The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Reading 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 Reading region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 14 12 24
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +12
Permanent jobs citing Degree 227 296 135
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 10.68% 13.06% 7.345%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.84% 37.52% 26.16%
Number of salaries quoted 168 263 121
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £24,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £60,000 £67,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Reading
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
736 789 516
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Reading 34.64% 34.82% 28.07%
Number of salaries quoted 573 712 388
Average salary £45,000 £43,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.65% -4.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,500 £28,000 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Degree
Berkshire

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Reading 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 Reading region.

Reading Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

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

Reading Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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.

1 137 (31.93%) Computer Science
2 116 (27.04%) Java
3 107 (24.94%) SQL
4 89 (20.75%) Microsoft
5 81 (18.88%) HTML
6 76 (17.72%) Windows
7 75 (17.48%) Telecoms
8 68 (15.85%) SQL Server
9 66 (15.38%) Project Management
10 64 (14.92%) OO
11 60 (13.99%) Finance
12 59 (13.75%) .NET
13 56 (13.05%) MS Excel
14 55 (12.82%) PHP
15 54 (12.59%) JavaScript
16 53 (12.35%) C#
17 52 (12.12%) XML
18 51 (11.89%) ITIL
19 46 (10.72%) C++
20 44 (10.26%) Cisco
21 43 (10.02%) CSS
22 42 (9.790%) Marketing
23 38 (8.858%) C
24 37 (8.625%) Python
24 37 (8.625%) 3G
25 36 (8.392%) Perl
26 35 (8.159%) Wireless
26 35 (8.159%) VMware
27 34 (7.925%) UNIX
28 33 (7.692%) MySQL

