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

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate
Rank 25 39 -
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 4 3 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Colchester 2.299% 1.676% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.353% 1.685% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Average salary - £25,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year
-2.17% +2.22%
All Job Titles
Colchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
170 178 232
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Colchester 97.70% 99.44% 97.07%
Number of salaries quoted 140 147 196
Average salary £34,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.00% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £20,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Graduate
Essex

Graduate
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Colchester 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 Colchester region.

Colchester Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Colchester 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 4 (100.00%) SAP
1 4 (100.00%) Business Development

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Colchester 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.

Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Development
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP