The first table below looks at the demand for the Graduate 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 in their job title over the 3 months to 20 June 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
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Graduate
Rank 136 102 122
Rank change year-on-year
-34 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 75 94 62
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.399% 1.992% 1.411%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.466% 2.087% 1.484%
Number of salaries quoted 69 82 60
Average salary £22,500 £25,000 £20,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.00% +23.45%
90% offered a salary of more than £19,000 £19,000 £17,000
10% offered a salary of more than £25,600 £26,000 £24,050
UK excluding London average salary £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year
-2.17% +2.22%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5116 4505 4178
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.41% 95.49% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 4256 3956 3545
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £23,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
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Graduate
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Graduate Jobs Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Staffordshire -6 20 £25,000 +3.09% 3
Birmingham -11 18 £22,500 +4.65% 15
Coventry -12 18 £21,250 +11.84% 1
Warwickshire -11 7 £25,000 - 2
Worcestershire -15 4 £24,000 -4.00% 2
Walsall - 3 £21,500 -
Shropshire -3 1 £17,000 -21.83%
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Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 76 (43.68%) C#
2 72 (41.38%) .NET
2 72 (41.38%) Degree
3 61 (35.06%) SQL
3 61 (35.06%) Computer Science
4 57 (32.76%) Java
5 44 (25.29%) JavaScript
6 37 (21.26%) ASP.NET
7 35 (20.11%) SQL Server
8 34 (19.54%) Microsoft
9 32 (18.39%) HTML
9 32 (18.39%) CSS
10 24 (13.79%) Oracle
10 24 (13.79%) Software Engineering
11 22 (12.64%) Retail
12 21 (12.07%) Web Development
12 21 (12.07%) OO
13 20 (11.49%) C++
14 17 (9.770%) Marketing
15 16 (9.195%) Windows
16 15 (8.621%) EPoS
17 14 (8.046%) J2EE
17 14 (8.046%) VB
18 13 (7.471%) VB.NET
18 13 (7.471%) XML
18 13 (7.471%) Back Office
18 13 (7.471%) Unit Testing
18 13 (7.471%) Automated Testing
19 12 (6.897%) SQL Server 2008
19 12 (6.897%) PHP

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 72 (41.38%) .NET
2 37 (21.26%) ASP.NET
3 32 (18.39%) HTML
3 32 (18.39%) CSS
4 14 (8.046%) J2EE
5 13 (7.471%) XML
6 10 (5.747%) HTML5
7 9 (5.172%) JSP
7 9 (5.172%) Servlets
7 9 (5.172%) EJB
8 6 (3.448%) WCF
9 5 (2.874%) Middleware
9 5 (2.874%) J2SE
9 5 (2.874%) EDI
9 5 (2.874%) JDBC
10 4 (2.299%) jQuery
10 4 (2.299%) CSS3
11 3 (1.724%) Razor View Engine
11 3 (1.724%) ASP.NET MVC
11 3 (1.724%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 4 (2.299%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.724%) Windows Azure
3 2 (1.149%) WebLogic
3 2 (1.149%) IIS
3 2 (1.149%) Tomcat
3 2 (1.149%) Magento
4 1 (0.575%) SharePoint 2010
4 1 (0.575%) Facebook Platform
4 1 (0.575%) SilverStripe
4 1 (0.575%) Amazon AWS
4 1 (0.575%) CMS
4 1 (0.575%) Apache
4 1 (0.575%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (2.874%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.575%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.575%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.575%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.023%) LAN
1 7 (4.023%) WAN
2 3 (1.724%) Intranet
3 2 (1.149%) HTTP
3 2 (1.149%) Firewall
3 2 (1.149%) VLAN
4 1 (0.575%) Network Security
4 1 (0.575%) Internet
4 1 (0.575%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.575%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (20.11%) SQL Server
2 12 (6.897%) SQL Server 2008
3 6 (3.448%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (2.874%) SQL Server 2005
4 5 (2.874%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.724%) QlikView
5 3 (1.724%) Oracle 8/8i
5 3 (1.724%) DTS
5 3 (1.724%) MySQL
5 3 (1.724%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (1.149%) TOAD
6 2 (1.149%) MS Access
6 2 (1.149%) SQLPlus
7 1 (0.575%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.575%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 11 (6.322%) Visual Studio
2 5 (2.874%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (1.149%) QuickTest Pro
3 2 (1.149%) Subversion
3 2 (1.149%) Git (software)
4 1 (0.575%) NUnit
4 1 (0.575%) NetBeans
General
1 22 (12.64%) Retail
2 17 (9.770%) Marketing
3 13 (7.471%) Back Office
4 11 (6.322%) Telecoms
4 11 (6.322%) Finance
5 7 (4.023%) Games
6 4 (2.299%) German Language
7 3 (1.724%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.149%) Billing
9 1 (0.575%) Electronics
9 1 (0.575%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 61 (35.06%) Computer Science
2 15 (8.621%) EPoS
3 11 (6.322%) Mathematics
