The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Durham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Durham region.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 14 8 9
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 9 16 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Durham 11.84% 13.22% 14.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 56.25% 40.00% 44.12%
Number of salaries quoted 9 16 12
Average salary £39,500 £30,000 £35,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+31.66% -15.49%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £22,875 £27,800
10% offered a salary of more than £43,600 £37,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Durham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
16 40 34
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Durham 21.05% 33.06% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 15 38 28
Average salary £39,500 £36,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.72% -6.49%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,600 £23,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £38,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Degree
North East

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Durham 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 Durham region.

Durham Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Durham region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

Durham Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Durham region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Darlington -1 6 £39,500 +8.96% 1
Billingham +2 1 £39,000 +30.00% 1
Stockton-on-Tees - 1 £19,000 -
Degree
North East

Degree
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Durham 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 10 (83.33%) C#
2 9 (75.00%) .NET
3 6 (50.00%) SharePoint
3 6 (50.00%) SQL Server
3 6 (50.00%) MVC
3 6 (50.00%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (50.00%) .NET Framework
3 6 (50.00%) SQL
4 3 (25.00%) WCF
4 3 (25.00%) WPF
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (16.67%) TCP/IP
5 2 (16.67%) CSS
5 2 (16.67%) HTML
5 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
5 2 (16.67%) Unit Testing
5 2 (16.67%) Multithreading
5 2 (16.67%) Modbus
6 1 (8.333%) Customer Engagement
6 1 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (8.333%) JavaScript
6 1 (8.333%) PHP
6 1 (8.333%) Photoshop
6 1 (8.333%) MS Office
6 1 (8.333%) ASP.NET

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the Durham 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 9 (75.00%) .NET
2 6 (50.00%) .NET Framework
3 3 (25.00%) WCF
3 3 (25.00%) WPF
4 2 (16.67%) CSS
4 2 (16.67%) HTML
5 1 (8.333%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 6 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (8.333%) Photoshop
1 1 (8.333%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 6 (50.00%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) TCP/IP
1 2 (16.67%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (50.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Developer
2 6 (50.00%) Applications Developer
3 2 (16.67%) Software Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) Web Developer
4 1 (8.333%) Software Team Leader
4 1 (8.333%) Graduate Web Developer
4 1 (8.333%) Designer
4 1 (8.333%) Photoshop Designer
4 1 (8.333%) Web Designer
4 1 (8.333%) Team Leader
4 1 (8.333%) Relationships Manager
4 1 (8.333%) Graduate Developer
4 1 (8.333%) Business Manager
4 1 (8.333%) Graduate
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) MVC
2 2 (16.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (16.67%) Unit Testing
2 2 (16.67%) Multithreading
3 1 (8.333%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (83.33%) C#
2 6 (50.00%) SQL
3 1 (8.333%) JavaScript
3 1 (8.333%) PHP
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft
Darlington, County Durham
Key Skills and Background. - Experienced Applications developer, with the full development lifecycle. - Strong background in SharePoint, .Net, SQL Server, C# & MVC framework. - Strong communication skills, with the ability...
Hotfoot Resourcing.
Salary: From £37,000 to £42,000 per annum
Posted: 19 June 2013
Billingham, Cleveland
To design, develop, test and support software using the latest Microsoft .NET technology (C#, WPF)... Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering or Computer Science. Demonstrable experience in C#...
Catalyst
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Durham, County Durham
You should have strong object oriented design and coding skills, and a good understanding of at least some of the following UML, GUI development, unit testing, agile development,...
IT Connections
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Posted: 14 June 2013
Durham, County Durham
Java or C++ Software Developer - Oil and Gas - Durham... Java / C++ Software Developer skills / experience; - Good C++ or Java desktop development experience. - Knowledge of OOD. - Scientific, Physics or...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £45,000 per annum pension + bupa + bonus + 25 days hol
Posted: 18 June 2013