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This section looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the South 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 in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank120111
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads166173
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.088 %0.071 %
As % of the category below1.535 %1.712 %
Salaries quoted156160
Average minimum salary£19,256£19,749
Average salary£21,277£21,544
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
Average maximum salary£23,298£23,340
UK excluding London average salary£22,738£22,388
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads1081210107
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.708 %4.139 %
Salaries quoted92618523
Average minimum salary£31,813£31,893
Average salary£34,972£35,032
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£38,131£38,170
UK excluding London average salary£38,197£39,483
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Graduate EnglandGraduate
England

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

South West Graduate Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

South West Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South West Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the South West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BristolUp+1053£20,106-8.42 %
GloucestershireDown-3335£20,397-14.29 %
DorsetUp+3334£21,628+15.86 %
SomersetDown-3519£22,711+13.85 %
WiltshireDown-3417£23,133+6.74 %
DevonDown-47£22,550-6.04 %
Graduate EnglandGraduate
England

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Graduate 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 in their job title.

1136 (44.59 %)Degree
2102 (33.44 %)Java
388 (28.85 %)SQL
473 (23.93 %)SQL Server
572 (23.61 %)C
572 (23.61 %)Computer Science
671 (23.28 %)Pensions
764 (20.98 %)C++
764 (20.98 %)Oracle
862 (20.33 %).NET
949 (16.07 %)C#
1037 (12.13 %)Microsoft
1136 (11.80 %)Finance
1235 (11.48 %)Health
1334 (11.15 %)J2EE
1428 (9.180 %)HTML
1428 (9.180 %)XML
1525 (8.197 %)Linux
1624 (7.869 %)ASP.NET
1624 (7.869 %)Windows
1722 (7.213 %)UNIX
1821 (6.885 %)VB.NET
1821 (6.885 %)Systems Analysis
1920 (6.557 %)Business Analysis
1920 (6.557 %)TCP/IP
2018 (5.902 %)Software Engineering
2117 (5.574 %)JavaScript
2117 (5.574 %)CSS
2117 (5.574 %)MS Excel
2216 (5.246 %)Telecoms

