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The table below looks at the demand for the Graduate role in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Graduate
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank83134
Rank change on same period last yearUp+51
Matching permanent IT job ads12566
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.028 %
As % of the category below2.529 %1.122 %
Salaries quoted11954
Average minimum salary£20,282£17,657
Average salary£22,305£19,814
% change on same period last year+12.57 %
Average maximum salary£24,328£21,971
UK excluding London average salary£23,095£22,094
% change on same period last year+4.53 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads49425884
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.861 %2.532 %
Salaries quoted40634922
Average minimum salary£30,949£31,014
Average salary£33,419£33,723
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Average maximum salary£35,889£36,432
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Graduate YorkshireGraduate
Yorkshire

Graduate
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Graduate Demand Trend

Graduate
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Graduate Salary Trend

Graduate
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Graduate across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LeedsUp+5880£22,677+13.74 %
BradfordUp+1723£22,335+16.02 %
WetherbyNew entry-4£20,000-
BatleyNew entry-4£23,125-
HalifaxDown-144£24,500+25.64 %
WakefieldDown-62£19,500-1.83 %
HuddersfieldDown-51£18,000-8.92 %
Graduate YorkshireGraduate
Yorkshire

Graduate
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1111 (53.37 %)Degree
279 (37.98 %).NET
373 (35.10 %)SQL
452 (25.00 %)C#
547 (22.60 %)Java
644 (21.15 %)SQL Server
741 (19.71 %)Microsoft
838 (18.27 %)Computer Science
937 (17.79 %)MS Excel
1035 (16.83 %)Software Engineering
1133 (15.87 %)Windows
1133 (15.87 %)VB
1230 (14.42 %)Finance
1326 (12.50 %)Health
1422 (10.58 %)ASP.NET
1521 (10.10 %)HTML
1521 (10.10 %)UNIX
1619 (9.135 %)OO
1717 (8.173 %)VB6
1717 (8.173 %)C++
1816 (7.692 %)C
1816 (7.692 %)VB.NET
1816 (7.692 %)VBA
1816 (7.692 %)Windows XP
1915 (7.212 %)Retail
1915 (7.212 %)Windows 2000
1915 (7.212 %)CSS
2014 (6.731 %)Oracle
2014 (6.731 %)Web Development
2112 (5.769 %)Information Security

