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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Preston region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4421
Rank change on same period last yearDown-23
Matching permanent IT job ads822
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.361 %14.01 %
Salaries quoted821
Average minimum salary£36,000£39,667
Average salary£40,531£43,048
% change on same period last year-5.84 %
Average maximum salary£45,063£46,429
UK excluding London average salary£39,578£39,968
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads238157
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.132 %0.066 %
Salaries quoted214134
Average minimum salary£28,870£29,967
Average salary£31,415£32,214
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Average maximum salary£33,960£34,460
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Java LancashireJava
Lancashire

Java
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Preston Java Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Preston Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Preston region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Preston Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

119 (61.29 %)XML
218 (58.06 %)SQL
317 (54.84 %)HTML
317 (54.84 %).NET
415 (48.39 %)SQL Server
514 (45.16 %)Internet
611 (35.48 %)ASP
611 (35.48 %)VB
611 (35.48 %)VB6
78 (25.81 %)J2EE
78 (25.81 %)IIS
78 (25.81 %)Apache
78 (25.81 %)MS Excel
86 (19.35 %)Web Development
86 (19.35 %)OO
86 (19.35 %)UML
95 (16.13 %)Oracle
95 (16.13 %)Flash
95 (16.13 %)Insurance
104 (12.90 %)Spring
104 (12.90 %)Marketing
104 (12.90 %)Hibernate
104 (12.90 %)Health
104 (12.90 %)Eclipse
104 (12.90 %)JavaScript
104 (12.90 %)Tomcat
104 (12.90 %)Struts
104 (12.90 %)WebServices
104 (12.90 %)XSL
104 (12.90 %)CSS

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (61.29 %)XML
217 (54.84 %)HTML
217 (54.84 %).NET
311 (35.48 %)ASP
48 (25.81 %)J2EE
54 (12.90 %)CSS
54 (12.90 %)JSP
54 (12.90 %)XSL
54 (12.90 %)Struts
54 (12.90 %)WebServices
54 (12.90 %)Hibernate
54 (12.90 %)Spring
63 (9.677 %)WebSphere
72 (6.452 %)WAP
81 (3.226 %)Middleware
81 (3.226 %)XSLT
81 (3.226 %)XHTML
81 (3.226 %)Servlets
81 (3.226 %)SOAP
81 (3.226 %)EJB
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (25.81 %)IIS
18 (25.81 %)Apache
24 (12.90 %)Tomcat
31 (3.226 %)CMS
31 (3.226 %)WebLogic
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (25.81 %)MS Excel
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (45.16 %)Internet
23 (9.677 %)Intranet
31 (3.226 %)FTP
31 (3.226 %)HTTP
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (48.39 %)SQL Server
23 (9.677 %)MySQL
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (16.13 %)Flash
24 (12.90 %)Eclipse
31 (3.226 %)QuickTest Pro
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (16.13 %)Insurance
24 (12.90 %)Marketing
24 (12.90 %)Health
33 (9.677 %)Retail
33 (9.677 %)Auditing
42 (6.452 %)Finance
51 (3.226 %)Advertising
51 (3.226 %)Pensions
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (58.06 %)Developer
214 (45.16 %)Web Developer
37 (22.58 %)Systems Developer
45 (16.13 %)Analyst
54 (12.90 %)Team Leader
54 (12.90 %)Java Team Leader
54 (12.90 %)Java Developer
63 (9.677 %)Java Programmer
63 (9.677 %).NET Team Leader
63 (9.677 %)J2EE Analyst Programmer
63 (9.677 %)PHP Web Developer
63 (9.677 %)Technical Team Leader
63 (9.677 %)PHP Developer
63 (9.677 %)Java Analyst Programmer
63 (9.677 %)Analyst Programmer
63 (9.677 %)Programmer
63 (9.677 %)Architect
72 (6.452 %)Test Analyst
72 (6.452 %)Technical Architect
81 (3.226 %)Tester
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)IVR
12 (6.452 %)IPTV
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (9.677 %)Linux
21 (3.226 %)UNIX
21 (3.226 %)Windows
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (19.35 %)UML
16 (19.35 %)OO
16 (19.35 %)Web Development
23 (9.677 %)Search Engine Marketing
23 (9.677 %)Unit Testing
23 (9.677 %)SC Cleared
23 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
23 (9.677 %)Pay per click
23 (9.677 %)OOD
23 (9.677 %)SEO
23 (9.677 %)Asset Management
31 (3.226 %)Automated Testing
31 (3.226 %)E-Commerce
31 (3.226 %)OOP
31 (3.226 %)Test Management
31 (3.226 %)Performance Testing
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (58.06 %)SQL
211 (35.48 %)VB
211 (35.48 %)VB6
34 (12.90 %)JavaScript
43 (9.677 %)C#
43 (9.677 %)Delphi
43 (9.677 %)PHP
43 (9.677 %)PL/SQL
51 (3.226 %)VBScript
51 (3.226 %)Perl
Preston IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (9.677 %)Degree
Preston IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.226 %)ISA Server
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (16.13 %)Oracle
21 (3.226 %)Microsoft
21 (3.226 %)Websense
21 (3.226 %)SurfControl
21 (3.226 %)Blue Coat