The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 17 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 Middlesex region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 6 5 31
Rank change year-on-year
-1 +26
Permanent jobs citing Degree 78 80 48
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 15.12% 16.03% 6.799%
As % of the Qualifications category 43.09% 40.82% 28.24%
Number of salaries quoted 50 56 36
Average salary £38,750 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.88% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £37,500 £28,750
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £56,250 £53,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Middlesex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
181 196 170
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 35.08% 39.28% 24.08%
Number of salaries quoted 142 163 142
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £43,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +4.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,900 £32,500 £32,450
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £62,500 £58,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Degree
South East

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Middlesex Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 49 (30.43%) Project Management
2 45 (27.95%) SQL
3 40 (24.84%) Electronics
3 40 (24.84%) Computer Science
4 34 (21.12%) Oracle
5 29 (18.01%) Continuous Improvement
6 28 (17.39%) C
6 28 (17.39%) Linux
7 23 (14.29%) JavaScript
7 23 (14.29%) Telecoms
8 20 (12.42%) HTML
8 20 (12.42%) Java
8 20 (12.42%) Network Security
8 20 (12.42%) Security Cleared
9 18 (11.18%) Broadband
9 18 (11.18%) SQL Server
9 18 (11.18%) CSS
9 18 (11.18%) PRINCE2
9 18 (11.18%) Windows
9 18 (11.18%) HTML5
10 17 (10.56%) Cisco
10 17 (10.56%) Cisco Certification
10 17 (10.56%) Finance
10 17 (10.56%) Agile Software Development
11 16 (9.938%) Juniper
11 16 (9.938%) CCIE
11 16 (9.938%) LAN
11 16 (9.938%) WAN
11 16 (9.938%) ERP
11 16 (9.938%) Riverbed

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 20 (12.42%) HTML
2 18 (11.18%) CSS
2 18 (11.18%) HTML5
3 15 (9.317%) .NET
4 12 (7.453%) CSS3
5 10 (6.211%) XML
5 10 (6.211%) Grails
6 9 (5.590%) Node.js
6 9 (5.590%) Backbone.js
6 9 (5.590%) AngularJS
7 6 (3.727%) Web Services
8 5 (3.106%) Flash
8 5 (3.106%) ASP
8 5 (3.106%) JSP
8 5 (3.106%) jQuery
8 5 (3.106%) JMS
8 5 (3.106%) Ajax
9 4 (2.484%) WCF
9 4 (2.484%) XSLT
10 3 (1.863%) XSL
Application Platforms
1 11 (6.832%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.590%) IIS
3 8 (4.969%) SharePoint Server
4 6 (3.727%) MS Exchange
5 4 (2.484%) SonicMQ
5 4 (2.484%) ESB
5 4 (2.484%) Sonic ESB
5 4 (2.484%) Lync
6 3 (1.863%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (1.863%) CMS
7 2 (1.242%) Apache
7 2 (1.242%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (1.242%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 2 (1.242%) MS Project Server
7 2 (1.242%) Drupal
8 1 (0.621%) Office Communications Server
8 1 (0.621%) ActiveMQ
Applications
1 11 (6.832%) MS Office
1 11 (6.832%) Windchill
2 9 (5.590%) MS Excel
3 8 (4.969%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (2.484%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.863%) Photoshop
6 2 (1.242%) MS Project
7 1 (0.621%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.242%) Dynamics NAV
1 2 (1.242%) Dynamics AX
1 2 (1.242%) Line 50
1 2 (1.242%) Cognos Business Intelligence
2 1 (0.621%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 20 (12.42%) Network Security
2 18 (11.18%) Broadband
3 16 (9.938%) LAN
3 16 (9.938%) WAN
4 15 (9.317%) Internet
5 9 (5.590%) Wireless
6 8 (4.969%) TCP/IP
7 6 (3.727%) Ethernet
8 3 (1.863%) VPN
8 3 (1.863%) SAN
8 3 (1.863%) Intranet
8 3 (1.863%) Extranet
8 3 (1.863%) SNMP
8 3 (1.863%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (1.863%) NAS
8 3 (1.863%) xDSL
8 3 (1.863%) Unified Communications
9 2 (1.242%) VoIP
9 2 (1.242%) DVB
9 2 (1.242%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (11.18%) SQL Server
2 8 (4.969%) Oracle Discoverer
2 8 (4.969%) QlikView
3 7 (4.348%) Oracle Reports
4 6 (3.727%) Oracle 8/8i
5 5 (3.106%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.863%) SQL Server 2008
7 2 (1.242%) MySQL
7 2 (1.242%) Big Data
7 2 (1.242%) TOAD
7 2 (1.242%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.242%) Cognos Powerplay
7 2 (1.242%) OLAP
7 2 (1.242%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.242%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.242%) Oracle OLAP
8 1 (0.621%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.621%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 12 (7.453%) Subversion
2 11 (6.832%) Git (software)
3 10 (6.211%) JUnit
4 9 (5.590%) Mocha
4 9 (5.590%) QUnit
4 9 (5.590%) Jasmine
5 3 (1.863%) Axure RP
6 2 (1.242%) Jenkins
6 2 (1.242%) Ant
7 1 (0.621%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.621%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.621%) Hudson
7 1 (0.621%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 1 (0.621%) Maven
General
1 40 (24.84%) Electronics
2 23 (14.29%) Telecoms
3 17 (10.56%) Finance
4 14 (8.696%) Marketing
5 10 (6.211%) Aerospace
5 10 (6.211%) Advertising
6 5 (3.106%) Manufacturing
6 5 (3.106%) Multimedia
7 2 (1.242%) Avionics
7 2 (1.242%) Military
7 2 (1.242%) Automotive
8 1 (0.621%) Retail
8 1 (0.621%) Back Office
8 1 (0.621%) General Ledger
8 1 (0.621%) French Language
8 1 (0.621%) German Language
8 1 (0.621%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 27 (16.77%) Analyst
2 25 (15.53%) Developer
3 24 (14.91%) Software Engineer
4 19 (11.80%) Project Manager
5 16 (9.938%) Technical Design Authority
6 15 (9.317%) Web Developer
6 15 (9.317%) Senior Software Engineer
7 14 (8.696%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 14 (8.696%) Business Analyst
8 13 (8.075%) Systems Manager
9 11 (6.832%) Information Manager
9 11 (6.832%) Front-End Developer
9 11 (6.832%) Front-End Web Developer
9 11 (6.832%) Information Systems Manager
10 10 (6.211%) ERP Manager
11 8 (4.969%) Business Systems Analyst
11 8 (4.969%) Systems Analyst
12 7 (4.348%) Consultant
13 6 (3.727%) Applications Support Analyst
13 6 (3.727%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 40 (24.84%) Computer Science
2 13 (8.075%) Management Information System
3 12 (7.453%) Mathematics
3 12 (7.453%) Mobile App
4 10 (6.211%) Embedded Systems
5 7 (4.348%) Statistics
5 7 (4.348%) Firmware
6 6 (3.727%) STB
6 6 (3.727%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (3.727%) Open Source
7 4 (2.484%) PMI
8 2 (1.242%) Blackberry
8 2 (1.242%) DTV
8 2 (1.242%) Animation
8 2 (1.242%) Physics
8 2 (1.242%) Replication
8 2 (1.242%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.242%) CCTV
8 2 (1.242%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.242%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 28 (17.39%) Linux
2 18 (11.18%) Windows
3 7 (4.348%) UNIX
4 4 (2.484%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (2.484%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (1.863%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (1.863%) Android
5 3 (1.863%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.242%) Windows 7
6 2 (1.242%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (30.43%) Project Management
2 29 (18.01%) Continuous Improvement
3 18 (11.18%) PRINCE2
4 17 (10.56%) Agile Software Development
5 16 (9.938%) ERP
5 16 (9.938%) Network Architecture
6 15 (9.317%) Software Engineering
6 15 (9.317%) TDD
7 12 (7.453%) BDD
7 12 (7.453%) Continuous Integration
8 11 (6.832%) PDM
8 11 (6.832%) Analytics
9 10 (6.211%) Pair Programming
10 9 (5.590%) SEO
11 8 (4.969%) Embedded Software Development
12 6 (3.727%) Root Cause Analysis
12 6 (3.727%) Multithreading
12 6 (3.727%) Time Management
12 6 (3.727%) Stress Testing
13 5 (3.106%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 45 (27.95%) SQL
2 28 (17.39%) C
3 23 (14.29%) JavaScript
4 20 (12.42%) Java
5 14 (8.696%) C++
5 14 (8.696%) Embedded C
6 10 (6.211%) C#
6 10 (6.211%) Groovy
7 8 (4.969%) Embedded C++
7 8 (4.969%) VB.NET
8 6 (3.727%) PHP
9 5 (3.106%) Perl
9 5 (3.106%) T-SQL
10 4 (2.484%) ActionScript
10 4 (2.484%) PowerShell
11 3 (1.863%) VBA
11 3 (1.863%) PL/SQL
12 2 (1.242%) VBScript
12 2 (1.242%) AWK
12 2 (1.242%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 20 (12.42%) Security Cleared
2 17 (10.56%) Cisco Certification
3 16 (9.938%) CCIE
4 11 (6.832%) SC Cleared
5 4 (2.484%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.863%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.863%) HND
6 3 (1.863%) MCSE
6 3 (1.863%) APMP
7 2 (1.242%) CISSP
8 1 (0.621%) CISA
8 1 (0.621%) CISM
8 1 (0.621%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 1 (0.621%) MCITP
8 1 (0.621%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (0.621%) HNC
8 1 (0.621%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.621%) CCNA
8 1 (0.621%) CCA
8 1 (0.621%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.484%) QA
2 2 (1.242%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (2.484%) Hyper-V
