Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Postgraduate in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Postgraduate over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPostgraduate
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank118129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads912
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.848 %1.277 %
Salaries quoted88
Average minimum salary£29,375£30,625
Average salary£35,063£35,188
% change on same period last year-0.35 %
Average maximum salary£40,750£39,750
UK excluding London average salary£36,904£31,614
% change on same period last year+16.73 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads487940
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.419 %
Salaries quoted434853
Average minimum salary£34,188£33,488
Average salary£39,394£36,492
% change on same period last year+7.95 %
Average maximum salary£44,599£39,495
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Postgraduate South EastPostgraduate
South East

Postgraduate
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire Postgraduate Demand Trend

Postgraduate
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire Postgraduate Salary Trend

Postgraduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Postgraduate across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire Postgraduate Salary Histogram

Postgraduate
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
OxfordUp+93£32,500-12.35 %
Postgraduate South EastPostgraduate
South East

Postgraduate
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate.

111 (91.67 %)C++
111 (91.67 %)Degree
29 (75.00 %)Mathematics
38 (66.67 %)Physics
38 (66.67 %)C#
38 (66.67 %)PhD
46 (50.00 %)OO
46 (50.00 %)Java
46 (50.00 %)Computer Science
55 (41.67 %)Numerical Analysis
55 (41.67 %).NET
64 (33.33 %)C
72 (16.67 %)Windows
72 (16.67 %)GPRS
72 (16.67 %)GSM
72 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
72 (16.67 %)GIS
81 (8.333 %)Finance
81 (8.333 %)Education
81 (8.333 %)Government
81 (8.333 %)Games
81 (8.333 %)Animation
81 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
81 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
81 (8.333 %)Delphi
81 (8.333 %)UNIX
81 (8.333 %)Perl

Postgraduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Postgraduate 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 Postgraduate. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (41.67 %).NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)GPRS
12 (16.67 %)GSM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (16.67 %)GIS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Finance
11 (8.333 %)Education
11 (8.333 %)Government
11 (8.333 %)Games
11 (8.333 %)Animation
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (58.33 %)Developer
22 (16.67 %)C++ Developer
31 (8.333 %)C# Developer
31 (8.333 %)Delphi Developer
31 (8.333 %)Business Manager
31 (8.333 %)C++/C# Developer
31 (8.333 %)Programmer
31 (8.333 %)Games Programmer
31 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (75.00 %)Mathematics
28 (66.67 %)Physics
36 (50.00 %)Computer Science
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)Windows
21 (8.333 %)UNIX
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (50.00 %)OO
25 (41.67 %)Numerical Analysis
32 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
41 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
41 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (91.67 %)C++
28 (66.67 %)C#
36 (50.00 %)Java
44 (33.33 %)C
51 (8.333 %)Delphi
51 (8.333 %)Perl
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (91.67 %)Degree
28 (66.67 %)PhD