The first 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 22 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 Qualifications for the Essex region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 10 15 16
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 148 192 161
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 14.79% 13.72% 12.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 49.83% 56.64% 43.28%
Number of salaries quoted 111 133 124
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
297 339 372
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 29.67% 24.23% 29.93%
Number of salaries quoted 240 266 310
Average salary £40,250 £40,000 £35,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
+0.62% +13.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,975 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
Degree
East of England

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Essex region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

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 22 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
Brentwood +5 35 £42,500 -37.03%
Colchester +26 34 £28,500 -28.75%
Basildon -12 8 £38,750 +10.71%
Harlow +1 3 - -
Southend-on-Sea +1 2 £39,875 +66.14%
Chelmsford 0 2 £44,472 +69.41%
Thurrock +1 1 £35,500 +1.42%
Degree
East of England

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

1 66 (25.78%) Finance
2 58 (22.66%) SQL
3 56 (21.88%) SQL Server
4 49 (19.14%) Windows
5 42 (16.41%) C#
5 42 (16.41%) C++
6 41 (16.02%) Computer Science
7 40 (15.63%) .NET
7 40 (15.63%) Linux
8 38 (14.84%) Java
8 38 (14.84%) Electronics
8 38 (14.84%) Change Control
9 36 (14.06%) C
9 36 (14.06%) MS Excel
10 35 (13.67%) PHP
11 34 (13.28%) Firewall
12 31 (12.11%) Microsoft
13 29 (11.33%) XML
14 28 (10.94%) MS Office
15 27 (10.55%) SQL Server 2005
16 26 (10.16%) HTML
16 26 (10.16%) E-Commerce
17 25 (9.766%) ERP
17 25 (9.766%) Project Management
18 24 (9.375%) Visual Studio
18 24 (9.375%) ASP
18 24 (9.375%) SQL Server 2008
19 22 (8.594%) SC Cleared
19 22 (8.594%) Security Cleared
19 22 (8.594%) Software Engineering

