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

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
JUnit
Rank 188 146 126
Rank change year-on-year
-42 -20
Permanent jobs citing JUnit 66 101 114
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.915% 1.425% 1.684%
As % of the Development Applications category 5.930% 9.026% 12.17%
Number of salaries quoted 60 77 112
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,500 £30,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
-3.75% +3.89%
All Development Applications
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
1113 1119 937
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 15.43% 15.79% 13.84%
Number of salaries quoted 968 989 861
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +2.70%
JUnit
England

JUnit
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing JUnit across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North West JUnit Jobs Demand Trend

JUnit
Salary Trend

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

North West JUnit Salary Trend

JUnit
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing JUnit across the North West region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

North West JUnit Salary Histogram

JUnit
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JUnit within the North West 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
Manchester -5 42 £33,500 -16.25%
Cheshire -7 22 £42,500 +13.33%
Lancashire -3 2 £34,000 +3.03%
JUnit
England

JUnit
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West region citing JUnit 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 JUnit.

1 135 (95.07%) Java
2 91 (64.08%) J2EE
3 75 (52.82%) Spring
4 74 (52.11%) JavaScript
5 69 (48.59%) Ajax
6 64 (45.07%) SQL
7 60 (42.25%) Web Services
8 53 (37.32%) XML
9 51 (35.92%) HTML
10 50 (35.21%) Hibernate
11 49 (34.51%) JSP
12 47 (33.10%) JMS
13 45 (31.69%) jQuery
14 44 (30.99%) OO
14 44 (30.99%) Oracle
15 41 (28.87%) Ant
15 41 (28.87%) Eclipse
16 40 (28.17%) Unit Testing
17 39 (27.46%) Agile Software Development
18 38 (26.76%) MVC
19 37 (26.06%) TDD
19 37 (26.06%) SOAP
20 34 (23.94%) Struts
20 34 (23.94%) JDBC
21 32 (22.54%) Degree
22 31 (21.83%) Linux
23 29 (20.42%) CSS
24 28 (19.72%) Subversion
24 28 (19.72%) Maven
25 27 (19.01%) Tomcat

