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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads1632
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.014 %
As % of the category below2.991 %3.426 %
Salaries quoted1624
Average minimum salary£19,688£20,333
Average salary£21,563£23,042
% change on same period last year-6.41 %
Average maximum salary£23,438£25,750
UK excluding London average salary£23,331£22,669
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads535934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted434784
Average minimum salary£31,259£34,674
Average salary£34,505£38,954
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,752£43,234
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Graduate East of EnglandGraduate
East of England

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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
IpswichUp+611£20,955-11.69 %
FelixstoweNew entry-2£30,000-
LowestoftNew entry-2£18,500-
SouthwoldNew entry-1£17,500-
Graduate East of EnglandGraduate
East of England

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

138 (74.51 %).NET
228 (54.90 %)C#
324 (47.06 %)SQL Server
421 (41.18 %)Visual Studio
421 (41.18 %)ASP.NET
517 (33.33 %)Degree
616 (31.37 %)Java
616 (31.37 %)VB.NET
715 (29.41 %)XML
715 (29.41 %)XSLT
715 (29.41 %)Microsoft
715 (29.41 %).NET Framework
814 (27.45 %)Microsoft Certification
814 (27.45 %)OO
814 (27.45 %)Finance
913 (25.49 %)UML
913 (25.49 %)J2EE
913 (25.49 %)WebSphere
913 (25.49 %)Insurance
1012 (23.53 %)JavaScript
1012 (23.53 %)CSS
1111 (21.57 %)HTML
1111 (21.57 %)Pensions
1111 (21.57 %)Web Development
1210 (19.61 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1210 (19.61 %)Banking
1210 (19.61 %)BizTalk Server
1210 (19.61 %)MS Office
1210 (19.61 %)MCSD
1210 (19.61 %)SharePoint

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
138 (74.51 %).NET
221 (41.18 %)ASP.NET
315 (29.41 %)XML
315 (29.41 %)XSLT
315 (29.41 %).NET Framework
413 (25.49 %)WebSphere
413 (25.49 %)J2EE
512 (23.53 %)CSS
611 (21.57 %)HTML
77 (13.73 %)XHTML
77 (13.73 %)AJAX
86 (11.76 %)ASP
95 (9.804 %)Hibernate
95 (9.804 %)Spring
103 (5.882 %)EJB
103 (5.882 %)JDBC
103 (5.882 %)JSP
103 (5.882 %)Servlets
112 (3.922 %)Cocoon
121 (1.961 %)J2SE
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (19.61 %)SharePoint
110 (19.61 %)BizTalk Server
110 (19.61 %)SharePoint Server 2007
25 (9.804 %)CMS
33 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (19.61 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (47.06 %)SQL Server
26 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (9.804 %)SQL Server 2000
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (41.18 %)Visual Studio
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (27.45 %)Finance
213 (25.49 %)Insurance
311 (21.57 %)Pensions
410 (19.61 %)Banking
53 (5.882 %)Manufacturing
53 (5.882 %)Marketing
61 (1.961 %)Back Office
61 (1.961 %)Games
61 (1.961 %)Government
61 (1.961 %)Legal
61 (1.961 %)Multimedia
61 (1.961 %)Billing
61 (1.961 %)Local Government
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.882 %)Data Protection Act
13 (5.882 %)Computer Science
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (3.922 %)Linux
21 (1.961 %)Windows XP
21 (1.961 %)UNIX
21 (1.961 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (27.45 %)OO
213 (25.49 %)UML
311 (21.57 %)Web Development
45 (9.804 %)Content Management
45 (9.804 %)E-Commerce
53 (5.882 %)Data Protection
61 (1.961 %)ERP
61 (1.961 %)Process Management
61 (1.961 %)Workflow
61 (1.961 %)Systems Analysis
61 (1.961 %)OOA/OOD
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (54.90 %)C#
216 (31.37 %)VB.NET
216 (31.37 %)Java
312 (23.53 %)JavaScript
49 (17.65 %)C++
57 (13.73 %)SQL
66 (11.76 %)Transact-SQL
73 (5.882 %)VB
81 (1.961 %)Objective-C
81 (1.961 %)C
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (33.33 %)Degree
214 (27.45 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (19.61 %)MCSD
44 (7.843 %)MCP
51 (1.961 %)A+ Certification
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)QA
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.882 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (29.41 %)Microsoft
23 (5.882 %)Sun
23 (5.882 %)IBM