The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 24 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 Qualifications for the Leeds region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 13 17 19
Rank change year-on-year
+4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 331 240 185
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 12.74% 11.51% 10.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.69% 43.56% 48.18%
Number of salaries quoted 242 216 155
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £22,500 £23,900
10% offered a salary of more than £45,450 £45,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
653 551 384
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 25.13% 26.41% 20.76%
Number of salaries quoted 495 460 337
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +10.29%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £24,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Degree
West Yorkshire

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Leeds Degree Jobs Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Leeds region.

Leeds Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Leeds Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing Degree also 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 that cited Degree.

1 207 (35.94%) SQL
2 198 (34.38%) .NET
3 188 (32.64%) C#
4 160 (27.78%) SQL Server
5 157 (27.26%) Microsoft
6 132 (22.92%) Computer Science
7 114 (19.79%) Finance
8 113 (19.62%) ASP.NET
9 112 (19.44%) OO
10 102 (17.71%) MS Excel
11 96 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
12 93 (16.15%) E-Commerce
13 90 (15.63%) SQL Server 2008
14 84 (14.58%) MVC
15 79 (13.72%) Oracle
16 75 (13.02%) Java
16 75 (13.02%) Web Services
17 70 (12.15%) XML
17 70 (12.15%) SAS
18 69 (11.98%) Software Engineering
19 67 (11.63%) Windows
20 64 (11.11%) MS Office
20 64 (11.11%) SQL Server 2005
20 64 (11.11%) Statistics
21 63 (10.94%) Analytics
22 59 (10.24%) Visual Studio
23 56 (9.722%) Marketing
24 54 (9.375%) SharePoint
25 53 (9.201%) Project Management
26 51 (8.854%) HTML

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds region citing Degree also 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 that cited Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 198 (34.38%) .NET
2 113 (19.62%) ASP.NET
3 75 (13.02%) Web Services
4 70 (12.15%) XML
5 51 (8.854%) HTML
6 47 (8.160%) WCF
6 47 (8.160%) CSS
7 45 (7.813%) .NET Framework
8 38 (6.597%) jQuery
9 33 (5.729%) Spring
10 28 (4.861%) ASP.NET MVC
11 27 (4.688%) WPF
11 27 (4.688%) Ajax
12 26 (4.514%) ASP
13 23 (3.993%) J2EE
13 23 (3.993%) Razor View Engine
14 20 (3.472%) HTML5
14 20 (3.472%) EDI
15 17 (2.951%) Hibernate
16 16 (2.778%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 70 (12.15%) SAS
2 54 (9.375%) SharePoint
3 29 (5.035%) IIS
4 19 (3.299%) Apache
5 15 (2.604%) WebLogic
6 13 (2.257%) MS Exchange
7 11 (1.910%) Drupal
8 10 (1.736%) SharePoint Server
9 8 (1.389%) Exchange Server 2010
9 8 (1.389%) CMS
9 8 (1.389%) Exchange Server 2003
10 7 (1.215%) GlassFish
10 7 (1.215%) Oracle Workflow
10 7 (1.215%) Magento
10 7 (1.215%) Amazon AWS
11 6 (1.042%) Amazon ELB
11 6 (1.042%) Amazon EC2
11 6 (1.042%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.042%) nginx
11 6 (1.042%) WordPress
Applications
1 102 (17.71%) MS Excel
2 64 (11.11%) MS Office
3 9 (1.563%) InfoPath
3 9 (1.563%) MS Project
4 7 (1.215%) SPSS
5 6 (1.042%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.042%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.868%) MS PowerPoint
