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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the Bedford region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3914
Rank change on same period last yearDown-25
Matching permanent IT job ads1221
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.009 %
As % of the category below31.58 %47.73 %
Salaries quoted1011
Average minimum salary£26,800£41,727
Average salary£31,645£42,000
% change on same period last year-24.65 %
Average maximum salary£36,490£42,273
UK excluding London average salary£36,333£36,741
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads3844
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.019 %
Salaries quoted3629
Average minimum salary£28,569£32,488
Average salary£30,867£34,027
% change on same period last year-9.28 %
Average maximum salary£33,164£35,566
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Degree BedfordshireDegree
Bedfordshire

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Bedford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Bedford Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

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

Bedford Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedford Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Degree 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 Degree.

19 (30.00 %)C++
19 (30.00 %)SQL
27 (23.33 %)C
27 (23.33 %).NET
27 (23.33 %)UNIX
36 (20.00 %)Windows
36 (20.00 %)QA
45 (16.67 %)Mathematics
45 (16.67 %)Computer Science
45 (16.67 %)Linux
54 (13.33 %)OO
54 (13.33 %)C#
54 (13.33 %)Oracle
54 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
54 (13.33 %)Transact-SQL
54 (13.33 %)Microsoft
54 (13.33 %)OpenGL
54 (13.33 %)Finance
54 (13.33 %)Manufacturing
63 (10.00 %)Validation
63 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
63 (10.00 %)Physics
63 (10.00 %)Data Analysis
63 (10.00 %)Statistics
63 (10.00 %)AJAX
63 (10.00 %)Avionics
63 (10.00 %)Change Management
63 (10.00 %)ISO9001
63 (10.00 %)MATLAB
63 (10.00 %)HTML

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (23.33 %).NET
24 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
24 (13.33 %)OpenGL
33 (10.00 %)WebServices
33 (10.00 %)XML
33 (10.00 %)AJAX
33 (10.00 %)HTML
42 (6.667 %)WinForms
42 (6.667 %)STL
42 (6.667 %)MFC
51 (3.333 %).NET Framework
51 (3.333 %)Adobe Flex
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.333 %)Apache
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (10.00 %)MATLAB
22 (6.667 %)MS Office
22 (6.667 %)MS Excel
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.667 %)Ethernet
21 (3.333 %)Internet
21 (3.333 %)Firewall
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (10.00 %)SQL Server
22 (6.667 %)TOAD
22 (6.667 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (3.333 %)SQLPlus
Bedford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (6.667 %)Oracle Forms
22 (6.667 %)NUnit
31 (3.333 %)TestDirector
31 (3.333 %)Rational Robot
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.33 %)Finance
14 (13.33 %)Manufacturing
23 (10.00 %)Avionics
32 (6.667 %)Electronics
32 (6.667 %)Marketing
32 (6.667 %)Military
41 (3.333 %)Pensions
41 (3.333 %)Publishing
41 (3.333 %)Automotive
41 (3.333 %)Education
41 (3.333 %)Electric
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (26.67 %)Software Engineer
27 (23.33 %)Analyst
35 (16.67 %)C++ Software Engineer
44 (13.33 %)Graduate
53 (10.00 %)Developer
53 (10.00 %)Engineering Manager
53 (10.00 %)Team Leader
53 (10.00 %)Data Analyst
53 (10.00 %).NET Developer
53 (10.00 %)Data Manager
53 (10.00 %)C Software Engineer
53 (10.00 %)Software Team Leader
53 (10.00 %)Graduate Software Engineer
62 (6.667 %)QA Analyst
62 (6.667 %)C# Developer
62 (6.667 %)Administrator
62 (6.667 %)Support Analyst
71 (3.333 %)Support Engineer
71 (3.333 %)Applications Support
71 (3.333 %)2nd Line Support
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (16.67 %)Mathematics
15 (16.67 %)Computer Science
23 (10.00 %)Physics
23 (10.00 %)Statistics
32 (6.667 %)N-Tier
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (23.33 %)UNIX
26 (20.00 %)Windows
35 (16.67 %)Linux
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (13.33 %)OO
23 (10.00 %)Change Management
23 (10.00 %)Validation
23 (10.00 %)Data Analysis
32 (6.667 %)Data Management
32 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
41 (3.333 %)UML
41 (3.333 %)SEO
41 (3.333 %)CRM
41 (3.333 %)Automated Testing
41 (3.333 %)DoDAF
41 (3.333 %)MODAF
41 (3.333 %)Pay per click
41 (3.333 %)Email Marketing
41 (3.333 %)Internet Marketing
41 (3.333 %)SC Cleared
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (30.00 %)C++
19 (30.00 %)SQL
27 (23.33 %)C
34 (13.33 %)C#
34 (13.33 %)Transact-SQL
43 (10.00 %)Java
43 (10.00 %)JavaScript
43 (10.00 %)PHP
52 (6.667 %)PL/SQL
52 (6.667 %)VC++
61 (3.333 %)PowerHouse
61 (3.333 %)VB
61 (3.333 %)VB.NET
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.667 %)HNC
12 (6.667 %)PhD
21 (3.333 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.333 %)MCSE
21 (3.333 %)MCSA
21 (3.333 %)MCP
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (20.00 %)QA
23 (10.00 %)ISO9001
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (13.33 %)Oracle
14 (13.33 %)Microsoft
21 (3.333 %)Empirix
21 (3.333 %)Kofax