The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Bedfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Bedfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 14 11 5
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -6
Permanent jobs citing Degree 122 133 153
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 11.20% 13.99% 17.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 42.66% 47.00% 49.68%
Number of salaries quoted 103 118 150
Average salary £36,500 £41,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.97% +2.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,937 £22,500 £22,600
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £51,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Bedfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
286 283 308
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedfordshire 26.26% 29.76% 35.08%
Number of salaries quoted 238 251 294
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £51,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Degree
East of England

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Bedfordshire Degree Jobs Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Bedfordshire Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Luton +3 55 £50,000 +21.95%
Bedford -11 32 £31,500 -23.17%
Dunstable -9 8 £30,000 +50.00%
Degree
East of England

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

1 70 (31.53%) Microsoft
2 68 (30.63%) Windows
3 54 (24.32%) Computer Science
4 49 (22.07%) Linux
5 48 (21.62%) SQL
6 42 (18.92%) ITIL
7 40 (18.02%) Oracle
7 40 (18.02%) HTML
8 36 (16.22%) TCP/IP
9 35 (15.77%) Project Management
10 34 (15.32%) Java
10 34 (15.32%) JavaScript
11 31 (13.96%) C#
12 30 (13.51%) Change Management
13 29 (13.06%) SQL Server
14 28 (12.61%) XML
14 28 (12.61%) Agile Software Development
15 27 (12.16%) OO
16 26 (11.71%) CSS
17 25 (11.26%) PRINCE2
17 25 (11.26%) C++
18 23 (10.36%) VMware
18 23 (10.36%) C
18 23 (10.36%) MS Excel
19 22 (9.910%) Cisco
19 22 (9.910%) Team Foundation Server
20 20 (9.009%) Marketing
20 20 (9.009%) Service Management
20 20 (9.009%) .NET
21 19 (8.559%) Software Engineering

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Application Development
1 40 (18.02%) HTML
2 28 (12.61%) XML
3 26 (11.71%) CSS
4 20 (9.009%) .NET
5 14 (6.306%) Web Services
6 13 (5.856%) ASP
7 12 (5.405%) .NET Framework
8 9 (4.054%) Silverlight
9 8 (3.604%) jQuery
9 8 (3.604%) Qt
9 8 (3.604%) HTML5
10 5 (2.252%) WPF
10 5 (2.252%) CSS3
11 3 (1.351%) Application Packaging
12 2 (0.901%) COM
12 2 (0.901%) XHTML
12 2 (0.901%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
13 1 (0.450%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 12 (5.405%) IIS
1 12 (5.405%) SharePoint Server
2 11 (4.955%) SharePoint
2 11 (4.955%) Apache
3 10 (4.505%) MS Exchange
4 7 (3.153%) Exchange Server 2010
5 6 (2.703%) BizTalk Server
6 4 (1.802%) CMS
7 3 (1.351%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (1.351%) SAS
8 2 (0.901%) Drupal
9 1 (0.450%) Moodle
9 1 (0.450%) Papyrus
9 1 (0.450%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 23 (10.36%) MS Excel
2 16 (7.207%) MS Office
3 7 (3.153%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (1.802%) Photoshop
4 4 (1.802%) DOC1
5 3 (1.351%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (1.351%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.450%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 12 (5.405%) SiteCatalyst
2 9 (4.054%) Google Analytics
2 9 (4.054%) SAP SD
3 6 (2.703%) SAP MM
4 5 (2.252%) SAP ERP
5 3 (1.351%) SAP CRM
6 1 (0.450%) Exstream
6 1 (0.450%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.450%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.450%) JDE World
Communications & Networking
1 36 (16.22%) TCP/IP
2 15 (6.757%) VoIP
2 15 (6.757%) Wireless
3 12 (5.405%) WAN
3 12 (5.405%) LAN
3 12 (5.405%) Internet
3 12 (5.405%) iSCSI
4 11 (4.955%) NAS
5 9 (4.054%) SAN
