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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the South Wales 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
Rank137
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads142225
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.094 %
As % of the category below19.83 %31.25 %
Salaries quoted132198
Average minimum salary£29,773£29,788
Average salary£34,635£34,185
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
Average maximum salary£39,497£38,581
UK excluding London average salary£39,578£39,968
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads716720
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.396 %0.302 %
Salaries quoted676660
Average minimum salary£30,091£27,602
Average salary£34,118£30,959
% change on same period last year+10.20 %
Average maximum salary£38,144£34,316
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Java WalesJava
Wales

Java
Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales Java Salary Histogram

Java
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the South Wales 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
CardiffDown-790£36,012+5.15 %
NewportDown-2422£31,455-9.11 %
BridgendDown-611£35,000+16.66 %
GwentNew entry-1£30,000-
Neath Port TalbotNew entry-1£30,000-
CaerphillyUp+71£17,000-43.80 %
Java WalesJava
Wales

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1146 (53.48 %)J2EE
291 (33.33 %)SQL
381 (29.67 %)XML
479 (28.94 %)JSP
578 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
667 (24.54 %)JavaScript
766 (24.18 %)Hibernate
865 (23.81 %)HTML
963 (23.08 %)Oracle
1055 (20.15 %)Eclipse
1146 (16.85 %)Spring
1245 (16.48 %)Degree
1344 (16.12 %)UML
1441 (15.02 %)PL/SQL
1441 (15.02 %)Migration
1540 (14.65 %)Windows
1639 (14.29 %)C#
1736 (13.19 %)JavaBeans
1834 (12.45 %)SQL Server
1834 (12.45 %)Ant
1933 (12.09 %)C++
1933 (12.09 %)Tomcat
2032 (11.72 %)OOD
2032 (11.72 %)SC Cleared
2129 (10.62 %)Data Migration
2129 (10.62 %)WebServices
2129 (10.62 %).NET
2129 (10.62 %)RDBMS
2129 (10.62 %)SLA
2228 (10.26 %)Servlets

