Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Hampshire 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8398
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads141112
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.049 %
As % of the category below2.590 %1.842 %
Salaries quoted13691
Average minimum salary£21,736£19,895
Average salary£24,111£22,366
% change on same period last year+7.80 %
Average maximum salary£26,486£24,837
UK excluding London average salary£23,064£22,082
% change on same period last year+4.44 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads54436079
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.181 %2.671 %
Salaries quoted45975065
Average minimum salary£34,912£34,829
Average salary£38,070£37,946
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Average maximum salary£41,229£41,062
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,195
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Graduate South EastGraduate
South East

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
BasingstokeUp+1334£28,779+16.44 %
SouthamptonUp+824£22,565+4.46 %
PortsmouthUp+314£21,536+4.16 %
FarnboroughDown-612£22,958+6.51 %
FarehamDown-18£22,313+14.42 %
WinchesterDown-137£21,833-0.75 %
AldershotUp+36£27,250+25.76 %
GosportNew entry-5£22,900-
PetersfieldNew entry-1£17,000-
Graduate South EastGraduate
South East

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

1110 (43.65 %)Degree
279 (31.35 %).NET
371 (28.17 %)C++
468 (26.98 %)Computer Science
562 (24.60 %)Linux
654 (21.43 %)C#
751 (20.24 %)C
751 (20.24 %)Windows
849 (19.44 %)Java
944 (17.46 %)UNIX
944 (17.46 %)ASP.NET
1043 (17.06 %)SQL
1138 (15.08 %)SQL Server
1138 (15.08 %)OO
1234 (13.49 %)VB.NET
1327 (10.71 %)Software Engineering
1426 (10.32 %)Mathematics
1426 (10.32 %)VoIP
1426 (10.32 %)HTML
1426 (10.32 %)System Testing
1523 (9.127 %)Pensions
1523 (9.127 %)Marketing
1622 (8.730 %)Telecoms
1622 (8.730 %)JavaScript
1622 (8.730 %)UML
1720 (7.937 %)VB
1720 (7.937 %)Microsoft
1720 (7.937 %)Insurance
1819 (7.540 %)XML
1918 (7.143 %)Security Cleared