1 4 (2.484%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.242%) Terminal Services
3 1 (0.621%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.621%) XenApp
3 1 (0.621%) XenServer
3 1 (0.621%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 3 (1.863%) SCOM
2 2 (1.242%) Cacti
2 2 (1.242%) Munin
2 2 (1.242%) HP SIM
2 2 (1.242%) Nagios
Vendors
1 34 (21.12%) Oracle
2 17 (10.56%) Cisco
3 16 (9.938%) Juniper
3 16 (9.938%) Riverbed
4 14 (8.696%) Microsoft
5 12 (7.453%) Epicor
6 11 (6.832%) SAP
7 4 (2.484%) Twitter
8 3 (1.863%) HP
9 2 (1.242%) Cognos
9 2 (1.242%) Business Objects
9 2 (1.242%) Sage
9 2 (1.242%) Planview
9 2 (1.242%) EPiServer
10 1 (0.621%) IBM
10 1 (0.621%) Primavera
10 1 (0.621%) VMware
10 1 (0.621%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.621%) Dell
10 1 (0.621%) Intel
Middlesex
Using various Open Source toolsets and technologies such as Nagios, Apache, Linux, MySQL, PHP & Perl... Knowledge in one or more of: Perl, PHP, SED, AWK, Java, XML, JSON,...
Sky
Salary: Sky Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
Using various Open Source toolsets and technologies such as Nagios, Apache, Linux, MySQL, PHP & Perl Using enterprise monitoring technologies such as HP SIM, OEM, HP Operations Manager & SCOM...
British Sky Broadcasting
Salary: Sky Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Middlesex
Senior Software Engineer Key Skills Required: - Strong hands on ability in embedded C / C++ - Strong ability on a Linux platform - Experience in seeing numerous products come through the...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Middlesex
Certification in Microsoft, MCSE 2008 *Advanced knowledge of at least 3 of the following: W2K8/12, Linux, Exchange 2010, SQL, Lync 2010, IIS, Proxy, ASP, or XML and...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Middlesex
For the role, we would be looking for you to demonstrate the following skills and experience: Substantial experience of delivering project-based analysis in a Customer Intelligence/ Analytics...
Sky
Posted: 15 May 2013
Middlesex
Risk management... Essential skills and experience required: *Defence sector project management experience, including full project life-cycle... *Proficiency with Microsoft Project. *Relevant degree qualified. Candidates must be currently...
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £57500 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
We currently have an excellent opportunity in the Product Engineering team within our PDD Department for a Systems & Compliance Engineer who will be responsible for ensuring that both...
British Sky Broadcasting
Posted: 18 May 2013
Middlesex
Essential Skills include: Bachelor's degree Embedded C /C++ CANBus Technologies Infineon/Power PC processors TCP/IP/UDP Xilinx experience This is an excellent opportunity for the successful...
Roc Search
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Middlesex
Working as part of the In-Life Software Team, the successful applicant will be involved in product reliability, release maturity and root cause analysis of failures. You will...
Sky
Posted: 15 May 2013
Middlesex, South East
Working as part of the In-Life Software Team, the successful applicant will be involved in product reliability, release maturity and root cause analysis of failures. You will...
British Sky Broadcasting
Posted: 18 May 2013
Middlesex
In order to secure this Project Delivery Improvement Manager role candidates must be educated to degree level, Prince2 or PMI certified, preferably to Practitioner level and have demonstrable...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £85000 - £95000 per annum + Car Allow + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Middlesex
Roc Search seek an experienced Senior Network Engineer for our client, immediate opening for an expert CCIE qualified Network Engineer to join a progressive team focused on technical...
Roc Search
Salary: £60000 - £64000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Middlesex, South West
Identify areas of improvement of infrastructure and practices - Contribute to key IT Strategy processes and ensure that process such as end to end investment and portfolio planning and...
Brightred Resourcing
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 per year
Posted: 1 May 2013
Middlesex
The ideal profile will show a relevant Degree level Education and a few (2-4) years of sales experience within a technology sector or Marketing Agency working on...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + to £38k OTE
Posted: 16 May 2013