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South West region that cited Graduate 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 in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
162 (20.33 %).NET
234 (11.15 %)J2EE
328 (9.180 %)HTML
328 (9.180 %)XML
424 (7.869 %)ASP.NET
517 (5.574 %)CSS
613 (4.262 %)Java EE
710 (3.279 %)ASP
88 (2.623 %)XHTML
97 (2.295 %)XSLT
106 (1.967 %).NET Framework
115 (1.639 %)WebServices
124 (1.311 %)AJAX
133 (0.984 %)Ruby on Rails
133 (0.984 %)TopLink
142 (0.656 %)XSL
142 (0.656 %)MFC
151 (0.328 %)JSP
151 (0.328 %)Servlets
151 (0.328 %)SOAP
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (2.623 %)SharePoint
25 (1.639 %)MS Exchange
34 (1.311 %)SAS
43 (0.984 %)IIS
43 (0.984 %)JBoss
52 (0.656 %)CMS
61 (0.328 %)Apache
61 (0.328 %)WebLogic
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (5.574 %)MS Excel
29 (2.951 %)MS Office
37 (2.295 %)Photoshop
41 (0.328 %)Simulink
41 (0.328 %)Stateflow
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (0.984 %)Summit
21 (0.328 %)SAP Business One
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (6.557 %)TCP/IP
28 (2.623 %)HTTP
28 (2.623 %)iSCSI
35 (1.639 %)Firewall
43 (0.984 %)Wireless
51 (0.328 %)NGN
51 (0.328 %)SIGTRAN
51 (0.328 %)Intranet
51 (0.328 %)Internet
51 (0.328 %)SS7
51 (0.328 %)Broadband
51 (0.328 %)GPRS
51 (0.328 %)GSM
51 (0.328 %)UMTS
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
173 (23.93 %)SQL Server
214 (4.590 %)SQL Server 2000
313 (4.262 %)Oracle 10g
313 (4.262 %)DB2
313 (4.262 %)Oracle 9i
412 (3.934 %)Crystal Reports
412 (3.934 %)Oracle 8/8i
57 (2.295 %)SQL Server 7
66 (1.967 %)Oracle Reports
73 (0.984 %)Database Marketing
73 (0.984 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
82 (0.656 %)SQL Server 2005
82 (0.656 %)MySQL
91 (0.328 %)MS Access
91 (0.328 %)RDBMS
91 (0.328 %)Informix
91 (0.328 %)FileMaker
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (2.295 %)Visual Studio
26 (1.967 %)VSS/SourceSafe
35 (1.639 %)Flash
44 (1.311 %)Dreamweaver
52 (0.656 %)Oracle Forms
52 (0.656 %)LabVIEW
61 (0.328 %)C++Builder
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
171 (23.28 %)Pensions
236 (11.80 %)Finance
335 (11.48 %)Health
416 (5.246 %)Aerospace
416 (5.246 %)Telecoms
515 (4.918 %)Marketing
612 (3.934 %)Electronics
711 (3.607 %)Billing
88 (2.623 %)Education
97 (2.295 %)Insurance
106 (1.967 %)Government
115 (1.639 %)Retail
115 (1.639 %)Back Office
124 (1.311 %)Multimedia
133 (0.984 %)Games
133 (0.984 %)Banking
133 (0.984 %)Graphic Design
142 (0.656 %)FMCG
142 (0.656 %)Pharmaceutical
142 (0.656 %)Automotive
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
172 (23.61 %)Computer Science
211 (3.607 %)Physics
39 (2.951 %)Firmware
48 (2.623 %)Device Driver
57 (2.295 %)PMI
57 (2.295 %)Mathematics
64 (1.311 %)Statistics
64 (1.311 %)EPoS
64 (1.311 %)EFT
73 (0.984 %)Client/Server
81 (0.328 %)N-Tier
81 (0.328 %)Replication
81 (0.328 %)IVR
81 (0.328 %)Smartcard
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (8.197 %)Linux
224 (7.869 %)Windows
322 (7.213 %)UNIX
43 (0.984 %)VMS
51 (0.328 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.328 %)Solaris
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (6.885 %)Systems Analysis
220 (6.557 %)Business Analysis
318 (5.902 %)Software Engineering
415 (4.918 %)OO
512 (3.934 %)UML
512 (3.934 %)Project Management
69 (2.951 %)Web Development
69 (2.951 %)Security Cleared
78 (2.623 %)Software Testing
86 (1.967 %)Web Design
95 (1.639 %)Business Intelligence
104 (1.311 %)OOD
104 (1.311 %)SEO
104 (1.311 %)Knowledge Management
104 (1.311 %)Statistical Analysis
104 (1.311 %)Direct Marketing
113 (0.984 %)Requirements Analysis
113 (0.984 %)Operations Research
113 (0.984 %)TDD
113 (0.984 %)Scrum
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1102 (33.44 %)Java
288 (28.85 %)SQL
372 (23.61 %)C
464 (20.98 %)C++
549 (16.07 %)C#
621 (6.885 %)VB.NET
717 (5.574 %)JavaScript
815 (4.918 %)VB
913 (4.262 %)PL/SQL
1012 (3.934 %)PHP
119 (2.951 %)Perl
128 (2.623 %)VC++
134 (1.311 %)VBA
134 (1.311 %)Tcl
134 (1.311 %)VB6
143 (0.984 %)Ruby
152 (0.656 %)Embedded C
161 (0.328 %)Assembly Language
161 (0.328 %)Python
161 (0.328 %)ActionScript
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1136 (44.59 %)Degree
212 (3.934 %)HND
36 (1.967 %)PhD
43 (0.984 %)HNC
51 (0.328 %)CCNA
51 (0.328 %)ISEB
51 (0.328 %)Cisco Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.328 %)GCP
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (1.639 %)Active Directory
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.328 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
164 (20.98 %)Oracle
237 (12.13 %)Microsoft
37 (2.295 %)Progress
45 (1.639 %)Cisco
54 (1.311 %)SAP
62 (0.656 %)Cognos
62 (0.656 %)Adobe
62 (0.656 %)Citrix
71 (0.328 %)Borland
71 (0.328 %)MathWorks
71 (0.328 %)Sun
71 (0.328 %)Sybase
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