The first table below looks at the demand for the Graduate Software Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Graduate Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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 England region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate Software Developer
Rank 616 661 703
Rank change year-on-year
+45 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Software Developer 231 212 145
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 0.230% 0.186% 0.126%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.244% 0.197% 0.133%
Number of salaries quoted 210 199 144
Average salary £26,500 £25,000 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.00% +4.16%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,900 £20,000 £19,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £30,000 £31,500
UK excluding London average salary £23,500 £22,500 £21,750
% change year-on-year
+4.44% +3.44%
All Job Titles
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
94841 107774 108681
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England 94.44% 94.77% 94.30%
Number of salaries quoted 79821 93138 92287
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Graduate Software Developer
UK

Graduate Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

England Graduate Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Graduate Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

England Graduate Software Developer Salary Trend

Graduate Software Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate Software Developer across the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

England Graduate Software Developer Salary Histogram

Graduate Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Software Developer within the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 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
South East +29 73 £23,500 -2.08%
London +31 65 £35,000 +22.80%
East of England +11 31 £30,000 +25.00%
Yorkshire +8 27 £22,750 +16.66%
South West +7 17 £20,000 -6.97%
North West +6 9 £27,500 +39.24%
East Midlands -11 4 £20,000 -20.00%
West Midlands -22 4 £19,000 -9.52%
North East - 1 £19,000 -
Graduate Software Developer
UK

Graduate Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Graduate Software Developer 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 Software Developer in their job title.

1 298 (66.67%) Degree
2 271 (60.63%) Java
3 258 (57.72%) C#
4 238 (53.24%) Computer Science
5 208 (46.53%) .NET
6 184 (41.16%) C++
7 168 (37.58%) SQL
8 142 (31.77%) JavaScript
9 121 (27.07%) Mathematics
10 112 (25.06%) SQL Server
11 110 (24.61%) OO
12 106 (23.71%) ASP.NET
13 101 (22.60%) CSS
14 92 (20.58%) C
15 91 (20.36%) HTML
16 73 (16.33%) Microsoft
17 69 (15.44%) Finance
18 67 (14.99%) XML
19 61 (13.65%) MVC
20 60 (13.42%) Agile Software Development
20 60 (13.42%) Software Engineering
21 59 (13.20%) Web Development
21 59 (13.20%) Windows
21 59 (13.20%) PHP
22 57 (12.75%) Physics
23 49 (10.96%) J2EE
24 48 (10.74%) VB.NET
25 44 (9.843%) Ajax
26 43 (9.620%) Python
27 42 (9.396%) TDD

