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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 12 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Essex region.

 Degree
Location
3 months to
12 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank123444
Rank change year-on-year
Up+22Up+10
Matching permanent IT job ads8369100
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex12.08 %6.461 %4.748 %
As % of the Qualifications category44.62 %32.09 %29.94 %
Salaries quoted674781
Average salary£35,000£20,500£34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+70.73 %-39.70 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£16,500£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£49,000£42,500£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£34,500£35,000
% change year-on-year
+1.440 %-1.420 %
Essex IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
186215334
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex27.07 %20.13 %15.86 %
Salaries quoted146174282
Average salary£40,000£38,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.260 %+8.570 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£21,500£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£55,000£47,900
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-
Degree East of EnglandDegree
East of England

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Essex Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Essex region.

Essex Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Essex region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 12 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ColchesterUp+2535£30,000-14.28 %
ChelmsfordDown-73£34,000+106.06 %
BrentwoodNew entry-2£45,000-
Southend-on-SeaUp+191--
BasildonUp+51£41,500-
Degree East of EnglandDegree
East of England

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

167 (31.31 %)Windows
263 (29.44 %)Java
362 (28.97 %)SQL Server
459 (27.57 %)Microsoft
558 (27.10 %)SQL
657 (26.64 %)MS Excel
753 (24.77 %)SQL Server 2005
851 (23.83 %)Windows XP
851 (23.83 %)SQL Server 2000
950 (23.36 %)Windows Server 2003
1049 (22.90 %)MS Exchange
1049 (22.90 %)Windows 2000 Server
1145 (21.03 %)Oracle
1240 (18.69 %)J2EE
1333 (15.42 %)Security Cleared
1431 (14.49 %)JBoss
1526 (12.15 %)PRINCE2
1526 (12.15 %)Software Engineering
1624 (11.21 %)ITIL
1723 (10.75 %)JMS
1822 (10.28 %)OO
1822 (10.28 %)EJB
1822 (10.28 %)Hibernate
1920 (9.346 %)Java RMI
1920 (9.346 %)UML
2019 (8.879 %)Six Sigma
2118 (8.411 %)ITIL Certification
2118 (8.411 %)Swing
2217 (7.944 %)Eclipse
2217 (7.944 %)XML

