The first table below looks at the demand for the Graduate Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Graduate Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate Developer
Rank 162 137 145
Rank change year-on-year
-25 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Developer 42 48 31
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.835% 1.053% 0.743%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.871% 1.099% 0.777%
Number of salaries quoted 37 44 30
Average salary £21,250 £22,500 £20,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £16,000 £19,000 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £25,000 £24,000
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £22,500 £22,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.27%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4823 4368 3992
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.92% 95.83% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3997 3832 3397
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Graduate Developer
England

Graduate Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Graduate Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Graduate Developer
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Graduate Developer Salary Trend

Graduate Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate Developer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands Graduate Developer Salary Histogram

Graduate Developer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Developer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Staffordshire +7 18 £21,000 -4.54%
Coventry -25 7 £20,000 +5.26%
Birmingham -15 6 £22,500 +4.65%
Walsall - 4 £22,250 -
Worcestershire -2 2 £23,000 +2.22%
Warwickshire -6 1 £18,500 -26.00%
Graduate Developer
England

Graduate Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Graduate Developer 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 Developer in their job title.

1 75 (81.52%) .NET
2 71 (77.17%) C#
3 43 (46.74%) Java
4 37 (40.22%) SQL
5 36 (39.13%) ASP.NET
6 33 (35.87%) Microsoft
7 27 (29.35%) Computer Science
7 27 (29.35%) Degree
8 24 (26.09%) JavaScript
8 24 (26.09%) C++
9 23 (25.00%) SQL Server
9 23 (25.00%) Software Engineering
10 22 (23.91%) HTML
10 22 (23.91%) CSS
11 16 (17.39%) Windows
12 15 (16.30%) VB.NET
13 13 (14.13%) Web Development
13 13 (14.13%) Oracle
13 13 (14.13%) Visual Studio
14 11 (11.96%) OO
15 9 (9.783%) VB
15 9 (9.783%) PHP
15 9 (9.783%) SQL Server 2008
16 7 (7.609%) SQLPlus
16 7 (7.609%) CRM
16 7 (7.609%) SharePoint
16 7 (7.609%) TOAD
16 7 (7.609%) PL/SQL
16 7 (7.609%) JBoss
16 7 (7.609%) Tomcat