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
179 (31.35 %).NET
244 (17.46 %)ASP.NET
326 (10.32 %)HTML
419 (7.540 %)XML
510 (3.968 %)AJAX
65 (1.984 %).NET Framework
65 (1.984 %)J2EE
65 (1.984 %)Swing
74 (1.587 %)DirectX
83 (1.190 %)Ruby on Rails
83 (1.190 %)WCF
83 (1.190 %)WPF
83 (1.190 %)WebServices
83 (1.190 %)ASP
83 (1.190 %)CSS
83 (1.190 %)JSP
92 (0.794 %)MFC
92 (0.794 %)STL
92 (0.794 %)TopLink
92 (0.794 %)XSLT
Hampshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (1.587 %)SharePoint
23 (1.190 %)BizTalk Server
23 (1.190 %)CMS
32 (0.794 %)SAS
32 (0.794 %)JBoss
41 (0.397 %)WebLogic
Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (5.159 %)MS Excel
24 (1.587 %)Quicktime
33 (1.190 %)MS Office
42 (0.794 %)Photoshop
42 (0.794 %)SPSS
51 (0.397 %)MATLAB
51 (0.397 %)3ds Max
51 (0.397 %)Adobe Illustrator
51 (0.397 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.397 %)MS Project
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (10.32 %)VoIP
215 (5.952 %)Internet
33 (1.190 %)DHCP
33 (1.190 %)DNS
33 (1.190 %)CTI
41 (0.397 %)Intranet
41 (0.397 %)SNMP
41 (0.397 %)Broadband
41 (0.397 %)GPRS
41 (0.397 %)GSM
41 (0.397 %)ISDN
41 (0.397 %)PSTN
Hampshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
138 (15.08 %)SQL Server
27 (2.778 %)MySQL
35 (1.984 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (1.190 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.397 %)Data Mining
51 (0.397 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.397 %)Base SAS
51 (0.397 %)SQLPlus
Hampshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (1.984 %)Eclipse
23 (1.190 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.397 %)Flash
31 (0.397 %)Visual Studio
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (9.127 %)Pensions
123 (9.127 %)Marketing
222 (8.730 %)Telecoms
320 (7.937 %)Insurance
412 (4.762 %)Education
412 (4.762 %)Health
510 (3.968 %)Electronics
68 (3.175 %)Finance
68 (3.175 %)Military
77 (2.778 %)Multimedia
85 (1.984 %)Graphic Design
94 (1.587 %)Government
94 (1.587 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.397 %)Advertising
101 (0.397 %)Police
101 (0.397 %)Banking
101 (0.397 %)Aerospace
101 (0.397 %)Automotive
101 (0.397 %)Pharmaceutical
101 (0.397 %)Electric
Hampshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
168 (26.98 %)Computer Science
226 (10.32 %)Mathematics
310 (3.968 %)MPEG
49 (3.571 %)Physics
58 (3.175 %)Multithreading
63 (1.190 %)Client/Server
63 (1.190 %)Statistics
63 (1.190 %)French Language
63 (1.190 %)German Language
63 (1.190 %)Italian Language
63 (1.190 %)Spanish Language
72 (0.794 %)ASIC
72 (0.794 %)VHDL
72 (0.794 %)Verilog
72 (0.794 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
72 (0.794 %)PDA
81 (0.397 %)Speech Recognition
81 (0.397 %)Mainframe
81 (0.397 %)Handset
81 (0.397 %)Biotechnology
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
162 (24.60 %)Linux
251 (20.24 %)Windows
344 (17.46 %)UNIX
43 (1.190 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (1.190 %)Windows 2000
52 (0.794 %)Windows XP
52 (0.794 %)AIX
52 (0.794 %)Solaris
52 (0.794 %)Windows Vista
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (15.08 %)OO
227 (10.71 %)Software Engineering
326 (10.32 %)System Testing
422 (8.730 %)UML
518 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
610 (3.968 %)Configuration Management
79 (3.571 %)OOD
79 (3.571 %)Software Testing
88 (3.175 %)Web Development
88 (3.175 %)SEO
97 (2.778 %)Web Design
97 (2.778 %)Test Scripting
106 (2.381 %)Search Engine Marketing
106 (2.381 %)Internet Marketing
106 (2.381 %)Agile Software Development
106 (2.381 %)OOP
115 (1.984 %)E-business
124 (1.587 %)Process Management
124 (1.587 %)Extreme Programming
133 (1.190 %)Enterprise Architecture
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
171 (28.17 %)C++
254 (21.43 %)C#
351 (20.24 %)C
449 (19.44 %)Java
543 (17.06 %)SQL
634 (13.49 %)VB.NET
722 (8.730 %)JavaScript
820 (7.937 %)VB
915 (5.952 %)PHP
1013 (5.159 %)VB6
119 (3.571 %)Delphi
124 (1.587 %)Perl
133 (1.190 %)Ruby
142 (0.794 %)PL/SQL
142 (0.794 %)ActionScript
142 (0.794 %)VBA
142 (0.794 %)VC++
142 (0.794 %)Python
142 (0.794 %)Embedded C
142 (0.794 %)Assembly Language
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1110 (43.65 %)Degree
29 (3.571 %)PhD
35 (1.984 %)HND
44 (1.587 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (1.190 %)MCAD
53 (1.190 %)MCSD
61 (0.397 %)MCDBA
61 (0.397 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Hampshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.397 %)QA
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (7.937 %)Microsoft
214 (5.556 %)Oracle
34 (1.587 %)Apple
42 (0.794 %)SolidWorks
42 (0.794 %)Cisco
42 (0.794 %)IBM
42 (0.794 %)Motorola
42 (0.794 %)Novell
51 (0.397 %)Sybase
51 (0.397 %)Business Objects
51 (0.397 %)Xilinx
51 (0.397 %)Zend