The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Northamptonshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 20 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 Northamptonshire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 25 3 6
Rank change year-on-year
-22 +3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 46 160 130
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 7.034% 20.86% 16.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 31.94% 56.14% 48.15%
Number of salaries quoted 37 147 116
Average salary £38,500 £31,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+24.19% -4.61%
90% offered a salary of more than £20,800 £24,500 £25,150
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £57,500 £40,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Northamptonshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
144 285 270
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 22.02% 37.16% 33.54%
Number of salaries quoted 129 262 253
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £33,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +4.47%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £40,000 £54,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Degree
East Midlands

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Northamptonshire Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Northampton -21 32 £38,500 +26.22%
Kettering +8 4 £18,500 -
Towcester -4 3 £42,000 +51.35%
Corby -10 2 £28,000 -4.27%
Degree
East Midlands

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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 56 (49.12%) Computer Science
2 27 (23.68%) Windows
3 26 (22.81%) C#
4 25 (21.93%) Microsoft
5 23 (20.18%) Java
5 23 (20.18%) SQL Server
5 23 (20.18%) OO
6 22 (19.30%) Agile Software Development
7 21 (18.42%) .NET
8 19 (16.67%) SQL
8 19 (16.67%) Linux
8 19 (16.67%) ITIL
8 19 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
9 16 (14.04%) Oracle
9 16 (14.04%) Finance
10 15 (13.16%) Spring
10 15 (13.16%) MySQL
10 15 (13.16%) Tomcat
10 15 (13.16%) E-Commerce
11 14 (12.28%) MS Excel
11 14 (12.28%) MCITP
12 13 (11.40%) Maven
12 13 (11.40%) Information Management
12 13 (11.40%) Subversion
12 13 (11.40%) UML
12 13 (11.40%) Ant
12 13 (11.40%) JUnit
12 13 (11.40%) Cisco Certification
12 13 (11.40%) Project Management
12 13 (11.40%) Java EE

