The first table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs advertised for the Staffordshire region. 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 21 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 Job Titles advertised for the Staffordshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate
Rank 44 44 58
Rank change year-on-year
0 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 25 21 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 4.188% 3.633% 0.530%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.259% 3.730% 0.558%
Number of salaries quoted 22 21 2
Average salary £21,500 £22,000 £25,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.27% -14.56%
90% offered a salary of more than £16,000 £20,000 £25,150
10% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £25,000 £26,350
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year
-2.17% +2.22%
All Job Titles
Staffordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
587 563 538
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Staffordshire 98.32% 97.40% 95.05%
Number of salaries quoted 500 482 431
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £18,700 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Graduate
West Midlands

Graduate
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Graduate across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Staffordshire Graduate Jobs Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

Staffordshire Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Staffordshire Graduate Salary Histogram

Graduate
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 21 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
Stafford - 12 £20,500 -
Stoke-on-Trent 0 5 £40,000 +60.00%
Burton-upon-Trent -8 2 £21,250 -3.40%
Cannock - 2 £26,500 -
Tamworth +1 1 £18,500 -7.50%
Graduate
West Midlands

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

1 27 (61.36%) .NET
2 26 (59.09%) C#
3 23 (52.27%) Java
4 20 (45.45%) Computer Science
5 19 (43.18%) Degree
6 15 (34.09%) Software Engineering
6 15 (34.09%) C++
7 11 (25.00%) SQL
8 10 (22.73%) Telecoms
8 10 (22.73%) Finance
8 10 (22.73%) Business Development
8 10 (22.73%) Marketing
9 9 (20.45%) ASP.NET
10 8 (18.18%) CSS
10 8 (18.18%) JavaScript
11 7 (15.91%) VB.NET
12 6 (13.64%) HTML
13 5 (11.36%) PHP
13 5 (11.36%) SQL Server
13 5 (11.36%) Windows
13 5 (11.36%) MVC
14 4 (9.091%) Python
14 4 (9.091%) E-Commerce
14 4 (9.091%) Microsoft
14 4 (9.091%) J2EE
14 4 (9.091%) MySQL
14 4 (9.091%) Oracle
14 4 (9.091%) VB
14 4 (9.091%) Security Cleared
15 3 (6.818%) jQuery

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Application Development
1 27 (61.36%) .NET
2 9 (20.45%) ASP.NET
3 8 (18.18%) CSS
4 6 (13.64%) HTML
5 4 (9.091%) J2EE
6 3 (6.818%) jQuery
6 3 (6.818%) XML
7 2 (4.545%) J2SE
7 2 (4.545%) Middleware
7 2 (4.545%) JDBC
7 2 (4.545%) NHibernate
7 2 (4.545%) Ajax
7 2 (4.545%) HTML5
7 2 (4.545%) Ninject
7 2 (4.545%) REST
7 2 (4.545%) CSS3
7 2 (4.545%) Razor View Engine
7 2 (4.545%) ASP.NET MVC 4
7 2 (4.545%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (2.273%) WinForms
Application Platforms
1 2 (4.545%) Magento
1 2 (4.545%) Windows Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.36%) SQL Server
2 4 (9.091%) MySQL
3 2 (4.545%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 1 (2.273%) Xcode
General
1 10 (22.73%) Telecoms
1 10 (22.73%) Finance
1 10 (22.73%) Marketing
2 2 (4.545%) Back Office
2 2 (4.545%) Retail
3 1 (2.273%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 20 (45.45%) Computer Science
2 2 (4.545%) Grid Computing
2 2 (4.545%) Mathematics
2 2 (4.545%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.36%) Windows
2 2 (4.545%) Linux
3 1 (2.273%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.09%) Software Engineering
2 10 (22.73%) Business Development
3 5 (11.36%) MVC
4 4 (9.091%) E-Commerce
5 3 (6.818%) OO
6 2 (4.545%) OOP
6 2 (4.545%) TDD
6 2 (4.545%) Multithreading
6 2 (4.545%) Web Development
6 2 (4.545%) Domain-Driven Design
6 2 (4.545%) Complex Event Processing
Programming Languages
1 26 (59.09%) C#
2 23 (52.27%) Java
3 15 (34.09%) C++
4 11 (25.00%) SQL
5 8 (18.18%) JavaScript
6 7 (15.91%) VB.NET
7 5 (11.36%) PHP
8 4 (9.091%) Python
8 4 (9.091%) VB
9 1 (2.273%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 19 (43.18%) Degree
2 4 (9.091%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (9.091%) Microsoft
1 4 (9.091%) Oracle
2 1 (2.273%) Sage
Cannock, Staffordshire
They are looking for a 2012 / 2013 graduate who has experience in C#, Winforms and SQL Server... This position will be suited to a Graduate Developer who ideally...
Searchability.co.uk
Salary: £22000 - £27000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Who?... th. fastest growing privately owned business in the UK. Recruiting great talent for ‘capital invested’ businesses across Retail, Financial Services, Gaming/Interactive & Technology. Our market is buoyant,...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £15k - 25k per year + OTE + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013