The first table below looks at the demand for Java skills in IT jobs advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java
Rank 11 8 14
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +6
Permanent jobs citing Java 241 398 200
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 10.78% 16.92% 10.47%
As % of the Programming Languages category 30.20% 32.87% 20.58%
Number of salaries quoted 214 354 170
Average salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.11% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,150 £35,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £55,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
798 1211 972
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 35.69% 51.49% 50.86%
Number of salaries quoted 707 1089 822
Average salary £40,000 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.26% +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £27,900 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,600 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Java
Berkshire

Java
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Reading region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Reading Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1 177 (39.78%) J2EE
2 149 (33.48%) HTML
3 144 (32.36%) SQL
4 132 (29.66%) JavaScript
5 125 (28.09%) Degree
6 118 (26.52%) Spring
7 115 (25.84%) OO
8 102 (22.92%) Perl
9 98 (22.02%) MySQL
10 96 (21.57%) Finance
11 94 (21.12%) UNIX
12 93 (20.90%) C++
13 87 (19.55%) CSS
14 86 (19.33%) Oracle
15 80 (17.98%) PHP
15 80 (17.98%) Python
16 76 (17.08%) UML
17 75 (16.85%) Windows
18 73 (16.40%) .NET
19 71 (15.96%) Linux
20 70 (15.73%) Hibernate
21 69 (15.51%) Apache
22 66 (14.83%) SQL Server
23 64 (14.38%) Agile Software Development
24 63 (14.16%) Ajax
25 61 (13.71%) C#
26 60 (13.48%) XML
27 56 (12.58%) Web Services
28 52 (11.69%) Scrum
28 52 (11.69%) Ruby

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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
1 177 (39.78%) J2EE
2 149 (33.48%) HTML
3 118 (26.52%) Spring
4 87 (19.55%) CSS
5 73 (16.40%) .NET
6 70 (15.73%) Hibernate
7 63 (14.16%) Ajax
8 60 (13.48%) XML
9 56 (12.58%) Web Services
10 49 (11.01%) Struts
11 45 (10.11%) JSP
12 44 (9.888%) WebSphere
13 41 (9.213%) Java EE
14 37 (8.315%) REST
15 36 (8.090%) SOAP
16 30 (6.742%) jQuery
17 25 (5.618%) JPA
17 25 (5.618%) .NET Framework
18 23 (5.169%) JSF
19 22 (4.944%) Servlets
Application Platforms
1 69 (15.51%) Apache
2 39 (8.764%) Tomcat
3 37 (8.315%) WebLogic
4 27 (6.067%) WebSphere Application Server
5 19 (4.270%) SAS
6 11 (2.472%) IIS
7 10 (2.247%) Magento
8 8 (1.798%) WebLogic Portal
9 7 (1.573%) CMS
10 5 (1.124%) Jetty
11 4 (0.899%) Oracle Service Bus
12 3 (0.674%) CM System
13 2 (0.449%) Force.com
13 2 (0.449%) NetWeaver
14 1 (0.225%) PowerExchange
14 1 (0.225%) LiveLink
14 1 (0.225%) Oracle Workflow
14 1 (0.225%) SharePoint
14 1 (0.225%) Documentum
14 1 (0.225%) Alfresco
Applications
1 27 (6.067%) MS Excel
2 2 (0.449%) Photoshop
2 2 (0.449%) Fireworks
3 1 (0.225%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.225%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.225%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (2.022%) Oracle Retail
2 2 (0.449%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.449%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (0.449%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.225%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.494%) SAN
2 19 (4.270%) HTTP
2 19 (4.270%) Cisco ASA
2 19 (4.270%) Intrusion Detection
2 19 (4.270%) FWSM
3 14 (3.146%) LDAP
3 14 (3.146%) Internet
4 12 (2.697%) TCP/IP
4 12 (2.697%) DHCP
5 11 (2.472%) Firewall
5 11 (2.472%) Wireshark
5 11 (2.472%) tcpdump
5 11 (2.472%) snoop
6 6 (1.348%) 3G
7 3 (0.674%) DVB
8 1 (0.225%) ATM
8 1 (0.225%) UMTS
8 1 (0.225%) DNS
8 1 (0.225%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (22.02%) MySQL
2 66 (14.83%) SQL Server
3 28 (6.292%) DB2
4 24 (5.393%) Big Data
5 22 (4.944%) SQL Server 2000
6 14 (3.146%) Hadoop
6 14 (3.146%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (2.022%) RDBMS
8 8 (1.798%) Redis
8 8 (1.798%) TOAD
9 7 (1.573%) SQL Server 2008
9 7 (1.573%) NoSQL
9 7 (1.573%) SQL Server 2012
10 6 (1.348%) Oracle 11g
11 5 (1.124%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.674%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.449%) SAP Data Services
