The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs advertised for the Southampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 22 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 Southampton region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 17 9 4
Rank change year-on-year
-8 -5
Permanent jobs citing Degree 93 153 112
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 11.11% 16.33% 18.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 36.76% 40.16% 57.14%
Number of salaries quoted 89 143 108
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £21,500 £24,200
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £46,800
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Southampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
253 381 196
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 30.23% 40.66% 32.18%
Number of salaries quoted 234 360 186
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £27,500 £25,750
10% offered a salary of more than £63,500 £62,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
Degree
Hampshire

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Southampton Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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 65 (33.51%) Linux
2 64 (32.99%) Computer Science
3 62 (31.96%) C++
4 61 (31.44%) Windows
5 47 (24.23%) C
6 46 (23.71%) UNIX
7 40 (20.62%) Microsoft
8 39 (20.10%) .NET
9 37 (19.07%) SQL
10 36 (18.56%) Java
11 35 (18.04%) PHP
11 35 (18.04%) C#
12 30 (15.46%) SQL Server
13 29 (14.95%) Software Engineering
14 28 (14.43%) MS Excel
15 27 (13.92%) JavaScript
15 27 (13.92%) HTML
15 27 (13.92%) ISO 9001
16 26 (13.40%) Perl
17 25 (12.89%) Agile Software Development
18 24 (12.37%) Mathematics
19 21 (10.82%) OOP
19 21 (10.82%) OO
20 20 (10.31%) MS Office
20 20 (10.31%) TCP/IP
20 20 (10.31%) Electronics
21 19 (9.794%) Web Services
22 18 (9.278%) Finance
22 18 (9.278%) Project Management
23 17 (8.763%) XML

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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 39 (20.10%) .NET
2 27 (13.92%) HTML
3 19 (9.794%) Web Services
4 17 (8.763%) XML
4 17 (8.763%) ASP.NET
5 15 (7.732%) LAMP
6 13 (6.701%) CSS
7 9 (4.639%) Ajax
8 8 (4.124%) ASP.NET MVC
8 8 (4.124%) jQuery
8 8 (4.124%) .NET Framework
9 7 (3.608%) J2EE
10 6 (3.093%) REST
10 6 (3.093%) HTML5
10 6 (3.093%) Spring
10 6 (3.093%) WinForms
10 6 (3.093%) SOAP
11 4 (2.062%) Middleware
12 3 (1.546%) OpenGL
12 3 (1.546%) COM
Application Platforms
1 12 (6.186%) MS Exchange
2 6 (3.093%) Tomcat
3 5 (2.577%) SharePoint
4 4 (2.062%) Exchange Server 2010
4 4 (2.062%) Exchange Server 2003
4 4 (2.062%) Apache
4 4 (2.062%) BizTalk Server
5 3 (1.546%) Drupal
5 3 (1.546%) CM System
6 2 (1.031%) SharePoint 2010
6 2 (1.031%) WordPress
6 2 (1.031%) Mathematica
7 1 (0.515%) ColdFusion
7 1 (0.515%) Site Server
7 1 (0.515%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.515%) CMS
Applications
1 28 (14.43%) MS Excel
2 20 (10.31%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 2 (1.031%) Agresso
2 1 (0.515%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.515%) ResourceLink
2 1 (0.515%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.515%) SAP Business One
2 1 (0.515%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 20 (10.31%) TCP/IP
2 13 (6.701%) Broadband
3 7 (3.608%) Internet
3 7 (3.608%) LAN
3 7 (3.608%) Firewall
4 6 (3.093%) DVB
4 6 (3.093%) VPN
5 4 (2.062%) BGP
5 4 (2.062%) WAN
5 4 (2.062%) OSPF
6 3 (1.546%) SAN
6 3 (1.546%) DNS
6 3 (1.546%) WLAN
6 3 (1.546%) Wireless
6 3 (1.546%) Network Security
7 2 (1.031%) iSCSI
7 2 (1.031%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (1.031%) NAS
7 2 (1.031%) ATM
7 2 (1.031%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (15.46%) SQL Server
2 14 (7.216%) MySQL
3 9 (4.639%) Oracle 8/8i
4 8 (4.124%) Hadoop
5 7 (3.608%) Big Data
6 6 (3.093%) MongoDB
6 6 (3.093%) Apache Cassandra
6 6 (3.093%) NoSQL
6 6 (3.093%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.546%) RDBMS
7 3 (1.546%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (1.031%) SQL Server 2008
8 2 (1.031%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.515%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.515%) SAP BI
9 1 (0.515%) TOAD
9 1 (0.515%) MS Access
9 1 (0.515%) SQL Server 2005