Graduate
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
179 (37.98 %).NET
222 (10.58 %)ASP.NET
321 (10.10 %)HTML
415 (7.212 %)CSS
511 (5.288 %)XML
67 (3.365 %)AJAX
75 (2.404 %)XHTML
75 (2.404 %)ADO.NET
75 (2.404 %)ASP
84 (1.923 %)XSLT
92 (0.962 %).NET Framework
92 (0.962 %)WinForms
92 (0.962 %)JSP
92 (0.962 %)WF
101 (0.481 %)JBoss Seam
101 (0.481 %)JPA
101 (0.481 %)EJB 3.0
101 (0.481 %)WebServices
101 (0.481 %)EJB
101 (0.481 %)J2EE
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (2.404 %)Lotus Notes
23 (1.442 %)WebLogic
32 (0.962 %)SAS
32 (0.962 %)CMS
41 (0.481 %)JBoss
41 (0.481 %)Tomcat
41 (0.481 %)SharePoint
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (17.79 %)MS Excel
29 (4.327 %)Photoshop
36 (2.885 %)MS Office
36 (2.885 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (0.481 %)MS Visio
41 (0.481 %)SPSS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.962 %)Microsoft CRM
12 (0.962 %)Navision
12 (0.962 %)Dynamics CRM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.442 %)Ethernet
13 (1.442 %)TCP/IP
13 (1.442 %)Internet
22 (0.962 %)POP3
31 (0.481 %)ATM
31 (0.481 %)Intranet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (21.15 %)SQL Server
24 (1.923 %)Crystal Reports
33 (1.442 %)MySQL
33 (1.442 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (0.962 %)MS Access
51 (0.481 %)Oracle 10g
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (4.327 %)Flash
24 (1.923 %)Ant
33 (1.442 %)Subversion
42 (0.962 %)Visual Studio
51 (0.481 %)JUnit
51 (0.481 %)Eclipse
51 (0.481 %)Dreamweaver
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (14.42 %)Finance
226 (12.50 %)Health
315 (7.212 %)Retail
411 (5.288 %)Marketing
58 (3.846 %)Auditing
58 (3.846 %)Education
66 (2.885 %)Advertising
75 (2.404 %)Electronics
84 (1.923 %)Law
84 (1.923 %)Graphic Design
93 (1.442 %)Legal
93 (1.442 %)Electric
93 (1.442 %)Games
102 (0.962 %)Back Office
111 (0.481 %)Multimedia
111 (0.481 %)Pensions
111 (0.481 %)Telecoms
111 (0.481 %)3D Graphics
111 (0.481 %)Government
111 (0.481 %)Manufacturing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
138 (18.27 %)Computer Science
29 (4.327 %)Mathematics
29 (4.327 %)Economics
37 (3.365 %)Management Information System
43 (1.442 %)Social Network
52 (0.962 %)E-Learning
52 (0.962 %)Blog
52 (0.962 %)Web 2.0
52 (0.962 %)Statistics
61 (0.481 %)Photography
61 (0.481 %)AS400
61 (0.481 %)Client/Server
61 (0.481 %)N-Tier
61 (0.481 %)Credit Risk
61 (0.481 %)Multithreading
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (15.87 %)Windows
221 (10.10 %)UNIX
316 (7.692 %)Windows XP
415 (7.212 %)Windows 2000
512 (5.769 %)Linux
65 (2.404 %)Windows NT
71 (0.481 %)Windows Server 2003
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (16.83 %)Software Engineering
219 (9.135 %)OO
314 (6.731 %)Web Development
412 (5.769 %)Disaster Recovery
412 (5.769 %)Information Security
412 (5.769 %)PRINCE2
56 (2.885 %)Business Intelligence
65 (2.404 %)User Acceptance Testing
65 (2.404 %)Time Management
74 (1.923 %)Test Scripting
74 (1.923 %)CRM
74 (1.923 %)Change Management
74 (1.923 %)Practice Management
74 (1.923 %)Agile Software Development
74 (1.923 %)Risk Management
74 (1.923 %)ITIL
74 (1.923 %)Resource Management
83 (1.442 %)Web Design
83 (1.442 %)Unit Testing
92 (0.962 %)Data Analysis
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
173 (35.10 %)SQL
252 (25.00 %)C#
347 (22.60 %)Java
433 (15.87 %)VB
517 (8.173 %)C++
517 (8.173 %)VB6
616 (7.692 %)C
616 (7.692 %)VB.NET
616 (7.692 %)VBA
711 (5.288 %)JavaScript
89 (4.327 %)PHP
95 (2.404 %)Assembly Language
104 (1.923 %)Transact-SQL
104 (1.923 %)Perl
113 (1.442 %)RPG
113 (1.442 %)ActionScript
121 (0.481 %)VBScript
121 (0.481 %)Shell Script
121 (0.481 %)Python
121 (0.481 %)PL/SQL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1111 (53.37 %)Degree
210 (4.808 %)Microsoft Certification
36 (2.885 %)HND
44 (1.923 %)ISEB
44 (1.923 %)CISA
44 (1.923 %)CEH
53 (1.442 %)HNC
53 (1.442 %)Postgraduate
62 (0.962 %)ISEB Practitioner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (1.923 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
14 (1.923 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (0.962 %)Squid
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
141 (19.71 %)Microsoft
214 (6.731 %)Oracle
36 (2.885 %)Apple
45 (2.404 %)Lotus
53 (1.442 %)IBM
53 (1.442 %)Novell
62 (0.962 %)Cisco
71 (0.481 %)Adobe
71 (0.481 %)Sage