6 5 (0.868%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.868%) InDesign
7 1 (0.174%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.174%) Mingle
Business Applications
1 43 (7.465%) Google Analytics
2 27 (4.688%) Oracle Applications
3 23 (3.993%) Oracle EBS
3 23 (3.993%) Oracle EBS R12
4 20 (3.472%) Oracle 11i
5 4 (0.694%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.521%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.347%) Oracle BPM
7 2 (0.347%) Oracle SCM
7 2 (0.347%) SAP R/3
7 2 (0.347%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.347%) Cognos Business Intelligence
7 2 (0.347%) Dynamics AX
8 1 (0.174%) Summit
8 1 (0.174%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.431%) HTTP
2 13 (2.257%) Internet
3 12 (2.083%) Intranet
4 10 (1.736%) Firewall
5 9 (1.563%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.868%) DHCP
7 4 (0.694%) LAN
8 3 (0.521%) WAN
9 2 (0.347%) VPN
9 2 (0.347%) Kerberos
9 2 (0.347%) SSL
9 2 (0.347%) SAN
10 1 (0.174%) Intrusion Detection
10 1 (0.174%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.174%) DNS
10 1 (0.174%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.174%) Ethernet
10 1 (0.174%) VoIP
10 1 (0.174%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 160 (27.78%) SQL Server
2 90 (15.63%) SQL Server 2008
3 64 (11.11%) SQL Server 2005
4 26 (4.514%) MySQL
5 21 (3.646%) Oracle 11g
5 21 (3.646%) SQL Server 2012
6 15 (2.604%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 15 (2.604%) Data Mining
7 13 (2.257%) Oracle 8/8i
8 9 (1.563%) Clementine
8 9 (1.563%) Hadoop
9 8 (1.389%) SQL Server 2000
10 7 (1.215%) Oracle 9i
10 7 (1.215%) Oracle 10g
11 6 (1.042%) MongoDB
11 6 (1.042%) RDBMS
11 6 (1.042%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.868%) Oracle Reports
13 3 (0.521%) Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.521%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 59 (10.24%) Visual Studio
2 14 (2.431%) Team Foundation Server
3 13 (2.257%) JIRA
3 13 (2.257%) Bugzilla
4 8 (1.389%) Git (software)
5 4 (0.694%) TeamCity
5 4 (0.694%) MSBuild
5 4 (0.694%) JDeveloper
5 4 (0.694%) Selenium
6 3 (0.521%) Subversion
6 3 (0.521%) FitNesse
6 3 (0.521%) Visual Studio Team System
7 2 (0.347%) Hudson
7 2 (0.347%) DbUnit
7 2 (0.347%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.174%) Maven
8 1 (0.174%) WebLOAD
8 1 (0.174%) JUnit
8 1 (0.174%) TestDirector
8 1 (0.174%) QuickTest Pro
General
1 114 (19.79%) Finance
2 56 (9.722%) Marketing
3 38 (6.597%) Retail
4 17 (2.951%) Games
5 11 (1.910%) Telecoms
6 10 (1.736%) Advertising
7 6 (1.042%) Publishing
7 6 (1.042%) Manufacturing
8 5 (0.868%) Electronics
8 5 (0.868%) Law
9 4 (0.694%) Legal
9 4 (0.694%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (0.694%) Banking
10 2 (0.347%) Automotive
11 1 (0.174%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.174%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 238 (41.32%) Developer
2 167 (28.99%) Analyst
3 53 (9.201%) C# Developer
4 48 (8.333%) Software Developer
4 48 (8.333%) .NET Developer
5 46 (7.986%) Graduate
6 45 (7.813%) Marketing Analyst
7 42 (7.292%) C# .NET Developer
8 39 (6.771%) Software Engineer
9 37 (6.424%) Java Developer
10 36 (6.250%) Senior Developer
11 30 (5.208%) Team Leader
12 25 (4.340%) C# ASP.NET Developer
12 25 (4.340%) Graduate Developer
13 22 (3.819%) Oracle Analyst
14 21 (3.646%) C# Software Developer
14 21 (3.646%) Senior Analyst
14 21 (3.646%) Project Manager
15 20 (3.472%) Junior
15 20 (3.472%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 132 (22.92%) Computer Science
2 64 (11.11%) Statistics
