The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 20 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 Programming Languages category for the Oxford region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 8 8 5
Rank change year-on-year
0 -3
Permanent jobs citing Java 156 98 174
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxford 15.28% 15.36% 22.14%
As % of the Programming Languages category 27.37% 25.19% 33.66%
Number of salaries quoted 129 76 165
Average salary £47,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.75% -
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £27,750 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £63,750 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
Oxford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
570 389 517
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxford 55.83% 60.97% 65.78%
Number of salaries quoted 505 339 495
Average salary £40,000 £38,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% -5.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £62,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Java
Oxfordshire

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Oxford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Oxford Java Jobs Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Oxford Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Oxford Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Java 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 Java.

1 128 (32.57%) SQL
2 121 (30.79%) Degree
3 110 (27.99%) C++
4 104 (26.46%) C#
5 100 (25.45%) Computer Science
6 87 (22.14%) .NET
7 86 (21.88%) Oracle
8 77 (19.59%) OO
9 68 (17.30%) Spring
10 65 (16.54%) Python
10 65 (16.54%) XML
11 64 (16.28%) TDD
11 64 (16.28%) Hibernate
11 64 (16.28%) Mathematics
12 62 (15.78%) Open Source
13 59 (15.01%) Software Engineering
14 54 (13.74%) JavaScript
15 44 (11.20%) MySQL
15 44 (11.20%) Big Data
16 43 (10.94%) PostgreSQL
17 42 (10.69%) SQL Server
17 42 (10.69%) SOA
18 41 (10.43%) J2EE
18 41 (10.43%) C
18 41 (10.43%) HTML
18 41 (10.43%) CSS
19 40 (10.18%) Microsoft
19 40 (10.18%) Java EE
20 38 (9.669%) Scrum
21 37 (9.415%) Hadoop

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxford region citing Java 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 Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 87 (22.14%) .NET
2 68 (17.30%) Spring
3 65 (16.54%) XML
4 64 (16.28%) Hibernate
5 41 (10.43%) J2EE
5 41 (10.43%) HTML
5 41 (10.43%) CSS
6 40 (10.18%) Java EE
7 36 (9.160%) ASP.NET
8 30 (7.634%) Web Services
8 30 (7.634%) Lucene
9 23 (5.852%) jQuery
10 22 (5.598%) MapReduce
11 12 (3.053%) Flash
11 12 (3.053%) JSON
11 12 (3.053%) Ajax
11 12 (3.053%) ASP
12 11 (2.799%) XSLT
12 11 (2.799%) XML Schema
12 11 (2.799%) RESTful
Application Platforms
1 36 (9.160%) Tomcat
2 31 (7.888%) Apache Solr
3 25 (6.361%) Apache Pig
3 25 (6.361%) WebLogic
4 21 (5.344%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 14 (3.562%) Amazon AWS
5 14 (3.562%) IIS
6 10 (2.545%) Apache
6 10 (2.545%) Amazon SQS
6 10 (2.545%) Amazon EMR
7 8 (2.036%) SAS
8 7 (1.781%) Drupal
9 5 (1.272%) MQSeries
10 3 (0.763%) SharePoint
10 3 (0.763%) ESB
11 2 (0.509%) WebLogic Portal
12 1 (0.254%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.254%) BizTalk Server
12 1 (0.254%) nginx
12 1 (0.254%) Kafka
Applications
1 10 (2.545%) MS Project
1 10 (2.545%) MS Office
2 8 (2.036%) MS Excel
3 2 (0.509%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 3 (0.763%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.509%) Oracle 11i
2 2 (0.509%) BusinessWorks
2 2 (0.509%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.781%) Internet
2 4 (1.018%) DNS
3 2 (0.509%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (11.20%) MySQL
1 44 (11.20%) Big Data
2 43 (10.94%) PostgreSQL
3 42 (10.69%) SQL Server
4 37 (9.415%) Hadoop
5 25 (6.361%) Apache Hive
