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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Bedford region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Graduate in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank38-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads30
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.195 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted30
Average minimum salary£19,000-
Average salary£22,667-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,333-
UK excluding London average salary£23,389£22,685
% change on same period last year+3.10 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads251281
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.169 %0.128 %
Salaries quoted235258
Average minimum salary£31,182£33,818
Average salary£33,927£38,506
% change on same period last year-11.89 %
Average maximum salary£36,673£43,194
UK excluding London average salary£38,491£39,065
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Graduate BedfordshireGraduate
Bedfordshire

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Bedford Graduate Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

Bedford Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

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

Bedford Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Graduate in their job title 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 with Graduate in their job title.

14 (80.00 %)C++
14 (80.00 %)C
14 (80.00 %)OpenGL
23 (60.00 %)Avionics
32 (40.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)Computer Science
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (20.00 %)C#
41 (20.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
41 (20.00 %)VBScript
41 (20.00 %).NET
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server
41 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
41 (20.00 %)Windows
41 (20.00 %)DTS

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited Graduate in their job title 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 with Graduate in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %)OpenGL
21 (20.00 %).NET
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
11 (20.00 %)DTS
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Avionics
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Computer Science
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C++
14 (80.00 %)C
21 (20.00 %)C#
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)Transact-SQL
21 (20.00 %)VBScript
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (40.00 %)Degree