Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Swing (Java) skills within the Northampton region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Swing over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank66-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads50
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.193 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted50
Average minimum salary£32,200-
Average salary£36,400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,600-
UK excluding London average salary£37,379£38,100
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Northampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Northampton
Matching permanent IT job ads228160
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.133 %0.070 %
Salaries quoted210140
Average minimum salary£30,675£32,941
Average salary£34,063£35,330
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Average maximum salary£37,450£37,719
UK excluding London average salary£35,983£36,623
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
Swing NorthamptonshireSwing
Northamptonshire

Swing
Demand Trend

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

Northampton Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Salary Trend

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

Northampton Swing Salary Trend

Swing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Swing across the Northampton region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Northampton Swing Salary Histogram

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

15 (100.00 %)Java
15 (100.00 %)XML
15 (100.00 %)OO
24 (80.00 %)UNIX
24 (80.00 %)Linux
24 (80.00 %)C++
24 (80.00 %)Logistics
33 (60.00 %)WebServices
42 (40.00 %)C
51 (20.00 %)HTML
51 (20.00 %)UML
51 (20.00 %)OOP
51 (20.00 %)OOA/OOD
51 (20.00 %)J2EE
51 (20.00 %)Oracle
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server
51 (20.00 %)JUnit
51 (20.00 %)SAP
51 (20.00 %)CSS
51 (20.00 %)JSP
51 (20.00 %)Servlets
51 (20.00 %)Struts
51 (20.00 %)Retail
51 (20.00 %)NetBeans
51 (20.00 %)CORBA
51 (20.00 %)Apache
51 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
51 (20.00 %)J2SE
51 (20.00 %)AWT
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (100.00 %)XML
23 (60.00 %)WebServices
31 (20.00 %)CORBA
31 (20.00 %)J2SE
31 (20.00 %)AWT
31 (20.00 %)NetBeans
31 (20.00 %)HTML
31 (20.00 %)J2EE
31 (20.00 %)CSS
31 (20.00 %)JSP
31 (20.00 %)Servlets
31 (20.00 %)Struts
Northampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)Apache
Northampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (20.00 %)Oracle 10g
Northampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)JUnit
Northampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Retail
Northampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Software Engineer
23 (60.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
32 (40.00 %)Java Software Engineer
32 (40.00 %)UNIX Engineer
32 (40.00 %)C Software Engineer
41 (20.00 %)Developer
41 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
Northampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)UNIX
14 (80.00 %)Linux
Northampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)OO
24 (80.00 %)Logistics
31 (20.00 %)UML
31 (20.00 %)OOP
31 (20.00 %)OOA/OOD
Northampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)Java
24 (80.00 %)C++
32 (40.00 %)C
Northampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)SAP Certification
11 (20.00 %)Sun Certification
Northampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Oracle
11 (20.00 %)SAP
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft
11 (20.00 %)Sun