The first table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. 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 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 Job Titles advertised for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate
Rank 85 57 34
Rank change year-on-year
-28 -23
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 38 76 143
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 2.094% 3.781% 6.673%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.199% 3.926% 7.048%
Number of salaries quoted 35 69 138
Average salary £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +20.00%
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year
-2.17% +2.22%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1728 1936 2029
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.21% 96.32% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1538 1644 1847
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £49,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Graduate
Cambridgeshire

Graduate
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Graduate across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge Graduate Jobs Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 56 (71.79%) C++
1 56 (71.79%) Degree
2 54 (69.23%) Computer Science
3 51 (65.38%) Java
4 40 (51.28%) Mathematics
4 40 (51.28%) C#
5 38 (48.72%) C
6 31 (39.74%) Physics
7 29 (37.18%) Perl
8 21 (26.92%) Internet
9 20 (25.64%) .NET
10 18 (23.08%) OO
11 15 (19.23%) Python
12 14 (17.95%) Windows
12 14 (17.95%) Linux
13 11 (14.10%) HTML
14 10 (12.82%) CSS
15 9 (11.54%) PhD
16 8 (10.26%) Agile Software Development
17 6 (7.692%) UNIX
17 6 (7.692%) Electronics
17 6 (7.692%) JavaScript
17 6 (7.692%) SQL
18 5 (6.410%) XML
18 5 (6.410%) ASP.NET
18 5 (6.410%) Postgraduate
18 5 (6.410%) Telecoms
19 4 (5.128%) Automated Testing
19 4 (5.128%) QA
19 4 (5.128%) Test Scripting

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 20 (25.64%) .NET
2 11 (14.10%) HTML
3 10 (12.82%) CSS
4 5 (6.410%) XML
4 5 (6.410%) ASP.NET
5 4 (5.128%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 4 (5.128%) STL
6 3 (3.846%) jQuery
7 2 (2.564%) Spring MVC
7 2 (2.564%) WPF
7 2 (2.564%) Spring
7 2 (2.564%) AngularJS
7 2 (2.564%) Backbone.js
7 2 (2.564%) D3.js
7 2 (2.564%) Raphaël
8 1 (1.282%) Web Services
8 1 (1.282%) J2EE
8 1 (1.282%) Middleware
8 1 (1.282%) Qt
8 1 (1.282%) REST
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.282%) WebLogic
1 1 (1.282%) Apache
1 1 (1.282%) OpenStack
1 1 (1.282%) WebSphere Message Broker
Applications
1 1 (1.282%) MS Project
1 1 (1.282%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 21 (26.92%) Internet
2 1 (1.282%) HTTP
2 1 (1.282%) Kerberos
2 1 (1.282%) Wireless
2 1 (1.282%) OpenLDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.564%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.282%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (1.282%) DB2
2 1 (1.282%) MySQL
2 1 (1.282%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (1.282%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.564%) Subversion
1 2 (2.564%) GitHub
1 2 (2.564%) VSS/SourceSafe
1 2 (2.564%) JUnit
General
1 6 (7.692%) Electronics
2 5 (6.410%) Telecoms
3 4 (5.128%) Finance
4 1 (1.282%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 54 (69.23%) Computer Science
2 40 (51.28%) Mathematics
3 31 (39.74%) Physics
4 4 (5.128%) Semantic Web
5 2 (2.564%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (2.564%) Embedded Systems
5 2 (2.564%) Open Source
6 1 (1.282%) Biometrics
6 1 (1.282%) Smartcard
6 1 (1.282%) Replication
6 1 (1.282%) Clustering
6 1 (1.282%) Java Card
Operating Systems
1 14 (17.95%) Windows
1 14 (17.95%) Linux
2 6 (7.692%) UNIX
3 1 (1.282%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (23.08%) OO
2 8 (10.26%) Agile Software Development
3 4 (5.128%) Automated Testing
3 4 (5.128%) Test Scripting
3 4 (5.128%) OOD
4 2 (2.564%) Usability Testing
4 2 (2.564%) Web Development
4 2 (2.564%) Software Engineering
4 2 (2.564%) Web Design
4 2 (2.564%) MVC
5 1 (1.282%) ITIL
5 1 (1.282%) PRINCE2
5 1 (1.282%) Project Management
5 1 (1.282%) DRM
5 1 (1.282%) Service Management
5 1 (1.282%) Service Delivery
5 1 (1.282%) High Availability
5 1 (1.282%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (1.282%) Multithreading
5 1 (1.282%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 56 (71.79%) C++
2 51 (65.38%) Java
3 40 (51.28%) C#
4 38 (48.72%) C
5 29 (37.18%) Perl
6 15 (19.23%) Python
7 6 (7.692%) JavaScript
7 6 (7.692%) SQL
8 3 (3.846%) PHP
9 2 (2.564%) Ruby
9 2 (2.564%) Bash shell
9 2 (2.564%) XAML
9 2 (2.564%) MATLAB
9 2 (2.564%) T-SQL
10 1 (1.282%) VB
Qualifications
1 56 (71.79%) Degree
2 9 (11.54%) PhD
3 5 (6.410%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.128%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.282%) vCloud
1 1 (1.282%) Xen
Systems Management
1 3 (3.846%) Puppet
2 1 (1.282%) CFEngine
Vendors
1 3 (3.846%) Twitter
2 2 (2.564%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.564%) Cognos
3 1 (1.282%) Oracle
3 1 (1.282%) IBM
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
We would love to hear from straight graduates or experienced Graduate Software Engineer / Developer -Java / C++ / Perl... You should have some programming knowledge, and we would be particularly...
