The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT jobs advertised for the Plymouth region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 22 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 Plymouth region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 8 11 6
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -5
Permanent jobs citing Java 13 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Plymouth 22.03% 4.348% 5.556%
As % of the Programming Languages category 34.21% 5.882% 12.50%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 1
Average salary £35,000 £29,000 £26,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.68% +9.43%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
Plymouth
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
38 17 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Plymouth 64.41% 73.91% 44.44%
Number of salaries quoted 30 17 8
Average salary £32,500 £29,000 £28,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.06% +1.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,600 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £29,400 £38,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Java
Devon

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Plymouth 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 Plymouth region.

Plymouth Java Salary Trend

Java
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Plymouth 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 16 (80.00%) CSS
1 16 (80.00%) XHTML
2 15 (75.00%) JSF
2 15 (75.00%) jQuery
3 9 (45.00%) .NET
4 5 (25.00%) C#
4 5 (25.00%) Web Services
4 5 (25.00%) XML
5 4 (20.00%) Windows
5 4 (20.00%) Windows XP
5 4 (20.00%) Data Modelling
5 4 (20.00%) C++
5 4 (20.00%) JavaScript
5 4 (20.00%) VB
5 4 (20.00%) VB.NET
5 4 (20.00%) J2EE
5 4 (20.00%) SQL Server
5 4 (20.00%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (20.00%) Windows 7
5 4 (20.00%) VB6
5 4 (20.00%) Content Management
5 4 (20.00%) SQL Server 2005
5 4 (20.00%) Web Development
6 3 (15.00%) SLA
7 1 (5.000%) ColdFusion
7 1 (5.000%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (5.000%) MS Project
7 1 (5.000%) HTML
7 1 (5.000%) Automated Testing

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Plymouth 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 16 (80.00%) CSS
1 16 (80.00%) XHTML
2 15 (75.00%) JSF
2 15 (75.00%) jQuery
3 9 (45.00%) .NET
4 5 (25.00%) Web Services
4 5 (25.00%) XML
5 4 (20.00%) J2EE
6 1 (5.000%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (5.000%) ColdFusion
Applications
1 1 (5.000%) MS Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (20.00%) SQL Server
1 4 (20.00%) SQL Server 2008
1 4 (20.00%) SQL Server 2005
Job Titles
1 19 (95.00%) Developer
2 16 (80.00%) Java Developer
3 2 (10.00%) Software Developer
4 1 (5.000%) Web Developer
4 1 (5.000%) .NET Developer
4 1 (5.000%) C# Developer
4 1 (5.000%) Team Leader
4 1 (5.000%) Development Team Leader
4 1 (5.000%) C# .NET Developer
4 1 (5.000%) .NET Team Leader
4 1 (5.000%) Java Web Developer
Operating Systems
1 4 (20.00%) Windows
1 4 (20.00%) Windows XP
1 4 (20.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (5.000%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (20.00%) Data Modelling
1 4 (20.00%) Content Management
1 4 (20.00%) Web Development
2 1 (5.000%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (25.00%) C#
2 4 (20.00%) C++
2 4 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 4 (20.00%) VB
2 4 (20.00%) VB.NET
2 4 (20.00%) VB6
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.00%) SLA