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The table below looks at the demand for the Java Developer role in IT jobs within the Northern Ireland 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 Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Java Developer
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank820
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads3112
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.005 %
As % of the category below16.94 %6.349 %
Salaries quoted144
Average minimum salary£32,467£30,000
Average salary£32,967£33,250
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum salary£33,467£36,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,840£37,661
% change on same period last year+0.47 %
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northern Ireland
Matching permanent IT job ads183189
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.082 %
Salaries quoted88106
Average minimum salary£31,165£36,611
Average salary£33,625£39,394
% change on same period last year-14.64 %
Average maximum salary£36,085£42,178
UK excluding London average salary£38,200£39,254
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Java Developer UKJava Developer
UK

Java Developer
Demand Trend

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

Northern Ireland Java Developer Demand Trend

Java Developer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Java Developer across the Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Java Developer Salary Trend

Java Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java Developer across the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Northern Ireland Java Developer Salary Histogram

Java Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 8 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
County AntrimUp+1128£29,125-12.40 %
County DownNew entry-1£55,000-
NewryNew entry-1£55,000-
Java Developer UKJava Developer
UK

Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Java Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

150 (100.00 %)Java
228 (56.00 %)Perl
327 (54.00 %)Finance
425 (50.00 %)Spring
524 (48.00 %)Sybase
524 (48.00 %)UNIX
620 (40.00 %)J2EE
714 (28.00 %)Swing
813 (26.00 %)Struts
813 (26.00 %)RDBMS
912 (24.00 %)JUnit
1011 (22.00 %)SQL Server
1011 (22.00 %)Python
1110 (20.00 %)OO
1110 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
1110 (20.00 %)Hibernate
129 (18.00 %)Solaris
129 (18.00 %)Linux
138 (16.00 %)XML
138 (16.00 %)Flash
138 (16.00 %)Eclipse
138 (16.00 %)Ant
138 (16.00 %)Dojo
138 (16.00 %)FitNesse
147 (14.00 %)Ruby
147 (14.00 %)Ruby on Rails
147 (14.00 %)Web 2.0
147 (14.00 %)CruiseControl
147 (14.00 %)Subversion
155 (10.00 %)Wireless

Java Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northern Ireland region that cited Java Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (50.00 %)Spring
220 (40.00 %)J2EE
314 (28.00 %)Swing
413 (26.00 %)Struts
510 (20.00 %)Hibernate
68 (16.00 %)XML
68 (16.00 %)Dojo
77 (14.00 %)Ruby on Rails
82 (4.000 %)WebSphere
82 (4.000 %)Java EE
82 (4.000 %)WebServices
91 (2.000 %)EJB
91 (2.000 %)JDBC
91 (2.000 %).NET
91 (2.000 %)Java SE
91 (2.000 %)JSF
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.000 %)WebSphere Application Server
21 (2.000 %)WebLogic
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.000 %)MS Visio
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.00 %)Wireless
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (26.00 %)RDBMS
211 (22.00 %)SQL Server
32 (4.000 %)DB2
41 (2.000 %)Informix
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (24.00 %)JUnit
28 (16.00 %)Flash
28 (16.00 %)Eclipse
28 (16.00 %)FitNesse
28 (16.00 %)Ant
37 (14.00 %)CruiseControl
37 (14.00 %)Subversion
44 (8.000 %)jMock
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (54.00 %)Finance
21 (2.000 %)Health
21 (2.000 %)Pensions
21 (2.000 %)Telecoms
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (14.00 %)Web 2.0
23 (6.000 %)Mathematics
31 (2.000 %)Client/Server
31 (2.000 %)Derivative
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (48.00 %)UNIX
29 (18.00 %)Solaris
29 (18.00 %)Linux
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (20.00 %)OO
110 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
24 (8.000 %)SOA
33 (6.000 %)OOP
33 (6.000 %)Risk Management
33 (6.000 %)Algorithmic Trading
42 (4.000 %)UML
51 (2.000 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.000 %)Web Development
51 (2.000 %)Project Management
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (100.00 %)Java
228 (56.00 %)Perl
311 (22.00 %)Python
47 (14.00 %)Ruby
55 (10.00 %)C#
55 (10.00 %)C++
63 (6.000 %)C
72 (4.000 %)SQL
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.000 %)Degree
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (10.00 %)QA
Northern Ireland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (48.00 %)Sybase
21 (2.000 %)Sun