6 8 (3.604%) SS7
6 8 (3.604%) IP Telephony
7 7 (3.153%) Unified Communications
7 7 (3.153%) VLAN
8 6 (2.703%) 3G
8 6 (2.703%) DNS
8 6 (2.703%) 2G
9 5 (2.252%) IPv6
10 4 (1.802%) GPRS
10 4 (1.802%) GSM
10 4 (1.802%) UTRAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (13.06%) SQL Server
2 17 (7.658%) MySQL
3 16 (7.207%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 11 (4.955%) SQL Server 2005
5 9 (4.054%) GIS
6 8 (3.604%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (3.604%) SQL Server 2008
7 7 (3.153%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.802%) MS Access
8 4 (1.802%) Data Mining
9 3 (1.351%) OLTP
9 3 (1.351%) SQL Server 2000
9 3 (1.351%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.450%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 22 (9.910%) Team Foundation Server
2 6 (2.703%) Dreamweaver
3 5 (2.252%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.802%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 3 (1.351%) Balsamiq Mockups
5 3 (1.351%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.901%) NUnit
6 2 (0.901%) Visual Studio Team System
7 1 (0.450%) Selenium
7 1 (0.450%) JIRA
7 1 (0.450%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.450%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 20 (9.009%) Marketing
2 15 (6.757%) Telecoms
3 13 (5.856%) Finance
4 10 (4.505%) Electronics
5 9 (4.054%) Retail
6 5 (2.252%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (1.351%) Multimedia
7 3 (1.351%) Manufacturing
8 2 (0.901%) Advertising
9 1 (0.450%) Local Government
9 1 (0.450%) Back Office
9 1 (0.450%) Publishing
9 1 (0.450%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.450%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 65 (29.28%) Analyst
2 37 (16.67%) Graduate
3 29 (13.06%) Developer
4 25 (11.26%) Business Analyst
5 22 (9.910%) Software Engineer
6 17 (7.658%) Technical Support
7 16 (7.207%) Junior
8 14 (6.306%) Support Analyst
9 13 (5.856%) Graduate Support Analyst
9 13 (5.856%) Technical Support Analyst
9 13 (5.856%) Technical Analyst
9 13 (5.856%) Support Engineer
10 12 (5.405%) Software Developer
10 12 (5.405%) Test Engineer
11 10 (4.505%) C# Developer
11 10 (4.505%) Network Manager
11 10 (4.505%) Systems Engineer
11 10 (4.505%) Linux Engineer
12 9 (4.054%) Project Manager
12 9 (4.054%) SAP Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 54 (24.32%) Computer Science
2 14 (6.306%) Mathematics
3 13 (5.856%) SaaS
3 13 (5.856%) Physics
4 9 (4.054%) N-Tier
5 8 (3.604%) Smartcard
5 8 (3.604%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.252%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 4 (1.802%) Telematics
8 3 (1.351%) PKI
8 3 (1.351%) Graphic Design
8 3 (1.351%) New Media
8 3 (1.351%) Client/Server
9 2 (0.901%) NHS
9 2 (0.901%) IVR
9 2 (0.901%) Data Integration
10 1 (0.450%) Statistics
10 1 (0.450%) Wiki
10 1 (0.450%) Biotechnology
10 1 (0.450%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 68 (30.63%) Windows
2 49 (22.07%) Linux
3 11 (4.955%) UNIX
4 7 (3.153%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (1.351%) Windows XP
6 1 (0.450%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.450%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (18.92%) ITIL
2 35 (15.77%) Project Management
3 30 (13.51%) Change Management
4 28 (12.61%) Agile Software Development
5 27 (12.16%) OO
6 25 (11.26%) PRINCE2
7 20 (9.009%) Service Management
8 19 (8.559%) Software Engineering
9 16 (7.207%) ERP
10 15 (6.757%) Business Analysis
10 15 (6.757%) Unit Testing
11 14 (6.306%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (6.306%) Scrum
11 14 (6.306%) Analytics
12 13 (5.856%) Waterfall
13 12 (5.405%) Continuous Integration
14 11 (4.955%) Incident Management
14 11 (4.955%) Problem Management
14 11 (4.955%) E-Commerce
14 11 (4.955%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 48 (21.62%) SQL
2 34 (15.32%) Java
2 34 (15.32%) JavaScript
3 31 (13.96%) C#
