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This section looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Dorset 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5185
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads367
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.003 %
As % of the category below3.550 %0.556 %
Salaries quoted363
Average minimum salary£19,378£17,000
Average salary£21,134£18,667
% change on same period last year+13.21 %
Average maximum salary£22,890£20,333
UK excluding London average salary£22,813£22,225
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads10141260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.525 %
Salaries quoted8581039
Average minimum salary£31,889£38,251
Average salary£34,898£41,362
% change on same period last year-15.62 %
Average maximum salary£37,907£44,473
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Graduate South WestGraduate
South West

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Dorset Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
BournemouthUp+4118£22,389-
PooleNew entry-15£20,067-
Graduate South WestGraduate
South West

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

123 (44.23 %)C#
123 (44.23 %).NET
123 (44.23 %)Degree
216 (30.77 %)Microsoft
313 (25.00 %)Windows
313 (25.00 %)OO
412 (23.08 %)VB.NET
412 (23.08 %)SQL Server
412 (23.08 %)C
412 (23.08 %)Java
412 (23.08 %)Computer Science
511 (21.15 %)Pensions
511 (21.15 %)HTML
511 (21.15 %)Linux
610 (19.23 %)MS Excel
610 (19.23 %)TCP/IP
79 (17.31 %)iSCSI
79 (17.31 %)HTTP
79 (17.31 %)Electronics
79 (17.31 %)Device Driver
88 (15.38 %)Firmware
88 (15.38 %)Physics
97 (13.46 %)Progress
97 (13.46 %)C++
97 (13.46 %)SQL
106 (11.54 %)JavaScript
106 (11.54 %)Crystal Reports
106 (11.54 %)ASP.NET
106 (11.54 %)XML
106 (11.54 %)OOD

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (44.23 %).NET
211 (21.15 %)HTML
36 (11.54 %)XML
36 (11.54 %)ASP.NET
45 (9.615 %).NET Framework
52 (3.846 %)TopLink
52 (3.846 %)Ruby on Rails
52 (3.846 %)CSS
61 (1.923 %)XHTML
61 (1.923 %)COM
61 (1.923 %)MFC
61 (1.923 %)ASP
Dorset IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.769 %)SAS
22 (3.846 %)JBoss
31 (1.923 %)IIS
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (19.23 %)MS Excel
25 (9.615 %)MS Office
Dorset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.923 %)SAP Business One
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (19.23 %)TCP/IP
29 (17.31 %)iSCSI
29 (17.31 %)HTTP
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (23.08 %)SQL Server
26 (11.54 %)Crystal Reports
33 (5.769 %)Database Marketing
41 (1.923 %)MySQL
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (3.846 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.923 %)Flash
31 (1.923 %)C++Builder
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (21.15 %)Pensions
29 (17.31 %)Electronics
36 (11.54 %)Marketing
43 (5.769 %)Banking
43 (5.769 %)Finance
52 (3.846 %)Construction
52 (3.846 %)Education
61 (1.923 %)Government
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (23.08 %)Computer Science
29 (17.31 %)Device Driver
38 (15.38 %)Firmware
38 (15.38 %)Physics
43 (5.769 %)Client/Server
43 (5.769 %)Statistics
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (25.00 %)Windows
211 (21.15 %)Linux
32 (3.846 %)Windows XP
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (25.00 %)OO
26 (11.54 %)OOD
33 (5.769 %)Process Management
33 (5.769 %)Statistical Analysis
33 (5.769 %)Operations Research
33 (5.769 %)Web Development
33 (5.769 %)Direct Marketing
42 (3.846 %)Scrum
42 (3.846 %)TDD
42 (3.846 %)Software Engineering
42 (3.846 %)Continuous Integration
51 (1.923 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.923 %)BC Cleared
51 (1.923 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.923 %)UML
51 (1.923 %)Software Testing
51 (1.923 %)Test Scripting
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (44.23 %)C#
212 (23.08 %)Java
212 (23.08 %)C
212 (23.08 %)VB.NET
37 (13.46 %)SQL
37 (13.46 %)C++
46 (11.54 %)JavaScript
55 (9.615 %)VC++
64 (7.692 %)VB
72 (3.846 %)Ruby
81 (1.923 %)Embedded C
81 (1.923 %)VB6
81 (1.923 %)ActionScript
81 (1.923 %)Transact-SQL
81 (1.923 %)VBScript
81 (1.923 %)PHP
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (44.23 %)Degree
21 (1.923 %)HNC
21 (1.923 %)PhD
Dorset IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.923 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (30.77 %)Microsoft
27 (13.46 %)Progress
33 (5.769 %)Oracle
33 (5.769 %)SAP
42 (3.846 %)Citrix
51 (1.923 %)Borland