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

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 5 1 9
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +8
Permanent jobs citing Degree 3 20 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Towcester 33.33% 68.97% 26.67%
As % of the Qualifications category 60.00% 100.00% 26.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3 15 4
Average salary £42,000 £27,750 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+51.35% -26.00%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Qualifications
Towcester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
5 20 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Towcester 55.56% 68.97% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 15 15
Average salary £35,000 £30,125 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+16.18% -7.30%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Degree
Northamptonshire

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Towcester 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 Towcester region.

Towcester Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Towcester 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 7 (87.50%) SQL
2 5 (62.50%) C#
2 5 (62.50%) Oracle
2 5 (62.50%) OO
2 5 (62.50%) Scrum
3 4 (50.00%) XAML
3 4 (50.00%) Agile Software Development
3 4 (50.00%) WPF
3 4 (50.00%) C++
4 3 (37.50%) ERP
4 3 (37.50%) Project Management
4 3 (37.50%) .NET
4 3 (37.50%) iSeries
4 3 (37.50%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (37.50%) OOP
5 2 (25.00%) WinForms
5 2 (25.00%) Electronic Design Automation
5 2 (25.00%) Product Management
5 2 (25.00%) Visual Studio Team System
5 2 (25.00%) Java
5 2 (25.00%) Visual Studio
5 2 (25.00%) OOD
6 1 (12.50%) ADO.NET
6 1 (12.50%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (12.50%) AS400

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Towcester 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 4 (50.00%) WPF
2 3 (37.50%) .NET
3 2 (25.00%) WinForms
4 1 (12.50%) ADO.NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (37.50%) SharePoint Server
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Visual Studio
1 2 (25.00%) Visual Studio Team System
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Support Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Systems Support Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Systems Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Systems Support
4 1 (12.50%) Developer
4 1 (12.50%) Database Architect
4 1 (12.50%) Database Developer
4 1 (12.50%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) iSeries
2 1 (12.50%) AS400
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) OO
1 5 (62.50%) Scrum
2 4 (50.00%) Agile Software Development
3 3 (37.50%) ERP
3 3 (37.50%) OOP
3 3 (37.50%) Project Management
4 2 (25.00%) OOD
4 2 (25.00%) Electronic Design Automation
4 2 (25.00%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (87.50%) SQL
2 5 (62.50%) C#
3 4 (50.00%) C++
3 4 (50.00%) XAML
4 2 (25.00%) Java
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Oracle