The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Colchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 23 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 Colchester region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 5 30 19
Rank change year-on-year
+25 -11
Permanent jobs citing Degree 35 12 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Colchester 20.11% 6.704% 10.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 72.92% 40.00% 36.92%
Number of salaries quoted 34 12 23
Average salary £28,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-28.75% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £19,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £49,500 £44,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Colchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
48 30 65
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Colchester 27.59% 16.76% 27.20%
Number of salaries quoted 45 29 61
Average salary £30,000 £40,000 £37,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.00% +5.96%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £32,500 £26,050
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
Degree
Essex

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Colchester region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Colchester Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Colchester 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 23 (47.92%) Computer Science
2 22 (45.83%) SQL
3 19 (39.58%) C#
3 19 (39.58%) ERP
4 18 (37.50%) Python
4 18 (37.50%) CRM
4 18 (37.50%) PHP
4 18 (37.50%) ASP
4 18 (37.50%) Django
5 14 (29.17%) C++
6 11 (22.92%) Windows
7 7 (14.58%) Linux
7 7 (14.58%) Java
8 6 (12.50%) MS Excel
8 6 (12.50%) Automotive
9 5 (10.42%) Mathematics
9 5 (10.42%) Physics
9 5 (10.42%) Image Processing
9 5 (10.42%) Open Source
9 5 (10.42%) User Stories
9 5 (10.42%) WPF
9 5 (10.42%) OOD
9 5 (10.42%) XAML
9 5 (10.42%) .NET
9 5 (10.42%) Visual Studio
10 4 (8.333%) MS Office
10 4 (8.333%) C
10 4 (8.333%) CSS
10 4 (8.333%) XML
10 4 (8.333%) OO

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Colchester 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 18 (37.50%) ASP
1 18 (37.50%) Django
2 5 (10.42%) WPF
2 5 (10.42%) .NET
3 4 (8.333%) CSS
3 4 (8.333%) XML
3 4 (8.333%) HTML
4 3 (6.250%) WebSphere
4 3 (6.250%) Ajax
4 3 (6.250%) XML-RPC
4 3 (6.250%) Hibernate
4 3 (6.250%) JMS
4 3 (6.250%) J2EE
4 3 (6.250%) Swing
4 3 (6.250%) SOAP
5 1 (2.083%) jQuery
5 1 (2.083%) ASP.NET
5 1 (2.083%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 3 (6.250%) GlassFish
1 3 (6.250%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (12.50%) MS Excel
2 4 (8.333%) MS Office
2 4 (8.333%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.083%) SyteLine
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.333%) SQL Server
1 4 (8.333%) Data Mining
2 3 (6.250%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (6.250%) RDBMS
3 1 (2.083%) Oracle 11g
3 1 (2.083%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (2.083%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (2.083%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (2.083%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.083%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Visual Studio
2 3 (6.250%) Maven
2 3 (6.250%) Ant
General
1 6 (12.50%) Automotive
2 3 (6.250%) Electronics
3 1 (2.083%) French Language
3 1 (2.083%) German Language
3 1 (2.083%) Finance
Job Titles
1 26 (54.17%) Developer
2 18 (37.50%) Software Developer
3 9 (18.75%) Software Engineer
4 6 (12.50%) Analyst
5 5 (10.42%) C# Developer
5 5 (10.42%) Software Manager
5 5 (10.42%) Business Analyst
6 3 (6.250%) Java Developer
7 2 (4.167%) Senior Software Engineer
8 1 (2.083%) C# Software Engineer
8 1 (2.083%) Implementation Consultant
8 1 (2.083%) Junior Business Analyst
8 1 (2.083%) Implementation Analyst
8 1 (2.083%) .NET Web Developer
8 1 (2.083%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 1 (2.083%) Senior Analyst
8 1 (2.083%) Junior Consultant
8 1 (2.083%) .NET Developer
8 1 (2.083%) C# Web Developer
8 1 (2.083%) Junior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 23 (47.92%) Computer Science
2 5 (10.42%) Mathematics
2 5 (10.42%) Physics
2 5 (10.42%) Open Source
3 4 (8.333%) N-Tier
4 3 (6.250%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 11 (22.92%) Windows
2 7 (14.58%) Linux
3 3 (6.250%) Ubuntu
3 3 (6.250%) Apple iOS
3 3 (6.250%) Android
4 1 (2.083%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (2.083%) Windows 7
4 1 (2.083%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (39.58%) ERP
2 18 (37.50%) CRM
3 5 (10.42%) Image Processing
3 5 (10.42%) User Stories
3 5 (10.42%) OOD
4 4 (8.333%) OO
4 4 (8.333%) Process Management
4 4 (8.333%) Project Management
5 3 (6.250%) Agile Software Development
5 3 (6.250%) Web Application Development
5 3 (6.250%) E-Commerce
5 3 (6.250%) OOP
6 1 (2.083%) Validation
6 1 (2.083%) Web Development
6 1 (2.083%) OpenUP
6 1 (2.083%) Test Automation
6 1 (2.083%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (2.083%) UML
6 1 (2.083%) Change Management
6 1 (2.083%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 22 (45.83%) SQL
2 19 (39.58%) C#
3 18 (37.50%) Python
3 18 (37.50%) PHP
4 14 (29.17%) C++
5 7 (14.58%) Java
6 5 (10.42%) XAML
7 4 (8.333%) C
7 4 (8.333%) JavaScript
8 3 (6.250%) Embedded C
8 3 (6.250%) PL/SQL
9 1 (2.083%) T-SQL
9 1 (2.083%) VB
9 1 (2.083%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 1 (2.083%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.083%) QA
1 1 (2.083%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (2.083%) vSphere
Vendors
1 4 (8.333%) Oracle
2 3 (6.250%) JBoss
3 1 (2.083%) VMware
3 1 (2.083%) Citrix
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