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Reading 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 81 (18.88%) HTML
2 59 (13.75%) .NET
3 52 (12.12%) XML
4 43 (10.02%) CSS
5 30 (6.993%) Spring
6 27 (6.294%) J2EE
7 25 (5.828%) WebSphere
8 20 (4.662%) .NET Framework
8 20 (4.662%) Java EE
9 19 (4.429%) Ajax
10 18 (4.196%) Hibernate
10 18 (4.196%) ASP.NET
11 15 (3.497%) Struts
11 15 (3.497%) HTML5
12 14 (3.263%) Zend Framework
13 13 (3.030%) JRules
13 13 (3.030%) JSF
14 12 (2.797%) JSP
14 12 (2.797%) Spring Security
14 12 (2.797%) Spring Web Flow
Application Platforms
1 25 (5.828%) SAS
2 19 (4.429%) MS Exchange
3 17 (3.963%) IIS
4 14 (3.263%) Apache
5 13 (3.030%) SharePoint
6 12 (2.797%) Tomcat
6 12 (2.797%) WebSphere Application Server
7 11 (2.564%) Magento
8 7 (1.632%) Lotus Domino
9 6 (1.399%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 6 (1.399%) Exchange Server 2007
10 4 (0.932%) Drupal
10 4 (0.932%) WebSphere MQ
10 4 (0.932%) ESB
11 3 (0.699%) CM System
11 3 (0.699%) Oracle Service Bus
12 2 (0.466%) SharePoint 2010
12 2 (0.466%) Force.com
12 2 (0.466%) CMS
12 2 (0.466%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 56 (13.05%) MS Excel
2 24 (5.594%) MS Office
3 10 (2.331%) MS PowerPoint
4 7 (1.632%) SPSS
5 3 (0.699%) MS Project
6 2 (0.466%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.466%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.233%) Revit
7 1 (0.233%) SketchUp
7 1 (0.233%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.166%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.466%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.233%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.233%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.233%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.233%) Oracle ERP
Communications & Networking
1 37 (8.625%) 3G
2 35 (8.159%) Wireless
3 28 (6.527%) TCP/IP
4 22 (5.128%) Internet
4 22 (5.128%) Firewall
5 21 (4.895%) Cisco ASA
5 21 (4.895%) FWSM
6 20 (4.662%) DNS
6 20 (4.662%) Broadband
7 19 (4.429%) DHCP
7 19 (4.429%) SAN
8 18 (4.196%) GSM
9 17 (3.963%) Intrusion Detection
10 16 (3.730%) HSPA
10 16 (3.730%) SMTP
11 12 (2.797%) Radio Access Network
12 11 (2.564%) tcpdump
12 11 (2.564%) snoop
12 11 (2.564%) Wireshark
13 10 (2.331%) LTE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (15.85%) SQL Server
2 33 (7.692%) MySQL
3 16 (3.730%) DB2
4 15 (3.497%) SQL Server 2000
4 15 (3.497%) Big Data
5 11 (2.564%) Hadoop
6 9 (2.098%) Redis
6 9 (2.098%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.399%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (1.399%) SQL Server 2008
8 3 (0.699%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.699%) SQL Server 2005
9 2 (0.466%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.466%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.466%) GIS
9 2 (0.466%) MS Access
9 2 (0.466%) OLAP
10 1 (0.233%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.233%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.233%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 15 (3.497%) ClearCase
2 9 (2.098%) Subversion
3 8 (1.865%) Maven
4 7 (1.632%) ClearQuest
4 7 (1.632%) Ant
4 7 (1.632%) JUnit
5 4 (0.932%) MSI
5 4 (0.932%) InstallShield
5 4 (0.932%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
6 3 (0.699%) Git (software)
6 3 (0.699%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.699%) PVCS
7 1 (0.233%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.233%) NetBeans
7 1 (0.233%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.233%) JIRA
7 1 (0.233%) Selenium
General
1 75 (17.48%) Telecoms
2 60 (13.99%) Finance
3 42 (9.790%) Marketing
4 21 (4.895%) Electronics
5 18 (4.196%) Billing
6 13 (3.030%) Retail
7 12 (2.797%) Banking
8 11 (2.564%) Legal
9 10 (2.331%) Spanish Language
10 9 (2.098%) Back Office
11 8 (1.865%) Advertising
12 7 (1.632%) French Language
12 7 (1.632%) German Language
13 2 (0.466%) Investment Banking
13 2 (0.466%) Games
13 2 (0.466%) Manufacturing
14 1 (0.233%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.233%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.233%) Music
14 1 (0.233%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 119 (27.74%) Developer
2 55 (12.82%) Analyst
3 39 (9.091%) Software Engineer
3 39 (9.091%) Graduate
4 34 (7.925%) Junior
5 28 (6.527%) Architect
6 25 (5.828%) Senior Developer
7 22 (5.128%) Software Developer
7 22 (5.128%) Consultant
8 21 (4.895%) Java Developer
8 21 (4.895%) Junior Developer
9 17 (3.963%) Support Engineer