9 1 (0.515%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.515%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 9 (4.639%) LabVIEW
2 8 (4.124%) Eclipse
3 6 (3.093%) Subversion
4 5 (2.577%) Visual Studio
5 3 (1.546%) ClearCase
5 3 (1.546%) Xcode
5 3 (1.546%) Git (software)
6 1 (0.515%) JUnit
General
1 20 (10.31%) Electronics
2 18 (9.278%) Finance
3 10 (5.155%) Marketing
4 9 (4.639%) Telecoms
5 6 (3.093%) Music
5 6 (3.093%) Music Industry
6 5 (2.577%) Advertising
6 5 (2.577%) Retail
7 4 (2.062%) Military
8 3 (1.546%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.546%) Games
8 3 (1.546%) Aerospace
8 3 (1.546%) Front Office
9 2 (1.031%) Multimedia
9 2 (1.031%) Automotive
9 2 (1.031%) Legal
Job Titles
1 74 (38.14%) Developer
2 37 (19.07%) Software Engineer
3 21 (10.82%) Graduate
4 16 (8.247%) Analyst
5 15 (7.732%) Software Developer
5 15 (7.732%) Administrator
5 15 (7.732%) C# Developer
6 14 (7.216%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 12 (6.186%) Junior
8 11 (5.670%) Systems Administrator
8 11 (5.670%) Linux Administrator
8 11 (5.670%) Linux Systems Administrator
9 10 (5.155%) .NET Developer
10 9 (4.639%) Junior Developer
10 9 (4.639%) Support Analyst
10 9 (4.639%) Project Manager
11 8 (4.124%) C# .NET Developer
11 8 (4.124%) Web Developer
11 8 (4.124%) Applications Developer
11 8 (4.124%) Web Applications Developer
Miscellaneous
1 64 (32.99%) Computer Science
2 24 (12.37%) Mathematics
3 9 (4.639%) Physics
3 9 (4.639%) Kindle
4 8 (4.124%) SaaS
4 8 (4.124%) Embedded Systems
5 7 (3.608%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.608%) Blackberry
6 6 (3.093%) Client/Server
7 5 (2.577%) Firmware
8 4 (2.062%) STB
8 4 (2.062%) DTV
9 3 (1.546%) MPEG
9 3 (1.546%) Replication
9 3 (1.546%) VHDL
9 3 (1.546%) Verilog
9 3 (1.546%) ASIC
9 3 (1.546%) Statistics
10 2 (1.031%) GPGPU
10 2 (1.031%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 65 (33.51%) Linux
2 61 (31.44%) Windows
3 46 (23.71%) UNIX
4 12 (6.186%) Windows XP
5 10 (5.155%) Windows Server 2008
5 10 (5.155%) Windows Server 2003
6 7 (3.608%) Solaris
7 6 (3.093%) Windows Vista
8 5 (2.577%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (2.062%) Apple iOS
9 4 (2.062%) SUSE
9 4 (2.062%) AIX
10 3 (1.546%) Windows Mobile
10 3 (1.546%) Embedded Linux
10 3 (1.546%) Windows 7
10 3 (1.546%) Windows 8
11 2 (1.031%) Ubuntu
11 2 (1.031%) Fedora
12 1 (0.515%) MVS
12 1 (0.515%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (14.95%) Software Engineering
2 25 (12.89%) Agile Software Development
3 21 (10.82%) OOP
3 21 (10.82%) OO
4 18 (9.278%) Project Management
5 14 (7.216%) PRINCE2
6 11 (5.670%) MVC
6 11 (5.670%) Multithreading
7 10 (5.155%) ITIL
8 9 (4.639%) ERP
9 8 (4.124%) Stakeholder Management
10 7 (3.608%) Technical Architecture
11 6 (3.093%) Embedded Software Development
11 6 (3.093%) Scrum
11 6 (3.093%) OOA/OOD
11 6 (3.093%) Business Intelligence
12 5 (2.577%) OOD
12 5 (2.577%) Service Delivery
12 5 (2.577%) Digital Signal Processing
12 5 (2.577%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 62 (31.96%) C++
2 47 (24.23%) C
3 37 (19.07%) SQL
4 36 (18.56%) Java
5 35 (18.04%) PHP
5 35 (18.04%) C#
6 27 (13.92%) JavaScript
7 26 (13.40%) Perl
8 14 (7.216%) Python
9 13 (6.701%) Embedded C
10 10 (5.155%) Ruby
10 10 (5.155%) PL/SQL
11 9 (4.639%) PHP5
12 6 (3.093%) Embedded C++
13 5 (2.577%) MATLAB
14 4 (2.062%) Bash shell
15 3 (1.546%) Objective-C
16 2 (1.031%) XAML
16 2 (1.031%) VBA
16 2 (1.031%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 8 (4.124%) Security Cleared
1 8 (4.124%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (3.608%) CCNA
2 7 (3.608%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (3.608%) SC Cleared
3 6 (3.093%) MCSA
4 4 (2.062%) JNCIA
4 4 (2.062%) CCNP
5 3 (1.546%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 3 (1.546%) MCSE
6 2 (1.031%) ISTQB
6 2 (1.031%) PhD
6 2 (1.031%) Postgraduate
6 2 (1.031%) ISEB
7 1 (0.515%) Citrix Certification
7 1 (0.515%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.515%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.515%) HNC
7 1 (0.515%) HND
7 1 (0.515%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (13.92%) ISO 9001
2 9 (4.639%) SLA
3 3 (1.546%) ISO 9000
3 3 (1.546%) QA
4 1 (0.515%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (8.763%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.639%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.577%) vSphere
