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

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Swing (Java)
Rank 183 169 174
Rank change year-on-year
-14 +5
Permanent jobs citing Swing 6 7 2
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 0.146% 0.192% 0.051%
As % of the Application Development category 0.279% 0.400% 0.119%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 2
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £30,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% +26.22%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £45,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
-16.66% +18.42%
All Application Development
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2148 1750 1684
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 52.43% 48.06% 43.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1971 1603 1567
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%
Swing
North West

Swing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester Swing Jobs Demand Trend

Swing
Salary Trend

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

Manchester Swing Salary Trend

Swing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Swing 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
Cheadle - 3 - -
Swing
North West

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Swing 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 Swing.

1 22 (100.00%) Java
2 19 (86.36%) Hibernate
3 18 (81.82%) SQL
4 17 (77.27%) Agile Software Development
4 17 (77.27%) Spring
5 14 (63.64%) Shell Script
5 14 (63.64%) Oracle
5 14 (63.64%) Linux
6 12 (54.55%) Maven
7 11 (50.00%) Degree
8 10 (45.45%) Telecoms
9 7 (31.82%) Finance
9 7 (31.82%) PostGIS
9 7 (31.82%) Gradle
10 6 (27.27%) Information Management
10 6 (27.27%) Communications Security
10 6 (27.27%) Management Information System
10 6 (27.27%) Oracle 8/8i
10 6 (27.27%) E-Commerce
11 4 (18.18%) Web Services
11 4 (18.18%) J2EE
11 4 (18.18%) Social Media
11 4 (18.18%) Google Maps API
11 4 (18.18%) Google
12 2 (9.091%) Ajax
12 2 (9.091%) FreeMarker
12 2 (9.091%) jQuery
12 2 (9.091%) Scrum
13 1 (4.545%) JavaScript
13 1 (4.545%) XML

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Manchester region citing Swing 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 Swing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 19 (86.36%) Hibernate
2 17 (77.27%) Spring
3 7 (31.82%) PostGIS
4 4 (18.18%) Web Services
4 4 (18.18%) J2EE
4 4 (18.18%) Google Maps API
5 2 (9.091%) Ajax
5 2 (9.091%) FreeMarker
5 2 (9.091%) jQuery
6 1 (4.545%) XML
6 1 (4.545%) J2SE
6 1 (4.545%) OSGi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (27.27%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 12 (54.55%) Maven
2 7 (31.82%) Gradle
3 1 (4.545%) JUnit
3 1 (4.545%) Eclipse
General
1 10 (45.45%) Telecoms
2 7 (31.82%) Finance
Job Titles
1 22 (100.00%) Developer
1 22 (100.00%) Java Developer
2 16 (72.73%) Senior Java Developer
2 16 (72.73%) Senior Developer
3 2 (9.091%) Java Software Developer
3 2 (9.091%) Junior Java Software Developer
3 2 (9.091%) Software Developer
3 2 (9.091%) Junior
3 2 (9.091%) Junior Java Developer
3 2 (9.091%) Junior Software Developer
3 2 (9.091%) Junior Developer
4 1 (4.545%) Senior Software Developer
4 1 (4.545%) J2EE Developer
4 1 (4.545%) Java/J2EE Developer
4 1 (4.545%) Senior Java Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Management Information System
2 4 (18.18%) Social Media
3 1 (4.545%) Open Source
3 1 (4.545%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 14 (63.64%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (77.27%) Agile Software Development
2 6 (27.27%) Information Management
2 6 (27.27%) Communications Security
2 6 (27.27%) E-Commerce
3 2 (9.091%) Scrum
4 1 (4.545%) OOD
4 1 (4.545%) OO
4 1 (4.545%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 22 (100.00%) Java
2 18 (81.82%) SQL
3 14 (63.64%) Shell Script
4 1 (4.545%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (4.545%) Sun Certification
Vendors
1 14 (63.64%) Oracle
2 4 (18.18%) Google
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
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