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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Lancashire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7358
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads1531
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.013 %
As % of the category below1.349 %2.609 %
Salaries quoted1531
Average minimum salary£18,933£18,548
Average salary£21,467£20,177
% change on same period last year+6.38 %
Average maximum salary£24,000£21,806
UK excluding London average salary£23,095£22,094
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads11121188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.644 %0.511 %
Salaries quoted926956
Average minimum salary£27,868£28,546
Average salary£30,541£30,643
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Average maximum salary£33,215£32,739
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Graduate North WestGraduate
North West

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 10 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
LancasterNew entry-3£20,167-
PrestonDown-162£20,000-9.09 %
Graduate North WestGraduate
North West

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

117 (77.27 %)Degree
29 (40.91 %)C++
37 (31.82 %)Pensions
37 (31.82 %)Computer Science
46 (27.27 %)UNIX
55 (22.73 %).NET
64 (18.18 %)C#
64 (18.18 %)CSS
64 (18.18 %)JavaScript
64 (18.18 %)Oracle
64 (18.18 %)Linux
73 (13.64 %)Red Hat Linux
73 (13.64 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
73 (13.64 %)Solaris
73 (13.64 %)Migration
73 (13.64 %)Microsoft
73 (13.64 %)Sun
73 (13.64 %)Red Hat
73 (13.64 %)SQL Server
73 (13.64 %)PHP
82 (9.091 %)Windows
82 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
82 (9.091 %)UML
82 (9.091 %)Flash
82 (9.091 %)XHTML
82 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
82 (9.091 %)MS Visio
82 (9.091 %)OOD
82 (9.091 %)Scrum
82 (9.091 %)Web Design

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (22.73 %).NET
24 (18.18 %)CSS
32 (9.091 %)XHTML
32 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.091 %)MS Visio
21 (4.545 %)LightWave 3D
21 (4.545 %)Photoshop
21 (4.545 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.545 %)Internet
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)SQL Server
22 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
31 (4.545 %)Data Mining
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (4.545 %)MySQL
Lancashire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.091 %)Flash
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (31.82 %)Pensions
21 (4.545 %)Marketing
21 (4.545 %)3D Graphics
21 (4.545 %)Games
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (31.82 %)Computer Science
21 (4.545 %)Statistics
21 (4.545 %)Mathematics
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (27.27 %)UNIX
24 (18.18 %)Linux
33 (13.64 %)Red Hat Linux
33 (13.64 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
33 (13.64 %)Solaris
42 (9.091 %)Windows
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.64 %)Migration
22 (9.091 %)Scrum
22 (9.091 %)Web Design
22 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
22 (9.091 %)UML
22 (9.091 %)Web Development
22 (9.091 %)Data Migration
22 (9.091 %)OOD
31 (4.545 %)OO
31 (4.545 %)Data Analysis
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (40.91 %)C++
24 (18.18 %)JavaScript
24 (18.18 %)C#
33 (13.64 %)PHP
41 (4.545 %)SQL
41 (4.545 %)Transact-SQL
41 (4.545 %)PHP5
41 (4.545 %)PHP4
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (77.27 %)Degree
21 (4.545 %)MCP
21 (4.545 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.545 %)MCTS
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (18.18 %)Oracle
23 (13.64 %)Microsoft
23 (13.64 %)Sun
23 (13.64 %)Red Hat