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This section looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Merseyside 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5978
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads184
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.867 %0.416 %
Salaries quoted172
Average minimum salary£20,235£18,000
Average salary£22,147£21,500
% change on same period last year+3.00 %
Average maximum salary£24,059£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£22,760£22,131
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads964962
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.526 %0.404 %
Salaries quoted832792
Average minimum salary£31,087£32,146
Average salary£33,340£34,884
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Average maximum salary£35,593£37,622
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Merseyside Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
LiverpoolUp+1912£24,136+12.26 %
PrescotNew entry-4£16,000-
WirralNew entry-1£26,000-
Graduate North WestGraduate
North West

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

120 (58.82 %)Degree
212 (35.29 %)Oracle
310 (29.41 %)SQL
49 (26.47 %)C#
49 (26.47 %)Java
57 (20.59 %).NET
57 (20.59 %)Computer Science
66 (17.65 %)Pensions
66 (17.65 %)VB
66 (17.65 %)UNIX
66 (17.65 %)Linux
66 (17.65 %)Management Information System
66 (17.65 %)Finance
75 (14.71 %)Windows
75 (14.71 %)E-Commerce
75 (14.71 %)Oracle 10g
75 (14.71 %)Software Engineering
84 (11.76 %)Windows Vista
84 (11.76 %)Active Directory
84 (11.76 %)Windows XP
84 (11.76 %)DHCP
84 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
84 (11.76 %)DNS
84 (11.76 %)Logistics
84 (11.76 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (8.824 %)Project Management
93 (8.824 %)SAN
93 (8.824 %)SQL Server
93 (8.824 %)ASP.NET
93 (8.824 %)C++

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (20.59 %).NET
23 (8.824 %)ASP.NET
32 (5.882 %)CSS
32 (5.882 %)XHTML
32 (5.882 %)ASP
41 (2.941 %)J2EE
41 (2.941 %)OpenGL
41 (2.941 %)DirectX
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.941 %)SAS
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.941 %)SPSS
11 (2.941 %)MATLAB
Merseyside IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (11.76 %)DHCP
14 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
14 (11.76 %)DNS
23 (8.824 %)SAN
32 (5.882 %)SMS
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (14.71 %)Oracle 10g
23 (8.824 %)SQL Server
32 (5.882 %)Database Marketing
41 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2005
Merseyside IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.65 %)Finance
16 (17.65 %)Pensions
22 (5.882 %)Marketing
31 (2.941 %)3D Graphics
31 (2.941 %)Games
31 (2.941 %)Banking
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (20.59 %)Computer Science
26 (17.65 %)Management Information System
32 (5.882 %)Mathematics
41 (2.941 %)Physics
41 (2.941 %)Statistics
41 (2.941 %)Credit Risk
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (17.65 %)Linux
16 (17.65 %)UNIX
25 (14.71 %)Windows
34 (11.76 %)Windows XP
34 (11.76 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (11.76 %)Windows Vista
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (14.71 %)E-Commerce
15 (14.71 %)Software Engineering
24 (11.76 %)Logistics
33 (8.824 %)Project Management
42 (5.882 %)Content Management
42 (5.882 %)OO
51 (2.941 %)UML
51 (2.941 %)Operations Research
51 (2.941 %)Data Analysis
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (29.41 %)SQL
29 (26.47 %)C#
29 (26.47 %)Java
36 (17.65 %)VB
43 (8.824 %)C++
52 (5.882 %)Delphi
61 (2.941 %)PL/SQL
61 (2.941 %)C
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (58.82 %)Degree
21 (2.941 %)CCNA
21 (2.941 %)Cisco Certification
21 (2.941 %)Sun Certification
Merseyside IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (11.76 %)Active Directory
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (35.29 %)Oracle
21 (2.941 %)Microsoft
21 (2.941 %)Minitab