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This section looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the Watford region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank159
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads5973
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.031 %
As % of the category below45.38 %41.95 %
Salaries quoted5566
Average minimum salary£39,109£33,856
Average salary£43,327£36,826
% change on same period last year+17.65 %
Average maximum salary£47,545£39,795
UK excluding London average salary£36,240£36,593
% change on same period last year-0.96 %
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads130174
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.073 %
Salaries quoted118163
Average minimum salary£41,288£37,956
Average salary£43,859£40,956
% change on same period last year+7.08 %
Average maximum salary£46,429£43,956
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Degree HertfordshireDegree
Hertfordshire

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Watford Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

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

Watford Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Watford region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Watford Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

129 (30.21 %)SQL
224 (25.00 %)Microsoft
322 (22.92 %)Windows
322 (22.92 %)MS Excel
421 (21.88 %).NET
517 (17.71 %)Retail
616 (16.67 %)SQL Server
715 (15.63 %)HND
715 (15.63 %)Marketing
814 (14.58 %)C#
913 (13.54 %)C
1012 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
1012 (12.50 %)Computer Science
1111 (11.46 %)MS Office
1210 (10.42 %)IIS
1210 (10.42 %)VBA
1210 (10.42 %)SharePoint
1210 (10.42 %)SAS
1210 (10.42 %)SPSS
1210 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
1210 (10.42 %)Mathematics
1210 (10.42 %)Operations Research
1210 (10.42 %)Base SAS
139 (9.375 %)Credit Risk
139 (9.375 %)MS PowerPoint
139 (9.375 %)Banking
139 (9.375 %)Statistics
139 (9.375 %)Microsoft Certification
139 (9.375 %)Cisco
139 (9.375 %)C++