JUnit
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 91 (64.08%) J2EE
2 75 (52.82%) Spring
3 69 (48.59%) Ajax
4 60 (42.25%) Web Services
5 53 (37.32%) XML
6 51 (35.92%) HTML
7 50 (35.21%) Hibernate
8 49 (34.51%) JSP
9 47 (33.10%) JMS
10 45 (31.69%) jQuery
11 37 (26.06%) SOAP
12 34 (23.94%) Struts
12 34 (23.94%) JDBC
13 29 (20.42%) CSS
14 24 (16.90%) Servlets
15 20 (14.08%) Spring MVC
16 18 (12.68%) EJB
16 18 (12.68%) JPA
17 16 (11.27%) Java EE
18 14 (9.859%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 27 (19.01%) Tomcat
2 14 (9.859%) Apache
3 12 (8.451%) WebSphere Application Server
4 9 (6.338%) GlassFish
5 8 (5.634%) WebLogic
5 8 (5.634%) ESB
6 6 (4.225%) ActiveMQ
6 6 (4.225%) Jetty
7 2 (1.408%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.704%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (0.704%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.704%) SAP Business One
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.408%) HTTP
2 1 (0.704%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (14.08%) MySQL
2 15 (10.56%) DB2
3 8 (5.634%) SQL Server
4 6 (4.225%) RDBMS
5 4 (2.817%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 41 (28.87%) Ant
1 41 (28.87%) Eclipse
2 28 (19.72%) Subversion
2 28 (19.72%) Maven
3 14 (9.859%) JIRA
4 8 (5.634%) Git (software)
4 8 (5.634%) Selenium
5 7 (4.930%) QuickTest Pro
6 6 (4.225%) Log4j
6 6 (4.225%) SilkPerformer
6 6 (4.225%) TestPartner
6 6 (4.225%) LoadRunner
6 6 (4.225%) EasyMock
6 6 (4.225%) jMock
6 6 (4.225%) QALoad
7 5 (3.521%) Redmine
8 4 (2.817%) Mockito
9 2 (1.408%) CruiseControl
10 1 (0.704%) Hudson
10 1 (0.704%) QUnit
General
1 19 (13.38%) Finance
2 7 (4.930%) Publishing
3 5 (3.521%) Automotive
4 4 (2.817%) Retail
4 4 (2.817%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (1.408%) Billing
6 1 (0.704%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 116 (81.69%) Developer
2 112 (78.87%) Java Developer
3 25 (17.61%) Java/J2EE Developer
4 20 (14.08%) J2EE Developer
5 19 (13.38%) Senior Developer
6 18 (12.68%) Software Developer
6 18 (12.68%) Senior Java Developer
7 17 (11.97%) Java Software Developer
8 10 (7.042%) Applications Developer
9 8 (5.634%) Analyst
10 7 (4.930%) Analyst Programmer
10 7 (4.930%) Programmer
11 6 (4.225%) Java Analyst Programmer
11 6 (4.225%) Java Programmer
11 6 (4.225%) Team Leader
11 6 (4.225%) Software Engineer
12 4 (2.817%) J2EE Analyst Programmer
12 4 (2.817%) Senior J2EE Developer
12 4 (2.817%) Head of Testing
13 2 (1.408%) Java Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
1 21 (14.79%) Open Source
2 16 (11.27%) Computer Science
3 7 (4.930%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (4.225%) Mobile App
5 4 (2.817%) LIMS
5 4 (2.817%) Life Science
6 1 (0.704%) New Media
6 1 (0.704%) Smartphone
6 1 (0.704%) Blog
6 1 (0.704%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.704%) Cryptography
Operating Systems
1 31 (21.83%) Linux
2 23 (16.20%) UNIX
3 11 (7.746%) Solaris
4 7 (4.930%) Windows
5 5 (3.521%) Android
5 5 (3.521%) AIX
6 4 (2.817%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (30.99%) OO
2 40 (28.17%) Unit Testing
3 39 (27.46%) Agile Software Development
4 38 (26.76%) MVC
5 37 (26.06%) TDD
6 19 (13.38%) UML
7 14 (9.859%) Scrum
8 11 (7.746%) Dependency Injection
8 11 (7.746%) Web Application Development
9 10 (7.042%) Web Development
10 8 (5.634%) E-Commerce
10 8 (5.634%) Multithreading
11 7 (4.930%) Kanban
11 7 (4.930%) SOA
11 7 (4.930%) Pair Programming
12 6 (4.225%) Project Management
12 6 (4.225%) OOD
12 6 (4.225%) RAD
12 6 (4.225%) High Availability
12 6 (4.225%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 135 (95.07%) Java
2 74 (52.11%) JavaScript
3 64 (45.07%) SQL
4 14 (9.859%) PL/SQL
5 11 (7.746%) C#
5 11 (7.746%) Ruby
6 10 (7.042%) C++
7 9 (6.338%) Groovy
8 6 (4.225%) PHP
9 5 (3.521%) Python
9 5 (3.521%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.704%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 32 (22.54%) Degree
2 6 (4.225%) ISEB
3 4 (2.817%) SCJP
3 4 (2.817%) SCJA
4 2 (1.408%) Sun Certification
4 2 (1.408%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.225%) QA
2 2 (1.408%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 44 (30.99%) Oracle
2 13 (9.155%) JBoss
3 10 (7.042%) IBM
4 9 (6.338%) Endeca
5 5 (3.521%) Zend
5 5 (3.521%) HP
6 1 (0.704%) Twitter
6 1 (0.704%) Epicor
6 1 (0.704%) SAP
Chester, North West
Due to continual massive success the company are looking to continue to grow the team and take on strong java developers who will be training and support where...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Crewe, Cheshire
The primary role of a developer is to participate in all aspects of the development life cycle.This will include, but not be limited to the analysis of...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 45,000 - 50,000 + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Stockport, North West
You will also have gained exposure to enterprise-level OO programming and have a good understanding of a RDBMS. Further knowledge of XML, SOAP, JMS, etc would be...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £42000 per annum + 25 days hol + flexi-time, etc
Posted: 18 May 2013
Stockport, North West
You will also have gained exposure to enterprise-level OO programming and have a good understanding of a RDBMS. Further knowledge of XML, SOAP, JMS, etc would be...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £40000 per annum + 25 days hol + flexi-time, etc
Posted: 6 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Key skills: Java/J2EE, OOA/D, web services and server-based application development, Databases Java developer sought by this leading successful software house developing a range of enterprise-...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £32000 - £42000 per annum + 25 days hol + flexi-time, etc
Posted: 17 May 2013
Chester, Cheshire
Java J2EE Developer (Spring MVC,JSP, HTML)... Deploying the company’s software products onto clients systems and ongoing support & maintenance of software products implemented at clients The key...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40,000 - 45,00 + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Chester, North West
Senior Java Developer -Chester- £40,000 - £45,000 - fantastic benefits package and pension scheme A strong java J2EE developer is required to join a market leader within the...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
As a Java Application Developer the essential skills that will be required are: - Excellent demonstrable knowledge Java - Strong knowledge of Server technologies such as Oracle, WebSphere or Glassfish -...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £34000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Java Developer, Web development, Web services, DB2, Flex, XML, SOAP, Windows, UNIX, Hibernate, programmer, engineer/ Manchester / up to 38K... Web Services (XML / SOAP) XML. Windows. UNIX (Solaris/AIX/...
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £27000 - £38000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Java Developer, Web development, Web services, DB2, Flex, XML, SOAP, Windows, UNIX, Hibernate, programmer, engineer/ Manchester / up to 38K Well-establish global software house, excelling through the quality...
Salary: £27000 - £38000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire, North West
Position: Java Application Server DeveloperLocation: Stockport, Cheshire Salary: £ CompetitiveCDL is a leading independent software house supplying systems to the insurance industry offering all major employer benefits along with...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: Competitive salary
Posted: 21 May 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
The Software Tester will be responsible for planning, scripting, and executing system, acceptance , deployment and non-functional testing of software applications.SOFTWARE TESTER - SKILLSThe Software Tester / Test Consultant...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £30,000 + excellent bonus + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Practical experience of Test Tools (ie QACenter, Loadrunner etc) and Frameworks (ie Junit, Easymock etc) Familiarity of Quality standards ISO9001, CMMI and certification in ISEB. Some SQL experience,...
Actis Recruitment.
Salary: From £24,000 to £30,000 per annum + excellent bonus + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside,...
This successful and profitable Software House who specialise in the supply of large scale solutions to the Corporate & Public Sector markets is looking to recruit an experienced Test...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to c£60,000 + excellent bonus + bens
Posted: 29 April 2013
Altrincham, Cheshire
You should ideally have experience in some of the following; commercial test tools QACenter, LoadRunner, QALoad, SilkPerformer, TestPartner, Selenium, QTP (and similar), and unit test frameworks such as...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013