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This section looks at the demand for Java skills within the Somerset 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank83
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads173230
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.094 %
As % of the category below23.67 %34.43 %
Salaries quoted163217
Average minimum salary£30,926£30,680
Average salary£35,948£34,335
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Average maximum salary£40,969£37,989
UK excluding London average salary£39,182£39,582
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Somerset
Matching permanent IT job ads731668
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.386 %0.274 %
Salaries quoted653605
Average minimum salary£29,335£30,125
Average salary£33,351£33,230
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Average maximum salary£37,367£36,335
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Java South WestJava
South West

Java
Demand Trend

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

Somerset 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 Somerset region.

Somerset Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Somerset region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Somerset Java Salary Histogram

Java
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BathDown-6104£33,067-4.63 %
StreetDown-810£43,889+11.81 %
YeovilDown-48£43,813+21.19 %
WellsUp+25£42,000+5.37 %
TauntonDown-61£35,000+16.66 %
Weston-super-MareUp+131£27,500-15.38 %
Java South WestJava
South West

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

1149 (46.42 %)J2EE
2114 (35.51 %)C++
397 (30.22 %)C
490 (28.04 %)XML
588 (27.41 %)Oracle
682 (25.55 %)WebLogic
774 (23.05 %)HTML
774 (23.05 %)UNIX
871 (22.12 %)UML
969 (21.50 %)Government
1068 (21.18 %)SQL
1163 (19.63 %)WebServices
1260 (18.69 %)SOAP
1359 (18.38 %)CSS
1458 (18.07 %)N-Tier
1552 (16.20 %)OO
1645 (14.02 %).NET
1744 (13.71 %)SQL Server
1744 (13.71 %)PHP
1841 (12.77 %)C#
1939 (12.15 %)SOA
1939 (12.15 %)Pensions
2036 (11.21 %)JavaScript
2036 (11.21 %)JSP
2130 (9.346 %)XSLT
2229 (9.034 %)WSDL
2328 (8.723 %)XHTML
2328 (8.723 %)ASP.NET
2328 (8.723 %)Web Development
2426 (8.100 %)RDBMS

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Somerset 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.

