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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Leeds 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
Rank72130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+58
Matching permanent IT job ads8038
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.016 %
As % of the category below2.707 %0.999 %
Salaries quoted7932
Average minimum salary£20,620£17,688
Average salary£22,677£19,938
% change on same period last year+13.74 %
Average maximum salary£24,734£22,188
UK excluding London average salary£23,095£22,094
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads29553804
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.711 %1.637 %
Salaries quoted24963079
Average minimum salary£31,248£32,047
Average salary£33,668£34,884
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Average maximum salary£36,088£37,720
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Graduate West YorkshireGraduate
West Yorkshire

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

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

Leeds Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

177 (55.80 %)Degree
264 (46.38 %).NET
351 (36.96 %)SQL
445 (32.61 %)Java
538 (27.54 %)C#
635 (25.36 %)Software Engineering
732 (23.19 %)SQL Server
826 (18.84 %)Health
826 (18.84 %)Computer Science
924 (17.39 %)Windows
1022 (15.94 %)MS Excel
1022 (15.94 %)Microsoft
1118 (13.04 %)OO
1217 (12.32 %)HTML
1316 (11.59 %)C++
1316 (11.59 %)VB
1414 (10.14 %)Finance
1414 (10.14 %)Web Development
1513 (9.420 %)CSS
1513 (9.420 %)UNIX
1612 (8.696 %)ASP.NET
1612 (8.696 %)Oracle
1711 (7.971 %)VB.NET
1711 (7.971 %)Windows XP
1711 (7.971 %)Retail
1810 (7.246 %)Microsoft Certification
1810 (7.246 %)Windows 2000
1810 (7.246 %)JavaScript
199 (6.522 %)Marketing
208 (5.797 %)Mathematics

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
164 (46.38 %).NET
217 (12.32 %)HTML
313 (9.420 %)CSS
412 (8.696 %)ASP.NET
58 (5.797 %)XML
64 (2.899 %)XSLT
64 (2.899 %)XHTML
64 (2.899 %)AJAX
73 (2.174 %)ASP
82 (1.449 %)WinForms
82 (1.449 %).NET Framework
82 (1.449 %)JSP
82 (1.449 %)ADO.NET
91 (0.725 %)J2EE
91 (0.725 %)WebServices
91 (0.725 %)EJB
91 (0.725 %)Adobe Flex
91 (0.725 %)JBoss Seam
91 (0.725 %)JPA
91 (0.725 %)EJB 3.0
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (2.174 %)WebLogic
22 (1.449 %)CMS
31 (0.725 %)JBoss
31 (0.725 %)Lotus Notes
31 (0.725 %)Tomcat
31 (0.725 %)SharePoint
31 (0.725 %)SAS
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (15.94 %)MS Excel
28 (5.797 %)Photoshop
36 (4.348 %)MS Office
36 (4.348 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (0.725 %)MS Visio
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.449 %)Ethernet
12 (1.449 %)Internet
21 (0.725 %)Intranet
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (23.19 %)SQL Server
23 (2.174 %)Crystal Reports
23 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.449 %)MySQL
32 (1.449 %)MS Access
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (5.797 %)Flash
24 (2.899 %)Ant
33 (2.174 %)Subversion
41 (0.725 %)JUnit
41 (0.725 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.725 %)Eclipse
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (18.84 %)Health
214 (10.14 %)Finance
311 (7.971 %)Retail
49 (6.522 %)Marketing
56 (4.348 %)Education
64 (2.899 %)Law
64 (2.899 %)Graphic Design
73 (2.174 %)Legal
82 (1.449 %)Electronics
82 (1.449 %)Games
82 (1.449 %)Advertising
91 (0.725 %)3D Graphics
91 (0.725 %)Multimedia
91 (0.725 %)Online Games
91 (0.725 %)Telecoms
91 (0.725 %)Government
91 (0.725 %)Manufacturing
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (18.84 %)Computer Science
28 (5.797 %)Mathematics
37 (5.072 %)Management Information System
43 (2.174 %)Social Network
52 (1.449 %)E-Learning
52 (1.449 %)Web 2.0
52 (1.449 %)Statistics
52 (1.449 %)Blog
61 (0.725 %)Client/Server
61 (0.725 %)Photography
61 (0.725 %)Economics
61 (0.725 %)Multithreading
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
124 (17.39 %)Windows
213 (9.420 %)UNIX
311 (7.971 %)Windows XP
410 (7.246 %)Windows 2000
55 (3.623 %)Linux
61 (0.725 %)Windows Server 2003
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (25.36 %)Software Engineering
218 (13.04 %)OO
314 (10.14 %)Web Development
46 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence
54 (2.899 %)ITIL
54 (2.899 %)PRINCE2
54 (2.899 %)Change Management
54 (2.899 %)Disaster Recovery
54 (2.899 %)Risk Management
54 (2.899 %)Practice Management
54 (2.899 %)Information Security
54 (2.899 %)Agile Software Development
54 (2.899 %)User Acceptance Testing
54 (2.899 %)Time Management
63 (2.174 %)Web Design
72 (1.449 %)Internet Marketing
72 (1.449 %)Web Testing
72 (1.449 %)Test Scripting
72 (1.449 %)TDD
72 (1.449 %)Scrum
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
151 (36.96 %)SQL
245 (32.61 %)Java
338 (27.54 %)C#
416 (11.59 %)C++
416 (11.59 %)VB
511 (7.971 %)VB.NET
610 (7.246 %)JavaScript
78 (5.797 %)PHP
78 (5.797 %)C
83 (2.174 %)ActionScript
83 (2.174 %)RPG
92 (1.449 %)VBA
92 (1.449 %)Assembly Language
101 (0.725 %)VB6
101 (0.725 %)Python
101 (0.725 %)VBScript
101 (0.725 %)Perl
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
177 (55.80 %)Degree
210 (7.246 %)Microsoft Certification
36 (4.348 %)HND
44 (2.899 %)ISEB
44 (2.899 %)CISA
44 (2.899 %)CEH
52 (1.449 %)ISEB Practitioner
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.899 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
14 (2.899 %)QA
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (15.94 %)Microsoft
212 (8.696 %)Oracle
36 (4.348 %)Apple
43 (2.174 %)IBM
51 (0.725 %)Adobe
51 (0.725 %)Lotus