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The table below looks at the demand for Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited EJB over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnterprise JavaBeans (EJB)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank199178
Rank change on same period last yearDown-21
Matching permanent IT job ads2346
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.872 %1.767 %
Salaries quoted1939
Average minimum salary£32,700£33,512
Average salary£35,600£35,465
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Average maximum salary£38,500£37,419
UK excluding London average salary£39,512£42,923
% change on same period last year-7.94 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads26372604
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.459 %1.092 %
Salaries quoted23572343
Average minimum salary£29,947£29,940
Average salary£32,519£32,682
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Average maximum salary£35,092£35,425
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,795
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
EJB EnglandEJB
England

EJB
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands EJB Demand Trend

EJB
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing EJB across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands EJB Salary Trend

EJB
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing EJB across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands EJB Salary Histogram

EJB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing EJB within the West Midlands 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
BirminghamUp+913£35,600+18.76 %
WarwickshireDown-69£34,722-13.19 %
HalesowenNew entry-1£43,500-
EJB EnglandEJB
England

EJB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing EJB 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 EJB.

148 (96.00 %)Java
239 (78.00 %)XML
335 (70.00 %)J2EE
431 (62.00 %)SQL
530 (60.00 %)Oracle
628 (56.00 %)OO
726 (52.00 %)JSP
825 (50.00 %)HTML
923 (46.00 %)Struts
1022 (44.00 %)JavaScript
1121 (42.00 %)Servlets
1219 (38.00 %)WebServices
1219 (38.00 %)PL/SQL
1318 (36.00 %)JUnit
1318 (36.00 %)WebSphere
1415 (30.00 %)CSS
1415 (30.00 %)UNIX
1512 (24.00 %)UML
1512 (24.00 %)OC4J
1611 (22.00 %)Web Development
1611 (22.00 %)WebLogic
1710 (20.00 %)SOAP
1710 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
1710 (20.00 %)Finance
189 (18.00 %)WSDL
198 (16.00 %)OOD
198 (16.00 %)Log4j
207 (14.00 %)Spring
216 (12.00 %)SOA
216 (12.00 %)JBoss

EJB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing EJB 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 EJB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (78.00 %)XML
235 (70.00 %)J2EE
326 (52.00 %)JSP
425 (50.00 %)HTML
523 (46.00 %)Struts
621 (42.00 %)Servlets
719 (38.00 %)WebServices
818 (36.00 %)WebSphere
915 (30.00 %)CSS
1012 (24.00 %)OC4J
1110 (20.00 %)SOAP
129 (18.00 %)WSDL
137 (14.00 %)Spring
145 (10.00 %)XSLT
154 (8.000 %)JMS
154 (8.000 %)WAP
154 (8.000 %)Middleware
154 (8.000 %)MVC
154 (8.000 %)Oracle ADF
163 (6.000 %)Hibernate
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (22.00 %)WebLogic
210 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
36 (12.00 %)JBoss
45 (10.00 %)WebLogic Portal
45 (10.00 %)Oracle Application Server
52 (4.000 %)Tomcat
61 (2.000 %)MQSeries
61 (2.000 %)ESB
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.000 %)MS Visio
11 (2.000 %)CA Clarity
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (6.000 %)Oracle EBS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.00 %)HTTP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (12.00 %)DB2
23 (6.000 %)SQL Server
32 (4.000 %)MySQL
32 (4.000 %)RDBMS
32 (4.000 %)SQLPlus
41 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (2.000 %)Oracle 10g
41 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (36.00 %)JUnit
28 (16.00 %)Log4j
34 (8.000 %)JDeveloper
41 (2.000 %)Ant
41 (2.000 %)Oracle Forms
41 (2.000 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (20.00 %)Finance
25 (10.00 %)Telecoms
33 (6.000 %)Insurance
33 (6.000 %)Automotive
41 (2.000 %)Construction
41 (2.000 %)Education
41 (2.000 %)Health
41 (2.000 %)Advertising
41 (2.000 %)Pensions
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
143 (86.00 %)Developer
233 (66.00 %)Java Developer
312 (24.00 %)J2EE Developer
312 (24.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
411 (22.00 %)Senior Developer
510 (20.00 %)Senior Java Developer
66 (12.00 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
74 (8.000 %)J2EE Consultant
74 (8.000 %)Consultant
83 (6.000 %)Software Developer
83 (6.000 %)Senior J2EE Developer
91 (2.000 %)Java Technical Architect
91 (2.000 %)Junior Developer
91 (2.000 %)J2EE Architect
91 (2.000 %)Junior Java Developer
91 (2.000 %)Senior Oracle Developer
91 (2.000 %).NET Web Developer
91 (2.000 %)Architect
91 (2.000 %)Junior
91 (2.000 %)Technical Architect
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (30.00 %)UNIX
21 (2.000 %)Windows
21 (2.000 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (56.00 %)OO
212 (24.00 %)UML
311 (22.00 %)Web Development
48 (16.00 %)OOD
56 (12.00 %)SOA
64 (8.000 %)ERP
64 (8.000 %)Unit Testing
64 (8.000 %)BPEL
73 (6.000 %)OOP
82 (4.000 %)EAI
91 (2.000 %)Performance Testing
91 (2.000 %)SC Cleared
91 (2.000 %)Security Cleared
91 (2.000 %)RUP
91 (2.000 %)B2B
91 (2.000 %)Migration
91 (2.000 %)Unified Process
91 (2.000 %)Agile Software Development
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (96.00 %)Java
231 (62.00 %)SQL
322 (44.00 %)JavaScript
419 (38.00 %)PL/SQL
53 (6.000 %)DHTML
61 (2.000 %)C
61 (2.000 %)C#
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (8.000 %)Degree
22 (4.000 %)Sun Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.000 %)AquaLogic
11 (2.000 %)Oracle RAC
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
130 (60.00 %)Oracle
23 (6.000 %)IBM
23 (6.000 %)Sun
31 (2.000 %)Mercator