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 12 March 2010, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
140 (18.69 %)J2EE
223 (10.75 %)JMS
322 (10.28 %)EJB
322 (10.28 %)Hibernate
420 (9.346 %)Java RMI
518 (8.411 %)Swing
617 (7.944 %)XML
713 (6.075 %)ASP.NET
713 (6.075 %).NET
811 (5.140 %)CSS
98 (3.738 %)HTML
105 (2.336 %)MFC
105 (2.336 %)Web Services
114 (1.869 %)XHTML
123 (1.402 %)LAMP
123 (1.402 %)Java SE
123 (1.402 %)Java EE
123 (1.402 %)Zend Framework
123 (1.402 %)XSLT
123 (1.402 %)Servlets
Essex IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
149 (22.90 %)MS Exchange
23 (1.402 %)IIS
23 (1.402 %)Apache
23 (1.402 %)SharePoint
32 (0.935 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (0.935 %)SAS
32 (0.935 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.467 %)WebLogic Portal
41 (0.467 %)AquaLogic
41 (0.467 %)Umbraco
41 (0.467 %)WebLogic
Essex IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
157 (26.64 %)MS Excel
22 (0.935 %)MATLAB
31 (0.467 %)Simulink
31 (0.467 %)ArcInfo
31 (0.467 %)Fireworks
Essex IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.467 %)Oracle Financials
11 (0.467 %)Oracle 11i
11 (0.467 %)Google Analytics
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
17 (3.271 %)Wi-Fi
17 (3.271 %)ZigBee
22 (0.935 %)Internet
31 (0.467 %)VSAT
31 (0.467 %)IP Telephony
31 (0.467 %)HTTP
31 (0.467 %)SSL
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
162 (28.97 %)SQL Server
253 (24.77 %)SQL Server 2005
351 (23.83 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (3.738 %)MySQL
53 (1.402 %)SQL Server 2008
53 (1.402 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (1.402 %)Datawarehouse
62 (0.935 %)RDBMS
62 (0.935 %)Oracle Reports
71 (0.467 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.467 %)MS Access
71 (0.467 %)Oracle 10g
71 (0.467 %)Data Mining
71 (0.467 %)GIS
Essex IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
117 (7.944 %)Eclipse
213 (6.075 %)JUnit
213 (6.075 %)CheckStyle
31 (0.467 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.467 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.467 %)LabVIEW
Essex IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
111 (5.140 %)Automotive
28 (3.738 %)Finance
37 (3.271 %)Pensions
46 (2.804 %)Electronics
46 (2.804 %)Health
55 (2.336 %)Games
55 (2.336 %)Education
64 (1.869 %)Manufacturing
64 (1.869 %)Government
73 (1.402 %)Legal
73 (1.402 %)Insurance
73 (1.402 %)Aerospace
73 (1.402 %)Marketing
73 (1.402 %)Online Games
73 (1.402 %)Online Betting
82 (0.935 %)3D Graphics
82 (0.935 %)Electric
82 (0.935 %)Construction
91 (0.467 %)Advertising
91 (0.467 %)Chemicals
Essex IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
142 (19.63 %)Analyst
239 (18.22 %)Developer
334 (15.89 %)Software Engineer
431 (14.49 %)Support Analyst
530 (14.02 %)3rd Line Support
530 (14.02 %)3rd Line Support Analyst
629 (13.55 %)Project Manager
725 (11.68 %)Graduate
822 (10.28 %)Support Engineer
921 (9.813 %)Java Software Engineer
1019 (8.879 %)Java Developer
1118 (8.411 %)Systems Engineer
1210 (4.673 %).NET Developer
139 (4.206 %)Business Analyst
139 (4.206 %)Java/J2EE Developer
139 (4.206 %)Graduate Software Engineer
148 (3.738 %)Architect
148 (3.738 %)Hardware Engineer
148 (3.738 %)Graduate Developer
157 (3.271 %)Electronics Engineer
Essex IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
116 (7.477 %)Computer Science
25 (2.336 %)Mathematics
33 (1.402 %)Physics
33 (1.402 %)N-Tier
33 (1.402 %)PMI
33 (1.402 %)Data Protection Act
42 (0.935 %)Firmware
42 (0.935 %)Device Driver
51 (0.467 %)E-Learning
51 (0.467 %)VHDL
51 (0.467 %)Economics
51 (0.467 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
51 (0.467 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.467 %)PDA
51 (0.467 %)Statistics
51 (0.467 %)Blog
51 (0.467 %)W3C
Essex IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
167 (31.31 %)Windows
251 (23.83 %)Windows XP
350 (23.36 %)Windows Server 2003
449 (22.90 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (2.336 %)Linux
62 (0.935 %)VxWorks
71 (0.467 %)Windows 7
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
126 (12.15 %)PRINCE2
126 (12.15 %)Software Engineering
224 (11.21 %)ITIL
322 (10.28 %)OO
420 (9.346 %)UML
519 (8.879 %)Six Sigma
615 (7.009 %)Software Architecture
710 (4.673 %)Project Management
89 (4.206 %)Validation
89 (4.206 %)DoDAF
89 (4.206 %)MODAF
97 (3.271 %)Information Security
97 (3.271 %)CAD
105 (2.336 %)E-Commerce
105 (2.336 %)Information Management
105 (2.336 %)Web Development
105 (2.336 %)3D Rendering
105 (2.336 %)Security Architecture
114 (1.869 %)Data Analysis
114 (1.869 %)Agile Software Development
Essex IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
163 (29.44 %)Java
258 (27.10 %)SQL
313 (6.075 %)C#
410 (4.673 %)C
59 (4.206 %)C++
59 (4.206 %)JavaScript
67 (3.271 %)PHP
67 (3.271 %)VB.NET
73 (1.402 %)VC++
82 (0.935 %)Embedded C
91 (0.467 %)Assembly Language
91 (0.467 %)Shell Script
91 (0.467 %)T-SQL
91 (0.467 %)VBScript
91 (0.467 %)Perl
91 (0.467 %)Delphi
Essex IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
133 (15.42 %)Security Cleared
218 (8.411 %)ITIL Certification
317 (7.944 %)SC Cleared
410 (4.673 %)DV Cleared
410 (4.673 %)HND
59 (4.206 %)HNC
65 (2.336 %)PRINCE2 Certification
65 (2.336 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (1.402 %)PMI Certification
82 (0.935 %)MCTS
82 (0.935 %)MCPD
82 (0.935 %)MCSE
91 (0.467 %)OCP
91 (0.467 %)OCA
91 (0.467 %)Oracle Certification
91 (0.467 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
91 (0.467 %)PMP
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.271 %)ISO27001
25 (2.336 %)QA
25 (2.336 %)PCI DSS
25 (2.336 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Essex IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
159 (27.57 %)Microsoft
245 (21.03 %)Oracle
331 (14.49 %)JBoss
413 (6.075 %)Sybase
57 (3.271 %)EMC
63 (1.402 %)Zend
72 (0.935 %)Motorola
72 (0.935 %)HP
72 (0.935 %)Cisco
81 (0.467 %)BEA
81 (0.467 %)Borland
81 (0.467 %)Mapinfo
81 (0.467 %)Axiom
81 (0.467 %)Google