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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Berkshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank110170
Rank change on same period last yearUp+60
Matching permanent IT job ads164121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.052 %
As % of the category below1.862 %1.014 %
Salaries quoted157107
Average minimum salary£21,509£21,364
Average salary£24,110£22,759
% change on same period last year+5.93 %
Average maximum salary£26,711£24,154
UK excluding London average salary£23,096£22,095
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads881011932
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.142 %5.115 %
Salaries quoted74829754
Average minimum salary£38,637£39,376
Average salary£42,094£42,837
% change on same period last year-1.73 %
Average maximum salary£45,550£46,297
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Graduate South EastGraduate
South East

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Berkshire Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+3837£23,419+13.27 %
NewburyDown-421£24,429+5.29 %
BracknellNew entry-14£22,250-
MaidenheadUp+3311£24,500+9.42 %
SloughDown-85£25,800+1.92 %
WindsorNew entry-2£23,000-
ThatchamNew entry-1£20,000-
Graduate South EastGraduate
South East

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1177 (47.84 %)Degree
2104 (28.11 %)C++
395 (25.68 %)Computer Science
480 (21.62 %).NET
579 (21.35 %)C#
678 (21.08 %)Java
765 (17.57 %)Mathematics
857 (15.41 %)C
955 (14.86 %)SQL
1053 (14.32 %)SQL Server
1151 (13.78 %)ASP.NET
1244 (11.89 %)Oracle
1343 (11.62 %)Linux
1437 (10.00 %)OO
1534 (9.189 %)VB.NET
1534 (9.189 %)Microsoft
1632 (8.649 %)Telecoms
1729 (7.838 %)UNIX
1828 (7.568 %)Windows
1926 (7.027 %)Education
1926 (7.027 %)VoIP
2024 (6.486 %)PHP
2122 (5.946 %)Electronics
2122 (5.946 %)Software Engineering
2122 (5.946 %)Perl
2221 (5.676 %)VB
2320 (5.405 %)XML
2320 (5.405 %)Cisco
2419 (5.135 %)TCP/IP
2518 (4.865 %)H.323

