The first table below looks at the demand for J2EE skills in IT jobs advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2EE over the 3 months to 20 May 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 Application Development category for the South West region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Rank 87 33 25
Rank change year-on-year
-54 -8
Permanent jobs citing J2EE 139 345 390
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 2.662% 6.243% 6.737%
As % of the Application Development category 5.711% 13.57% 16.55%
Number of salaries quoted 118 253 351
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £32,500 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £41,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-7.77% +5.88%
All Application Development
South West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
2434 2542 2357
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South West 46.61% 46.00% 40.72%
Number of salaries quoted 2210 2276 2107
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +4.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
J2EE
England

J2EE
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South West J2EE Jobs Demand Trend

J2EE
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2EE across the South West region.

South West J2EE Salary Trend

J2EE
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2EE across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

South West J2EE Salary Histogram

J2EE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2EE within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol -22 56 £37,500 -6.25%
Gloucestershire -29 45 £46,000 +15.00%
Somerset -26 12 £40,000 -
Dorset -13 10 £40,000 +14.28%
Wiltshire -36 10 £35,657 -28.68%
Devon -18 4 £40,000 -25.23%
J2EE
England

J2EE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing J2EE 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 J2EE.

1 334 (93.82%) Java
2 166 (46.63%) SQL
3 148 (41.57%) Oracle
4 112 (31.46%) JavaScript
5 111 (31.18%) JBoss
6 107 (30.06%) Degree
7 99 (27.81%) Security Cleared
8 94 (26.40%) XML
9 92 (25.84%) Linux
10 91 (25.56%) DV Cleared
11 80 (22.47%) MySQL
11 80 (22.47%) Eclipse
12 78 (21.91%) WebLogic
13 72 (20.22%) Perl
14 68 (19.10%) Apache
14 68 (19.10%) Agile Software Development
14 68 (19.10%) VMware
15 66 (18.54%) Windows
16 64 (17.98%) ITIL
17 63 (17.70%) C#
17 63 (17.70%) HTML
18 62 (17.42%) Finance
19 61 (17.13%) Software Architecture
20 59 (16.57%) UNIX
21 57 (16.01%) Cisco
21 57 (16.01%) Web Development
22 54 (15.17%) SQL Server
23 53 (14.89%) DHCP
23 53 (14.89%) SAN
24 52 (14.61%) C++

