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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Ipswich 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4458
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads174
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.002 %
As % of the category below4.304 %0.932 %
Salaries quoted174
Average minimum salary£21,647£18,750
Average salary£23,059£24,125
% change on same period last year-4.41 %
Average maximum salary£24,471£29,500
UK excluding London average salary£23,096£22,095
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Ipswich IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Ipswich
Matching permanent IT job ads395429
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.184 %
Salaries quoted343357
Average minimum salary£34,446£36,835
Average salary£37,628£42,137
% change on same period last year-10.70 %
Average maximum salary£40,811£47,439
UK excluding London average salary£38,201£39,267
% change on same period last year-2.71 %
Graduate SuffolkGraduate
Suffolk

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Ipswich region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Ipswich Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

133 (68.75 %)Java
229 (60.42 %)Degree
326 (54.17 %)C#
326 (54.17 %).NET
424 (50.00 %)J2EE
518 (37.50 %)Visual Studio
518 (37.50 %)WebSphere
615 (31.25 %)XML
615 (31.25 %)XSLT
714 (29.17 %)OO
714 (29.17 %)ASP.NET
714 (29.17 %)VB.NET
714 (29.17 %)Finance
813 (27.08 %)Insurance
813 (27.08 %)UML
912 (25.00 %)SQL Server
912 (25.00 %)Microsoft
912 (25.00 %).NET Framework
1010 (20.83 %)Hibernate
1010 (20.83 %)Spring
1010 (20.83 %)Oracle
1010 (20.83 %)SQL
119 (18.75 %)JavaScript
128 (16.67 %)EJB
128 (16.67 %)CSS
128 (16.67 %)JDBC
128 (16.67 %)JSP
128 (16.67 %)Servlets
128 (16.67 %)MCSD
128 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Ipswich 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.

Ipswich IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (54.17 %).NET
224 (50.00 %)J2EE
318 (37.50 %)WebSphere
415 (31.25 %)XML
415 (31.25 %)XSLT
514 (29.17 %)ASP.NET
612 (25.00 %).NET Framework
710 (20.83 %)Hibernate
710 (20.83 %)Spring
88 (16.67 %)EJB
88 (16.67 %)CSS
88 (16.67 %)JDBC
88 (16.67 %)JSP
88 (16.67 %)Servlets
97 (14.58 %)HTML
106 (12.50 %)AJAX
106 (12.50 %)XHTML
114 (8.333 %)Middleware
122 (4.167 %)Cocoon
131 (2.083 %)ASP
Ipswich IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (14.58 %)SharePoint
17 (14.58 %)BizTalk Server
17 (14.58 %)SharePoint Server 2007
23 (6.250 %)WebSphere MQ
Ipswich IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (14.58 %)MS Office
Ipswich IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.250 %)VoIP
13 (6.250 %)Internet
13 (6.250 %)Wireless
21 (2.083 %)WiMAX
21 (2.083 %)GSM
21 (2.083 %)3G
21 (2.083 %)Wi-Fi
Ipswich IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (25.00 %)SQL Server
27 (14.58 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.083 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Ipswich IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (37.50 %)Visual Studio
Ipswich IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (29.17 %)Finance
213 (27.08 %)Insurance
37 (14.58 %)Banking
44 (8.333 %)Marketing
51 (2.083 %)Back Office
51 (2.083 %)Local Government
51 (2.083 %)Retail
51 (2.083 %)Billing
51 (2.083 %)Government
51 (2.083 %)Legal
Ipswich IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (10.42 %)Computer Science
23 (6.250 %)Physics
32 (4.167 %)Mathematics
41 (2.083 %)IPTV
Ipswich IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.167 %)Linux
Ipswich IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (29.17 %)OO
213 (27.08 %)UML
36 (12.50 %)Web Development
45 (10.42 %)PRINCE2
51 (2.083 %)OOA/OOD
51 (2.083 %)Service Management
51 (2.083 %)Process Management
51 (2.083 %)Workflow
51 (2.083 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.083 %)Systems Analysis
Ipswich IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (68.75 %)Java
226 (54.17 %)C#
314 (29.17 %)VB.NET
410 (20.83 %)SQL
59 (18.75 %)JavaScript
67 (14.58 %)Transact-SQL
73 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
81 (2.083 %)Delphi
Ipswich IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (60.42 %)Degree
28 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (16.67 %)MCSD
35 (10.42 %)PRINCE2 Certification
42 (4.167 %)CCNA
42 (4.167 %)Cisco Certification
51 (2.083 %)Postgraduate
51 (2.083 %)PhD
51 (2.083 %)MCAD
Ipswich IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.083 %)QA
Ipswich IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (25.00 %)Microsoft
210 (20.83 %)Oracle
36 (12.50 %)IBM
36 (12.50 %)Sun