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

Watford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (21.88 %).NET
212 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
38 (8.333 %)HTML
47 (7.292 %)J2EE
56 (6.250 %)XML
65 (5.208 %).NET Framework
73 (3.125 %)WebSphere
73 (3.125 %)XSLT
73 (3.125 %)WebServices
82 (2.083 %)ASP
82 (2.083 %)CSS
82 (2.083 %)JSP
91 (1.042 %)Struts
91 (1.042 %)XHTML
91 (1.042 %)J2SE
91 (1.042 %)Hibernate
91 (1.042 %)Spring
91 (1.042 %)AJAX
Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (10.42 %)IIS
110 (10.42 %)SharePoint
110 (10.42 %)SAS
27 (7.292 %)MS Exchange
35 (5.208 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (2.083 %)Apache
52 (2.083 %)BizTalk Server
52 (2.083 %)CMS
52 (2.083 %)Plone
61 (1.042 %)Exchange Server 2007
Watford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
122 (22.92 %)MS Excel
211 (11.46 %)MS Office
310 (10.42 %)SPSS
49 (9.375 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (1.042 %)AutoCAD
51 (1.042 %)MS Visio
Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (8.333 %)Firewall
26 (6.250 %)SAN
35 (5.208 %)LAN
35 (5.208 %)WAN
43 (3.125 %)SSL
43 (3.125 %)Wireless
52 (2.083 %)VoIP
61 (1.042 %)MPLS
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (16.67 %)SQL Server
210 (10.42 %)Base SAS
32 (2.083 %)DB2
32 (2.083 %)MS Access
41 (1.042 %)Data Mining
41 (1.042 %)BusinessObjects
41 (1.042 %)GIS
41 (1.042 %)MySQL
Watford IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (7.292 %)Visual Studio
23 (3.125 %)WinRunner
32 (2.083 %)TestDirector
32 (2.083 %)LoadRunner
32 (2.083 %)Eclipse
41 (1.042 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (1.042 %)MSI
41 (1.042 %)Subversion
41 (1.042 %)TestPartner
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (17.71 %)Retail
215 (15.63 %)Marketing
39 (9.375 %)Banking
48 (8.333 %)Finance
56 (6.250 %)Construction
56 (6.250 %)Multimedia
65 (5.208 %)Electric
65 (5.208 %)Health
73 (3.125 %)Electronics
73 (3.125 %)Pensions
82 (2.083 %)Education
82 (2.083 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (2.083 %)Aerospace
82 (2.083 %)Chemicals
82 (2.083 %)Manufacturing
91 (1.042 %)Publishing
91 (1.042 %)Games
91 (1.042 %)Telecoms
91 (1.042 %)Insurance
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (26.04 %)Analyst
218 (18.75 %)Developer
39 (9.375 %)Software Engineer
39 (9.375 %)Credit Analyst
39 (9.375 %)SAS Analyst
39 (9.375 %)Risk Analyst
39 (9.375 %)Credit Risk Analyst
48 (8.333 %)Junior
48 (8.333 %)Business Analyst
48 (8.333 %)Technical Support
48 (8.333 %)Applications Support
57 (7.292 %)Web Developer
57 (7.292 %)Junior Developer
66 (6.250 %)Technical Engineer
66 (6.250 %).NET Developer
66 (6.250 %)Technical Support Engineer
66 (6.250 %)Marketing Manager
66 (6.250 %)Administrator
66 (6.250 %)Data Analyst
66 (6.250 %)Support Engineer
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (12.50 %)Computer Science
210 (10.42 %)Mathematics
39 (9.375 %)Statistics
39 (9.375 %)Credit Risk
46 (6.250 %)EFT
46 (6.250 %)German Language
52 (2.083 %)French Language
52 (2.083 %)CCTV
61 (1.042 %)Management Information System
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (22.92 %)Windows
210 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (6.250 %)Linux
45 (5.208 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (4.167 %)UNIX
63 (3.125 %)Embedded Linux
63 (3.125 %)Windows Server 2008
72 (2.083 %)Windows 2000
72 (2.083 %)Windows NT
81 (1.042 %)NetWare
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (10.42 %)Operations Research
28 (8.333 %)Business Analysis
37 (7.292 %)Strategic Planning
37 (7.292 %)Web Development
46 (6.250 %)Workflow
55 (5.208 %)OO
63 (3.125 %)ITIL
63 (3.125 %)Six Sigma
63 (3.125 %)CAD
63 (3.125 %)Service Management
63 (3.125 %)Change Management
63 (3.125 %)Data Management
63 (3.125 %)Web Design
63 (3.125 %)OOP
63 (3.125 %)Software Engineering
63 (3.125 %)Software Testing
63 (3.125 %)Business Performance Management
63 (3.125 %)Performance Management
72 (2.083 %)Time Management
72 (2.083 %)Content Management
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (30.21 %)SQL
214 (14.58 %)C#
313 (13.54 %)C
410 (10.42 %)VBA
59 (9.375 %)C++
68 (8.333 %)Java
76 (6.250 %)JavaScript
85 (5.208 %)VB
93 (3.125 %)VB.NET
102 (2.083 %)VBScript
102 (2.083 %)DHTML
111 (1.042 %)PHP
111 (1.042 %)PHP5
111 (1.042 %)SAS Macro
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
115 (15.63 %)HND
29 (9.375 %)Microsoft Certification
35 (5.208 %)MCSD
42 (2.083 %)ISEB
42 (2.083 %)MCSE
42 (2.083 %)MCP
42 (2.083 %)MCAD
51 (1.042 %)CCNA
51 (1.042 %)Cisco Certification
51 (1.042 %)A+ Certification
51 (1.042 %)Network+ Certification
Watford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.125 %)QA
21 (1.042 %)SLA
Watford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (8.333 %)Active Directory
23 (3.125 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (2.083 %)ISA Server
41 (1.042 %)Terminal Services
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (25.00 %)Microsoft
29 (9.375 %)Cisco
36 (6.250 %)VMware
36 (6.250 %)CheckPoint
45 (5.208 %)Oracle
53 (3.125 %)HP
53 (3.125 %)Dell
53 (3.125 %)Citrix
53 (3.125 %)Symantec
62 (2.083 %)Macromedia
71 (1.042 %)Business Objects
71 (1.042 %)Novell