Somerset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1149 (46.42 %)J2EE
290 (28.04 %)XML
374 (23.05 %)HTML
463 (19.63 %)WebServices
560 (18.69 %)SOAP
659 (18.38 %)CSS
745 (14.02 %).NET
836 (11.21 %)JSP
930 (9.346 %)XSLT
1029 (9.034 %)WSDL
1128 (8.723 %)XHTML
1128 (8.723 %)ASP.NET
1217 (5.296 %)Struts
1316 (4.984 %)AJAX
1411 (3.427 %).NET Framework
159 (2.804 %)ASP
168 (2.492 %)EJB
168 (2.492 %)Servlets
168 (2.492 %)Swing
168 (2.492 %)Spring
Somerset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
182 (25.55 %)WebLogic
210 (3.115 %)JBoss
39 (2.804 %)ATG Dynamo
47 (2.181 %)ESB
56 (1.869 %)WebLogic Portal
64 (1.246 %)Documentum
64 (1.246 %)IIS
73 (0.935 %)Apache
73 (0.935 %)Tomcat
82 (0.623 %)Oracle Spatial
91 (0.312 %)Oracle Workflow
Somerset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (1.558 %)MS Visio
22 (0.623 %)MS Excel
31 (0.312 %)MS Project
Somerset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (3.115 %)HTTP
24 (1.246 %)Internet
32 (0.623 %)BSS
Somerset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (13.71 %)SQL Server
226 (8.100 %)RDBMS
312 (3.738 %)MySQL
47 (2.181 %)Oracle 10g
55 (1.558 %)SQL Server 2000
64 (1.246 %)GIS
64 (1.246 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (0.623 %)Oracle 9i
81 (0.312 %)Informix
81 (0.312 %)Oracle 8/8i
81 (0.312 %)SQLPlus
81 (0.312 %)SQL Server 7
Somerset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (3.115 %)JUnit
29 (2.804 %)Ant
37 (2.181 %)Eclipse
45 (1.558 %)TestDirector
45 (1.558 %)ClearCase
45 (1.558 %)Subversion
45 (1.558 %)JIRA
54 (1.246 %)VSS/SourceSafe
63 (0.935 %)ClearQuest
71 (0.312 %)jMock
71 (0.312 %)WebLogic Workshop
71 (0.312 %)WinRunner
Somerset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
169 (21.50 %)Government
239 (12.15 %)Pensions
323 (7.165 %)Finance
421 (6.542 %)Telecoms
516 (4.984 %)Aerospace
516 (4.984 %)Health
612 (3.738 %)Retail
79 (2.804 %)Military
88 (2.492 %)Insurance
96 (1.869 %)Marketing
103 (0.935 %)Games
103 (0.935 %)Publishing
103 (0.935 %)Education
103 (0.935 %)Electronics
111 (0.312 %)Front Office
111 (0.312 %)3D Graphics
111 (0.312 %)Banking
Somerset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1158 (49.22 %)Developer
2127 (39.56 %)Software Engineer
381 (25.23 %)Java Developer
444 (13.71 %)Web Developer
523 (7.165 %)Software Developer
523 (7.165 %)PHP Developer
620 (6.231 %)J2EE Developer
620 (6.231 %)Java/J2EE Developer
718 (5.607 %)PHP Web Developer
812 (3.738 %)Lead Developer
911 (3.427 %)Senior Developer
911 (3.427 %)Analyst
911 (3.427 %)C++ Software Engineer
911 (3.427 %)Java Software Engineer
911 (3.427 %)QA Engineer
911 (3.427 %)Senior J2EE Developer
911 (3.427 %)C Developer
1010 (3.115 %)Applications Developer
1010 (3.115 %)C++ Developer
119 (2.804 %)C++ Software Developer
Somerset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
158 (18.07 %)N-Tier
210 (3.115 %)PKI
34 (1.246 %)W3C
43 (0.935 %)Grid Computing
52 (0.623 %)Fixed Income
52 (0.623 %)Derivative
61 (0.312 %)Mathematics
61 (0.312 %)Russian Language
61 (0.312 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
61 (0.312 %)Equities
61 (0.312 %)Credit Derivative
61 (0.312 %)Client/Server
Somerset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
174 (23.05 %)UNIX
219 (5.919 %)Windows
314 (4.361 %)Linux
44 (1.246 %)Windows Mobile
53 (0.935 %)Solaris
61 (0.312 %)HPUX
Somerset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
171 (22.12 %)UML
252 (16.20 %)OO
339 (12.15 %)SOA
428 (8.723 %)Web Development
522 (6.854 %)Security Cleared
616 (4.984 %)E-Commerce
715 (4.673 %)BPEL
814 (4.361 %)Scrum
912 (3.738 %)Software Engineering
1010 (3.115 %)Systems Analysis
1010 (3.115 %)RUP
119 (2.804 %)Agile Software Development
127 (2.181 %)Content Management
127 (2.181 %)Business Analysis
127 (2.181 %)System Testing
136 (1.869 %)Information Security
145 (1.558 %)OOD
145 (1.558 %)Risk Analysis
145 (1.558 %)Performance Management
154 (1.246 %)Compatibility Testing
Somerset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1114 (35.51 %)C++
297 (30.22 %)C
368 (21.18 %)SQL
444 (13.71 %)PHP
541 (12.77 %)C#
636 (11.21 %)JavaScript
725 (7.788 %)Perl
815 (4.673 %)VB
815 (4.673 %)VB.NET
97 (2.181 %)VBScript
97 (2.181 %)VB6
106 (1.869 %)PL/SQL
114 (1.246 %)Delphi
114 (1.246 %)DHTML
114 (1.246 %)Python
123 (0.935 %)Tcl
131 (0.312 %)Shell Script
131 (0.312 %)Korn
131 (0.312 %)PHP5
Somerset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (7.477 %)MCSD
124 (7.477 %)Microsoft Certification
219 (5.919 %)Degree
219 (5.919 %)MCAD
314 (4.361 %)ISEB
45 (1.558 %)MCSE
53 (0.935 %)PhD
61 (0.312 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
61 (0.312 %)ISEB Practitioner
Somerset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (4.050 %)QA
Somerset IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.623 %)Oracle RAC
Somerset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
188 (27.41 %)Oracle
215 (4.673 %)BEA
39 (2.804 %)ATG
48 (2.492 %)Sybase
48 (2.492 %)Microsoft
54 (1.246 %)Symbian
62 (0.623 %)TIBCO
71 (0.312 %)EMC
71 (0.312 %)GigaSpaces
71 (0.312 %)Red Hat
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