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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 21 (18.42%) .NET
2 15 (13.16%) Spring
3 13 (11.40%) Java EE
4 12 (10.53%) jQuery
5 11 (9.649%) WPF
6 8 (7.018%) CSS
6 8 (7.018%) ASP.NET
6 8 (7.018%) HTML
7 7 (6.140%) HTML5
8 6 (5.263%) Silverlight
9 5 (4.386%) XHTML
10 4 (3.509%) XML
11 3 (2.632%) Flash
11 3 (2.632%) J2EE
11 3 (2.632%) WinForms
12 2 (1.754%) Spring MVC
12 2 (1.754%) MFC
13 1 (0.877%) ADO.NET
13 1 (0.877%) ASP
13 1 (0.877%) JSP
Application Platforms
1 15 (13.16%) Tomcat
2 11 (9.649%) Magento
3 10 (8.772%) MS Exchange
4 9 (7.895%) Exchange Server 2010
5 8 (7.018%) SharePoint
6 5 (4.386%) SharePoint Server
7 4 (3.509%) CMS
8 2 (1.754%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (1.754%) SAS
8 2 (1.754%) IIS
8 2 (1.754%) Apache
9 1 (0.877%) Drupal
9 1 (0.877%) Office Communications Server
9 1 (0.877%) SharePoint 2010
9 1 (0.877%) Lync
Applications
1 14 (12.28%) MS Excel
2 5 (4.386%) MS Office
3 3 (2.632%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.877%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.877%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.877%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.877%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (0.877%) Google Analytics
1 1 (0.877%) Sage 200
1 1 (0.877%) Sage 50
Communications & Networking
1 12 (10.53%) NAS
2 10 (8.772%) SAN
3 4 (3.509%) Intranet
3 4 (3.509%) TCP/IP
3 4 (3.509%) DNS
4 3 (2.632%) Internet
4 3 (2.632%) Extranet
4 3 (2.632%) Firewall
5 2 (1.754%) Wireless
5 2 (1.754%) LAN
5 2 (1.754%) PBX
5 2 (1.754%) VoIP
5 2 (1.754%) WAN
6 1 (0.877%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.877%) PABX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (20.18%) SQL Server
2 15 (13.16%) MySQL
3 1 (0.877%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.877%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (0.877%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.877%) TOAD
3 1 (0.877%) SQLPlus
3 1 (0.877%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (0.877%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 13 (11.40%) Ant
1 13 (11.40%) JUnit
1 13 (11.40%) Subversion
1 13 (11.40%) Maven
2 5 (4.386%) Visual Studio
3 3 (2.632%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (1.754%) Visual Studio Team System
5 1 (0.877%) VSS/SourceSafe
General
1 16 (14.04%) Finance
2 8 (7.018%) Retail
3 5 (4.386%) Marketing
3 5 (4.386%) Electronics
4 2 (1.754%) Banking
4 2 (1.754%) Retail Banking
5 1 (0.877%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.877%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.877%) Back Office
5 1 (0.877%) Automotive
5 1 (0.877%) Manufacturing
5 1 (0.877%) Advertising
5 1 (0.877%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 35 (30.70%) Developer
2 25 (21.93%) Analyst
3 16 (14.04%) Java Developer
4 10 (8.772%) Software Engineer
5 8 (7.018%) .NET Developer
6 7 (6.140%) Server Analyst
7 6 (5.263%) C# Developer
7 6 (5.263%) Test Analyst
7 6 (5.263%) Project Manager
7 6 (5.263%) Support Analyst
8 5 (4.386%) Applications Support
8 5 (4.386%) Senior Analyst
8 5 (4.386%) Business Analyst
8 5 (4.386%) Graduate
8 5 (4.386%) IT Manager
8 5 (4.386%) Web Developer
9 4 (3.509%) Architect
9 4 (3.509%) 2nd Line Support
9 4 (3.509%) Administrator
9 4 (3.509%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 56 (49.12%) Computer Science
2 9 (7.895%) Mathematics
3 8 (7.018%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (4.386%) Physics
5 4 (3.509%) Data Extraction
5 4 (3.509%) N-Tier
6 3 (2.632%) Thin Client
6 3 (2.632%) Streaming Video
6 3 (2.632%) Client/Server
6 3 (2.632%) Fat Client
6 3 (2.632%) iSeries
7 2 (1.754%) Visualisation
7 2 (1.754%) IVR
7 2 (1.754%) Artificial Intelligence
7 2 (1.754%) Neural Network
8 1 (0.877%) Statistics
8 1 (0.877%) AS400
8 1 (0.877%) 3D Graphics
8 1 (0.877%) PMI
8 1 (0.877%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 27 (23.68%) Windows
2 19 (16.67%) Linux
3 11 (9.649%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (3.509%) UNIX
4 4 (3.509%) Android
5 3 (2.632%) Windows 7
5 3 (2.632%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.754%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (1.754%) Windows Vista
7 1 (0.877%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.877%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (20.18%) OO
2 22 (19.30%) Agile Software Development
3 19 (16.67%) ITIL
4 15 (13.16%) E-Commerce
5 13 (11.40%) UML
5 13 (11.40%) Project Management
5 13 (11.40%) Information Management
6 7 (6.140%) Scrum
7 6 (5.263%) Business Analysis
8 5 (4.386%) Infrastructure Management
8 5 (4.386%) Document Management
8 5 (4.386%) Software Testing
9 4 (3.509%) Software Engineering
9 4 (3.509%) Business Continuity
9 4 (3.509%) Information Security
9 4 (3.509%) Security Management
9 4 (3.509%) OOD
9 4 (3.509%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (3.509%) Analytics
9 4 (3.509%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (22.81%) C#
2 23 (20.18%) Java
3 19 (16.67%) SQL
4 10 (8.772%) C++
5 9 (7.895%) JavaScript
6 6 (5.263%) VB.NET
6 6 (5.263%) C
7 4 (3.509%) C-shell
7 4 (3.509%) Bash shell
7 4 (3.509%) VB
7 4 (3.509%) Shell Script
7 4 (3.509%) XAML
8 3 (2.632%) VB6
8 3 (2.632%) ActionScript
8 3 (2.632%) PHP
9 2 (1.754%) MATLAB
9 2 (1.754%) Python
10 1 (0.877%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.877%) Embedded C++
10 1 (0.877%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 19 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (12.28%) MCITP
3 13 (11.40%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (10.53%) MCSE
5 10 (8.772%) CCNA
6 8 (7.018%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (7.018%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 6 (5.263%) PhD
8 5 (4.386%) ISEB
9 4 (3.509%) MCP
9 4 (3.509%) RHCE
9 4 (3.509%) GIAC
9 4 (3.509%) ISACA
10 3 (2.632%) CCIE
11 2 (1.754%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.877%) EMC Certification
12 1 (0.877%) PMP
12 1 (0.877%) Sun Certification
12 1 (0.877%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.877%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.386%) QA
2 3 (2.632%) PCI DSS
3 2 (1.754%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (9.649%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.509%) Samba
2 4 (3.509%) NFS
3 3 (2.632%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.877%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.877%) XenApp
4 1 (0.877%) XenServer
4 1 (0.877%) XenDesktop
4 1 (0.877%) VMware ESX
4 1 (0.877%) Terminal Server
4 1 (0.877%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 4 (3.509%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (1.754%) SCCM
3 1 (0.877%) SCOM
Vendors
1 25 (21.93%) Microsoft
2 16 (14.04%) Oracle
3 11 (9.649%) ATG
3 11 (9.649%) VMware
3 11 (9.649%) hybris
4 6 (5.263%) Cisco
5 4 (3.509%) Sun
6 3 (2.632%) CheckPoint
7 2 (1.754%) Twitter
7 2 (1.754%) HP
7 2 (1.754%) Dell
7 2 (1.754%) Avaya
7 2 (1.754%) Genesys
7 2 (1.754%) Business Objects
7 2 (1.754%) Nokia
8 1 (0.877%) Sage
8 1 (0.877%) Cognos
8 1 (0.877%) Alterian
8 1 (0.877%) Google
8 1 (0.877%) Webroot
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