE
14 19 (6.574%) J2SE
15 18 (6.228%) Swing
16 14 (4.844%) REST
17 12 (4.152%) JSF
Application Platforms
1 49 (16.96%) Tomcat
2 33 (11.42%) Apache
3 19 (6.574%) Apache Solr
4 8 (2.768%) ESB
5 6 (2.076%) WebLogic
6 4 (1.384%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.346%) CMS
7 1 (0.346%) Mule
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.844%) HTTP
2 3 (1.038%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (31.49%) MySQL
2 16 (5.536%) RDBMS
3 11 (3.806%) SQL Server
4 10 (3.460%) Oracle 8/8i
5 4 (1.384%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.384%) DB2
6 1 (0.346%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.346%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.346%) Redis
Development Applications
1 32 (11.07%) Eclipse
1 32 (11.07%) Subversion
2 24 (8.304%) JUnit
3 17 (5.882%) Maven
4 12 (4.152%) Gradle
5 5 (1.730%) NetBeans
6 4 (1.384%) Ant
7 2 (0.692%) PhoneGap
7 2 (0.692%) Redmine
8 1 (0.346%) GitHub
8 1 (0.346%) Git (software)
8 1 (0.346%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.346%) Synon
General
1 32 (11.07%) Finance
2 17 (5.882%) Retail
3 11 (3.806%) Telecoms
4 7 (2.422%) Pharmaceutical
5 5 (1.730%) Financial Institution
6 4 (1.384%) Back Office
7 3 (1.038%) Automotive
8 2 (0.692%) Banking
9 1 (0.346%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 248 (85.81%) Developer
2 229 (79.24%) Java Developer
3 68 (23.53%) Senior Developer
4 65 (22.49%) Senior Java Developer
5 61 (21.11%) Java/J2EE Developer
6 50 (17.30%) Web Developer
7 42 (14.53%) Java Web Developer
8 40 (13.84%) Software Engineer
9 25 (8.651%) Java Software Engineer
10 21 (7.266%) J2EE Developer
11 18 (6.228%) Software Developer
12 17 (5.882%) Senior Java/J2EE Developer
13 13 (4.498%) Front-End Developer
14 11 (3.806%) Java Software Developer
14 11 (3.806%) Junior
15 9 (3.114%) Junior Developer
15 9 (3.114%) Junior Java Developer
16 8 (2.768%) Consultant
16 8 (2.768%) Programmer
17 7 (2.422%) Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.651%) Enterprise Software
2 18 (6.228%) Open Source
3 16 (5.536%) Computer Science
4 10 (3.460%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.422%) SCADA
6 5 (1.730%) EPoS
6 5 (1.730%) Smartcard
7 4 (1.384%) Telematics
8 3 (1.038%) PKI
9 2 (0.692%) Interactive TV
9 2 (0.692%) IBM Mainframe
9 2 (0.692%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.692%) BBC
9 2 (0.692%) Data Integration
9 2 (0.692%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.692%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.346%) Cryptography
10 1 (0.346%) RMADS
Operating Systems
1 139 (48.10%) Linux
2 32 (11.07%) UNIX
3 11 (3.806%) Android
4 7 (2.422%) Apple iOS
5 4 (1.384%) Windows
6 2 (0.692%) AIX
6 2 (0.692%) Solaris
7 1 (0.346%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (35.99%) E-Commerce
2 87 (30.10%) Agile Software Development
3 57 (19.72%) OO
4 51 (17.65%) TDD
5 44 (15.22%) MVC
5 44 (15.22%) Web Application Development
6 41 (14.19%) Scrum
7 21 (7.266%) Unit Testing
8 20 (6.920%) Pair Programming
9 15 (5.190%) Project Management
10 14 (4.844%) BDD
11 11 (3.806%) SOA
12 10 (3.460%) Information Management
12 10 (3.460%) Web Development
12 10 (3.460%) Communications Security
13 9 (3.114%) UML
14 8 (2.768%) Logistics
15 7 (2.422%) OOA/OOD
16 6 (2.076%) Data Modelling
16 6 (2.076%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 288 (99.65%) Java
2 138 (47.75%) SQL
3 88 (30.45%) JavaScript
4 21 (7.266%) Shell Script
5 13 (4.498%) C#
6 11 (3.806%) C++
6 11 (3.806%) PHP
6 11 (3.806%) C
7 10 (3.460%) Python
7 10 (3.460%) Ruby
8 6 (2.076%) Bash shell
9 4 (1.384%) Perl
10 2 (0.692%) ActionScript
10 2 (0.692%) Scala
10 2 (0.692%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.346%) RPG/400
11 1 (0.346%) Groovy
11 1 (0.346%) RPG
Qualifications
1 51 (17.65%) Degree
2 11 (3.806%) PhD
3 8 (2.768%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.114%) QA
2 2 (0.692%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.346%) JSP 440
Vendors
1 77 (26.64%) Oracle
2 46 (15.92%) JBoss
3 41 (14.19%) Google
4 39 (13.49%) Apple
5 2 (0.692%) Salesforce.com
5 2 (0.692%) IBM
5 2 (0.692%) HP
6 1 (0.346%) TIBCO
6 1 (0.346%) JD Edwards
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
Superb opportunity for an experienced Java Developer to join a well established software house on the outskirts of Central Manchester working on financial applications... Java. Database development and...
RMI International
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 13 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
Java Developer - Java, Hibernate, AgileKey Skills: Java, Hibernate, Agile, J2EE, Spring, MySQL, Struts, Linux, Tomcat, PythonI am currently working with a multi-award winning, dynamic e-commerce mobile...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 April 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
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, Lancashire
Are you passionate about Java web development?... *Excellent knowledge of web application frameworks such as Spring/Struts. *Experience of end to end development of web applications in Java...
TEKsystems
Salary: £20000 - £45000 per annum
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
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
Your skill set should include: - 12 months+ Java - SQL Server or Oracle RDB design/development - Web based applications - Spring - Unit Testing Familiar with OO analysis and design, experience...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: To £35,000 + excellent bonus and benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Manchester, North West
You will be working on enterprise scale web application development using J2EE and the spring Framework and be involved in the design, development and testing of these web...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £31000 - £46000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 22 April 2013
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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
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Computer Futures
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Spring Technology are working for an amazing client who are looking for a web developer to join a well established and thriving business in Manchester. This company has...
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Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum
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