Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Java skills within the Wigan region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Java over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank74
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads2119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.008 %
As % of the category below56.76 %43.18 %
Salaries quoted1517
Average minimum salary£29,133£27,118
Average salary£31,500£28,206
% change on same period last year+11.67 %
Average maximum salary£33,867£29,294
UK excluding London average salary£40,233£40,649
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Wigan IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Wigan
Matching permanent IT job ads3744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.020 %
Salaries quoted3141
Average minimum salary£28,633£26,899
Average salary£30,755£28,227
% change on same period last year+8.95 %
Average maximum salary£32,878£29,556
UK excluding London average salary£35,731£35,965
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Java ManchesterJava
Manchester

Java
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Java across the Wigan region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Wigan Java Demand Trend

Java
Salary Trend

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

Wigan Java Salary Trend

Java
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Java across the Wigan region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Wigan Java Salary Histogram

Java
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan region citing Java 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 Java.

116 (61.54 %)Spring
116 (61.54 %)Hibernate
214 (53.85 %)HTML
311 (42.31 %)J2EE
47 (26.92 %)Unit Testing
47 (26.92 %)C++
47 (26.92 %)Struts
56 (23.08 %)WebLogic
56 (23.08 %)C
65 (19.23 %)Sun
74 (15.38 %)AJAX
74 (15.38 %)OOP
74 (15.38 %)OO
74 (15.38 %)C#
74 (15.38 %).NET
83 (11.54 %)Ant
83 (11.54 %)JUnit
83 (11.54 %)JavaScript
83 (11.54 %)SQL
83 (11.54 %)MS Office
83 (11.54 %)SAP
83 (11.54 %)JSP
83 (11.54 %)Servlets
83 (11.54 %)WebServices
83 (11.54 %)XML
83 (11.54 %)Windows
83 (11.54 %)UML
83 (11.54 %)JBoss
83 (11.54 %)Tomcat
83 (11.54 %)MS Excel

Java
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Wigan region citing Java 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 Java. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wigan IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (61.54 %)Hibernate
116 (61.54 %)Spring
214 (53.85 %)HTML
311 (42.31 %)J2EE
47 (26.92 %)Struts
54 (15.38 %).NET
54 (15.38 %)AJAX
63 (11.54 %)WebSphere
63 (11.54 %)JSP
63 (11.54 %)Servlets
63 (11.54 %)WebServices
63 (11.54 %)XML
72 (7.692 %)GWT
Wigan IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (23.08 %)WebLogic
23 (11.54 %)JBoss
23 (11.54 %)Tomcat
Wigan IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (11.54 %)MS Office
13 (11.54 %)MS Excel
13 (11.54 %)MS PowerPoint
Wigan IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (11.54 %)Ant
13 (11.54 %)JUnit
Wigan IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.54 %)Finance
13 (11.54 %)Manufacturing
21 (3.846 %)Marketing
Wigan IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (73.08 %)Developer
216 (61.54 %)Java Developer
311 (42.31 %)Software Developer
49 (34.62 %)Java Software Developer
55 (19.23 %)Java/J2EE Developer
55 (19.23 %)J2EE Developer
63 (11.54 %)Implementation Consultant
63 (11.54 %)Test Consultant
63 (11.54 %)Senior Java Developer
63 (11.54 %)Tester
63 (11.54 %)Software Engineer
63 (11.54 %)Consultant
63 (11.54 %)Senior Developer
63 (11.54 %)Senior Software Engineer
71 (3.846 %)C++/Java Developer
Wigan IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (11.54 %)Device Driver
Wigan IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (11.54 %)Windows
Wigan IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (26.92 %)Unit Testing
24 (15.38 %)OOP
24 (15.38 %)OO
33 (11.54 %)ERP
33 (11.54 %)SOA
33 (11.54 %)Project Management
33 (11.54 %)Test Scripting
33 (11.54 %)System Testing
33 (11.54 %)UML
41 (3.846 %)Web Development
Wigan IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (26.92 %)C++
26 (23.08 %)C
34 (15.38 %)C#
43 (11.54 %)JavaScript
43 (11.54 %)SQL
Wigan IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (11.54 %)Degree
Wigan IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (11.54 %)ISO9001
13 (11.54 %)QA
Wigan IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (19.23 %)Sun
23 (11.54 %)JD Edwards
23 (11.54 %)SAP
23 (11.54 %)Microsoft
31 (3.846 %)Google