13 2 (0.449%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.449%) Data Warehouse
13 2 (0.449%) Oracle 9i
Development Applications
1 37 (8.315%) Ant
2 36 (8.090%) Eclipse
3 25 (5.618%) Maven
4 19 (4.270%) JUnit
5 17 (3.820%) Subversion
6 12 (2.697%) ClearCase
7 9 (2.022%) Visual Studio
8 8 (1.798%) Jenkins
8 8 (1.798%) Log4j
8 8 (1.798%) ClearQuest
9 7 (1.573%) Selenium
9 7 (1.573%) Firebug
9 7 (1.573%) Git (software)
10 6 (1.348%) PVCS
11 5 (1.124%) Eclipse RCP
12 4 (0.899%) Gradle
13 3 (0.674%) Oracle Forms
13 3 (0.674%) QuickTest Pro
13 3 (0.674%) Team Foundation Server
14 2 (0.449%) NWDS
General
1 96 (21.57%) Finance
2 37 (8.315%) Telecoms
3 27 (6.067%) Retail
4 23 (5.169%) Financial Institution
5 13 (2.921%) Banking
6 12 (2.697%) Marketing
7 9 (2.022%) Games
8 7 (1.573%) Legal
8 7 (1.573%) Publishing
9 4 (0.899%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (0.674%) Electronics
10 3 (0.674%) Advertising
11 2 (0.449%) Billing
11 2 (0.449%) German Language
12 1 (0.225%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.225%) Russian Language
12 1 (0.225%) Spanish Language
12 1 (0.225%) French Language
12 1 (0.225%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 206 (46.29%) Developer
2 119 (26.74%) Java Developer
3 57 (12.81%) Senior Developer
4 53 (11.91%) Architect
5 44 (9.888%) Consultant
6 37 (8.315%) Senior Java Developer
7 31 (6.966%) Software Engineer
8 28 (6.292%) Analyst
9 27 (6.067%) Junior
10 25 (5.618%) Software Developer
11 24 (5.393%) Web Developer
11 24 (5.393%) Junior Developer
12 22 (4.944%) Java/J2EE Developer
13 21 (4.719%) Graduate
14 20 (4.494%) C# Developer
15 18 (4.045%) Programmer
16 16 (3.596%) Java Programmer
17 15 (3.371%) Java Architect
18 14 (3.146%) Technical Consultant
18 14 (3.146%) Java Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.11%) Computer Science
2 30 (6.742%) SaaS
3 28 (6.292%) Open Source
4 22 (4.944%) Client/Server
5 18 (4.045%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.472%) Firmware
6 11 (2.472%) Digital Media
7 8 (1.798%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (1.798%) Clustering
8 7 (1.573%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.573%) New Media
9 6 (1.348%) Mobile Payment
9 6 (1.348%) Social Media
10 5 (1.124%) Mathematics
10 5 (1.124%) Taxonomies
10 5 (1.124%) Ontologies
10 5 (1.124%) STB
10 5 (1.124%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.899%) Statistics
11 4 (0.899%) DataPower
Operating Systems
1 94 (21.12%) UNIX
2 75 (16.85%) Windows
3 71 (15.96%) Linux
4 33 (7.416%) Solaris
5 30 (6.742%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 18 (4.045%) Android
7 12 (2.697%) Windows Server 2008
7 12 (2.697%) HPUX
7 12 (2.697%) Windows Server 2003
8 8 (1.798%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.798%) CentOS
8 8 (1.798%) AIX
8 8 (1.798%) Debian
9 6 (1.348%) Apple iOS
9 6 (1.348%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.449%) Windows 2000
11 1 (0.225%) SUSE
11 1 (0.225%) Windows NT
11 1 (0.225%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.225%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (25.84%) OO
2 76 (17.08%) UML
3 64 (14.38%) Agile Software Development
4 52 (11.69%) Scrum
5 47 (10.56%) MVC
5 47 (10.56%) Web Development
6 45 (10.11%) OOD
7 39 (8.764%) Waterfall
8 38 (8.539%) ITIL
8 38 (8.539%) E-Commerce
9 36 (8.090%) Multithreading
9 36 (8.090%) SOA
10 33 (7.416%) Software Engineering
11 31 (6.966%) OOP
12 29 (6.517%) Software Architecture
12 29 (6.517%) Change Management
13 26 (5.843%) TDD
13 26 (5.843%) Unit Testing
14 24 (5.393%) Continuous Integration
15 23 (5.169%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 144 (32.36%) SQL
2 132 (29.66%) JavaScript
3 102 (22.92%) Perl
4 93 (20.90%) C++
5 80 (17.98%) PHP
5 80 (17.98%) Python
6 61 (13.71%) C#
7 52 (11.69%) Ruby
8 35 (7.865%) Shell Script
9 30 (6.742%) C
10 27 (6.067%) PL/SQL
11 23 (5.169%) Scala
12 19 (4.270%) PowerShell
13 16 (3.596%) Bash shell
14 8 (1.798%) Ada
14 8 (1.798%) T-SQL
15 6 (1.348%) VB
16 4 (0.899%) ABAP
17 3 (0.674%) Objective-C
17 3 (0.674%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 125 (28.09%) Degree
2 28 (6.292%) Security Cleared
3 27 (6.067%) DV Cleared
4 16 (3.596%) SC Cleared
5 12 (2.697%) ISEB
6 7 (1.573%) MCSE