3 46 (7.986%) Management Information System
4 36 (6.250%) NHS
5 22 (3.819%) Mathematics
6 19 (3.299%) Credit Risk
7 18 (3.125%) Client/Server
8 14 (2.431%) Social Media
9 13 (2.257%) Online Games
9 13 (2.257%) Blackberry
10 12 (2.083%) N-Tier
11 8 (1.389%) Open Source
11 8 (1.389%) PKI
12 6 (1.042%) Cryptography
13 5 (0.868%) Smartphone
14 3 (0.521%) Device Driver
14 3 (0.521%) Mobile App
15 2 (0.347%) Smart Meter
15 2 (0.347%) Physics
16 1 (0.174%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 67 (11.63%) Windows
2 41 (7.118%) Linux
3 24 (4.167%) UNIX
4 14 (2.431%) Windows Server 2008
5 13 (2.257%) Windows XP
6 12 (2.083%) Windows Server 2003
7 11 (1.910%) Windows 7
8 8 (1.389%) Android
9 6 (1.042%) Windows Phone
9 6 (1.042%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.521%) Windows Phone 8
11 2 (0.347%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.174%) AIX
12 1 (0.174%) Solaris
12 1 (0.174%) NetWare
12 1 (0.174%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (19.44%) OO
2 96 (16.67%) Agile Software Development
3 93 (16.15%) E-Commerce
4 84 (14.58%) MVC
5 69 (11.98%) Software Engineering
6 63 (10.94%) Analytics
7 53 (9.201%) Project Management
8 46 (7.986%) SEO
9 44 (7.639%) Cluster Analysis
9 44 (7.639%) Service Management
9 44 (7.639%) CHAID
10 43 (7.465%) Pay per click
11 40 (6.944%) TDD
12 34 (5.903%) Regression Analysis
12 34 (5.903%) Predictive Modelling
13 32 (5.556%) ITIL
14 28 (4.861%) Service Delivery
15 22 (3.819%) PRINCE2
16 20 (3.472%) Business Development
17 19 (3.299%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 207 (35.94%) SQL
2 188 (32.64%) C#
3 75 (13.02%) Java
4 49 (8.507%) JavaScript
5 43 (7.465%) T-SQL
6 41 (7.118%) VB.NET
7 25 (4.340%) PHP
7 25 (4.340%) C++
8 24 (4.167%) C
8 24 (4.167%) PL/SQL
8 24 (4.167%) XAML
9 19 (3.299%) VBA
10 8 (1.389%) PowerShell
11 7 (1.215%) Objective-C
12 6 (1.042%) VB
13 4 (0.694%) Python
13 4 (0.694%) ActionScript
13 4 (0.694%) Perl
14 2 (0.347%) Delphi
14 2 (0.347%) VB6
Qualifications
1 44 (7.639%) Microsoft Certification
2 20 (3.472%) MCSE
3 16 (2.778%) MCP
3 16 (2.778%) Security Cleared
4 13 (2.257%) MCSA
5 11 (1.910%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 10 (1.736%) SC Cleared
7 9 (1.563%) MCITP
7 9 (1.563%) MCTS
7 9 (1.563%) ISEB
8 8 (1.389%) CISSP
8 8 (1.389%) MCAD
8 8 (1.389%) MCDST
9 7 (1.215%) CISM
10 5 (0.868%) CEH
10 5 (0.868%) SAS Certification
11 4 (0.694%) SSCP
11 4 (0.694%) CITP
11 4 (0.694%) GCIH
12 3 (0.521%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.250%) QA
2 18 (3.125%) SLA
3 5 (0.868%) HL7
4 3 (0.521%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.347%) COBIT
6 1 (0.174%) BS25999
System Software
1 9 (1.563%) Oracle RAC
2 8 (1.389%) Hyper-V
2 8 (1.389%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (1.389%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.174%) VMware ESX
3 1 (0.174%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (2.431%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.347%) Puppet
2 2 (0.347%) OSSEC
3 1 (0.174%) MIIS
3 1 (0.174%) Nagios
3 1 (0.174%) OpenView
Vendors
1 157 (27.26%) Microsoft
2 79 (13.72%) Oracle
3 45 (7.813%) Omniture
4 44 (7.639%) Google
5 13 (2.257%) Cisco
5 13 (2.257%) HP
6 11 (1.910%) VMware
7 9 (1.563%) Dell
8 7 (1.215%) JBoss
8 7 (1.215%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.042%) Percona
9 6 (1.042%) Adobe
9 6 (1.042%) Apple
10 5 (0.868%) Cognizant
10 5 (0.868%) hybris
11 4 (0.694%) SAP
12 2 (0.347%) EPiServer
12 2 (0.347%) Veeam
12 2 (0.347%) Terracotta
12 2 (0.347%) Cognos
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