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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank138127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads920
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.726 %1.765 %
Salaries quoted919
Average minimum salary£33,333£29,947
Average salary£36,667£30,763
% change on same period last year+19.19 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£31,579
UK excluding London average salary£36,798£37,111
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12401133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.668 %0.472 %
Salaries quoted11251013
Average minimum salary£33,989£31,141
Average salary£37,528£34,092
% change on same period last year+10.07 %
Average maximum salary£41,067£37,042
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
J2SE South EastJ2SE
South East

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Oxfordshire J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2SE across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Oxfordshire J2SE Salary Histogram

J2SE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
OxfordDown-67£36,429+16.41 %
J2SE South EastJ2SE
South East

J2SE
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

112 (100.00 %)Java
29 (75.00 %)C#
29 (75.00 %).NET
29 (75.00 %)Swing
38 (66.67 %)WebServices
38 (66.67 %)XML
38 (66.67 %)XSD
38 (66.67 %)JAXB
38 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2000
38 (66.67 %)SQL Server
38 (66.67 %)Eclipse
38 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (66.67 %)Apache Axis
47 (58.33 %)SQL
54 (33.33 %)Finance
63 (25.00 %)Legal
63 (25.00 %)Insurance
72 (16.67 %)Degree
72 (16.67 %)C++
72 (16.67 %)J2EE
81 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
81 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
81 (8.333 %)VB.NET
81 (8.333 %)Time Management
81 (8.333 %)Music
81 (8.333 %)Microsoft

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (75.00 %).NET
19 (75.00 %)Swing
28 (66.67 %)JAXB
28 (66.67 %)Apache Axis
28 (66.67 %)WebServices
28 (66.67 %)XML
28 (66.67 %)XSD
32 (16.67 %)J2EE
41 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (66.67 %)SQL Server
18 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2000
18 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (66.67 %)Eclipse
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Legal
23 (25.00 %)Insurance
31 (8.333 %)Music
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (91.67 %)Developer
111 (91.67 %)Java Developer
23 (25.00 %)SQL Developer
23 (25.00 %)SQL Server Developer
32 (16.67 %)Software Developer
32 (16.67 %)Java Software Developer
41 (8.333 %)Java/J2EE Developer
41 (8.333 %)Junior Java/J2EE Developer
41 (8.333 %)Junior
41 (8.333 %)J2EE Developer
41 (8.333 %)Junior Java Developer
41 (8.333 %)Junior J2EE Developer
41 (8.333 %)Junior Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)E-Commerce
11 (8.333 %)Time Management
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)Java
29 (75.00 %)C#
37 (58.33 %)SQL
42 (16.67 %)C++
51 (8.333 %)VB.NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Microsoft