10 16 (3.730%) Technical Support
11 15 (3.497%) C# Developer
11 15 (3.497%) Business Analyst
12 14 (3.263%) Project Manager
13 13 (3.030%) Web Developer
13 13 (3.030%) Network Engineer
13 13 (3.030%) PHP Developer
14 12 (2.797%) Project Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 137 (31.93%) Computer Science
2 28 (6.527%) Mathematics
3 27 (6.294%) SaaS
4 21 (4.895%) Handset
5 16 (3.730%) Blackberry
5 16 (3.730%) Management Information System
6 15 (3.497%) Client/Server
6 15 (3.497%) Smartphone
7 14 (3.263%) Physics
7 14 (3.263%) Enterprise Software
8 13 (3.030%) Taxonomies
8 13 (3.030%) Ontologies
9 11 (2.564%) Firmware
9 11 (2.564%) Open Source
10 8 (1.865%) iPhone
11 6 (1.399%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.399%) Economics
12 5 (1.166%) Clustering
12 5 (1.166%) Statistics
12 5 (1.166%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 76 (17.72%) Windows
2 34 (7.925%) UNIX
3 30 (6.993%) Solaris
4 28 (6.527%) Linux
5 23 (5.361%) Windows Server 2008
6 21 (4.895%) Windows Server 2003
7 11 (2.564%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 8 (1.865%) Windows 7
8 8 (1.865%) AIX
9 5 (1.166%) Mac OS X
9 5 (1.166%) Android
10 3 (0.699%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.699%) Windows Phone
11 2 (0.466%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.233%) HPUX
12 1 (0.233%) Windows 2000
12 1 (0.233%) NetWare
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (15.38%) Project Management
2 64 (14.92%) OO
3 51 (11.89%) ITIL
4 32 (7.459%) Agile Software Development
5 30 (6.993%) UML
5 30 (6.993%) CRM
5 30 (6.993%) E-Commerce
6 29 (6.760%) Service Delivery
7 28 (6.527%) OOD
8 24 (5.594%) Unit Testing
9 23 (5.361%) Scrum
10 22 (5.128%) Software Engineering
11 20 (4.662%) OOP
11 20 (4.662%) Change Management
11 20 (4.662%) MVC
11 20 (4.662%) Service Management
12 19 (4.429%) Business Analysis
12 19 (4.429%) Web Development
13 17 (3.963%) Time Management
14 16 (3.730%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 116 (27.04%) Java
2 107 (24.94%) SQL
3 55 (12.82%) PHP
4 54 (12.59%) JavaScript
5 53 (12.35%) C#
6 46 (10.72%) C++
7 38 (8.858%) C
8 37 (8.625%) Python
9 36 (8.392%) Perl
10 25 (5.828%) Ruby
11 17 (3.963%) PowerShell
11 17 (3.963%) VB.NET
12 14 (3.263%) Scala
13 12 (2.797%) Shell Script
14 6 (1.399%) Objective-C
14 6 (1.399%) Embedded C
15 5 (1.166%) PHP5
16 4 (0.932%) XAML
16 4 (0.932%) T-SQL
17 3 (0.699%) Ada
Qualifications
1 26 (6.061%) Cisco Certification
2 22 (5.128%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (3.963%) CCNP
4 16 (3.730%) MCSE
4 16 (3.730%) CCNA
5 11 (2.564%) Security Cleared
6 9 (2.098%) SC Cleared
7 6 (1.399%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.399%) MCSA
7 6 (1.399%) CCIE
8 5 (1.166%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 5 (1.166%) SAS Certification
9 4 (0.932%) PMP
9 4 (0.932%) CCSA
9 4 (0.932%) CCSE
9 4 (0.932%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.932%) CCIP
9 4 (0.932%) CCDP
9 4 (0.932%) ISEB
10 3 (0.699%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.331%) QA
2 7 (1.632%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.699%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.466%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.233%) GAAP
5 1 (0.233%) SLA
System Software
1 26 (6.061%) VMware Infrastructure
2 24 (5.594%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.098%) vSphere
3 9 (2.098%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 7 (1.632%) Sendmail
5 5 (1.166%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.932%) ProxySG
7 2 (0.466%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.466%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 5 (1.166%) OpenView
2 4 (0.932%) CiscoWorks
2 4 (0.932%) HP NNM
3 3 (0.699%) Puppet
3 3 (0.699%) Ganglia
3 3 (0.699%) Zenoss
4 1 (0.233%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.233%) Plesk
4 1 (0.233%) Ionix
4 1 (0.233%) Nagios
4 1 (0.233%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.233%) Cacti
Vendors
1 89 (20.75%) Microsoft
2 44 (10.26%) Cisco
3 35 (8.159%) VMware
4 27 (6.294%) Oracle
5 23 (5.361%) IBM
6 22 (5.128%) Juniper
6 22 (5.128%) F5
7 18 (4.196%) HP
8 17 (3.963%) Nortel
8 17 (3.963%) Red Hat
9 14 (3.263%) Zend
10 12 (2.797%) ILOG
11 11 (2.564%) Symantec
11 11 (2.564%) ATG
11 11 (2.564%) Sun
11 11 (2.564%) Egenera
11 11 (2.564%) hybris
11 11 (2.564%) Foundry
11 11 (2.564%) Huawei
12 10 (2.331%) CheckPoint
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