Computer People
Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The successful candidate will have the following attributes: Degree educated - 1st/2:1 (or equivalent) Exposure to any of the following languages: C#, Asp.net, HTML, XML, CSS,...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C#, C++ or Java developer with Computer Science or Maths / Physics background needed in Cambridge... Desired: Maths, Physics, Phd, Algorithms, Apply in confidence now for detailed job specification.
Edgar Cowen
Salary: Excellent Starting Salary + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Keywords: C#, .NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, WCF, WPF, SQL, SQL SERVER, PROGRAMMING, DATABASES, SOFTWARE, DEVELOPER, DEVELOPMENT, IT, CAMBRIDGE, GRADUATE, 2:1, 1ST, FIRST CLASS, BACHELORS, MASTERS, COMPUTER SCIENCE,...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £20000 to £26000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
They are looking for graduates who are keen to learn (training would be provided), are dynamic, have a positive personality, and are happy to be in a client-...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £28k DOE
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Net, AJAX, SQL, Microsoft, Web, WPF, TDD, WCF, SOAP. Job Description: Designing, developing and maintaining software using Microsoft .Net framework (C#) and SQL Server for the web, desktop...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Unspecified Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You'll be degree educated and be comfortable working with Java ideally in a web environment, additional skills with C++, CSS, HTML, Javascript would also be really useful.....
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £22500 - £27500 per annum + Great Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Our client creates innovative modelling, analysis and predictive software tools for use by professionals in the financial services sector. They're well established in London, highly successful, and...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £25k DOE plus benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: We are looking for a Software Engineer to work on client assignments developing software for a wide range of wireless systems and products... Requirements: To meet...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To be considered you'll be degree educated and comfortable working with either C# .net or Java. Plus some web skills like HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP. Database experience...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Fantastic Benefits Package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
You will become part of a first-class development team who operate in an Agile environment. Main tasks for the Graduate Software Engineer (C++):Design clearly defined, reliable...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Life cover,shares+more
Posted: 4 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To be considered you'll have achieved (or be on course) for a 1st or 2.1 degree... Coding will broadly be C C++ PHP MySQL. Other useful...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Fantastic + prospects
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: To be successful with this role you will have: An excellent first degree or PhD in engineering, computer science, mathematics or related discipline... Strong C programming and...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
In terms of technical skills the following is required; Python JavaScript Linux Desirable C++ A knowledge of Internet protocols In order to be considered for this position as...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Good benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge
This role would suit a recent graduate (or someone soon to graduate) in computer science, telecommunications or networking who is looking to start their career in a client-...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Graduate + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C++ or Java developer with Maths / Physics background needed in Cambridge... Coding is varied and challenging using either C C++ Java C#... Essential: Either C C++ Java C#...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Awesome + Top Prospects
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Job Role: Junior / Graduate C++ Developer Location: CambridgeSalary: £30k to £50k + benefitsC++ Developer / C++ Software Engineer x2 (Junior / Graduate). Innovative technology firm that are developing a product to...
Client Server
Salary: £30k to £50k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C++ Developer Cambridge to £65k. C++ Developer / C++ Software Engineer x2 (Junior / Graduate)... Requirements for Junior C++ Developer: Excellent academic record of achievement - 2.1 or above at...
Client Server
Salary: £30k to £50k + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Requirements: To be successful with this role you will have: An excellent first degree or PhD in engineering, electronics, physics or a related discipline... Good software engineering skills.....
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Predominantly the team use C, OOP C++, Java, Matlab, Python for embedded systems, Linux and DSP devices... Skills: Programming, C, C++, Matlab, OOP, Linux, Embedded Systems, Python, Graduate...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £27000 to £35000 per annum - bonus,medical,dental,canteen
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Requirement specifications: - 1st / 2.1 in computer science (or other STEM discipline) degree from a top university... - Strong systems level programming in C / C++. - Experience in scripting languages (...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £Excellent + benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Applications for Graduate Second Line Analyst - Active Directory, Software Support: If you meet the above criteria then we would love to hear from you ASAP... Keywords - Graduate Second...
Computer People
Salary: £1.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Any of EUTRA/LTE/GRPS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA, WIMAX, Wifi, DECT, BT, CDMA, ISDN, TCP/UDP/RCP/IP, Ethernet, ADSL, etc. - Experience of programming in C/C++/C#... -...
Blackberry
Salary: Competitive + Comprehensive Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
HDL coding in Verilog or VHDL to create an FPGA or ASIC... Requirements: An excellent first degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline... Knowledge of Digital...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Our client is looking for a graduate engineer to join its Wireless Digital Systems Group... You can expect to learn new skills in digital and analogue electronics, PCB...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k
Posted: 20 May 2013