J2EE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the South West region citing J2EE 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 J2EE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 94 (26.40%) XML
2 63 (17.70%) HTML
3 52 (14.61%) Spring
3 52 (14.61%) WebSphere
4 43 (12.08%) .NET
5 41 (11.52%) JSP
5 41 (11.52%) Web Services
6 40 (11.24%) Hibernate
7 38 (10.67%) Middleware
7 38 (10.67%) CSS
8 33 (9.270%) JMS
8 33 (9.270%) JSON
9 31 (8.708%) Java EE
10 30 (8.427%) EJB
11 25 (7.022%) jQuery
12 24 (6.742%) JDBC
13 22 (6.180%) Flash
14 20 (5.618%) Servlets
14 20 (5.618%) JSF
15 19 (5.337%) Struts
Application Platforms
1 78 (21.91%) WebLogic
2 68 (19.10%) Apache
3 37 (10.39%) Tomcat
4 17 (4.775%) WebSphere Application Server
5 16 (4.494%) GlassFish
6 11 (3.090%) WebSphere MQ
7 10 (2.809%) ESB
8 8 (2.247%) Oracle Workflow
8 8 (2.247%) IBM HTTP Server
8 8 (2.247%) IIS
8 8 (2.247%) MQSeries
9 4 (1.124%) SAS
10 2 (0.562%) PegaRULES
11 1 (0.281%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.281%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (4.213%) MS Excel
2 10 (2.809%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 8 (2.247%) Oracle EBS
1 8 (2.247%) Oracle Applications
1 8 (2.247%) Oracle EBS R12
2 5 (1.404%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.281%) Oracle BPM
Communications & Networking
1 53 (14.89%) DHCP
1 53 (14.89%) SAN
2 31 (8.708%) HTTP
3 16 (4.494%) TCP/IP
4 14 (3.933%) Firewall
5 13 (3.652%) DNS
5 13 (3.652%) SSL
6 8 (2.247%) FTP
6 8 (2.247%) SMS
7 6 (1.685%) Internet
8 3 (0.843%) Cisco ASA
9 1 (0.281%) IPsec
9 1 (0.281%) LDAP
9 1 (0.281%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (22.47%) MySQL
2 54 (15.17%) SQL Server
3 40 (11.24%) RDBMS
4 17 (4.775%) DB2
5 12 (3.371%) NoSQL
6 8 (2.247%) Oracle BI EE
6 8 (2.247%) Oracle Reports
6 8 (2.247%) TOAD
6 8 (2.247%) Oracle Discoverer
7 7 (1.966%) Oracle 11g
8 5 (1.404%) SQL Server 2008
9 4 (1.124%) Pentaho
9 4 (1.124%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (1.124%) DataStage
10 2 (0.562%) SQL Server 2005
10 2 (0.562%) Big Data
10 2 (0.562%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.562%) CouchDB
10 2 (0.562%) MongoDB
11 1 (0.281%) Apache Cassandra
Development Applications
1 80 (22.47%) Eclipse
2 33 (9.270%) JUnit
3 25 (7.022%) Subversion
4 21 (5.899%) ClearCase
5 20 (5.618%) Maven
6 19 (5.337%) Eclipse RCP
7 15 (4.213%) Ant
8 12 (3.371%) Oracle Forms
9 9 (2.528%) Hudson
10 8 (2.247%) Rational Application Developer
10 8 (2.247%) JDeveloper
10 8 (2.247%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
11 7 (1.966%) Git (software)
11 7 (1.966%) NetBeans
12 6 (1.685%) Selenium
13 4 (1.124%) WebDriver
13 4 (1.124%) JMeter
13 4 (1.124%) LabVIEW
13 4 (1.124%) HttpUnit
13 4 (1.124%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 62 (17.42%) Finance
2 30 (8.427%) Retail
3 22 (6.180%) Telecoms
3 22 (6.180%) Banking
4 16 (4.494%) Games
5 12 (3.371%) Advertising
6 4 (1.124%) Aerospace
6 4 (1.124%) Military
7 2 (0.562%) Local Government
7 2 (0.562%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 214 (60.11%) Developer
2 167 (46.91%) Java Developer
3 65 (18.26%) Software Engineer
4 62 (17.42%) Java/J2EE Developer
5 42 (11.80%) J2EE Developer
6 32 (8.989%) Web Developer
7 31 (8.708%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 30 (8.427%) Senior Developer
9 26 (7.303%) Senior Java Developer
10 25 (7.022%) Systems Engineer
11 20 (5.618%) Java Software Engineer
12 19 (5.337%) Architect
13 18 (5.056%) Middleware Developer
14 17 (4.775%) Analyst
14 17 (4.775%) Solutions Architect
15 14 (3.933%) Junior
15 14 (3.933%) Support Analyst
15 14 (3.933%) Java Web Developer
16 13 (3.652%) Team Leader
17 12 (3.371%) Junior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 46 (12.92%) Computer Science
2 24 (6.742%) Mathematics
2 24 (6.742%) Open Source
3 18 (5.056%) PKI
4 13 (3.652%) Web 2.0
4 13 (3.652%) Clustering
4 13 (3.652%) Enterprise Software
5 11 (3.090%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.528%) Cloud Computing
6 9 (2.528%) Mobile App
7 8 (2.247%) iPhone
7 8 (2.247%) IBM Mainframe
7 8 (2.247%) Handset
7 8 (2.247%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.124%) Blackberry
8 4 (1.124%) Data Integration
8 4 (1.124%) RIA
8 4 (1.124%) Visualisation
9 3 (0.843%) Replication
9 3 (0.843%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 92 (25.84%) Linux
2 66 (18.54%) Windows
3 59 (16.57%) UNIX
4 51 (14.33%) Solaris
5 40 (11.24%) HPUX
6 23 (6.461%) Android
7 17 (4.775%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 16 (4.494%) Windows Server 2008
9 13 (3.652%) Windows Server 2003
9 13 (3.652%) Apple iOS
10 8 (2.247%) AIX
11 3 (0.843%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (19.10%) Agile Software Development
2 64 (17.98%) ITIL
3 61 (17.13%) Software Architecture
4 57 (16.01%) Web Development
5 52 (14.61%) Software Engineering
6 47 (13.20%) UML
7 31 (8.708%) OO
7 31 (8.708%) SOA
8 22 (6.180%) E-Commerce
9 19 (5.337%) Configuration Management
10 18 (5.056%) Root Cause Analysis
10 18 (5.056%) Unit Testing
10 18 (5.056%) Kanban
11 16 (4.494%) Continuous Integration
11 16 (4.494%) Scrum
11 16 (4.494%) Service Management
12 15 (4.213%) Identity Management
12 15 (4.213%) ITIL V3
13 14 (3.933%) Performance Management
13 14 (3.933%) Content Management
Programming Languages
1 334 (93.82%) Java
2 166 (46.63%) SQL
3 112 (31.46%) JavaScript
4 72 (20.22%) Perl
5 63 (17.70%) C#
6 52 (14.61%) C++
7 41 (11.52%) Shell Script
8 40 (11.24%) C
9 28 (7.865%) Bash shell
10 27 (7.584%) PL/SQL
11 22 (6.180%) PHP
12 12 (3.371%) Python
13 10 (2.809%) AWK
13 10 (2.809%) sed
