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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Java Software Engineer role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Java Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Java Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank852925
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching permanent IT job ads4066
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.028 %
As % of the category below0.026 %0.031 %
Salaries quoted3658
Average minimum salary£38,400£38,394
Average salary£42,510£41,227
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
Average maximum salary£46,620£44,061
UK excluding London average salary£41,805£40,452
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads155435216039
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.98 %92.97 %
Salaries quoted129673172751
Average minimum salary£39,078£40,596
Average salary£42,746£44,398
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum salary£46,414£48,200
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %

Senior Java Software Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Senior Java Software Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer within the UK.

Senior Java Software Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Senior Java Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Java Software Engineer
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 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
EnglandUp+8439£42,714+4.06 %
South WestUp+2513£42,708+5.22 %
South EastUp+3310£42,208+4.21 %
BristolNo change07£41,071-1.42 %
OxfordshireUp+27£43,571+40.55 %
OxfordNew entry-7£43,571-
East of EnglandUp+217£36,929+2.34 %
LondonUp+776£45,722-14.13 %
North WestNew entry-5£40,750-
WiltshireUp+105£45,000+5.88 %
SwindonNew entry-5£45,000-
ManchesterNew entry-4£47,500-
StockportNew entry-4£47,500-
RugbyNo change03£42,500-
CambridgeUp+63£35,000-5.40 %
WarwickshireUp+23£42,500-
HertfordshireUp+253£36,167+14.81 %
CambridgeshireUp+93£35,000-5.40 %
West MidlandsUp+163£42,500-
YorkshireUp+182£55,000+57.14 %
CoventryDown-12£42,500-
BerkshireUp+172£39,750+4.60 %
North YorkshireNew entry-2£55,000-
St AlbansUp+82£35,000+11.11 %
YorkNew entry-2£55,000-
StainesNew entry-1£38,500-
EghamNew entry-1£38,500-
WatfordNew entry-1£38,500-
WarringtonNew entry-1£34,000-
ExeterDown-11--

Senior Java Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior Java Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Senior Java Software Engineer in their job title.

1108 (100.00 %)Java
254 (50.00 %)J2EE
339 (36.11 %)OO
436 (33.33 %)XML
436 (33.33 %)Spring
535 (32.41 %)UNIX
634 (31.48 %)Linux
634 (31.48 %)JavaScript
733 (30.56 %)C++
829 (26.85 %)JSP
928 (25.93 %)Oracle
1024 (22.22 %)UML
1123 (21.30 %)Hibernate
1221 (19.44 %)AJAX
1221 (19.44 %)Windows
1318 (16.67 %)Finance
1318 (16.67 %)SOAP
1417 (15.74 %)JUnit
1417 (15.74 %)Scrum
1516 (14.81 %)Solaris
1516 (14.81 %)Swing
1614 (12.96 %)SQL
1713 (12.04 %)CSS
1713 (12.04 %)TDD
1812 (11.11 %)SQL Server
1812 (11.11 %)Adobe Flex
1812 (11.11 %)Grails
1911 (10.19 %)HTML
1911 (10.19 %)WebServices
2010 (9.259 %)Struts

Senior Java Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior Java Software Engineer in their job title 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 with Senior Java Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
154 (50.00 %)J2EE
236 (33.33 %)XML
236 (33.33 %)Spring
329 (26.85 %)JSP
423 (21.30 %)Hibernate
521 (19.44 %)AJAX
618 (16.67 %)SOAP
716 (14.81 %)Swing
813 (12.04 %)CSS
912 (11.11 %)Adobe Flex
912 (11.11 %)Grails
1011 (10.19 %)HTML
1011 (10.19 %)WebServices
1110 (9.259 %)Struts
128 (7.407 %)XHTML
137 (6.481 %)MVC
146 (5.556 %)WebSphere
146 (5.556 %)XSLT
154 (3.704 %)JDBC
154 (3.704 %)J2SE
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (5.556 %)WebLogic
25 (4.630 %)Apache
25 (4.630 %)CMS
34 (3.704 %)JBoss
42 (1.852 %)Tomcat
42 (1.852 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (0.926 %)JRun
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.852 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (8.333 %)Internet
25 (4.630 %)HTTP
31 (0.926 %)DVB
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (11.11 %)SQL Server
27 (6.481 %)DB2
27 (6.481 %)PostgreSQL
27 (6.481 %)MySQL
36 (5.556 %)Informix
42 (1.852 %)Datawarehouse
42 (1.852 %)Data Mining
42 (1.852 %)RDBMS
42 (1.852 %)Text Mining
51 (0.926 %)Oracle 10g
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (15.74 %)JUnit
29 (8.333 %)Eclipse
35 (4.630 %)Ant
41 (0.926 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
41 (0.926 %)IntelliJ
41 (0.926 %)XDE
41 (0.926 %)Subversion
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (16.67 %)Finance
26 (5.556 %)Health
35 (4.630 %)Telecoms
44 (3.704 %)Insurance
44 (3.704 %)Pensions
44 (3.704 %)Banking
53 (2.778 %)Publishing
53 (2.778 %)Automotive
53 (2.778 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (1.852 %)Games
71 (0.926 %)Multimedia
71 (0.926 %)Electronics
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (7.407 %)Mathematics
25 (4.630 %)Physics
25 (4.630 %)Computer Science
33 (2.778 %)Mainframe
42 (1.852 %)Derivative
51 (0.926 %)DTV
51 (0.926 %)Streaming Video
51 (0.926 %)VHDL
51 (0.926 %)Verilog
51 (0.926 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
51 (0.926 %)Social Network
51 (0.926 %)Multithreading
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (32.41 %)UNIX
234 (31.48 %)Linux
321 (19.44 %)Windows
416 (14.81 %)Solaris
51 (0.926 %)AIX
51 (0.926 %)Symbian OS
51 (0.926 %)Windows Mobile
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (36.11 %)OO
224 (22.22 %)UML
317 (15.74 %)Scrum
413 (12.04 %)TDD
59 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
59 (8.333 %)Unit Testing
68 (7.407 %)Software Engineering
77 (6.481 %)Online Security
85 (4.630 %)OOA/OOD
85 (4.630 %)E-Commerce
94 (3.704 %)SOA
94 (3.704 %)Project Management
94 (3.704 %)Content Management
102 (1.852 %)Software Testing
102 (1.852 %)Asset Management
102 (1.852 %)Business Intelligence
102 (1.852 %)OOD
111 (0.926 %)RDF
111 (0.926 %)PRINCE2
111 (0.926 %)OOP
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1108 (100.00 %)Java
234 (31.48 %)JavaScript
333 (30.56 %)C++
414 (12.96 %)SQL
59 (8.333 %)C
67 (6.481 %)Groovy
76 (5.556 %)DHTML
85 (4.630 %)ActionScript
94 (3.704 %)Shell Script
103 (2.778 %)C#
103 (2.778 %)Perl
112 (1.852 %)PL/SQL
121 (0.926 %)Embedded C
121 (0.926 %)Embedded C++
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.556 %)Degree
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (25.93 %)Oracle
29 (8.333 %)Sybase
37 (6.481 %)Sun
44 (3.704 %)SmartStream
52 (1.852 %)Quark
61 (0.926 %)Symbian
61 (0.926 %)Microsoft