The first table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs advertised for the Essex region. 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 17 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 Essex region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate
Rank 73 95 69
Rank change year-on-year
+22 -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 8 16 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 0.841% 1.149% 2.713%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.863% 1.183% 2.867%
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 32
Average salary £18,000 £24,000 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-25.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year
-2.17% +2.22%
All Job Titles
Essex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
927 1353 1221
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Essex 97.48% 97.13% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 802 1096 1007
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £24,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Graduate
East of England

Graduate
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Essex Graduate Jobs Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

Essex Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Essex region over the 3 months to 17 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
Colchester +14 4 - -
Brentwood - 3 - -
Graduate
East of England

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

1 12 (57.14%) .NET
2 11 (52.38%) Java
2 11 (52.38%) PHP
3 10 (47.62%) Finance
4 9 (42.86%) C++
5 7 (33.33%) ASP.NET
5 7 (33.33%) C
6 6 (28.57%) Degree
7 4 (19.05%) Business Development
7 4 (19.05%) STB
7 4 (19.05%) SAP
7 4 (19.05%) Software Architecture
7 4 (19.05%) Linux
7 4 (19.05%) Broadband
7 4 (19.05%) POSIX
7 4 (19.05%) Middleware
7 4 (19.05%) DTV
7 4 (19.05%) DVB
8 3 (14.29%) Scrum
8 3 (14.29%) MATLAB
8 3 (14.29%) Fortran
8 3 (14.29%) Microsoft
8 3 (14.29%) Python
8 3 (14.29%) C#
8 3 (14.29%) Delphi
8 3 (14.29%) Machine Learning
8 3 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
8 3 (14.29%) Software Engineering
8 3 (14.29%) TDD
8 3 (14.29%) .NET Framework

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Application Development
1 12 (57.14%) .NET
2 7 (33.33%) ASP.NET
3 4 (19.05%) POSIX
3 4 (19.05%) Middleware
4 3 (14.29%) .NET Framework
Applications
1 1 (4.762%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (19.05%) Broadband
1 4 (19.05%) DVB
2 1 (4.762%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.762%) SQL Server
1 1 (4.762%) MS Access
General
1 10 (47.62%) Finance
2 2 (9.524%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.762%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (19.05%) DTV
1 4 (19.05%) STB
2 3 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
2 3 (14.29%) Machine Learning
3 2 (9.524%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (19.05%) Business Development
1 4 (19.05%) Software Architecture
2 3 (14.29%) Scrum
2 3 (14.29%) TDD
2 3 (14.29%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 11 (52.38%) Java
1 11 (52.38%) PHP
2 9 (42.86%) C++
3 7 (33.33%) C
4 3 (14.29%) C#
4 3 (14.29%) Delphi
4 3 (14.29%) Python
4 3 (14.29%) Fortran
4 3 (14.29%) MATLAB
5 1 (4.762%) VB
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (9.524%) MCP
2 2 (9.524%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 4 (19.05%) SAP
2 3 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.762%) Red Hat
Billericay, Essex
The successfule candidate will work on Data Management software, providing mission critical information to their clients through the use of bespoke SQL Server, C# / VB.Net, SSIS applications.....
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Salary: £17000 - £28000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013