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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 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 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
Rank220269
Rank change on same period last yearUp+49
Matching permanent IT job ads5322
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.326 %0.479 %
Salaries quoted4822
Average minimum salary£31,792£31,045
Average salary£38,219£33,659
% change on same period last year+13.54 %
Average maximum salary£44,646£36,273
UK excluding London average salary£36,108£36,645
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads39974594
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.110 %1.881 %
Salaries quoted34723952
Average minimum salary£29,752£31,523
Average salary£32,816£34,621
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,880£37,719
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
J2SE EnglandJ2SE
England

J2SE
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West 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
CheshireUp+1832£38,130+27.31 %
ManchesterUp+4421£38,333+1.92 %
J2SE EnglandJ2SE
England

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

168 (85.00 %)Java
254 (67.50 %)J2EE
329 (36.25 %)Hibernate
427 (33.75 %)JSP
525 (31.25 %)SQL
525 (31.25 %)J2ME
622 (27.50 %)EJB
720 (25.00 %)C++
819 (23.75 %)E-Commerce
819 (23.75 %)Publishing
918 (22.50 %)C
918 (22.50 %)Oracle
918 (22.50 %)SOAP
918 (22.50 %)XML
1017 (21.25 %)Swing
1017 (21.25 %)JavaScript
1017 (21.25 %)Spring
1114 (17.50 %)JavaBeans
1114 (17.50 %)Tomcat
1114 (17.50 %)Linux
1114 (17.50 %)WebServices
1213 (16.25 %)XSLT
1213 (16.25 %)Games
1312 (15.00 %)JBoss
1411 (13.75 %)WebSphere MQ
1411 (13.75 %)JMS
1411 (13.75 %)WebSphere
1510 (12.50 %)Java SE
1510 (12.50 %)SOA
169 (11.25 %)Eclipse

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
154 (67.50 %)J2EE
229 (36.25 %)Hibernate
327 (33.75 %)JSP
425 (31.25 %)J2ME
522 (27.50 %)EJB
618 (22.50 %)SOAP
618 (22.50 %)XML
717 (21.25 %)Swing
717 (21.25 %)Spring
814 (17.50 %)JavaBeans
814 (17.50 %)WebServices
913 (16.25 %)XSLT
1011 (13.75 %)WebSphere
1011 (13.75 %)JMS
1110 (12.50 %)Java SE
128 (10.00 %)BREW
137 (8.750 %)ASP.NET
137 (8.750 %).NET
146 (7.500 %)HTML
146 (7.500 %)Servlets
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (17.50 %)Tomcat
212 (15.00 %)JBoss
311 (13.75 %)WebSphere MQ
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (6.250 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (8.750 %)SQL Server
24 (5.000 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.250 %)Oracle 8/8i
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (11.25 %)Eclipse
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (23.75 %)Publishing
213 (16.25 %)Games
39 (11.25 %)Insurance
48 (10.00 %)Mobile Games
56 (7.500 %)Finance
64 (5.000 %)Automotive
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
148 (60.00 %)Developer
235 (43.75 %)Java Developer
320 (25.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
419 (23.75 %)J2EE Developer
517 (21.25 %)Senior Developer
613 (16.25 %)Programmer
613 (16.25 %)Senior Java Developer
712 (15.00 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
811 (13.75 %)Analyst
910 (12.50 %)Senior J2EE Developer
109 (11.25 %)J2EE Analyst Programmer
109 (11.25 %)Software Engineer
109 (11.25 %)Analyst Programmer
109 (11.25 %)Java Analyst Programmer
109 (11.25 %)Java Programmer
117 (8.750 %)Software Developer
126 (7.500 %)Java Software Developer
135 (6.250 %).NET Software Engineer
135 (6.250 %)C# Software Engineer
142 (2.500 %)Java Software Engineer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (8.750 %)Mathematics
23 (3.750 %)Computer Science
32 (2.500 %)N-Tier
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (17.50 %)Linux
25 (6.250 %)UNIX
31 (1.250 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (23.75 %)E-Commerce
210 (12.50 %)SOA
35 (6.250 %)OO
43 (3.750 %)UML
43 (3.750 %)OOP
52 (2.500 %)Scrum
52 (2.500 %)Software Engineering
61 (1.250 %)Use Case
61 (1.250 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.250 %)E-business
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
168 (85.00 %)Java
225 (31.25 %)SQL
320 (25.00 %)C++
418 (22.50 %)C
517 (21.25 %)JavaScript
65 (6.250 %)C#
65 (6.250 %)VB
65 (6.250 %)VB.NET
65 (6.250 %)Fortran
72 (2.500 %)Embedded C
72 (2.500 %)DHTML
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (11.25 %)Degree
21 (1.250 %)Sun Certification
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (22.50 %)Oracle
25 (6.250 %)Microsoft
31 (1.250 %)Sun
31 (1.250 %)IBM
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