Graduate Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Graduate Developer 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 Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 75 (81.52%) .NET
2 36 (39.13%) ASP.NET
3 22 (23.91%) HTML
3 22 (23.91%) CSS
4 7 (7.609%) XML
4 7 (7.609%) COM
5 5 (5.435%) WCF
6 4 (4.348%) J2EE
6 4 (4.348%) HTML5
6 4 (4.348%) CSS3
7 3 (3.261%) ASP.NET MVC
7 3 (3.261%) Razor View Engine
7 3 (3.261%) WinForms
7 3 (3.261%) Ajax
7 3 (3.261%) jQuery
7 3 (3.261%) JDBC
7 3 (3.261%) EDI
7 3 (3.261%) J2SE
7 3 (3.261%) Middleware
8 2 (2.174%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 7 (7.609%) SharePoint
1 7 (7.609%) Tomcat
1 7 (7.609%) WebLogic
2 3 (3.261%) SharePoint 2010
3 2 (2.174%) Windows Azure
3 2 (2.174%) Magento
4 1 (1.087%) SilverStripe
4 1 (1.087%) Facebook Platform
4 1 (1.087%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (4.348%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.087%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (4.348%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.261%) Intranet
2 1 (1.087%) HTTP
2 1 (1.087%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (25.00%) SQL Server
2 9 (9.783%) SQL Server 2008
3 7 (7.609%) SQLPlus
3 7 (7.609%) TOAD
3 7 (7.609%) SQL Server 2005
4 6 (6.522%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (6.522%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (3.261%) QlikView
5 3 (3.261%) MySQL
5 3 (3.261%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (3.261%) DTS
Development Applications
1 13 (14.13%) Visual Studio
2 3 (3.261%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (1.087%) NetBeans
General
1 3 (3.261%) Games
1 3 (3.261%) Back Office
2 2 (2.174%) Billing
2 2 (2.174%) Retail
3 1 (1.087%) Marketing
3 1 (1.087%) Telecoms
3 1 (1.087%) Finance
3 1 (1.087%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 27 (29.35%) Computer Science
2 7 (7.609%) Mathematics
2 7 (7.609%) SaaS
3 3 (3.261%) Grid Computing
4 2 (2.174%) iPad
4 2 (2.174%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.087%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 16 (17.39%) Windows
2 7 (7.609%) UNIX
3 3 (3.261%) Linux
4 1 (1.087%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (25.00%) Software Engineering
2 13 (14.13%) Web Development
3 11 (11.96%) OO
4 7 (7.609%) CRM
4 7 (7.609%) Agile Software Development
5 5 (5.435%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (5.435%) MVC
6 4 (4.348%) E-Commerce
6 4 (4.348%) Unit Testing
6 4 (4.348%) Software Testing
6 4 (4.348%) Automated Testing
7 3 (3.261%) Complex Event Processing
7 3 (3.261%) Multithreading
7 3 (3.261%) PRINCE2
7 3 (3.261%) DSDM
8 2 (2.174%) OOP
8 2 (2.174%) Data Management
8 2 (2.174%) TDD
8 2 (2.174%) Domain-Driven Design
8 2 (2.174%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 71 (77.17%) C#
2 43 (46.74%) Java
3 37 (40.22%) SQL
4 24 (26.09%) JavaScript
4 24 (26.09%) C++
5 15 (16.30%) VB.NET
6 9 (9.783%) VB
6 9 (9.783%) PHP
7 7 (7.609%) PL/SQL
8 4 (4.348%) Python
9 3 (3.261%) T-SQL
9 3 (3.261%) Delphi
10 2 (2.174%) VB6
11 1 (1.087%) Objective-C
11 1 (1.087%) C
Qualifications
1 27 (29.35%) Degree
2 4 (4.348%) Security Cleared
3 3 (3.261%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.609%) QA
Vendors
1 33 (35.87%) Microsoft
2 13 (14.13%) Oracle
3 7 (7.609%) JBoss
4 3 (3.261%) DevExpress
4 3 (3.261%) Telerik
5 1 (1.087%) Facebook
5 1 (1.087%) Progress
5 1 (1.087%) Sage
Birmingham, West Midlands
Key Skills* Experience programming with C#, VB.Net or PHP either commercially or through a degree course* Familiarity with ASP.Net beneficial* Good knowledge of SQL* Exceptional communication...
greywood
Salary: £17000 - £20000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Key Skills * Experience programming with C#, VB.Net or PHP either commercially or through a degree course * Familiarity with ASP.Net beneficial * Good knowledge of SQL * Exceptional communication...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £17000 - £20000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
To be part of this successful team you should have the following skills and experience: *Computer Science Degree or equivalent *Knowledge of Microsoft C# .Net development *Good communication...
Kingfisher Consultancy
Salary: £18000 - £21000 per annum + pension, life cover, health
Posted: 24 May 2013
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
They are ideally looking for IT Graduates who have achieved a First Class Degree or 2.1 to join the team... Any type of IT/ Computer Science Degree...
Smart Sourcing
Salary: Unspecified
Posted: 24 May 2013
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
Coventry, West Midlands
You will be a part of the agile development team with a focus on UI development. You will work with the rest of the team primarily coding asp...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
Working for a growing software house, you will be a part of the agile development team with a focus on UI development. You will work with the rest...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 25 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
You will work with the rest of the team primarily coding asp.net UI functionality in C# and SQL... Required skills and abilities .NET experience including strong C#,...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
You will be a part of the agile development team with a focus on UI development. You will work with the rest of the team primarily coding asp...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Worcester, Worcestershire
This Internet business requires a Graduate or Junior developer with ASP.net / VB.Net skills to join them in their continues quest for success and expansion! Skills: You...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £21000 per annum + Training, pension
Posted: 23 May 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Any exposure to other Microsoft tools such as VB.Net, SQL Server, Sharepoint would be an advantage. Knowledge of VBScript, JavaScript, Ajax, CSS &/or HTML would be useful.
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Birmingham City Centre £20,000 - £25,000 + Benefits Java Development, Java, Software, jQuery, JaveScript, XML, JavaScript My client, a market leader in the travel industry, is looking for...
serocor solution
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Ideally you'll have knowledge of Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML, Apache, Linux and WML... - Zend Smarty, Symfony MVC framework exposure - Knowledge of PHP 5 Object Orientated PHP,...
BTR Recruitment Ltd.
Salary: From £18,000 to £22,000 per annum plus bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Solihull, West Midlands
You will also work on enhancing their core ERP Business System and integrating 3rd party products with their websites/CMS.You must possess a strong grounding in Java,...
Salary: £15000 - £18000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013