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The table below looks at the demand for Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE) skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java SE over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank444507
Rank change on same period last yearUp+63
Matching permanent IT job ads283
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.245 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted251
Average minimum salary£46,280£30,000
Average salary£47,100£40,000
% change on same period last year+17.75 %
Average maximum salary£47,920£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£43,657£38,692
% change on same period last year+12.83 %
South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1144115085
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.331 %6.326 %
Salaries quoted984912810
Average minimum salary£35,588£36,067
Average salary£39,171£39,321
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Average maximum salary£42,754£42,574
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Java SE EnglandJava SE
England

Java SE
Demand Trend

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

South East Java SE Demand Trend

Java SE
Salary Trend

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

South East Java SE Salary Trend

Java SE
Salary Histogram

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

South East Java SE Salary Histogram

Java SE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java SE within the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
KentNew entry-25£48,295-
OxfordshireUp+32£40,000-
SurreyUp+351£35,000-
Java SE EnglandJava SE
England

Java SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Java SE 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 SE.

136 (100.00 %)Java
228 (77.78 %)Oracle
228 (77.78 %)Linux
326 (72.22 %)Swing
424 (66.67 %)SQL
523 (63.89 %)PL/SQL
523 (63.89 %)WebServices
523 (63.89 %)XML
523 (63.89 %)Business Analysis
523 (63.89 %)Unit Testing
621 (58.33 %)System Testing
621 (58.33 %)OOP
621 (58.33 %)Systems Analysis
718 (50.00 %)Insurance
718 (50.00 %)Finance
85 (13.89 %)Games
94 (11.11 %)Hibernate
94 (11.11 %)UML
94 (11.11 %)C++
94 (11.11 %)JUnit
103 (8.333 %)J2EE
103 (8.333 %)STL
103 (8.333 %)OOA/OOD
103 (8.333 %)MPEG
103 (8.333 %)Military
103 (8.333 %)TDD
103 (8.333 %)JSF
103 (8.333 %)Java EE 5
103 (8.333 %)JPA
103 (8.333 %)Oracle Coherence

Java SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing Java SE 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 SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (72.22 %)Swing
223 (63.89 %)WebServices
223 (63.89 %)XML
34 (11.11 %)Hibernate
43 (8.333 %)Oracle Coherence
43 (8.333 %)Java EE 5
43 (8.333 %)JPA
43 (8.333 %)STL
43 (8.333 %)J2EE
43 (8.333 %)JSF
52 (5.556 %)Tapestry
52 (5.556 %)CGI
52 (5.556 %)OpenGL
52 (5.556 %)LAMP
52 (5.556 %)Struts
52 (5.556 %)Spring
52 (5.556 %)HTML
52 (5.556 %)Java EE
61 (2.778 %)EJB 3.0
61 (2.778 %)EJB
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.556 %)WebLogic
12 (5.556 %)Apache
21 (2.778 %)JBoss
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.556 %)VPN
12 (5.556 %)Firewall
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.556 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.778 %)RDBMS
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (11.11 %)JUnit
21 (2.778 %)Eclipse
21 (2.778 %)IntelliJ
21 (2.778 %)Subversion
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (50.00 %)Finance
118 (50.00 %)Insurance
25 (13.89 %)Games
33 (8.333 %)Military
42 (5.556 %)Health
42 (5.556 %)Pensions
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (44.44 %)Developer
116 (44.44 %)Java Developer
214 (38.89 %)Analyst
310 (27.78 %)Systems Analyst
49 (25.00 %)Consultant
49 (25.00 %)Java Consultant
55 (13.89 %)Programmer
64 (11.11 %)Analyst Programmer
73 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
73 (8.333 %)Software Developer
73 (8.333 %)Java Programmer
73 (8.333 %)Java Software Developer
73 (8.333 %)C++ Software Engineer
73 (8.333 %)Java Software Engineer
73 (8.333 %)Java Analyst Programmer
73 (8.333 %)GUI Developer
82 (5.556 %)J2EE Developer
82 (5.556 %)Java/J2EE Developer
91 (2.778 %)Senior Programmer
91 (2.778 %)Infrastructure Manager
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.333 %)MPEG
13 (8.333 %)IPTV
21 (2.778 %)Handset
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (77.78 %)Linux
22 (5.556 %)UNIX
22 (5.556 %)Solaris
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (63.89 %)Business Analysis
123 (63.89 %)Unit Testing
221 (58.33 %)System Testing
221 (58.33 %)Systems Analysis
221 (58.33 %)OOP
34 (11.11 %)UML
43 (8.333 %)OOA/OOD
43 (8.333 %)TDD
52 (5.556 %)Penetration Testing
52 (5.556 %)User Acceptance Testing
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (100.00 %)Java
224 (66.67 %)SQL
323 (63.89 %)PL/SQL
44 (11.11 %)C++
52 (5.556 %)DHTML
52 (5.556 %)Perl
52 (5.556 %)PHP
52 (5.556 %)Shell Script
61 (2.778 %)C
61 (2.778 %)JavaScript
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (77.78 %)Oracle
22 (5.556 %)Tangosol