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This section looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited J2SE over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank183152
Rank change on same period last yearDown-31
Matching permanent IT job ads547
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.271 %2.067 %
Salaries quoted547
Average minimum salary£35,600£31,447
Average salary£35,600£37,532
% change on same period last year-5.14 %
Average maximum salary£35,600£43,617
UK excluding London average salary£36,798£37,111
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads18452274
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.993 %0.948 %
Salaries quoted16401957
Average minimum salary£30,348£31,314
Average salary£33,116£34,083
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Average maximum salary£35,884£36,853
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
J2SE YorkshireJ2SE
Yorkshire

J2SE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

West Yorkshire J2SE Demand Trend

J2SE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing J2SE across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing J2SE across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Yorkshire J2SE Salary Histogram

J2SE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
LeedsDown-225£35,600-3.24 %
J2SE YorkshireJ2SE
Yorkshire

J2SE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE.

115 (100.00 %)Java
214 (93.33 %)J2EE
312 (80.00 %)XML
48 (53.33 %)JSP
57 (46.67 %)Servlets
65 (33.33 %)UNIX
65 (33.33 %)Oracle
65 (33.33 %)EJB
65 (33.33 %)Spring
74 (26.67 %)RDBMS
74 (26.67 %)Finance
74 (26.67 %)WebServices
74 (26.67 %)Linux
83 (20.00 %)Java SE
83 (20.00 %)Java EE
83 (20.00 %)RUP
83 (20.00 %)HTML
83 (20.00 %)Windows
83 (20.00 %)MySQL
83 (20.00 %)SQL
83 (20.00 %)Unified Process
83 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
92 (13.33 %)Hibernate
92 (13.33 %)Financial Institution
92 (13.33 %)Government
92 (13.33 %)Sun
92 (13.33 %)Sun Certification
92 (13.33 %)VB
92 (13.33 %)C
92 (13.33 %)JUnit

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing J2SE 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 J2SE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (93.33 %)J2EE
212 (80.00 %)XML
38 (53.33 %)JSP
47 (46.67 %)Servlets
55 (33.33 %)EJB
55 (33.33 %)Spring
64 (26.67 %)WebServices
73 (20.00 %)HTML
73 (20.00 %)Java SE
73 (20.00 %)Java EE
82 (13.33 %)Swing
82 (13.33 %)Hibernate
91 (6.667 %)JSF
91 (6.667 %)Struts
91 (6.667 %)CSS
91 (6.667 %)JDBC
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)WebLogic
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (26.67 %)RDBMS
23 (20.00 %)MySQL
31 (6.667 %)SQL Server
31 (6.667 %)Informix
31 (6.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (13.33 %)JUnit
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (26.67 %)Finance
22 (13.33 %)Government
22 (13.33 %)Financial Institution
31 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (6.667 %)Law
31 (6.667 %)Publishing
31 (6.667 %)Insurance
31 (6.667 %)Pensions
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (66.67 %)Developer
28 (53.33 %)Java Developer
34 (26.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
43 (20.00 %)J2EE Team Leader
43 (20.00 %)Team Leader
43 (20.00 %)Java Team Leader
52 (13.33 %)Development Team Leader
52 (13.33 %)Systems Architect
52 (13.33 %)J2EE Architect
52 (13.33 %)J2EE Developer
52 (13.33 %)Systems Developer
52 (13.33 %)Programmer
52 (13.33 %)Architect
52 (13.33 %)Software Development Team Leader
52 (13.33 %)Java Architect
52 (13.33 %)Software Team Leader
61 (6.667 %)Junior Java/J2EE Developer
61 (6.667 %)Junior
61 (6.667 %)Analyst
61 (6.667 %)Analyst Programmer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Computer Science
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (33.33 %)UNIX
24 (26.67 %)Linux
33 (20.00 %)Windows
42 (13.33 %)Solaris
42 (13.33 %)Windows NT
42 (13.33 %)Windows XP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Unified Process
13 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
13 (20.00 %)RUP
22 (13.33 %)UML
31 (6.667 %)CRM
31 (6.667 %)Software Engineering
31 (6.667 %)Web Development
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (100.00 %)Java
23 (20.00 %)SQL
32 (13.33 %)VB
32 (13.33 %)C
41 (6.667 %)C++
41 (6.667 %)Shell Script
41 (6.667 %)JavaScript
41 (6.667 %)Perl
41 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (13.33 %)Sun Certification
21 (6.667 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (33.33 %)Oracle
22 (13.33 %)Sun