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1146 (53.48 %)J2EE
281 (29.67 %)XML
379 (28.94 %)JSP
466 (24.18 %)Hibernate
565 (23.81 %)HTML
646 (16.85 %)Spring
736 (13.19 %)JavaBeans
829 (10.62 %)WebServices
829 (10.62 %).NET
928 (10.26 %)Servlets
1023 (8.425 %)MVC
1120 (7.326 %)JPA
1120 (7.326 %)WebSphere
1216 (5.861 %)XSLT
1315 (5.495 %)Struts
1413 (4.762 %)Swing
1413 (4.762 %)Spring Web Flow
1511 (4.029 %)WCF
1511 (4.029 %)WF
1511 (4.029 %).NET Framework
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (12.09 %)Tomcat
217 (6.227 %)Apache
314 (5.128 %)WebSphere Application Server
411 (4.029 %)SharePoint
58 (2.930 %)JBoss
64 (1.465 %)WebLogic
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (3.297 %)MS Excel
28 (2.930 %)MS Office
32 (0.733 %)MS Visio
41 (0.366 %)MATLAB
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (6.960 %)Internet
213 (4.762 %)VoIP
37 (2.564 %)TCP/IP
45 (1.832 %)IGMP
45 (1.832 %)Broadband
52 (0.733 %)WAN
61 (0.366 %)LAN
61 (0.366 %)Wireless
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (12.45 %)SQL Server
229 (10.62 %)RDBMS
310 (3.663 %)Oracle Reports
47 (2.564 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (1.099 %)DB2
53 (1.099 %)MySQL
61 (0.366 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.366 %)BusinessObjects
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
155 (20.15 %)Eclipse
234 (12.45 %)Ant
325 (9.158 %)JUnit
415 (5.495 %)Visual Studio Team System
514 (5.128 %)Visual Studio
612 (4.396 %)TestDirector
711 (4.029 %)ClearCase
810 (3.663 %)XDoclet
97 (2.564 %)Subversion
102 (0.733 %)WinRunner
111 (0.366 %)LoadRunner
111 (0.366 %)PowerBuilder
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (8.425 %)Finance
222 (8.059 %)Insurance
315 (5.495 %)Government
411 (4.029 %)Banking
411 (4.029 %)Retail
411 (4.029 %)Pharmaceutical
411 (4.029 %)Investment Banking
510 (3.663 %)Pensions
68 (2.930 %)Health
75 (1.832 %)Multimedia
75 (1.832 %)Telecoms
83 (1.099 %)Games
91 (0.366 %)Aerospace
91 (0.366 %)Education
91 (0.366 %)Manufacturing
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1131 (47.99 %)Developer
2101 (37.00 %)Java Developer
364 (23.44 %)Analyst
424 (8.791 %)Support Analyst
521 (7.692 %)Java/J2EE Developer
620 (7.326 %)Analyst Programmer
620 (7.326 %)Programmer
717 (6.227 %)C++ Developer
717 (6.227 %)JavaScript Developer
815 (5.495 %)Software Engineer
914 (5.128 %)J2EE Developer
914 (5.128 %)Senior Developer
914 (5.128 %)Solutions Analyst
1013 (4.762 %)Architect
1112 (4.396 %)Software Developer
1210 (3.663 %)Tester
1210 (3.663 %)Developer Analyst
1210 (3.663 %)Java Analyst Programmer
1210 (3.663 %)Java Programmer
139 (3.297 %)Senior Java Developer
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (3.663 %)IPTV
29 (3.297 %)Computer Science
37 (2.564 %)DTV
45 (1.832 %)BBC
52 (0.733 %)Informatics
52 (0.733 %)Mainframe
52 (0.733 %)Japanese Language
61 (0.366 %)AS400
61 (0.366 %)Client/Server
61 (0.366 %)NHS
61 (0.366 %)Mathematics
61 (0.366 %)Device Driver
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (14.65 %)Windows
222 (8.059 %)UNIX
319 (6.960 %)Linux
411 (4.029 %)Windows Server 2008
58 (2.930 %)Windows XP
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
178 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
244 (16.12 %)UML
341 (15.02 %)Migration
432 (11.72 %)OOD
432 (11.72 %)SC Cleared
529 (10.62 %)Data Migration
627 (9.890 %)Service Delivery
722 (8.059 %)OOA/OOD
722 (8.059 %)RAD
819 (6.960 %)Project Management
917 (6.227 %)Agile Software Development
1011 (4.029 %)SOA
1110 (3.663 %)OO
129 (3.297 %)ITIL
129 (3.297 %)Benchmarking
129 (3.297 %)Automated Testing
138 (2.930 %)Regression Testing
146 (2.198 %)Competitive Intelligence
155 (1.832 %)Test Scripting
164 (1.465 %)Software Engineering
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
191 (33.33 %)SQL
267 (24.54 %)JavaScript
341 (15.02 %)PL/SQL
439 (14.29 %)C#
533 (12.09 %)C++
625 (9.158 %)VB
720 (7.326 %)VB6
817 (6.227 %)C
910 (3.663 %)XPath
910 (3.663 %)Perl
106 (2.198 %)Delphi
115 (1.832 %)VB.NET
123 (1.099 %)Lua
123 (1.099 %)Lisp
123 (1.099 %)Shell Script
132 (0.733 %)JCL
132 (0.733 %)REXX
141 (0.366 %)Embedded C
141 (0.366 %)Assembly Language
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
145 (16.48 %)Degree
213 (4.762 %)ISEB
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
129 (10.62 %)SLA
21 (0.366 %)QA
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (3.663 %)AutoSys
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
163 (23.08 %)Oracle
223 (8.425 %)Microsoft
314 (5.128 %)IBM
44 (1.465 %)Sybase
52 (0.733 %)CA
61 (0.366 %)Business Objects