The first table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire 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 23 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate
Rank 122 93 125
Rank change year-on-year
-29 +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 20 52 42
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.818% 2.053% 1.230%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.872% 2.132% 1.316%
Number of salaries quoted 19 42 35
Average salary £21,500 £22,500 £23,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.44% -2.17%
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year
-2.17% +2.22%
All Job Titles
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2294 2439 3192
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 93.82% 96.29% 93.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1869 1978 2595
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £59,500 £59,000
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
Hemel Hempstead -8 8 £21,500 -4.44%
Watford +11 6 £26,000 +15.55%
Letchworth -16 1 £21,500 -25.86%
Royston - 1 £20,000 -
Stevenage - 1 - -
Graduate
East of England

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 39 (70.91%) Degree
2 16 (29.09%) JavaScript
2 16 (29.09%) SQL
3 15 (27.27%) Windows
4 14 (25.45%) MS Excel
5 13 (23.64%) Microsoft
5 13 (23.64%) Java
6 11 (20.00%) XML
7 10 (18.18%) CSS
7 10 (18.18%) Computer Science
8 9 (16.36%) J2EE
9 7 (12.73%) .NET
9 7 (12.73%) Electronics
9 7 (12.73%) SQL Server
9 7 (12.73%) PHP
9 7 (12.73%) C#
9 7 (12.73%) HTML
9 7 (12.73%) Software Engineering
10 6 (10.91%) Multithreading
10 6 (10.91%) Time Management
10 6 (10.91%) C
10 6 (10.91%) MySQL
11 5 (9.091%) C++
11 5 (9.091%) Tomcat
11 5 (9.091%) ISO 9001
11 5 (9.091%) HTML5
11 5 (9.091%) Kindle
11 5 (9.091%) Web Application Development
12 4 (7.273%) SQL Server 2008
12 4 (7.273%) Spring

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 11 (20.00%) XML
2 10 (18.18%) CSS
3 9 (16.36%) J2EE
4 7 (12.73%) .NET
4 7 (12.73%) HTML
5 5 (9.091%) HTML5
6 4 (7.273%) Spring
6 4 (7.273%) Ajax
6 4 (7.273%) XSL
6 4 (7.273%) XSLT
6 4 (7.273%) JSP
6 4 (7.273%) Struts
7 1 (1.818%) OpenGL
7 1 (1.818%) DirectX
7 1 (1.818%) Swing
7 1 (1.818%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 5 (9.091%) Tomcat
2 1 (1.818%) ColdFusion
2 1 (1.818%) MS Exchange
2 1 (1.818%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 14 (25.45%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.818%) Internet
1 1 (1.818%) Wireless
1 1 (1.818%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (12.73%) SQL Server
2 6 (10.91%) MySQL
3 4 (7.273%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (7.273%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 1 (1.818%) Eclipse
1 1 (1.818%) JUnit
General
1 7 (12.73%) Electronics
2 2 (3.636%) Finance
3 1 (1.818%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 10 (18.18%) Computer Science
2 5 (9.091%) Kindle
3 2 (3.636%) Mathematics
3 2 (3.636%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.818%) Device Driver
4 1 (1.818%) Statistics
4 1 (1.818%) Economics
4 1 (1.818%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (1.818%) Visualisation
Operating Systems
1 15 (27.27%) Windows
2 2 (3.636%) Linux
3 1 (1.818%) Windows XP
3 1 (1.818%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (1.818%) Windows 7
3 1 (1.818%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (12.73%) Software Engineering
2 6 (10.91%) Multithreading
2 6 (10.91%) Time Management
3 5 (9.091%) Web Application Development
4 2 (3.636%) Data Analysis
4 2 (3.636%) Project Management
5 1 (1.818%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (1.818%) Risk Management
5 1 (1.818%) UML
5 1 (1.818%) Data Modelling
5 1 (1.818%) ETL
5 1 (1.818%) Web Development
5 1 (1.818%) Use Case
5 1 (1.818%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 16 (29.09%) JavaScript
1 16 (29.09%) SQL
2 13 (23.64%) Java
3 7 (12.73%) PHP
3 7 (12.73%) C#
4 6 (10.91%) C
5 5 (9.091%) C++
6 3 (5.455%) VB
6 3 (5.455%) VB.NET
7 2 (3.636%) Python
8 1 (1.818%) Perl
Qualifications
1 39 (70.91%) Degree
2 4 (7.273%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.091%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.818%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.818%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (23.64%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.818%) Oracle
2 1 (1.818%) Twitter
Hertfordshire
Why would you apply for this Graduate Programmer / Developer (C#/ASP.NET/SQL) role?... Requirements for the Graduate Programmer / Developer (C#/ASP.NET/SQL) role?... Computer People are...
Computer People
Salary: £17000.00 - £18000.00 per annum + Excellent Package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
As a worldwide organisation we are looking for an exceptional and enthusiastic Graduate Software Developer with the following abilities: * Strong experience of Java Development/desire to move into...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum + be- training, progression, pens
Posted: 19 May 2013
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
This role is not overly technical and will lead you down a Customer Service management route but you need to know your way round a PC and how...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £18000 - £23000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Hertford, South East
This company is the leading digital specialist in Multi Channel retail; delivering web design, seo, Drupal websites, bespoke Facebook apps and marketing services.Their technical team primarily specialise...
Salary: £20000 - £23000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Desirable Skills: *User friendly interface design skills *DirectX/OpenGL Programming *SQL Programming and good understanding of database design *Development experience for Mac OS X and iOS (Xcode, Objective-...
Davanti Solutions
Salary: From £30,000 to £32,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Watford, South East
Job Role: Linux Systems Administrator (Graduate / Junior)Location: nr. Watford, HertfordshireSalary: £25k to £40k + options + benefitsLinux Systems Administrator UNIX / Linux (Graduate / Junior, MSc PhD)... As a Graduate Linux...
Client Server
Salary: £25k to £40k + options + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Watford, Hertfordshire
Requirements for Embedded Software Engineers: -C or C++ programming for embedded software -Linux is highly desirable but not essential Device drivers, Android, RTOS, embedded Linux, SoC design, OpenGL,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: From £24,000 to £50,000 per annum outstanding benefits package
Posted: 21 May 2013
Watford, South East
I am recruiting for a large client in watford (UK's largest Vet Practice) they are looking for an IT Graduate or Junior Support person.The ideal candidate...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £15000.00 - £18000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013