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 40 (15.63%) .NET
2 29 (11.33%) XML
3 26 (10.16%) HTML
4 24 (9.375%) ASP
5 18 (7.031%) Django
5 18 (7.031%) J2EE
6 15 (5.859%) ASP.NET
7 14 (5.469%) SOAP
8 13 (5.078%) POSIX
9 11 (4.297%) Web Services
9 11 (4.297%) CSS
10 10 (3.906%) JSP
10 10 (3.906%) XSLT
11 9 (3.516%) XSD
11 9 (3.516%) Middleware
12 7 (2.734%) Ajax
12 7 (2.734%) WebSphere
12 7 (2.734%) OpenGL
12 7 (2.734%) DirectX
13 6 (2.344%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 18 (7.031%) IIS
2 15 (5.859%) GlassFish
2 15 (5.859%) WebLogic
2 15 (5.859%) Apache
3 10 (3.906%) Tomcat
4 9 (3.516%) ESB
5 6 (2.344%) MS Exchange
5 6 (2.344%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (1.172%) SharePoint
7 2 (0.781%) SharePoint 2010
8 1 (0.391%) SharePoint Server
8 1 (0.391%) JRun
8 1 (0.391%) Documentum
Applications
1 36 (14.06%) MS Excel
2 28 (10.94%) MS Office
3 12 (4.688%) MS PowerPoint
4 7 (2.734%) MS Project
5 5 (1.953%) Photoshop
6 4 (1.563%) MS Visio
7 3 (1.172%) Quicktime
7 3 (1.172%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.391%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.391%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.391%) Pro/ENGINEER
8 1 (0.391%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 6 (2.344%) Cognos Planning
1 6 (2.344%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 4 (1.563%) PeopleSoft Financials
3 3 (1.172%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.781%) VisionPLUS
5 1 (0.391%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.391%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.391%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.391%) SyteLine
5 1 (0.391%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.391%) AWD
5 1 (0.391%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.391%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (13.28%) Firewall
2 20 (7.813%) Broadband
3 19 (7.422%) VPN
4 18 (7.031%) LAN
5 17 (6.641%) NetScreen
6 16 (6.250%) DVB
7 8 (3.125%) DNS
8 7 (2.734%) WAN
8 7 (2.734%) Wireless
9 6 (2.344%) Internet
10 5 (1.953%) FTP
10 5 (1.953%) DAB
11 4 (1.563%) HTTP
11 4 (1.563%) TCP/IP
12 3 (1.172%) 4G
12 3 (1.172%) DLNA
12 3 (1.172%) UPnP
12 3 (1.172%) DHCP
12 3 (1.172%) 802.11
12 3 (1.172%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (21.88%) SQL Server
2 27 (10.55%) SQL Server 2005
3 24 (9.375%) SQL Server 2008
4 14 (5.469%) RDBMS
5 12 (4.688%) Oracle 8/8i
6 11 (4.297%) Oracle 11g
6 11 (4.297%) Oracle 10g
7 9 (3.516%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (2.344%) Crystal Reports
8 6 (2.344%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (1.953%) Data Mining
10 3 (1.172%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.781%) Firebird
11 2 (0.781%) SAP BW
11 2 (0.781%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.781%) DB2
12 1 (0.391%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 24 (9.375%) Visual Studio
2 9 (3.516%) Maven
3 8 (3.125%) Subversion
4 7 (2.734%) ClearCase
5 5 (1.953%) Ant
6 3 (1.172%) Trac
6 3 (1.172%) JIRA
7 2 (0.781%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 2 (0.781%) WebLOAD
7 2 (0.781%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.391%) Git (software)
General
1 66 (25.78%) Finance
2 38 (14.84%) Electronics
3 16 (6.250%) Manufacturing
4 13 (5.078%) Military
5 12 (4.688%) Automotive
6 8 (3.125%) Marketing
7 3 (1.172%) Retail
8 2 (0.781%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.781%) Legal
8 2 (0.781%) Advertising
9 1 (0.391%) French Language
9 1 (0.391%) German Language
9 1 (0.391%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.391%) Publishing
9 1 (0.391%) Law
9 1 (0.391%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.391%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 73 (28.52%) Developer
2 43 (16.80%) Software Engineer
3 41 (16.02%) Analyst
4 19 (7.422%) Software Developer
5 16 (6.250%) Junior
5 16 (6.250%) Junior Analyst
6 13 (5.078%) Junior Analyst Developer
6 13 (5.078%) Analyst Developer
6 13 (5.078%) Junior Developer
7 12 (4.688%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 11 (4.297%) .NET Developer
8 11 (4.297%) Administrator
8 11 (4.297%) Business Analyst
9 10 (3.906%) Project Manager
9 10 (3.906%) Systems Administrator
9 10 (3.906%) Hardware Engineer
9 10 (3.906%) Software Manager
10 9 (3.516%) Applications Support Analyst
10 9 (3.516%) Network Engineer
10 9 (3.516%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 41 (16.02%) Computer Science
2 16 (6.250%) DTV
3 15 (5.859%) Management Information System
4 13 (5.078%) Physics
5 9 (3.516%) Mobile App
5 9 (3.516%) STB
5 9 (3.516%) Mathematics
5 9 (3.516%) PMI
6 8 (3.125%) N-Tier
6 8 (3.125%) Open Source
7 6 (2.344%) Firmware
8 4 (1.563%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.172%) MPEG
9 3 (1.172%) CESG
9 3 (1.172%) Streaming Video
10 2 (0.781%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.781%) Clustering
10 2 (0.781%) IBM Mainframe
10 2 (0.781%) Psychology
10 2 (0.781%) Human Factors
Operating Systems
1 49 (19.14%) Windows
2 40 (15.63%) Linux
3 10 (3.906%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 10 (3.906%) Windows Server 2008
4 7 (2.734%) Windows 7
5 6 (2.344%) Debian
5 6 (2.344%) Windows Server 2003
5 6 (2.344%) Android
6 4 (1.563%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (1.563%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (1.172%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.172%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.391%) Windows Mobile
8 1 (0.391%) UNIX
8 1 (0.391%) VxWorks
8 1 (0.391%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (14.84%) Change Control
2 26 (10.16%) E-Commerce
3 25 (9.766%) ERP
3 25 (9.766%) Project Management
4 22 (8.594%) Software Engineering
5 21 (8.203%) Configuration Management
6 20 (7.813%) Validation
7 19 (7.422%) ITIL
7 19 (7.422%) OO
7 19 (7.422%) CRM
7 19 (7.422%) Disaster Recovery
7 19 (7.422%) Software Architecture
8 17 (6.641%) PRINCE2
9 15 (5.859%) Workflow
10 14 (5.469%) Incident Management
10 14 (5.469%) Image Processing
11 13 (5.078%) Business Intelligence
12 11 (4.297%) Wealth Management
12 11 (4.297%) CAD
13 10 (3.906%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 58 (22.66%) SQL
2 42 (16.41%) C#
2 42 (16.41%) C++
3 38 (14.84%) Java
4 36 (14.06%) C
5 35 (13.67%) PHP
6 21 (8.203%) Python
7 19 (7.422%) JavaScript
8 14 (5.469%) VB.NET
8 14 (5.469%) Delphi
9 9 (3.516%) VB
10 6 (2.344%) XAML
10 6 (2.344%) Perl
10 6 (2.344%) PL/SQL
10 6 (2.344%) Korn
10 6 (2.344%) Bash shell
11 3 (1.172%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.781%) PL/1
13 1 (0.391%) Ruby
13 1 (0.391%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (8.594%) SC Cleared
1 22 (8.594%) Security Cleared
1 22 (8.594%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (4.297%) CCNA