6 7 (1.573%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.573%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (1.124%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.225%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (4.270%) QA
2 16 (3.596%) SLA
3 7 (1.573%) COBIT
4 5 (1.124%) DO-178B
5 2 (0.449%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.225%) HL7
System Software
1 19 (4.270%) VMware ESX
1 19 (4.270%) vSphere
2 18 (4.045%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.798%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 7 (1.573%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.225%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 14 (3.146%) Puppet
2 12 (2.697%) NetBackup
3 8 (1.798%) Ganglia
3 8 (1.798%) Zenoss
4 7 (1.573%) Nagios
5 1 (0.225%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 86 (19.33%) Oracle
2 46 (10.34%) JBoss
3 41 (9.213%) Microsoft
4 40 (8.989%) IBM
5 31 (6.966%) Cisco
6 30 (6.742%) VMware
7 27 (6.067%) Red Hat
8 24 (5.393%) HP
9 22 (4.944%) Zend
10 19 (4.270%) Juniper
10 19 (4.270%) Nortel
10 19 (4.270%) F5
11 14 (3.146%) Sun
12 12 (2.697%) Google
12 12 (2.697%) Brocade
12 12 (2.697%) NetApp
12 12 (2.697%) Veritas
12 12 (2.697%) Citrix
12 12 (2.697%) Symantec
13 11 (2.472%) ILOG
Reading, Berkshire
Java, C, C++ Great opportunity to work in the media industry for a software company writing technology for the BBC, NBC, Channel 4. Job Profile The role would...
Connections Recruitment Ltd.
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, 25 days hols
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
The client offer you the opportunity to work on the latest Java technologies and have a huge input to the R&D of future applications and technology advancements.
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Circa 55,000 + Benefits.
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
For these positions exposure in at least one of the following Java, C#, C++, in Linux or Windows based environments is essential although for more junior positions other...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 25000 - 46000 + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
7+ years of professional related experience in Java/J2EE/SQL - Extensive experience in database design and concepts, strong SQL/PL- SQL skills - Experience designing/implementing high performance SQL...
JPS Selection
Salary: From £50,000 to £80,000 per annum + Stock Options + Company Pension +
Posted: 12 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
As well as this it is essential that you have expert knowledge of: C#.NET (V4 Essential!), LINQ to objects, Lambda Expressions and Generics, HTML, CSS, JavaScript with:...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 75000
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
CoreCom Consulting
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Vertical IT
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
QUANTICA
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £45000 per annum + Package
Posted: 18 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + bonus, pension, healthcare
Posted: 13 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
JPS Selection
Salary: From £35,000 to £55,000 per annum + excellent benefits & career progre
Posted: 13 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
JPS Selection
Salary: From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits & unrivalled ca
Posted: 13 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
bridgenoble
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire or London
Verizon
Salary: competitive, plus bonus and full benefits package
Posted: 6 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Resolve Recruitment
Salary: From £22,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
McGregor Boyall
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 30000 - 45000 + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
The People Network
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + pension, car, health, bonus
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
The People Network
Salary: £40000 - £52000 per annum + good benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 40000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Opus Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + £6k Car Allow + Bonus to 20%
Posted: 17 June 2013