Java vs. .NET: Job Market and Salary Survey

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By franksalinas
via javablog.franksalinas.net
Published: Nov 28 2008 / 22:57

Here I compared salaries and job market trends between J2EE and .NET Architect/Lead and Developer roles in the San Francisco Bay Area using data collected from OdinJobs.com

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prime21 replied ago:

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I'm not surprised that salaries between Java and .NET are similar. However, the data analyzed in the article is scoped to just the Bay Area. Though there are more Java jobs in the Bay Area, that doesn't fully illustrate the difference in demand between Java and .NET. If we search through all job listings on Dice.com for example, we see that there are almost 40% more listings for Java jobs than .NET jobs:

Java - 11,532 jobs
.NET - 7,167 jobs

Does this make .NET a bad skill set to pursue? Not at all. But it does demonstrate the advantages for Developers with Java skills. You make the same money with more employment opportunities. Not only that, but your development tools are free, your platform is open source, and your software can run nearly anywhere.

If you're wondering which route to take -- Java or .NET. Consider this significant job market disparity. Clearly Java is the better way to go.