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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Gloucestershire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank8772
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads3330
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.742 %1.883 %
Salaries quoted3130
Average minimum salary£18,719£21,000
Average salary£20,656£23,806
% change on same period last year-13.23 %
Average maximum salary£22,594£26,613
UK excluding London average salary£22,767£22,125
% change on same period last year+2.90 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads18941593
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.048 %0.668 %
Salaries quoted16631371
Average minimum salary£33,604£30,242
Average salary£36,362£33,246
% change on same period last year+9.37 %
Average maximum salary£39,120£36,249
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Graduate South WestGraduate
South West

Graduate
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Graduate across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Gloucestershire Graduate Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Gloucestershire Graduate Salary Histogram

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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GloucesterDown-259£21,143-12.12 %
CirencesterNew entry-8£18,688-
CheltenhamDown-128£23,000-0.78 %
Graduate South WestGraduate
South West

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

131 (55.36 %)Degree
218 (32.14 %).NET
317 (30.36 %)SQL
416 (28.57 %)C#
512 (21.43 %)XML
611 (19.64 %)C++
710 (17.86 %)Java
710 (17.86 %)TCP/IP
710 (17.86 %)Microsoft
710 (17.86 %)Aerospace
88 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
88 (14.29 %)SQL Server
97 (12.50 %)J2EE
97 (12.50 %)HTML
97 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
97 (12.50 %)Windows
97 (12.50 %)Project Management
97 (12.50 %)Computer Science
106 (10.71 %)Finance
106 (10.71 %)UNIX
106 (10.71 %)SharePoint
106 (10.71 %)UML
106 (10.71 %)Oracle
115 (8.929 %)JavaScript
115 (8.929 %)MS Office
115 (8.929 %)VB
115 (8.929 %)VB.NET
115 (8.929 %)MS Excel
115 (8.929 %)WebServices
115 (8.929 %)Linux

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (32.14 %).NET
212 (21.43 %)XML
37 (12.50 %)J2EE
37 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
37 (12.50 %)HTML
45 (8.929 %)WebServices
54 (7.143 %)ASP
62 (3.571 %)CSS
62 (3.571 %)XSL
71 (1.786 %)WinForms
71 (1.786 %)AJAX
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (10.71 %)SharePoint
22 (3.571 %)CMS
31 (1.786 %)SAS
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (8.929 %)MS Office
15 (8.929 %)MS Excel
23 (5.357 %)Photoshop
31 (1.786 %)Simulink
31 (1.786 %)Stateflow
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (17.86 %)TCP/IP
25 (8.929 %)Firewall
31 (1.786 %)Internet
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (14.29 %)SQL Server
23 (5.357 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.786 %)FileMaker
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
22 (3.571 %)Flash
22 (3.571 %)Dreamweaver
22 (3.571 %)LabVIEW
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (17.86 %)Aerospace
26 (10.71 %)Finance
35 (8.929 %)Back Office
35 (8.929 %)Government
35 (8.929 %)Marketing
44 (7.143 %)Education
53 (5.357 %)Electronics
62 (3.571 %)Telecoms
62 (3.571 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (3.571 %)Pensions
62 (3.571 %)Automotive
71 (1.786 %)Graphic Design
71 (1.786 %)Avionics
71 (1.786 %)Health
71 (1.786 %)Military
71 (1.786 %)Retail
71 (1.786 %)Multimedia
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.50 %)Computer Science
23 (5.357 %)Mathematics
31 (1.786 %)Physics
31 (1.786 %)EPoS
31 (1.786 %)EFT
31 (1.786 %)Economics
31 (1.786 %)Credit Risk
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (12.50 %)Windows
26 (10.71 %)UNIX
35 (8.929 %)Linux
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
27 (12.50 %)Project Management
36 (10.71 %)UML
44 (7.143 %)Web Design
44 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
44 (7.143 %)Direct Marketing
53 (5.357 %)Requirements Analysis
53 (5.357 %)SEO
62 (3.571 %)Content Management
71 (1.786 %)Software Testing
71 (1.786 %)Statistical Analysis
71 (1.786 %)Migration
71 (1.786 %)OO
71 (1.786 %)Release Management
71 (1.786 %)SC Cleared
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (30.36 %)SQL
216 (28.57 %)C#
311 (19.64 %)C++
410 (17.86 %)Java
55 (8.929 %)JavaScript
55 (8.929 %)VB
55 (8.929 %)VB.NET
63 (5.357 %)VBA
72 (3.571 %)VB6
72 (3.571 %)PHP
81 (1.786 %)DHTML
81 (1.786 %)C
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
131 (55.36 %)Degree
22 (3.571 %)HND
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (8.929 %)Active Directory
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (17.86 %)Microsoft
26 (10.71 %)Oracle
35 (8.929 %)Cisco
41 (1.786 %)MathWorks