3 9 (3.516%) PMI Certification
4 8 (3.125%) CCNP
5 7 (2.734%) PMP
6 5 (1.953%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 5 (1.953%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.953%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.563%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.172%) CISSP
9 2 (0.781%) CISM
9 2 (0.781%) ISEB
9 2 (0.781%) MCSE
9 2 (0.781%) HND
9 2 (0.781%) MCP
9 2 (0.781%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 2 (0.781%) APMP
10 1 (0.391%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.516%) JSP 440
2 7 (2.734%) QA
2 7 (2.734%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 3 (1.172%) JTAG
3 3 (1.172%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (4.688%) vSphere
2 8 (3.125%) Active Directory
2 8 (3.125%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.734%) VMware ESX
4 2 (0.781%) XenApp
5 1 (0.391%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.391%) VMFS
5 1 (0.391%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 2 (0.781%) Control-M
1 2 (0.781%) CA Endevor
Vendors
1 31 (12.11%) Microsoft
2 21 (8.203%) Oracle
3 20 (7.813%) JBoss
3 20 (7.813%) Cisco
4 16 (6.250%) EMC
5 15 (5.859%) CheckPoint
6 13 (5.078%) VMware
7 10 (3.906%) Fortinet
8 7 (2.734%) Avaya
8 7 (2.734%) Red Hat
9 6 (2.344%) Cognos
10 4 (1.563%) Citrix
10 4 (1.563%) Adobe
10 4 (1.563%) PeopleSoft
10 4 (1.563%) SAP
10 4 (1.563%) Google
11 3 (1.172%) IBM
11 3 (1.172%) NetApp
12 2 (0.781%) CA
12 2 (0.781%) Aruba
Epping, Essex
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Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £22,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
An established Essex based Company, developers of award winning inspection systems, have a challenging opening for a competent Software Engineer with strong C++ development skills... Applications are sought...
Technical Futures
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum Dep on Exp
Posted: 16 May 2013
Saffron Walden, Essex
C#, WPF and Python development. STL and/or Boost... Qualifications: The candidate should have a good university degree in a technical subject (Software Engineering, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Mathematics,...
Illumina
Salary: From £28,000 to £38,000 per annum + pension, company shares, private h
Posted: 9 May 2013
Waltham Abbey, Essex
d) C# and ASP.Net development experience. e) Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010, Microsoft InfoPath 2010 experience... g) WCF, WPF and BDC experience... i) SQL, CAML,...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: 30000 - 35000
Posted: 21 May 2013
Saffron Walden, Essex
Experience with HPC, distributed computing and large datasets (Big Data) A solid degree in Computer Science or related discipline... WISA) or Linux (e.g. LAMP). Pick your choice...
Illumina
Salary: From £38,000 to £45,000 per annum package inclusive of shares, pension
Posted: 9 May 2013
Cambs / Essex
This is your chance to join a start-up venture. The role covers a variety of database development including development of the central database application and interfacing this...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k
Posted: 23 April 2013
Colchester, Essex
Analyst Programmer, SQL, ERP (Syteline), VB, .NET - Colchester... Keywords: Analyst Programmer, SQL, ERP (Syteline), VB, .NET, Software Developer, C# Developer, SQL Developer, T-SQL, VB, Crystal Reports, Windows...
Computer People
Salary: £1.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Colchester
preferably Django, but also ASP, PHP)Good General IT knowledge or willingness to learn (system administration, hardware, maintenance, system building)
i4 Recruitment
Salary: £20k - 28k per year
Posted: 8 May 2013
Colchester, Essex
This is a great chance for someone to make the next step in their career where you will get extensive training and development... Computer People are an equal...
Computer People
Salary: £1.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambs / Essex, London
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k
Posted: 23 April 2013
Essex, South East
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Argyll Scott International
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Essex
Software Engineer with C and exposure to Real-time systems, to work with a leading Automotive company on the development of Infotainment Systems. Job Purpose: Software Requirements Analysis,...
Connectus
Salary: £34000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Basildon, Essex
Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow) -Experience with both hand C code and auto-generated C code... perl, java, jscript, html, matlab, python, etc...) -Experience with dSpace Targetlink... PVCS, ClearCase, ClearQuest,...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Basildon, Essex, South East
Position: Software Engineer (Control Systems) Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 Job description We require a Software Engineer (Control Systems) based onsite with a major...
Net Recruit.co.uk Ltd
Salary: GBP35,000 - GBP45,000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Brentwood, South East
Support the Hardware lead on all design testing and issues Work with the Software team on software bugs and issues Travel to support engineering builds Candidate requirements Bachelor'...
British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Bonus & bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambs / Essex, East Anglia
Think of anything with an antenna and it could be a project in which you will play a key part, from a consumer set top box to a...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Essex
Basic skills or understanding of C programming / embedded systems will put you head and shoulders above other candidates... People Source specialise in niche technology markets including Information Technology,...
People Source Consulting
Salary: £24000 - £28000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambs / Essex, East Anglia
Following your good degree in electronics or physics, you will have had at least 2 years of professional experience in RF circuit design and be keen to join...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Cambs / Essex, East Anglia
Keep abreast of issues affecting their markets To be successful in this role you will a sound knowledge of, and a successful track record selling consulting services in...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Excellent
Posted: 23 April 2013
Brentwood, Essex, South East England
You will be responsible for Hardware design and measurement including Core CPU design and layout, video, audio, RF, power, etc; as well as working through all the usual...
British Sky Broadcasting
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