5 25 (6.361%) RDBMS
6 24 (6.107%) NoSQL
7 22 (5.598%) Mahout
8 12 (3.053%) MongoDB
9 10 (2.545%) Amazon DynamoDB
10 6 (1.527%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (1.272%) SQL Server 2012
12 4 (1.018%) Apache Cassandra
12 4 (1.018%) Oracle Reports
12 4 (1.018%) SQL Server 2005
13 3 (0.763%) OLAP
13 3 (0.763%) Data Mining
13 3 (0.763%) OLTP
13 3 (0.763%) Pentaho
Development Applications
1 30 (7.634%) JUnit
2 21 (5.344%) Selenium
3 13 (3.308%) Eclipse
3 13 (3.308%) Subversion
4 10 (2.545%) Visual Studio
5 8 (2.036%) PEAR
5 8 (2.036%) Jenkins
6 6 (1.527%) Git (software)
6 6 (1.527%) Eclipse RCP
7 5 (1.272%) NUnit
8 4 (1.018%) Cucumber
8 4 (1.018%) FitNesse
9 3 (0.763%) GitHub
10 2 (0.509%) Concordion
10 2 (0.509%) Oracle APEX
10 2 (0.509%) Oracle Forms
10 2 (0.509%) JDeveloper
11 1 (0.254%) Ant
11 1 (0.254%) WebDriver
General
1 35 (8.906%) Publishing
2 20 (5.089%) Music
3 16 (4.071%) Retail
4 13 (3.308%) Telecoms
5 12 (3.053%) Finance
5 12 (3.053%) Games
6 5 (1.272%) Advertising
7 3 (0.763%) Billing
7 3 (0.763%) Music Industry
8 1 (0.254%) Marketing
8 1 (0.254%) Legal
Job Titles
1 226 (57.51%) Developer
2 130 (33.08%) Java Developer
3 68 (17.30%) Software Developer
4 60 (15.27%) Software Engineer
5 52 (13.23%) Programmer
6 40 (10.18%) Java Programmer
7 39 (9.924%) Analyst
8 34 (8.651%) Graduate
9 31 (7.888%) Senior Developer
10 29 (7.379%) Graduate Developer
10 29 (7.379%) Java Software Developer
11 27 (6.870%) Senior Software Engineer
12 26 (6.616%) Project Manager
13 24 (6.107%) Analyst Programmer
13 24 (6.107%) C# Developer
13 24 (6.107%) Java Analyst Programmer
13 24 (6.107%) Developer Analyst
14 23 (5.852%) Java/J2EE Developer
15 20 (5.089%) J2EE Analyst Programmer
15 20 (5.089%) Graduate Software Developer
Miscellaneous
1 100 (25.45%) Computer Science
2 64 (16.28%) Mathematics
3 62 (15.78%) Open Source
4 32 (8.142%) Physics
5 16 (4.071%) 3D Graphics
6 14 (3.562%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.545%) Taxonomies
7 10 (2.545%) Ontologies
8 5 (1.272%) Data Integration
8 5 (1.272%) Machine Learning
9 4 (1.018%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.763%) Grid Computing
10 3 (0.763%) Web 2.0
11 2 (0.509%) Client/Server
11 2 (0.509%) PMI
12 1 (0.254%) Handset
12 1 (0.254%) Graphic Design
12 1 (0.254%) Digital Media
12 1 (0.254%) Semantic Web
12 1 (0.254%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 34 (8.651%) Linux
2 32 (8.142%) Windows
3 27 (6.870%) UNIX
4 21 (5.344%) Apple iOS
5 19 (4.835%) Android
6 3 (0.763%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.509%) VxWorks
8 1 (0.254%) Debian
8 1 (0.254%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (19.59%) OO
2 64 (16.28%) TDD
3 59 (15.01%) Software Engineering
4 42 (10.69%) SOA
5 38 (9.669%) Scrum
6 35 (8.906%) Unit Testing
7 33 (8.397%) Agile Software Development
8 31 (7.888%) OOP
9 29 (7.379%) Project Management
9 29 (7.379%) Continuous Integration
10 24 (6.107%) Business Intelligence
11 22 (5.598%) Waterfall
12 21 (5.344%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (5.089%) BDD
13 20 (5.089%) MVC
14 17 (4.326%) Pair Programming
15 16 (4.071%) TOGAF
16 15 (3.817%) Data Modelling
16 15 (3.817%) Statistical Analysis
16 15 (3.817%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 128 (32.57%) SQL
2 110 (27.99%) C++
3 104 (26.46%) C#
4 65 (16.54%) Python
5 54 (13.74%) JavaScript
6 41 (10.43%) C
7 27 (6.870%) PHP
8 26 (6.616%) Scala
9 24 (6.107%) VB.NET
10 18 (4.580%) ActionScript
11 15 (3.817%) Perl
11 15 (3.817%) PowerHouse
11 15 (3.817%) Objective-C
12 14 (3.562%) Groovy
13 12 (3.053%) ActionScript 3.0
14 10 (2.545%) VB6
14 10 (2.545%) VB
15 9 (2.290%) PL/SQL
16 6 (1.527%) Delphi
16 6 (1.527%) VBA
Qualifications
1 121 (30.79%) Degree
2 22 (5.598%) PhD
3 10 (2.545%) SC Cleared
3 10 (2.545%) Security Cleared
4 9 (2.290%) CSSLP
4 9 (2.290%) GWAPT
5 4 (1.018%) HND
6 3 (0.763%) ISEB
