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The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank163
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads69239
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.107 %
As % of the category below17.29 %39.57 %
Salaries quoted56210
Average minimum salary£39,448£37,364
Average salary£45,152£43,440
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
Average maximum salary£50,855£49,516
UK excluding London average salary£40,233£40,649
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads399604
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.269 %
Salaries quoted323518
Average minimum salary£31,911£32,097
Average salary£34,922£35,769
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Average maximum salary£37,932£39,440
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Java East of EnglandJava
East of England

Java
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichDown-1342£47,305+4.03 %
FelixstoweDown-38£27,500-24.13 %
NewmarketUp+81--
Bury St EdmundsDown-101£42,500+2.80 %
Java East of EnglandJava
East of England

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

1105 (60.69 %)J2EE
263 (36.42 %)WebSphere
356 (32.37 %)Finance
453 (30.64 %)XML
551 (29.48 %).NET
551 (29.48 %)Insurance
649 (28.32 %)C#
747 (27.17 %)OO
846 (26.59 %)Banking
945 (26.01 %)BizTalk Server
1044 (25.43 %)Telecoms
1140 (23.12 %)Microsoft
1140 (23.12 %)UML
1239 (22.54 %)SOA
1337 (21.39 %)Degree
1436 (20.81 %)Spring
1436 (20.81 %)Hibernate
1535 (20.23 %)WebServices
1633 (19.08 %)Linux
1633 (19.08 %)Data Protection Act
1633 (19.08 %)Data Protection
1732 (18.50 %)SQL
1829 (16.76 %)HTML
1928 (16.18 %)Oracle
2027 (15.61 %)XSLT
2125 (14.45 %)C++
2125 (14.45 %)Configuration Management
2223 (13.29 %)WPS
2223 (13.29 %)IBM
2223 (13.29 %)JUnit

