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This section looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the Luton region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2025
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads3124
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.010 %
As % of the category below42.47 %46.15 %
Salaries quoted2024
Average minimum salary£39,400£31,875
Average salary£41,800£35,563
% change on same period last year+17.53 %
Average maximum salary£44,200£39,250
UK excluding London average salary£36,248£36,557
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
Luton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Luton
Matching permanent IT job ads7352
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.039 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted4449
Average minimum salary£33,744£32,321
Average salary£36,145£34,904
% change on same period last year+3.55 %
Average maximum salary£38,547£37,487
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Degree LondonDegree
London

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Luton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Luton Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

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

Luton Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Luton region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Luton Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

115 (30.00 %)Microsoft
214 (28.00 %)Oracle
311 (22.00 %)MS Excel
311 (22.00 %)C#
311 (22.00 %)SQL
410 (20.00 %)WebServices
59 (18.00 %)Windows
59 (18.00 %)SLA
59 (18.00 %)GIS
59 (18.00 %)Finance
59 (18.00 %)Asset Management
68 (16.00 %)QA
68 (16.00 %)UNIX
77 (14.00 %)CRM
77 (14.00 %)Marketing
77 (14.00 %)Computer Science
85 (10.00 %)Empirix
85 (10.00 %)TestDirector
85 (10.00 %)Rational Robot
85 (10.00 %)TOAD
85 (10.00 %)CISSP
85 (10.00 %)Linux
85 (10.00 %)Java
85 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
85 (10.00 %).NET
85 (10.00 %)Information Security
85 (10.00 %)Risk Analysis
94 (8.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
94 (8.000 %)Content Management
94 (8.000 %)Data Analysis

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (20.00 %)WebServices
25 (10.00 %).NET
34 (8.000 %)ASP.NET
34 (8.000 %)XML
34 (8.000 %)HTML
43 (6.000 %).NET Framework
43 (6.000 %)CSS
43 (6.000 %)MFC
52 (4.000 %)ASP
52 (4.000 %)OpenGL
61 (2.000 %)WinForms
61 (2.000 %)AJAX
61 (2.000 %)STL
61 (2.000 %)XHTML
61 (2.000 %)EDI
Luton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.000 %)SAS
22 (4.000 %)CMS
22 (4.000 %)Plone
31 (2.000 %)IIS
31 (2.000 %)Apache
Luton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (22.00 %)MS Excel
24 (8.000 %)SPSS
31 (2.000 %)DOC1
Luton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (8.000 %)SAN
22 (4.000 %)Ethernet
31 (2.000 %)TCP/IP
Luton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (18.00 %)GIS
25 (10.00 %)TOAD
32 (4.000 %)SQL Server
32 (4.000 %)MS Access
Luton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (10.00 %)Visual Studio
15 (10.00 %)TestDirector
15 (10.00 %)Rational Robot
24 (8.000 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (2.000 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Luton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (18.00 %)Finance
27 (14.00 %)Marketing
34 (8.000 %)Legal
34 (8.000 %)Insurance
43 (6.000 %)Pensions
43 (6.000 %)Manufacturing
52 (4.000 %)Aerospace
52 (4.000 %)Health
52 (4.000 %)Retail
61 (2.000 %)Education
61 (2.000 %)Publishing
Luton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (24.00 %)Analyst
211 (22.00 %)Systems Administrator
211 (22.00 %)Administrator
39 (18.00 %)Consultant
46 (12.00 %)Test Analyst
46 (12.00 %)Developer
54 (8.000 %)Architect
54 (8.000 %)Security Consultant
54 (8.000 %)Data Analyst
54 (8.000 %)Infrastructure Architect
54 (8.000 %)Test Consultant
54 (8.000 %)Information Security Consultant
63 (6.000 %)UNIX Administrator
63 (6.000 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
63 (6.000 %)Web Developer
63 (6.000 %)Software Engineer
63 (6.000 %)Windows Administrator
63 (6.000 %)QA Analyst
63 (6.000 %)Windows Systems Administrator
72 (4.000 %)Technical Author
Luton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (14.00 %)Computer Science
24 (8.000 %)Management Information System
32 (4.000 %)Statistics
32 (4.000 %)Mathematics
Luton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (18.00 %)Windows
28 (16.00 %)UNIX
35 (10.00 %)Linux
43 (6.000 %)HPUX
43 (6.000 %)Solaris
Luton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (18.00 %)Asset Management
27 (14.00 %)CRM
35 (10.00 %)Information Security
35 (10.00 %)Risk Analysis
44 (8.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (8.000 %)Content Management
44 (8.000 %)Data Analysis
44 (8.000 %)Project Management
44 (8.000 %)Regression Testing
53 (6.000 %)Service Delivery
53 (6.000 %)OO
53 (6.000 %)Web Development
62 (4.000 %)Direct Marketing
62 (4.000 %)Web Design
62 (4.000 %)Test Scripting
62 (4.000 %)System Testing
71 (2.000 %)Automated Testing
71 (2.000 %)UML
71 (2.000 %)E-Commerce
71 (2.000 %)Change Management
Luton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (22.00 %)C#
111 (22.00 %)SQL
25 (10.00 %)Java
34 (8.000 %)JavaScript
43 (6.000 %)Perl
43 (6.000 %)C++
43 (6.000 %)VB.NET
43 (6.000 %)Shell Script
52 (4.000 %)VC++
52 (4.000 %)VBScript
61 (2.000 %)C
61 (2.000 %)Transact-SQL
Luton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (10.00 %)CISSP
24 (8.000 %)GIAC
32 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (4.000 %)MCAD
32 (4.000 %)MCSD
32 (4.000 %)ISEB
Luton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (18.00 %)SLA
28 (16.00 %)QA
34 (8.000 %)PCI DSS
Luton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.000 %)Xen
Luton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (30.00 %)Microsoft
214 (28.00 %)Oracle
35 (10.00 %)Empirix
44 (8.000 %)Citrix
53 (6.000 %)Novell
53 (6.000 %)Sun
62 (4.000 %)Macromedia