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This section looks at the demand for Swing (Java) 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 Swing over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSwing (Java)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank181174
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads725
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.379 %1.099 %
Salaries quoted624
Average minimum salary£33,000£30,167
Average salary£34,000£31,781
% change on same period last year+6.98 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£33,396
UK excluding London average salary£36,187£36,428
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
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 %
Swing YorkshireSwing
Yorkshire

Swing
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Swing Demand Trend

Swing
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Swing Salary Trend

Swing
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Swing Salary Histogram

Swing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Swing 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
LeedsUp+15£37,000+14.46 %
HalifaxNo change01--
Swing YorkshireSwing
Yorkshire

Swing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

142 (100.00 %)Java
240 (95.24 %)J2EE
320 (47.62 %)JSP
320 (47.62 %)Oracle
418 (42.86 %)SQL
418 (42.86 %)Servlets
418 (42.86 %)Oracle Forms
515 (35.71 %)XML
613 (30.95 %)EJB
613 (30.95 %)Spring
712 (28.57 %)XSLT
712 (28.57 %)Linux
811 (26.19 %)Struts
811 (26.19 %)UNIX
811 (26.19 %)JavaScript
910 (23.81 %)DB2
910 (23.81 %)JUnit
910 (23.81 %)CSS
910 (23.81 %)JDBC
910 (23.81 %)Apache
910 (23.81 %)Project Management
910 (23.81 %)Systems Analysis
910 (23.81 %)WebSphere
910 (23.81 %)JMS
108 (19.05 %)Retail
108 (19.05 %)Billing
117 (16.67 %)Subversion
117 (16.67 %)JSF
117 (16.67 %)AJAX
117 (16.67 %)TopLink

Swing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (95.24 %)J2EE
220 (47.62 %)JSP
318 (42.86 %)Servlets
415 (35.71 %)XML
513 (30.95 %)Spring
513 (30.95 %)EJB
612 (28.57 %)XSLT
711 (26.19 %)Struts
810 (23.81 %)CSS
810 (23.81 %)JDBC
810 (23.81 %)JMS
810 (23.81 %)WebSphere
97 (16.67 %)TopLink
97 (16.67 %)JSF
97 (16.67 %)AJAX
97 (16.67 %)Oracle ADF
106 (14.29 %)Hibernate
112 (4.762 %)J2SE
121 (2.381 %)HTML
121 (2.381 %).NET
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (23.81 %)Apache
21 (2.381 %)WebLogic
21 (2.381 %)JBoss
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (23.81 %)DB2
27 (16.67 %)Oracle Reports
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (42.86 %)Oracle Forms
210 (23.81 %)JUnit
37 (16.67 %)JDeveloper
37 (16.67 %)Subversion
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (19.05 %)Retail
18 (19.05 %)Billing
24 (9.524 %)Finance
31 (2.381 %)Pharmaceutical
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (80.95 %)Developer
227 (64.29 %)Java Developer
324 (57.14 %)Java/J2EE Developer
416 (38.10 %)J2EE Developer
56 (14.29 %)Analyst
65 (11.90 %)Java Swing Developer
72 (4.762 %)Support Analyst
72 (4.762 %)Senior Java Developer
72 (4.762 %)Senior Developer
81 (2.381 %)Support Technician
81 (2.381 %)Junior Developer
81 (2.381 %)Junior Java Developer
81 (2.381 %)Junior J2EE Developer
81 (2.381 %)Junior Software Developer
81 (2.381 %)Software Developer
81 (2.381 %)Junior
81 (2.381 %)Junior Java/J2EE Developer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.381 %)Computer Science
11 (2.381 %)Social Network
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (28.57 %)Linux
211 (26.19 %)UNIX
32 (4.762 %)Windows
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (23.81 %)Project Management
110 (23.81 %)Systems Analysis
24 (9.524 %)Asset Management
33 (7.143 %)Migration
41 (2.381 %)OO
41 (2.381 %)Electronic Trading
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (100.00 %)Java
218 (42.86 %)SQL
311 (26.19 %)JavaScript
41 (2.381 %)PHP
41 (2.381 %)PL/SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.762 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (47.62 %)Oracle