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The table below looks at the demand for Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) skills within the Worcestershire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank46-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.408 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£23,000-
Average salary£27,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£31,000-
UK excluding London average salary£37,452£38,550
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Worcestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads142165
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.071 %
Salaries quoted131153
Average minimum salary£30,521£29,381
Average salary£32,816£30,935
% change on same period last year+6.08 %
Average maximum salary£35,112£32,489
UK excluding London average salary£35,991£36,643
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
J2SE West MidlandsJ2SE
West Midlands

J2SE
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire J2SE Salary Trend

J2SE
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Linux
12 (100.00 %)Tomcat
12 (100.00 %)N-Tier
12 (100.00 %)Finance
21 (50.00 %)GIS

J2SE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)J2EE
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)Tomcat
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)GIS
Worcestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Finance
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Java Developer
12 (100.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (50.00 %)Graduate Java Developer
21 (50.00 %)Graduate Developer
21 (50.00 %)Graduate
Worcestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)N-Tier
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Linux
Worcestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java
Worcestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle