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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate Software Engineer role in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate Software Engineer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank210223
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.155 %0.012 %
Salaries quoted111
Average minimum salary£17,091£20,000
Average salary£20,909£20,000
% change on same period last year+4.54 %
Average maximum salary£24,727£20,000
UK excluding London average salary£22,485£22,108
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads77568345
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.292 %3.500 %
Salaries quoted66047255
Average minimum salary£32,846£33,931
Average salary£35,714£36,685
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Average maximum salary£38,583£39,438
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %
Graduate Software Engineer EnglandGraduate Software Engineer
England

Graduate Software Engineer
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Graduate Software Engineer Demand Trend

Graduate Software Engineer
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Graduate Software Engineer Salary Trend

Graduate Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate Software Engineer across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands Graduate Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Graduate Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Software Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BirminghamNew entry-8£21,063-
WorcestershireNo change02£20,750+3.75 %
HerefordshireNew entry-1£20,000-
Graduate Software Engineer EnglandGraduate Software Engineer
England

Graduate Software Engineer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Graduate Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

112 (100.00 %)C++
210 (83.33 %)Degree
37 (58.33 %)Pensions
43 (25.00 %)Mathematics
43 (25.00 %)Physics
52 (16.67 %)C
52 (16.67 %)UNIX
52 (16.67 %)Linux
52 (16.67 %)Electronics
61 (8.333 %)Computer Science
61 (8.333 %)Red Hat Linux
61 (8.333 %)OOA/OOD
61 (8.333 %)SDH
61 (8.333 %)Red Hat
61 (8.333 %)VxWorks
61 (8.333 %)C#
61 (8.333 %)pSOS

Graduate Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Graduate Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)SDH
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (58.33 %)Pensions
22 (16.67 %)Electronics
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)Mathematics
13 (25.00 %)Physics
21 (8.333 %)Computer Science
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)UNIX
12 (16.67 %)Linux
21 (8.333 %)VxWorks
21 (8.333 %)pSOS
21 (8.333 %)Red Hat Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)OOA/OOD
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (100.00 %)C++
22 (16.67 %)C
31 (8.333 %)C#
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (83.33 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Red Hat