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1105 (60.69 %)J2EE
263 (36.42 %)WebSphere
353 (30.64 %)XML
451 (29.48 %).NET
536 (20.81 %)Hibernate
536 (20.81 %)Spring
635 (20.23 %)WebServices
729 (16.76 %)HTML
827 (15.61 %)XSLT
922 (12.72 %)JSP
922 (12.72 %)Tapestry
1021 (12.14 %).NET Framework
1117 (9.827 %)CSS
1215 (8.671 %)Middleware
1312 (6.936 %)XHTML
1410 (5.780 %)JMS
1410 (5.780 %)ASP.NET
158 (4.624 %)SOAP
167 (4.046 %)Servlets
167 (4.046 %)EJB
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
145 (26.01 %)BizTalk Server
223 (13.29 %)WPS
322 (12.72 %)ESB
421 (12.14 %)SharePoint Server 2007
421 (12.14 %)SharePoint
59 (5.202 %)JBoss
67 (4.046 %)WebSphere Application Server
75 (2.890 %)MTS
84 (2.312 %)WebLogic
93 (1.734 %)Apache
93 (1.734 %)Tomcat
102 (1.156 %)WebSphere Message Broker
102 (1.156 %)Oracle Application Server
111 (0.578 %)ColdFusion
111 (0.578 %)IIS
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (5.780 %)MS Office
27 (4.046 %)MS Excel
31 (0.578 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.156 %)Oracle Applications
12 (1.156 %)assyst
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (4.624 %)3GPP
18 (4.624 %)SNMP
18 (4.624 %)SS7
18 (4.624 %)INAP
18 (4.624 %)C7
25 (2.890 %)SMS
33 (1.734 %)Internet
42 (1.156 %)Firewall
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (10.40 %)SQL Server
216 (9.249 %)DB2
36 (3.468 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
36 (3.468 %)SQL Server Integration Services
36 (3.468 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
45 (2.890 %)MySQL
45 (2.890 %)DB2 UDB
51 (0.578 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.578 %)RDBMS
51 (0.578 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.578 %)PostgreSQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (13.29 %)JUnit
222 (12.72 %)Subversion
310 (5.780 %)Visual Studio
42 (1.156 %)WinRunner
42 (1.156 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (1.156 %)LoadRunner
42 (1.156 %)XDE
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
156 (32.37 %)Finance
251 (29.48 %)Insurance
346 (26.59 %)Banking
444 (25.43 %)Telecoms
510 (5.780 %)Games
69 (5.202 %)Manufacturing
74 (2.312 %)Pensions
74 (2.312 %)Music
74 (2.312 %)Music Industry
82 (1.156 %)Marketing
82 (1.156 %)Health
82 (1.156 %)Back Office
82 (1.156 %)Electronics
91 (0.578 %)Construction
91 (0.578 %)Billing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
194 (54.34 %)Developer
235 (20.23 %)Senior Developer
332 (18.50 %)Architect
429 (16.76 %)J2EE Developer
528 (16.18 %)Technical Architect
625 (14.45 %)Java Developer
723 (13.29 %)Senior J2EE Developer
816 (9.249 %).NET Developer
816 (9.249 %)Graduate
816 (9.249 %)Software Developer
915 (8.671 %)Graduate Developer
915 (8.671 %)C# Developer
1013 (7.514 %)Project Manager
1111 (6.358 %)Development Manager
1111 (6.358 %)Java/J2EE Developer
1210 (5.780 %)Graduate .NET Developer
1210 (5.780 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
1210 (5.780 %)J2EE Technical Architect
1210 (5.780 %)J2EE Architect
139 (5.202 %).NET Architect
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
133 (19.08 %)Data Protection Act
213 (7.514 %)Computer Science
39 (5.202 %)Firmware
45 (2.890 %)N-Tier
51 (0.578 %)Management Information System
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (19.08 %)Linux
217 (9.827 %)UNIX
314 (8.092 %)Windows
412 (6.936 %)Red Hat Linux
58 (4.624 %)AIX
65 (2.890 %)HPUX
65 (2.890 %)Solaris
65 (2.890 %)Windows 2000
73 (1.734 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (1.734 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (0.578 %)Windows Server 2008
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (27.17 %)OO
240 (23.12 %)UML
339 (22.54 %)SOA
433 (19.08 %)Data Protection
525 (14.45 %)Configuration Management
620 (11.56 %)EAI
713 (7.514 %)PRINCE2
713 (7.514 %)DSDM
812 (6.936 %)RUP
911 (6.358 %)Scrum
911 (6.358 %)Agile Software Development
1010 (5.780 %)Software Engineering
119 (5.202 %)Unit Testing
128 (4.624 %)Requirements Analysis
137 (4.046 %)BPEL
146 (3.468 %)Regression Testing
146 (3.468 %)Technical Architecture
146 (3.468 %)Web Development
146 (3.468 %)Use Case
146 (3.468 %)Project Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (28.32 %)C#
232 (18.50 %)SQL
325 (14.45 %)C++
421 (12.14 %)C
514 (8.092 %)JavaScript
612 (6.936 %)Perl
612 (6.936 %)PL/SQL
710 (5.780 %)VB.NET
86 (3.468 %)Embedded C
95 (2.890 %)PHP
103 (1.734 %)VB
112 (1.156 %)Ruby
121 (0.578 %)Embedded C++
121 (0.578 %)Python
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
137 (21.39 %)Degree
213 (7.514 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (5.780 %)MCSD
46 (3.468 %)IBM Certification
52 (1.156 %)IBM WebSphere Certification
52 (1.156 %)SCJP
52 (1.156 %)MCPD
52 (1.156 %)MCP
52 (1.156 %)SCJA
61 (0.578 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.734 %)ISO9000
13 (1.734 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (23.12 %)Microsoft
228 (16.18 %)Oracle
323 (13.29 %)IBM
412 (6.936 %)Red Hat
59 (5.202 %)Sun