7 2 (0.509%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.509%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.852%) QA
2 10 (2.545%) Dublin Core
System Software
1 1 (0.254%) Apache ZooKeeper
Systems Management
1 11 (2.799%) Oracle Identity Management
2 9 (2.290%) AppDetective
3 4 (1.018%) MOM
4 2 (0.509%) Oracle Identity Manager
4 2 (0.509%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.254%) Puppet
Vendors
1 86 (21.88%) Oracle
2 40 (10.18%) Microsoft
3 16 (4.071%) JBoss
4 15 (3.817%) IBM
5 12 (3.053%) Perforce
6 11 (2.799%) HP
7 10 (2.545%) Sybase
8 4 (1.018%) PeopleSoft
8 4 (1.018%) SAP
8 4 (1.018%) Siebel
8 4 (1.018%) TIBCO
8 4 (1.018%) Syclo
9 2 (0.509%) Sencha
9 2 (0.509%) Salesforce.com
Oxford, South East
My client inOxfordis seeking a talented .Net software engineer... As the .Net developer joining the team you will have: - Experience with C# Development at a senior level - Solid...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
A leading BI Software vendor is looking for a Junior/graduate Java Developer to join a dynamic development team... The team is Agile with a particular focus on...
TRG
Salary: £40000 Per Annum Excellent benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Oxford, South East
As the .Net developer joining the team you will have: - Experience with C# Development at a senior level - Solid MVC Experience - Experience with full SDLC - Database Experience It...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
A leading BI Software vendor is looking for a high calibre Java Developer to join a dynamic development team... The team is Agile with a particular focus on...
TRG
Salary: £60000 Per Annum Excellent benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Key Responsibilities: Through leadership and a thorough understanding of our client's business, lead / coordinate projects with teams composed of Technology professionals or experts and/or Infrastructure and/...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits, Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxford or Suffolk, South East
They are developing a new cloud-based monitoring platform and hence seeking an experienced architect / developer with team leading experience to join their team.You will liaise with...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k plus benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Austin Fraser is representing a high profile Digital Company is looking for experienced hands on Senior Engineer with strong server side development experience. The company are based in...
Austin Fraser
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
c) Object oriented design... b) Knowledge of programming languages: Object oriented design, C++, Java, C#... Familiarity with the following tools will is desirable but not essential: * Eclipse * PMD *...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 18000 - 22000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
e) Object oriented design... c) Knowledge of programming languages: especially Java or C++, and knowledge of mobile platforms: especially Android... Familiarity with the following tools is also desirable,...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 25000 - 35000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Oxford, Oxfordshire
c) Extensive knowledge of programming languages: especially Java or C++ and knowledge of mobile platforms: especially Android... Familiarity with the following tools is also desirable, but not essential: *...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 40000 - 50000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Oxford, South East
Candidates should come from a strong software development background with expertise in either Java or C++ as well hands-on experience with security testing tools such as Checkmarx...
Volt
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013