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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2ME over the last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME)
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank225266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching permanent IT job ads5617
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.321 %0.374 %
Salaries quoted398
Average minimum salary£27,231£29,375
Average salary£31,872£33,438
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Average maximum salary£36,513£37,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,908£37,646
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Application Development North WestApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads42384546
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.066 %2.031 %
Salaries quoted36353932
Average minimum salary£31,007£30,812
Average salary£34,244£33,947
% change on same period last year+0.87 %
Average maximum salary£37,481£37,082
UK excluding London average salary£36,011£36,651
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
J2ME EnglandJ2ME
England

J2ME
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing J2ME across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West J2ME Demand Trend

J2ME
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing J2ME across the North West region.

North West J2ME Salary Trend

J2ME
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2ME across the North West region over the past 3 months.

North West J2ME Salary Histogram

J2ME
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2ME within the North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ManchesterUp+4437£32,405-11.21 %
2CheshireUp+712£34,792+22.79 %
3MerseysideNew entry-5£22,600-
4LancashireNew entry-1£32,000-
J2ME EnglandJ2ME
England

J2ME
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing J2ME also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing J2ME.

161 (61.00 %)Java
231 (31.00 %)Games
328 (28.00 %)C++
328 (28.00 %)Symbian
424 (24.00 %)J2SE
424 (24.00 %)C
521 (21.00 %)SQL
521 (21.00 %)BREW
620 (20.00 %)XML
718 (18.00 %).NET
815 (15.00 %)Oracle
815 (15.00 %)Handset
914 (14.00 %)UML
1013 (13.00 %)OO
1013 (13.00 %)C#
1013 (13.00 %)Microsoft
1013 (13.00 %)Multimedia
1013 (13.00 %)Software Engineering
1013 (13.00 %)Degree
1112 (12.00 %)ERP
1112 (12.00 %)VB.NET
1112 (12.00 %)J2EE
1112 (12.00 %)Unix
1211 (11.00 %)ASP.NET
1211 (11.00 %)Cognos
1211 (11.00 %)PDA
1211 (11.00 %)Mobile Games
1310 (10.00 %)Java ME
149 (9.000 %)Mathematics
149 (9.000 %)Eclipse

J2ME
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West region citing J2ME also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing J2ME. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
124 (24.00 %)J2SE
221 (21.00 %)BREW
320 (20.00 %)XML
418 (18.00 %).NET
512 (12.00 %)J2EE
611 (11.00 %)ASP.NET
710 (10.00 %)Java ME
88 (8.000 %)EJB
94 (4.000 %)Servlets
94 (4.000 %)MIDP
103 (3.000 %)JavaBeans
103 (3.000 %)XSLT
103 (3.000 %)Swing
112 (2.000 %)SOAP
112 (2.000 %)NetBeans
121 (1.000 %)Java EE
121 (1.000 %)WebServices
121 (1.000 %)JDBC
121 (1.000 %)JSP
121 (1.000 %)Hibernate
Application Platforms
13 (3.000 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (1.000 %)Tomcat
Applications
19 (9.000 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
13 (3.000 %)Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
19 (9.000 %)SMS
24 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.000 %)GPRS
31 (1.000 %)GSM
Development Applications
19 (9.000 %)Eclipse
26 (6.000 %)Subversion
32 (2.000 %)Visual Studio
41 (1.000 %)Oracle Forms
General
131 (31.00 %)Games
213 (13.00 %)Multimedia
311 (11.00 %)Mobile Games
43 (3.000 %)Health
43 (3.000 %)Pensions
52 (2.000 %)Automotive
61 (1.000 %)Telecoms
61 (1.000 %)Music
61 (1.000 %)Animation
Job Titles
170 (70.00 %)Developer
229 (29.00 %)Java Developer
316 (16.00 %)Senior Developer
415 (15.00 %)Programmer
59 (9.000 %)Project Manager
68 (8.000 %)Business Analyst
68 (8.000 %)Analyst
76 (6.000 %)Junior
76 (6.000 %)Junior Developer
76 (6.000 %)Senior Java Developer
85 (5.000 %)Senior Programmer
85 (5.000 %)Junior Tester
85 (5.000 %)Tester
94 (4.000 %)Software Developer
103 (3.000 %)Architect
103 (3.000 %)Software Engineer
103 (3.000 %)Technical Architect
103 (3.000 %)Oracle Developer
112 (2.000 %)Java Software Developer
121 (1.000 %)Head Of Technology
Miscellaneous
115 (15.00 %)Handset
211 (11.00 %)PDA
39 (9.000 %)Mathematics
46 (6.000 %)Computer Science
55 (5.000 %)DTV
63 (3.000 %)Smartcard
71 (1.000 %)Social Network
Operating Systems
112 (12.00 %)Unix
24 (4.000 %)Windows
24 (4.000 %)Linux
24 (4.000 %)Windows Mobile
31 (1.000 %)Palm OS
31 (1.000 %)Symbian OS
Processes & Methodologies
114 (14.00 %)UML
213 (13.00 %)Software Engineering
213 (13.00 %)OO
312 (12.00 %)ERP
47 (7.000 %)Project Management
47 (7.000 %)Quality Management
47 (7.000 %)OOP
47 (7.000 %)QMS
56 (6.000 %)Agile Software Development
65 (5.000 %)PRINCE2
65 (5.000 %)Refactoring
74 (4.000 %)Unit Testing
74 (4.000 %)Continuous Integration
83 (3.000 %)IC Design
83 (3.000 %)Validation
92 (2.000 %)Scrum
92 (2.000 %)SOA
101 (1.000 %)PRINCE
101 (1.000 %)OOA/OOD
Programming Languages
161 (61.00 %)Java
228 (28.00 %)C++
324 (24.00 %)C
421 (21.00 %)SQL
513 (13.00 %)C#
612 (12.00 %)VB.NET
76 (6.000 %)PHP
83 (3.000 %)PL/SQL
92 (2.000 %)Embedded C
92 (2.000 %)JavaScript
101 (1.000 %)Embedded C++
Qualifications
113 (13.00 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
17 (7.000 %)ISO9001
17 (7.000 %)TickIT
Vendors
128 (28.00 %)Symbian
215 (15.00 %)Oracle
313 (13.00 %)Microsoft
411 (11.00 %)Cognos
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