4 2 (1.031%) XenServer
5 1 (0.515%) NDS
5 1 (0.515%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 4 (2.062%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 40 (20.62%) Microsoft
2 16 (8.247%) Oracle
3 12 (6.186%) Cisco
4 11 (5.670%) VMware
5 6 (3.093%) Juniper
6 5 (2.577%) Symantec
7 4 (2.062%) Foundry
7 4 (2.062%) Atmel
7 4 (2.062%) Red Hat
7 4 (2.062%) HP
8 3 (1.546%) SAP
8 3 (1.546%) Guidewire
9 2 (1.031%) Yahoo!
9 2 (1.031%) Google
9 2 (1.031%) Adobe
9 2 (1.031%) Remedy
10 1 (0.515%) Citrix
10 1 (0.515%) Dell
10 1 (0.515%) Intel
10 1 (0.515%) BMC
Southampton, Hampshire
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Computer People
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
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Experis Engineering
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Web Application Developer - Southampton/Fareham - up to £35K per annum + excellent benefitsGreat opportunity for a Web Application Developer to join a successful, forward thinking software house... All applications...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £35000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
An opportunity has arisen for a skilled BizTalk Developer to join the Integration team of a well established organisation based in Southampton. The position is to work as...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £44000 per annum + 36 days holiday and more
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, South East
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Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £44000 per annum + bens (36 days holiday and more)
Posted: 26 April 2013
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Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £44000 per annum + 36 days holiday and more
Posted: 21 May 2013
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Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Key skills - ITIL, MCSA, SQL Server, Active Directory, Service Desk Management... You will hold a relevant computer science degree and be ITIL Foundation certified, as well as relevant...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
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Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Strong grasp of TCP/IP, routing, switching, cabling and internet protocols such as BGP, ISIS, OSPF. In depth knowledge of Linux/Unix and Windows environments. Advanced knowledge of...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Qualified to degree level or equivalent and with demonstrable experience of working in a similar dynamic working environment, you will be able to plan, organise and prioritise tasks...
Southampton Uni
Salary: From £27,854 to £34,223 per annum plus on call rota allowance
Posted: 29 April 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Maintain control of Windows/Intel software and hardware in order to ensure license compliancy and asset management... Basic Qualifications Bachelor degree ITIL MCSA CCNA Desirable Knowledge in ERP...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Taking the role in the quality assurance of an agile team you will ensure that Linux, web-based software is tested thoroughly and performs according to the requirements...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + flexi time, 5% pension and more
Posted: 14 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
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Ashdown IT
Salary: £30000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
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Ashdown IT
Salary: £30000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
My client is a leading Digital agency who specialise in the Digital marketing research. They are looking for an Operations manager to head up a team of 4...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Bonus, Gym Membership
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, Hampshire
Reporting to the Director of Risk Advisory & Assurance Services, you would be responsible for conducting IT system audits to the required standards, making recommendations on ways to improve...
Coburg Banks IT
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