14 9 (2.528%) Ruby
15 8 (2.247%) VB.NET
16 6 (1.685%) R
17 5 (1.404%) ActionScript
17 5 (1.404%) Ada
18 4 (1.124%) XPath
Qualifications
1 107 (30.06%) Degree
2 99 (27.81%) Security Cleared
3 91 (25.56%) DV Cleared
4 44 (12.36%) SC Cleared
5 23 (6.461%) PhD
6 13 (3.652%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (3.652%) MCP
6 13 (3.652%) MCSE
7 11 (3.090%) Sun Certification
8 3 (0.843%) SCJP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.809%) QA
2 8 (2.247%) JTAG
3 4 (1.124%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.562%) COBIT
System Software
1 43 (12.08%) vSphere
2 40 (11.24%) VMware ESX
3 24 (6.742%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (4.494%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (3.933%) Active Directory
6 13 (3.652%) NFS
6 13 (3.652%) Xen
Systems Management
1 40 (11.24%) NetBackup
2 13 (3.652%) Tivoli
3 3 (0.843%) Backup Exec
3 3 (0.843%) WSUS
4 1 (0.281%) Puppet
4 1 (0.281%) Netcool
Vendors
1 148 (41.57%) Oracle
2 111 (31.18%) JBoss
3 68 (19.10%) VMware
4 57 (16.01%) Cisco
5 43 (12.08%) Symantec
6 40 (11.24%) Brocade
6 40 (11.24%) HP
6 40 (11.24%) Citrix
6 40 (11.24%) NetApp
6 40 (11.24%) Veritas
7 38 (10.67%) IBM
8 19 (5.337%) Microsoft
8 19 (5.337%) Red Hat
9 14 (3.933%) Sybase
9 14 (3.933%) Google
10 12 (3.371%) BEA
11 11 (3.090%) Sun
12 8 (2.247%) Informatica
12 8 (2.247%) Symbian
12 8 (2.247%) ATG
Bath, Avon
Graduate, Junior Java Developer/ J2EE Developer. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented Graduate/Junior Java Developer to Join our clients financially strong, market leading organisation based...
Sanderson
Salary: £18000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Java/J2EE Engineers required to develop high quality software in a dynamic company in Bristol... Skills required for the successful Java Software Engineer: Java JavaScript RDMS SQL BSc...
ISL
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Weston-Super-Mare, Avon
Java/C++ Developer required for a well known company in Central Weston Super Mare.
ISL
Salary: £28000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bournemouth, South East
This is an exciting development role with JAVA and Oracle... Core Technical Skills: - Excellent Core Java J2EE with Java 6 - Experience working on High Throughput Mission Critical High...
J.P. Morgan
Salary: J.P. Morgan offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Applicants must have strong experience of Java J2EE application development combined with exposure to SQL databases (MySQL, Oracle or SQL Server), web servers (Glassfish, Weblogic, JBOSS or similar)...
Novate IT Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Due to continued growth in their client base they are now seeking an additional Java J2EE Software Developer to join their Bristol based team and assist in the...
Novate IT
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bournemouth, South East
As part of a set of exciting greenfield Web & Java developments these newly formed teams are looking for energetic and innovative software developers who agree that creating strong...
J.P. Morgan
Salary: J.P. Morgan offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bournemouth
If you have Java Swing, J2EE, JSP, Oracle, PL/SQL, C# or Microsoft SQL Server skills this would be an advantage.What we'll need from youYou should...
Ageas 50
Salary: Up to £30,000 plus relocation assistance & benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bournemouth, Dorset
Put your passion, creativity and your extensive development experience to work developing .NET applications for a company that knows how to inspire people to be their best... Within...
Ageas 50
Salary: Up to £30,000 plus relocation assistance & benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bath, Avon
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented Graduate/Junior PHP Developer to Join our clients financially strong, technically challenging and fast moving organisation based in Bristol. Our...
Sanderson
Salary: £18000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Poole, Dorset
This is web based portal so the successful applicant will have a depth of experience in design and architecture in Java, J2EE and web related technologies such as...
TEKsystems
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + car and bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bournemouth, South East
Exciting Investment Bank application support role encompassing JAVA, Flex, GWT and Oracle... Keywords: Technical and Project Support Analyst, Java, Oracle, J2EE, Hibernate, Flex, GWT, ROOLS/jBPM, Spring Framework.
J.P. Morgan
Salary: JPMorgan offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Specific skills for the roles available are listed below: SSL Java and Open Systems Engineers: * Java; * PHP; * Windows/Linux; * Mobile Platforms -IOS/Android/WinMobile; * J2EE; * UML Design; * Hibernate; *...
Bluetownonline
Salary: £20000 - 50000 Per Annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
In addition to strong Linux skills you will also have skills in at least one of the following: - Solaris, HP UX, Windows, Citrix - VMware, VSphere, ESX VMware, HP...
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: up to 46k + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
Lead by example in Oracle EBS technical areas such as SQL, PL/SQL, APIs, AOL, OAF, Workflow, AME, BI Publisher, Forms, Reports, BPEL & OBIEE... Java and J2EE framework.
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Salary: Competitive Salary plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013