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
180 (21.62 %).NET
251 (13.78 %)ASP.NET
320 (5.405 %)XML
418 (4.865 %)HTML
515 (4.054 %)J2SE
614 (3.784 %)WebServices
713 (3.514 %)Servlets
810 (2.703 %)CSS
98 (2.162 %)J2EE
98 (2.162 %)JSP
98 (2.162 %)OpenGL
98 (2.162 %)AJAX
107 (1.892 %)Swing
116 (1.622 %)JMS
116 (1.622 %)Java RMI
116 (1.622 %)JavaBeans
116 (1.622 %).NET Framework
116 (1.622 %)JSF
116 (1.622 %)Struts
116 (1.622 %)JDBC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (2.703 %)SAS
26 (1.622 %)Jetty
26 (1.622 %)Tomcat
35 (1.351 %)SharePoint
35 (1.351 %)IIS
44 (1.081 %)BizTalk Server
53 (0.811 %)Oracle Application Server
53 (0.811 %)WebLogic
53 (0.811 %)Apache
61 (0.270 %)MS Exchange
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (4.324 %)MS Excel
28 (2.162 %)MS Office
37 (1.892 %)SPSS
45 (1.351 %)Spreadsheet
52 (0.541 %)InfoPath
61 (0.270 %)Photoshop
61 (0.270 %)Acrobat
61 (0.270 %)RoboHelp
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (1.081 %)Oracle EBS
22 (0.541 %)Oracle Applications
22 (0.541 %)Summit
31 (0.270 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (0.270 %)Dynamics GP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (7.027 %)VoIP
219 (5.135 %)TCP/IP
318 (4.865 %)H.323
415 (4.054 %)Internet
512 (3.243 %)PBX
512 (3.243 %)Ethernet
512 (3.243 %)ISDN
66 (1.622 %)Wireless
74 (1.081 %)Wi-Fi
74 (1.081 %)VPN
83 (0.811 %)DNS
83 (0.811 %)LAN
83 (0.811 %)DHCP
83 (0.811 %)SS7
83 (0.811 %)Intranet
92 (0.541 %)SAN
101 (0.270 %)NGN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
153 (14.32 %)SQL Server
213 (3.514 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (2.973 %)Oracle 8/8i
48 (2.162 %)BusinessObjects
57 (1.892 %)SQL Server 2000
65 (1.351 %)Oracle 9i
65 (1.351 %)Oracle 10g
74 (1.081 %)RDBMS
74 (1.081 %)DB2
83 (0.811 %)GIS
92 (0.541 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
92 (0.541 %)Clementine
92 (0.541 %)Oracle 11g
92 (0.541 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
101 (0.270 %)Datawarehouse
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.622 %)Ant
16 (1.622 %)IntelliJ
23 (0.811 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.811 %)Eclipse
31 (0.270 %)FrontPage
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (8.649 %)Telecoms
226 (7.027 %)Education
322 (5.946 %)Electronics
413 (3.514 %)Health
512 (3.243 %)Finance
610 (2.703 %)Marketing
78 (2.162 %)Retail
87 (1.892 %)3D Graphics
96 (1.622 %)Banking
105 (1.351 %)Pensions
113 (0.811 %)Insurance
113 (0.811 %)Pharmaceutical
122 (0.541 %)Government
122 (0.541 %)Manufacturing
122 (0.541 %)Advertising
131 (0.270 %)Publishing
131 (0.270 %)Multimedia
131 (0.270 %)Electric
131 (0.270 %)Financial Institution
131 (0.270 %)Automotive
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
195 (25.68 %)Computer Science
265 (17.57 %)Mathematics
317 (4.595 %)Physics
411 (2.973 %)Statistics
58 (2.162 %)Chemistry
58 (2.162 %)Biology
66 (1.622 %)Artificial Intelligence
73 (0.811 %)Credit Risk
82 (0.541 %)Multithreading
82 (0.541 %)EPoS
82 (0.541 %)EFT
82 (0.541 %)French Language
82 (0.541 %)German Language
91 (0.270 %)Polish Language
91 (0.270 %)Russian Language
91 (0.270 %)Blog
91 (0.270 %)Social Network
91 (0.270 %)Robotics
91 (0.270 %)Cybernetics
91 (0.270 %)Life Science
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (11.62 %)Linux
229 (7.838 %)UNIX
328 (7.568 %)Windows
410 (2.703 %)Windows Server 2003
57 (1.892 %)Solaris
64 (1.081 %)Windows XP
64 (1.081 %)Windows Vista
64 (1.081 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.270 %)Windows Mobile
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
137 (10.00 %)OO
222 (5.946 %)Software Engineering
313 (3.514 %)OOP
49 (2.432 %)Project Management
56 (1.622 %)Process Management
56 (1.622 %)Business Intelligence
56 (1.622 %)Web Design
56 (1.622 %)UML
56 (1.622 %)Unit Testing
65 (1.351 %)Web Development
65 (1.351 %)Data Management
74 (1.081 %)Web Analytics
74 (1.081 %)Pay per click
74 (1.081 %)CRM
74 (1.081 %)Risk Management
74 (1.081 %)SEO
83 (0.811 %)Security Cleared
83 (0.811 %)Test Scripting
83 (0.811 %)System Testing
92 (0.541 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1104 (28.11 %)C++
279 (21.35 %)C#
378 (21.08 %)Java
457 (15.41 %)C
555 (14.86 %)SQL
634 (9.189 %)VB.NET
724 (6.486 %)PHP
822 (5.946 %)Perl
921 (5.676 %)VB
1018 (4.865 %)Python
1115 (4.054 %)JavaScript
1212 (3.243 %)PL/SQL
136 (1.622 %)VC++
145 (1.351 %)VBA
154 (1.081 %)DHTML
163 (0.811 %)Delphi
163 (0.811 %)Embedded C
163 (0.811 %)Embedded C++
163 (0.811 %)XPath
172 (0.541 %)Transact-SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1177 (47.84 %)Degree
215 (4.054 %)PhD
34 (1.081 %)Oracle Certification
43 (0.811 %)OCP
52 (0.541 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.541 %)MCP
52 (0.541 %)MCSE
52 (0.541 %)MCSA
61 (0.270 %)HNC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (2.432 %)QA
21 (0.270 %)GCP
21 (0.270 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (1.622 %)Active Directory
22 (0.541 %)Oracle RAC
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.081 %)Tivoli
14 (1.081 %)Tivoli Remote Control
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (11.89 %)Oracle
234 (9.189 %)Microsoft
320 (5.405 %)Cisco
48 (2.162 %)Business Objects
57 (1.892 %)Informatica
65 (1.351 %)Cognos
74 (1.081 %)Actuate
74 (1.081 %)Hyperion
74 (1.081 %)Remedy
83 (0.811 %)Accenture
83 (0.811 %)IBM
83 (0.811 %)SAP
83 (0.811 %)Sybase
92 (0.541 %)HP
92 (0.541 %)Symantec
92 (0.541 %)VMware
101 (0.270 %)Google
101 (0.270 %)Sage
101 (0.270 %)Sun
101 (0.270 %)Siebel