The first table below looks at the demand for the Java/J2EE Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java/J2EE Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Java J2EE Developer
Rank 181 143 140
Rank change year-on-year
-38 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Java/J2EE Developer 23 41 32
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.459% 0.903% 0.758%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.479% 0.942% 0.791%
Number of salaries quoted 23 39 31
Average salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% +5.88%
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-9.41% +6.25%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4806 4353 4043
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.97% 95.88% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 3989 3821 3443
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Java/J2EE Developer
England

Java/J2EE Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Java/J2EE Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Java/J2EE Developer Salary Trend

Java/J2EE Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java/J2EE Developer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 23 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
Coventry -21 11 £37,500 +15.38%
Birmingham +1 10 £40,000 +10.34%
Warwickshire -14 2 £37,500 -21.05%
Java/J2EE Developer
England

Java/J2EE Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Java/J2EE Developer 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 Java/J2EE Developer in their job title.

1 50 (100.00%) Java
1 50 (100.00%) J2EE
2 34 (68.00%) Spring
3 21 (42.00%) EJB
4 19 (38.00%) Struts
5 18 (36.00%) Apache
6 17 (34.00%) Hibernate
6 17 (34.00%) Sun
6 17 (34.00%) Sun Certification
6 17 (34.00%) SCJP
6 17 (34.00%) SCJD
6 17 (34.00%) SCJA
6 17 (34.00%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (32.00%) SCWCD
7 16 (32.00%) OO
7 16 (32.00%) Oracle
8 15 (30.00%) SQL Server
9 14 (28.00%) Agile Software Development
9 14 (28.00%) Java EE
10 13 (26.00%) Tomcat
11 12 (24.00%) SOAP
11 12 (24.00%) JavaScript
11 12 (24.00%) HTML
11 12 (24.00%) JMS
12 11 (22.00%) ActiveMQ
12 11 (22.00%) Ajax
12 11 (22.00%) Maven
13 10 (20.00%) Subversion
13 10 (20.00%) CSS
14 9 (18.00%) JBoss

Java/J2EE Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Java/J2EE Developer 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 Java/J2EE Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 50 (100.00%) J2EE
2 34 (68.00%) Spring
3 21 (42.00%) EJB
4 19 (38.00%) Struts
5 17 (34.00%) Hibernate
6 14 (28.00%) Java EE
7 12 (24.00%) SOAP
7 12 (24.00%) HTML
7 12 (24.00%) JMS
8 11 (22.00%) Ajax
9 10 (20.00%) CSS
10 9 (18.00%) JMX
10 9 (18.00%) Spring MVC
11 7 (14.00%) HTML5
11 7 (14.00%) jQuery
11 7 (14.00%) XML
12 5 (10.00%) Web Services
12 5 (10.00%) RESTful
13 4 (8.000%) Java EE 5
13 4 (8.000%) REST
Application Platforms
1 18 (36.00%) Apache
2 13 (26.00%) Tomcat
3 11 (22.00%) ActiveMQ
4 4 (8.000%) SAP Portal
4 4 (8.000%) NetWeaver
4 4 (8.000%) SharePoint
5 2 (4.000%) WebLogic
6 1 (2.000%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (4.000%) MS Excel
1 2 (4.000%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (30.00%) SQL Server
2 9 (18.00%) Oracle Reports
2 9 (18.00%) JasperReports
2 9 (18.00%) SQL Server 2005
2 9 (18.00%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (8.000%) NoSQL
3 4 (8.000%) DB2
4 1 (2.000%) CouchDB
4 1 (2.000%) MongoDB
4 1 (2.000%) Redis
Development Applications
1 11 (22.00%) Maven
2 10 (20.00%) Subversion
3 9 (18.00%) Eclipse
3 9 (18.00%) Selenium
3 9 (18.00%) FitNesse
3 9 (18.00%) Apache Continuum
3 9 (18.00%) TeamCity
4 4 (8.000%) Xcode
General
1 3 (6.000%) Finance
2 1 (2.000%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 17 (34.00%) Enterprise Software
2 9 (18.00%) Firmware
3 4 (8.000%) Blackberry
4 1 (2.000%) Computer Science
4 1 (2.000%) SaaS
4 1 (2.000%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.000%) Windows Phone 7
1 4 (8.000%) Android
1 4 (8.000%) Windows Phone
1 4 (8.000%) Windows
2 3 (6.000%) UNIX
3 2 (4.000%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (32.00%) OO
2 14 (28.00%) Agile Software Development
3 9 (18.00%) MVC
3 9 (18.00%) TDD
3 9 (18.00%) Unit Testing
3 9 (18.00%) Multithreading
4 5 (10.00%) Scrum
5 4 (8.000%) Customer Engagement
5 4 (8.000%) UML
5 4 (8.000%) RUP
5 4 (8.000%) OOD
6 3 (6.000%) Product Management
7 2 (4.000%) Waterfall
7 2 (4.000%) Business Development
7 2 (4.000%) RAD
7 2 (4.000%) Business Intelligence
8 1 (2.000%) Software Engineering
8 1 (2.000%) Continuous Integration
8 1 (2.000%) Mobile Application Development
Programming Languages
1 50 (100.00%) Java
2 12 (24.00%) JavaScript
3 7 (14.00%) SQL
4 4 (8.000%) VB
4 4 (8.000%) C#
4 4 (8.000%) C++
5 2 (4.000%) Perl
5 2 (4.000%) Shell Script
6 1 (2.000%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 17 (34.00%) Sun Certification
1 17 (34.00%) SCJP
1 17 (34.00%) SCJD
1 17 (34.00%) SCJA
2 16 (32.00%) SCWCD
3 5 (10.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 17 (34.00%) Sun
2 16 (32.00%) Oracle
3 9 (18.00%) JBoss
4 7 (14.00%) SAP
5 6 (12.00%) Microsoft
6 4 (8.000%) Sybase
7 2 (4.000%) IBM
7 2 (4.000%) BEA
7 2 (4.000%) webMethods
8 1 (2.000%) Facebook
Birmingham, West Midlands
You will be working on bespoke software solutions at the cutting edge of technology.Essential skills: Minimum of 2 years demonstrable experience of designing, developing, testing, deploying and...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent pension + Holiday
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Midlands
Our prestigious client is looking for a solid Java J2EE Developer to be based in either Birmingham or London. You will have solid development experience within Java EE...
Jumar Solutions
Salary: £38k-£42kpa + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands
You will also work on enhancing their core ERP Business System and integrating 3rd party products with their websites/CMS.You must possess a strong grounding in Java,...
Salary: £15000 - £18000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013