Graduate Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the England region that cited Graduate Software Developer 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 208 (46.53%) .NET
2 106 (23.71%) ASP.NET
3 101 (22.60%) CSS
4 91 (20.36%) HTML
5 67 (14.99%) XML
6 49 (10.96%) J2EE
7 44 (9.843%) Ajax
8 40 (8.949%) HTML5
9 39 (8.725%) Web Services
10 37 (8.277%) CSS3
11 34 (7.606%) jQuery
12 17 (3.803%) Spring
13 16 (3.579%) WPF
14 13 (2.908%) ASP.NET MVC
15 11 (2.461%) XSLT
15 11 (2.461%) WinForms
15 11 (2.461%) SOAP
16 9 (2.013%) XSL
17 8 (1.790%) NHibernate
17 8 (1.790%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 17 (3.803%) Tomcat
2 10 (2.237%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.566%) WebLogic
4 5 (1.119%) IIS
5 4 (0.895%) CMS
6 2 (0.447%) Apache
7 1 (0.224%) Joomla!
7 1 (0.224%) Drupal
7 1 (0.224%) Magento
7 1 (0.224%) SAS
7 1 (0.224%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 25 (5.593%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.224%) Visualfiles
1 1 (0.224%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 1 (0.224%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.251%) Internet
2 6 (1.342%) HTTP
2 6 (1.342%) LTE
3 4 (0.895%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.447%) Broadband
5 1 (0.224%) DNS
5 1 (0.224%) Firewall
5 1 (0.224%) Cisco PIX
5 1 (0.224%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 112 (25.06%) SQL Server
2 23 (5.145%) SQL Server 2008
3 14 (3.132%) SQL Server 2005
3 14 (3.132%) RDBMS
4 13 (2.908%) MySQL
5 10 (2.237%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 8 (1.790%) SQLPlus
6 8 (1.790%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.566%) TOAD
8 4 (0.895%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.895%) Big Data
9 3 (0.671%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.447%) MS Access
10 2 (0.447%) DB2
10 2 (0.447%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.447%) SQL Server 2012
11 1 (0.224%) JasperReports
11 1 (0.224%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.224%) SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
1 28 (6.264%) Visual Studio
2 17 (3.803%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (2.013%) Eclipse
4 7 (1.566%) Subversion
4 7 (1.566%) Maven
5 6 (1.342%) JUnit
6 5 (1.119%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 2 (0.447%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.447%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.447%) Selenium
8 1 (0.224%) Zend Studio
8 1 (0.224%) Aptana Studio
8 1 (0.224%) Ant
8 1 (0.224%) Xcode
8 1 (0.224%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.224%) MSBuild
General
1 69 (15.44%) Finance
2 23 (5.145%) Games
3 18 (4.027%) Banking
4 9 (2.013%) Telecoms
5 7 (1.566%) Front Office
6 6 (1.342%) Retail
6 6 (1.342%) Marketing
6 6 (1.342%) French Language
6 6 (1.342%) German Language
7 4 (0.895%) Law
7 4 (0.895%) Manufacturing
8 3 (0.671%) Electronics
9 2 (0.447%) Financial Institution
9 2 (0.447%) Legal
9 2 (0.447%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.224%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 238 (53.24%) Computer Science
2 121 (27.07%) Mathematics
3 57 (12.75%) Physics
4 28 (6.264%) Open Source
5 13 (2.908%) Derivative
6 12 (2.685%) Hedge funds
7 11 (2.461%) Spread Betting
8 9 (2.013%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.342%) Speech Recognition
10 5 (1.119%) VHDL
11 4 (0.895%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.895%) 3D Graphics
12 3 (0.671%) Device Driver
12 3 (0.671%) Client/Server
12 3 (0.671%) NHS
12 3 (0.671%) Artificial Intelligence
12 3 (0.671%) SaaS
12 3 (0.671%) Digital Media
12 3 (0.671%) Machine Learning
13 2 (0.447%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 59 (13.20%) Windows
2 32 (7.159%) Linux
3 29 (6.488%) UNIX
4 8 (1.790%) Windows 8
4 8 (1.790%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.895%) Android
6 3 (0.671%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.671%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.224%) Windows Mobile
7 1 (0.224%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (24.61%) OO
2 61 (13.65%) MVC
3 60 (13.42%) Agile Software Development
3 60 (13.42%) Software Engineering
4 59 (13.20%) Web Development
5 42 (9.396%) TDD
6 33 (7.383%) E-Commerce
7 32 (7.159%) Scrum
7 32 (7.159%) Waterfall
8 21 (4.698%) Web Application Development
9 16 (3.579%) OOD
10 14 (3.132%) Unit Testing
11 12 (2.685%) OOP
12 11 (2.461%) Software Testing
13 9 (2.013%) UML
13 9 (2.013%) BDD
14 8 (1.790%) Kanban
15 7 (1.566%) Risk Management
15 7 (1.566%) Game Development
16 6 (1.342%) 3D Modelling
Programming Languages
1 271 (60.63%) Java
2 258 (57.72%) C#
3 184 (41.16%) C++
4 168 (37.58%) SQL
5 142 (31.77%) JavaScript
6 92 (20.58%) C
7 59 (13.20%) PHP
8 48 (10.74%) VB.NET
9 43 (9.620%) Python
10 35 (7.830%) Perl
11 21 (4.698%) VB
12 11 (2.461%) T-SQL
12 11 (2.461%) PL/SQL
13 10 (2.237%) MATLAB
14 7 (1.566%) Objective-C
15 5 (1.119%) VB6
16 4 (0.895%) COBOL
17 3 (0.671%) Delphi
17 3 (0.671%) Fortran
17 3 (0.671%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 298 (66.67%) Degree
2 17 (3.803%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (2.013%) PhD
4 5 (1.119%) MCP
4 5 (1.119%) Security Cleared
5 4 (0.895%) MCAD
5 4 (0.895%) MCSD
6 1 (0.224%) ISEB
6 1 (0.224%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.461%) QA
2 2 (0.447%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.224%) OpenView
1 1 (0.224%) CiscoWorks
1 1 (0.224%) Cacti
1 1 (0.224%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 73 (16.33%) Microsoft
2 39 (8.725%) Oracle
3 13 (2.908%) JBoss
4 7 (1.566%) CODA
5 3 (0.671%) Capita
6 2 (0.447%) SAP
6 2 (0.447%) Citrix
6 2 (0.447%) MapR
7 1 (0.224%) HP
7 1 (0.224%) Progress
7 1 (0.224%) Cisco
7 1 (0.224%) Google
7 1 (0.224%) Zend
7 1 (0.224%) SolarWinds
Rural Ashford, South East
This is great role for bright enthusiastic Graduates with skills in .Net or JAVA - commercial experience is not essential- seeking to spring board into a pioneering software house.....
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £14-16k per year
Posted: 25 April 2013
Woking, Surrey
The SQL, Oracle, Visual Basic Graduate Software Developer will be introduced to all aspects of the project lifecycle including requirement gathering, design, implementation and support. The SQL, Oracle,...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Java Software Developer required from a Graduate/Entry Level position. Looking for someone who has a good understanding of software development and Java... Skills required for this role;...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Competivite Rate - Negoitbale on application
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
They are looking for a 2012 / 2013 graduate who has experience in C#, Winforms and SQL Server... This position will be suited to a Graduate Developer who ideally...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £22000 - £27000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
You will need to have good knowledge of SQL Server, C# and ASP.Net... SQL Server... C# ASP.Net... Key Skills: SQL / Mobile / Graduate / Junior / C# / ASP.Net /...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