3 11 (6.322%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (4.023%) SaaS
5 5 (2.874%) Grid Computing
6 3 (1.724%) iPad
6 3 (1.724%) Physics
7 2 (1.149%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.149%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.575%) iPhone
8 1 (0.575%) Visualisation
8 1 (0.575%) Cryptography
8 1 (0.575%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 16 (9.195%) Windows
2 6 (3.448%) Linux
3 2 (1.149%) UNIX
3 2 (1.149%) Apple iOS
3 2 (1.149%) Android
4 1 (0.575%) Windows 8
4 1 (0.575%) Windows Vista
4 1 (0.575%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (13.79%) Software Engineering
2 21 (12.07%) Web Development
2 21 (12.07%) OO
3 13 (7.471%) Unit Testing
3 13 (7.471%) Automated Testing
4 11 (6.322%) Agile Software Development
5 10 (5.747%) Business Development
5 10 (5.747%) Software Testing
6 8 (4.598%) Service Delivery
6 8 (4.598%) Project Management
7 7 (4.023%) Supplier Management
7 7 (4.023%) Load Balancing
7 7 (4.023%) MVC
8 6 (3.448%) CRM
9 5 (2.874%) Test Scripting
9 5 (2.874%) Multithreading
9 5 (2.874%) Waterfall
9 5 (2.874%) Complex Event Processing
9 5 (2.874%) Migration
9 5 (2.874%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 76 (43.68%) C#
2 61 (35.06%) SQL
3 57 (32.76%) Java
4 44 (25.29%) JavaScript
5 20 (11.49%) C++
6 14 (8.046%) VB
7 13 (7.471%) VB.NET
8 12 (6.897%) PHP
9 4 (2.299%) C
9 4 (2.299%) Python
10 3 (1.724%) Delphi
11 2 (1.149%) VBA
11 2 (1.149%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.575%) PHP5
12 1 (0.575%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.575%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 72 (41.38%) Degree
2 5 (2.874%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (2.299%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.149%) HNC
4 2 (1.149%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.023%) PCI DSS
1 7 (4.023%) SLA
2 3 (1.724%) QA
Vendors
1 34 (19.54%) Microsoft
2 24 (13.79%) Oracle
3 3 (1.724%) DevExpress
3 3 (1.724%) Telerik
4 2 (1.149%) JBoss
4 2 (1.149%) Zend
5 1 (0.575%) Facebook
5 1 (0.575%) Google
5 1 (0.575%) Mapinfo
5 1 (0.575%) Progress
5 1 (0.575%) Apple
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: 30 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Graduate Software Developer (.Net, C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net) wanted for National Software House with an excellent career path on offer... The successful Graduate Software Developer will be...
IT Ventures Ltd
Salary: £24000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits, Training
Posted: 19 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Our client who have been operating since 2002 and who are a specialist provider of Case Management and Service Delivery are currently seeking a Graduate Java Developer to...
Proteus Europe
Posted: 14 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
C#, C++ developer with Computer Science, or Engineering or Maths or Physics background needed in Birmingham... Desired: Maths, Physics, Phd, Apply in confidence now for detailed job specification.
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum + + Benefits + Formal training
Posted: 17 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
C#,vb.net, .Net, Visual Studio, WPF, Microsoft, ASP.Net, Graduate, Developer, Programmer, Engineer - Birmingham, West Midlands Are you a Graduate Developer (.Net, C#) looking to break into...
Salary: £18000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 19 June 2013
Warwickshire, West Midlands
Jumar Solutions
Salary: Up to £21k pa + Bens
Posted: 29 May 2013
Warwick, Warwickshire
Senitor Associates
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Worcester, Worcestershire
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: Up to £25k plus benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £20000 per annum + Training!
Posted: 19 June 2013
Cannock, Staffordshire
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £22000 - £40000 per annum + good benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Ascent People Ltd
Salary: £20000 - £25000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senitor Associates
Salary: £19000 - £22000 per annum + good benefits
Posted: 19 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary: £15000 - £20000 per annum
Posted: 30 May 2013
Redditch, Worcestershire
Senitor Associates
Salary: £18000 - £21000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 19 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £30,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £30,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Senitor Associates
Salary: £17000 - £23000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Salary: £15000 - £25000 per annum + commission
Posted: 13 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
QUANTICA
Salary: £15000 - £25000 per annum + commission
Posted: 13 June 2013
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