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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate Software Developer role in IT jobs within the North West 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 Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate Software Developer
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank243264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads816
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.084 %0.129 %
Salaries quoted815
Average minimum salary£18,133£19,471
Average salary£21,400£21,147
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Average maximum salary£24,667£22,824
UK excluding London average salary£22,766£23,162
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads947512422
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.458 %5.420 %
Salaries quoted823810388
Average minimum salary£32,525£34,555
Average salary£36,368£38,335
% change on same period last year-5.13 %
Average maximum salary£40,210£42,115
UK excluding London average salary£38,200£39,254
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Graduate Software Developer EnglandGraduate Software Developer
England

Graduate Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

North West Graduate Software Developer Demand Trend

Graduate Software Developer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Graduate Software Developer across the North West region.

North West Graduate Software Developer Salary Trend

Graduate Software Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate Software Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

North West Graduate Software Developer Salary Histogram

Graduate Software Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Software Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
CheshireDown-127£21,500-1.82 %
LancashireNew entry-7£21,500-
Graduate Software Developer EnglandGraduate Software Developer
England

Graduate Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Graduate Software Developer 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 Software Developer in their job title.

115 (50.00 %)Degree
212 (40.00 %).NET
310 (33.33 %)Microsoft
49 (30.00 %)C++
49 (30.00 %)Computer Science
58 (26.67 %)C#
67 (23.33 %)Pensions
67 (23.33 %).NET Framework
76 (20.00 %)SQL
85 (16.67 %)Java
85 (16.67 %)UML
85 (16.67 %)Health
94 (13.33 %)XML
94 (13.33 %)WinForms
94 (13.33 %)Logistics
94 (13.33 %)OO
94 (13.33 %)RAD
94 (13.33 %)E-Commerce
94 (13.33 %)N-Tier
103 (10.00 %)Lotus
103 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
103 (10.00 %)Mathematics
103 (10.00 %)IBM
112 (6.667 %)Windows
112 (6.667 %)JavaScript
112 (6.667 %)PHP
112 (6.667 %)VB
112 (6.667 %)Flash
121 (3.333 %)J2ME
121 (3.333 %)MS Excel

Graduate Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region that cited Graduate Software Developer 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 Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (40.00 %).NET
27 (23.33 %).NET Framework
34 (13.33 %)WinForms
34 (13.33 %)XML
41 (3.333 %)J2ME
41 (3.333 %)SVG
41 (3.333 %)UIQ
41 (3.333 %)Series 60
41 (3.333 %)BREW
41 (3.333 %)ASP
41 (3.333 %)CSS
41 (3.333 %)HTML
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.333 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.333 %)Bluetooth
11 (3.333 %)GPRS
11 (3.333 %)GSM
11 (3.333 %)UMTS
11 (3.333 %)VoIP
11 (3.333 %)WLAN
11 (3.333 %)DVB
11 (3.333 %)Wi-Fi
11 (3.333 %)NFC
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.333 %)SQL Server
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.667 %)Flash
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (23.33 %)Pensions
25 (16.67 %)Health
31 (3.333 %)Multimedia
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (30.00 %)Computer Science
24 (13.33 %)N-Tier
33 (10.00 %)Mathematics
41 (3.333 %)MPEG
41 (3.333 %)Device Driver
41 (3.333 %)Speech Recognition
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.667 %)Windows
21 (3.333 %)Linux
21 (3.333 %)Windows Mobile
21 (3.333 %)Nucleus RTOS
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (16.67 %)UML
24 (13.33 %)OO
24 (13.33 %)RAD
24 (13.33 %)E-Commerce
24 (13.33 %)Logistics
31 (3.333 %)Software Engineering
31 (3.333 %)Mobile Commerce
31 (3.333 %)DRM
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (30.00 %)C++
28 (26.67 %)C#
36 (20.00 %)SQL
45 (16.67 %)Java
52 (6.667 %)JavaScript
52 (6.667 %)PHP
52 (6.667 %)VB
61 (3.333 %)VB.NET
61 (3.333 %)C
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (50.00 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (33.33 %)Microsoft
23 (10.00 %)Lotus
23 (10.00 %)IBM
31 (3.333 %)Symbian