OO programming experience with either C#, Java or C++ - Appreciation of core algorithms, computer science principles and software architecture - Ideally an strong interest of finance and working in...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £30000 to £50000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
London
Excellent opportunity for an outstanding Graduate (degree does not need to be IT related) to break into the IT industry and secure a position with a fantastic organisation...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £30000 per annum + be-bonus,health,trips,pens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Penrith, North West
Graduate software developer - ASP.NET, C#, SQL, MVC - PenrithI am currently working with a software focused business who are looking to recruit a graduate / junior developer to work...
Applause IT Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £26000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Retford, Nottinghamshire
They require a candidate with a strong degree in a computer related subject, and experience in C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server and MVC ... C# ASP.Net (MVC) SQL...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
As a worldwide organisation we are looking for an exceptional and enthusiastic Graduate Software Developer with the following abilities: * Strong experience of Java Development/desire to move into...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + be- training, progression, pens
Posted: 19 May 2013
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: 14 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
The skills / experience required for the role are as follows; You will be a University graduate with a BSc/ MSc Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics or...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Looking for someone who has experience in Software Development as its going to be develop and enhance the clients Business Applications, Frameworks and Infrastructures by writing software and...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £18,000 to £28,000 per annum PLus pension plus bonus plu paid hol
Posted: 17 May 2013
Guildford, Surrey
C#, .Net Framework. Object Oriented programming. SQL and relational database management systems. SQL Server... The client is looking for a recent graduate with a degree containing multiple programming-...
YourRecruit
Salary: From £18,000 to £23,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Leicester, Leicestershire
They are looking for a Developer who has a strong degree and experience developing applications using HTML(5), XML, JavaScript and Java... HTML(5) XML. JavaScript. Java... SQL.....
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
Software Engineer - C# / Winforms / Free iPad-Mini... C# Winforms. SQL Server 2005 - 2008 R2... Key Skills: C# / ASP.Net / SQL Server / Developer / Winforms / Senior / Experienced / Free iPad-mini
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
You will be a part of the agile development team with a focus on UI development. You will work with the rest of the team primarily coding asp...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Berkshire Wilts Oxon Newbury Swindon, Thames...
Software Developers Knowledge/Experience Essential Requires knowledge ordinarily acquired from a 2.1 degree or above in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or other scientific disciplines containing considerable computing...
Questor Resourcing
Salary: To £22,500 + Bonus to 8% + Laptop
Posted: 14 May 2013
Fareham, Hampshire
You will be mentored by Senior Developers who will introduce you to a whole mix of technologies including: * Java * C * C++ * Python * Pearl * SQL * Linux The ideal Graduate...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Healthcare, Gym
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Through their award winning brands, our client offers Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and financial Spread Betting to a global audience of over 130,000 clients... Working in an...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: Circa £30,000
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Graduate Software Developer will design and develop software using Microsoft .NET framework (C#) and SQL Server for the web, desktop and server and learn to get the...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £30k + pension + share options
Posted: 13 May 2013
London
Desirable skills: SQL / .net skills... You will be further developing your software / web development skill-set in .Net in a vibrant and friendly environment... Keywords -.Net, Microsoft Excel,...
Venturi
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + bonus/benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
North West London
at a conceptual level), Understanding of fault tolerant software, Fault diagnosis and debugging experience, An assembly language, Breadth of IT knowledge and Knowledge of Internet protocols (TCP/IP...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Competitive Salary on application
Posted: 16 May 2013
Penrith, Cumbria
I am currently working with a software focused business who are looking to recruit a graduate / junior developer to work on bespoke windows and web based applications using...
Applause IT Innovation
Salary: £20000 - £26000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
West London
On joining, Graduate Software Developers will be involved with core projects as soon as possible, working in a small team of experienced software developers developing high performance code...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
West Sussex
A fantastic opportunity for a Graduate Software Developer / Junior Software Developer to join a growing team within an exciting financial services company. My Client is looking for a...
DGH Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
London
Working for a leading ecommerce vendor who is; looking to recruit Graduate Software Engineers for their London office across various platforms including iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone.....
Epsilium Recruitment
Salary: From £25,000 to £28,000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Health + 23-28 D
Posted: 18 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Graduate Software Engineer C++ / VC++ / C / C# SQL (Berkshire) Graduate Software Engineer /Graduate Software Developer C++, VC++, SQL Server, T-SQL, C# (Winforms), xml, JavaScript, STL Slough, Maidenhead,...
KV Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + Bonus + Excellent Benefit Scheme
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
c#, Java, C++, Developer, Engineer, Programmer, finance, hedge fund, SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, MDX, Agile £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience, uncapped bonus (100% for top performers)...
Aston Carter
Salary: £20000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus
Posted: 19 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 April 2013