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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Programmer role in IT jobs within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Programmer
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank244221
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching permanent IT job ads659
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.025 %
As % of the category below0.064 %0.467 %
Salaries quoted656
Average minimum salary£25,833£29,375
Average salary£29,583£32,723
% change on same period last year-9.59 %
Average maximum salary£33,333£36,071
UK excluding London average salary£31,353£34,519
% change on same period last year-9.17 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads935912642
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.462 %5.420 %
Salaries quoted813210577
Average minimum salary£32,523£34,541
Average salary£36,379£38,320
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum salary£40,234£42,099
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Java Programmer EnglandJava Programmer
England

Java Programmer
Demand Trend

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

North West Java Programmer Demand Trend

Java Programmer
Salary Trend

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

North West Java Programmer Salary Trend

Java Programmer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java Programmer across the North West region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

North West Java Programmer Salary Histogram

Java Programmer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Programmer within the North West region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
CheshireDown-25£29,000+1.26 %
ManchesterDown-21£32,500-3.62 %
Java Programmer EnglandJava Programmer
England

Java Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Java Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title.

143 (100.00 %)Java
219 (44.19 %)J2EE
219 (44.19 %)JSP
313 (30.23 %)DB2
313 (30.23 %)WebServices
313 (30.23 %)QA
412 (27.91 %)EJB
412 (27.91 %)J2SE
412 (27.91 %)E-Commerce
412 (27.91 %)Publishing
510 (23.26 %)XML
510 (23.26 %)Oracle
69 (20.93 %)SQL
77 (16.28 %)XSL
77 (16.28 %)OO
77 (16.28 %)Linux
77 (16.28 %)Hibernate
86 (13.95 %)Internet
86 (13.95 %)Finance
86 (13.95 %)UML
86 (13.95 %)Chordiant
86 (13.95 %)Apache
86 (13.95 %)Tomcat
86 (13.95 %)JDBC
86 (13.95 %)Degree
95 (11.63 %)OOP
95 (11.63 %)JBoss
95 (11.63 %)Sun
95 (11.63 %)Sun Certification
104 (9.302 %)C++

Java Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Java Programmer 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 Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (44.19 %)J2EE
119 (44.19 %)JSP
213 (30.23 %)WebServices
312 (27.91 %)EJB
312 (27.91 %)J2SE
410 (23.26 %)XML
57 (16.28 %)XSL
57 (16.28 %)Hibernate
66 (13.95 %)JDBC
73 (6.977 %)XSLT
81 (2.326 %)XHTML
81 (2.326 %)HTML
81 (2.326 %)CSS
81 (2.326 %)Spring
81 (2.326 %)JMS
81 (2.326 %)Servlets
81 (2.326 %)Struts
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (13.95 %)Apache
16 (13.95 %)Tomcat
25 (11.63 %)JBoss
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (13.95 %)Internet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (30.23 %)DB2
22 (4.651 %)SQL Server
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.651 %)JBuilder
12 (4.651 %)Eclipse
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (27.91 %)Publishing
26 (13.95 %)Finance
31 (2.326 %)Health
31 (2.326 %)Retail
31 (2.326 %)Telecoms
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.326 %)Computer Science
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (16.28 %)Linux
21 (2.326 %)UNIX
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (27.91 %)E-Commerce
27 (16.28 %)OO
36 (13.95 %)UML
45 (11.63 %)OOP
52 (4.651 %)Agile Software Development
61 (2.326 %)Software Engineering
61 (2.326 %)OOA/OOD
61 (2.326 %)Project Management
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (100.00 %)Java
29 (20.93 %)SQL
34 (9.302 %)C++
43 (6.977 %)C
52 (4.651 %)C#
52 (4.651 %)Delphi
61 (2.326 %)Perl
61 (2.326 %)PHP
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (13.95 %)Degree
25 (11.63 %)Sun Certification
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (30.23 %)QA
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (23.26 %)Oracle
26 (13.95 %)Chordiant
35 (11.63 %)Sun