4 25 (11.26%) C++
5 23 (10.36%) C
6 18 (8.108%) VB
7 11 (4.955%) Python
8 5 (2.252%) Ruby
8 5 (2.252%) Shell Script
8 5 (2.252%) ABAP
9 4 (1.802%) PHP
9 4 (1.802%) FoxPro (VFP)
9 4 (1.802%) XAML
9 4 (1.802%) C-shell
9 4 (1.802%) Bash shell
9 4 (1.802%) VB6
10 2 (0.901%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.450%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.450%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 17 (7.658%) ISEB
2 14 (6.306%) Cisco Certification
3 13 (5.856%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (4.955%) CCNA
5 9 (4.054%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 9 (4.054%) MCITP
5 9 (4.054%) MCSE
6 7 (3.153%) CBAP
6 7 (3.153%) Security Cleared
7 5 (2.252%) CCNP
7 5 (2.252%) PhD
8 4 (1.802%) Postgraduate
8 4 (1.802%) RHCE
8 4 (1.802%) SC Cleared
8 4 (1.802%) ISTQB
9 3 (1.351%) MCTS
9 3 (1.351%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (1.351%) A+ Certification
9 3 (1.351%) CISSP
9 3 (1.351%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.856%) QA
2 10 (4.505%) SLA
2 10 (4.505%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.802%) ISO 9000
4 3 (1.351%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.450%) DO-178B
System Software
1 14 (6.306%) vSphere
2 12 (5.405%) VMware ESX
3 9 (4.054%) NFS
4 8 (3.604%) Active Directory
5 4 (1.802%) Samba
6 2 (0.901%) XenApp
7 1 (0.450%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.450%) VMFS
7 1 (0.450%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 3 (1.351%) HP Quality Center
1 3 (1.351%) ZENworks
2 1 (0.450%) SCOM
2 1 (0.450%) HP SIM
Vendors
1 70 (31.53%) Microsoft
2 40 (18.02%) Oracle
3 23 (10.36%) VMware
4 22 (9.910%) Cisco
5 15 (6.757%) SAP
6 12 (5.405%) Adobe
7 10 (4.505%) Salesforce.com
8 9 (4.054%) Omniture
8 9 (4.054%) Google
9 4 (1.802%) Citrix
10 3 (1.351%) XMPie
10 3 (1.351%) LANDesk
10 3 (1.351%) HP
10 3 (1.351%) Novell
10 3 (1.351%) Sybase
11 2 (0.901%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.901%) Genesys
11 2 (0.901%) Avaya
11 2 (0.901%) Twitter
12 1 (0.450%) FalconStor
Bedfordshire, South East
You will be degree educated with a good understanding of web application development and excellent communication skills. Key Skills Front end development experience with HTML, CSS, Javascript & JQuery...
greywood
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Bedfordshire
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Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £38,000 to £45,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Posted: 11 May 2013
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - commutable...
A well known global publisher is looking for a Test Analyst to join their Test Team, within the Business Solutions Group based in Cambridge.Reporting to the Test...
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Salary: £23,050 -£24,824
Posted: 2 May 2013
Bedfordshire
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Salary: £27000 - £32000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
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Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + fantastic benefits!
Posted: 20 May 2013
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
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Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum circa £40,000 + Good Benefits
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Salary: £70k - 90k per year + bonus, package
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Salary: £25000 - £27500 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Responsibilities include the analysis of network components, upgrades/changes, security procedures, policies management, assessing the Universities current and future LAN/WAN/Wireless/VoIP/Mobile needs, overseeing the design,...
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Salary: c£50,000
Posted: 23 May 2013