Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the Leeds 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1018
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads235322
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.164 %
As % of the category below46.81 %48.57 %
Salaries quoted203265
Average minimum salary£27,384£28,055
Average salary£30,299£30,592
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
Average maximum salary£33,214£33,128
UK excluding London average salary£36,646£36,975
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Leeds
Matching permanent IT job ads502663
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.434 %0.338 %
Salaries quoted401547
Average minimum salary£31,605£30,128
Average salary£33,955£32,217
% change on same period last year+5.39 %
Average maximum salary£36,305£34,306
UK excluding London average salary£38,607£38,188
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Degree West YorkshireDegree
West Yorkshire

Degree
Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Leeds Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

1213 (38.38 %).NET
2182 (32.79 %)SQL Server
3135 (24.32 %)SQL
4124 (22.34 %)Microsoft
5122 (21.98 %)Finance
6118 (21.26 %)C#
7109 (19.64 %)Computer Science
899 (17.84 %)Windows
982 (14.77 %)XML
982 (14.77 %)Java
1075 (13.51 %)Oracle
1174 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
1269 (12.43 %)C++
1368 (12.25 %)Software Engineering
1461 (10.99 %)MS Excel
1559 (10.63 %)Project Management
1657 (10.27 %)OO
1753 (9.550 %)Microsoft Certification
1852 (9.369 %)VB.NET
1951 (9.189 %)VB
2049 (8.829 %)SQL Server 2005
2049 (8.829 %)HTML
2146 (8.288 %)PRINCE2
2245 (8.108 %)Windows XP
2343 (7.748 %)Windows Server 2003
2440 (7.207 %)SQL Server 2000
2440 (7.207 %)Active Directory
2539 (7.027 %)Business Analysis
2638 (6.847 %)CSS
2735 (6.306 %)WAN

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1213 (38.38 %).NET
282 (14.77 %)XML
374 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
449 (8.829 %)HTML
538 (6.847 %)CSS
634 (6.126 %)AJAX
731 (5.586 %)WinForms
828 (5.045 %)STL
921 (3.784 %)J2EE
1016 (2.883 %)WebServices
1016 (2.883 %).NET Framework
1115 (2.703 %)Middleware
1115 (2.703 %)ADO.NET
1214 (2.523 %)Flash
1214 (2.523 %)XHTML
1310 (1.802 %)ASP
1310 (1.802 %)ASP.NET 2.0
148 (1.441 %)Hibernate
148 (1.441 %)ODBC
148 (1.441 %)Spring
Leeds IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
131 (5.586 %)MS Exchange
226 (4.685 %)Exchange Server 2003
325 (4.505 %)SAS
423 (4.144 %)IIS
513 (2.342 %)CMS
69 (1.622 %)SharePoint
76 (1.081 %)Oracle Workflow
82 (0.360 %)Exchange Server 5.5
82 (0.360 %)MQSeries
82 (0.360 %)BizTalk Server
82 (0.360 %)JBoss
82 (0.360 %)Apache
82 (0.360 %)SharePoint Server 2007
91 (0.180 %)Office Project Server
91 (0.180 %)Tomcat
91 (0.180 %)OpenEdge
91 (0.180 %)CICS
91 (0.180 %)ArcGIS
91 (0.180 %)Exchange Server 2000
Leeds IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
161 (10.99 %)MS Excel
221 (3.784 %)MS Office
39 (1.622 %)MS Project
48 (1.441 %)SPSS
56 (1.081 %)MS PowerPoint
64 (0.721 %)Photoshop
72 (0.360 %)Adobe Illustrator
81 (0.180 %)ArcView
81 (0.180 %)MS Visio
81 (0.180 %)Acrobat
81 (0.180 %)QuarkXPress
81 (0.180 %)FreeHand
81 (0.180 %)Fireworks
81 (0.180 %)MATLAB
81 (0.180 %)GenStat
81 (0.180 %)Stata
Leeds IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
117 (3.063 %)Microsoft CRM
25 (0.901 %)Google Analytics
31 (0.180 %)SAP FI
31 (0.180 %)SAP WM
31 (0.180 %)Oracle EBS
31 (0.180 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.180 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (0.180 %)SAP CO
Leeds IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (6.306 %)LAN
135 (6.306 %)WAN
227 (4.865 %)Firewall
313 (2.342 %)Internet
411 (1.982 %)VPN
411 (1.982 %)Intranet
411 (1.982 %)Network Security
510 (1.802 %)VoIP
68 (1.441 %)FTP
77 (1.261 %)TCP/IP
77 (1.261 %)SAN
86 (1.081 %)DNS
86 (1.081 %)HTTP
86 (1.081 %)SMTP
86 (1.081 %)NGN
94 (0.721 %)VLAN
94 (0.721 %)MPLS
103 (0.541 %)Ethernet
103 (0.541 %)Wireless
112 (0.360 %)C7
Leeds IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1182 (32.79 %)SQL Server
249 (8.829 %)SQL Server 2005
340 (7.207 %)SQL Server 2000
415 (2.703 %)MySQL
514 (2.523 %)Crystal Reports
611 (1.982 %)MS Access
710 (1.802 %)Datawarehouse
710 (1.802 %)Base SAS
89 (1.622 %)RDBMS
97 (1.261 %)DB2
97 (1.261 %)OLAP
97 (1.261 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
97 (1.261 %)SAS Enterprise Miner
106 (1.081 %)Data Mart
115 (0.901 %)Oracle 8/8i
115 (0.901 %)AnswerTree
123 (0.541 %)Oracle 10g
123 (0.541 %)Oracle 9i
132 (0.360 %)Cognos Impromptu
132 (0.360 %)ETL
Leeds IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
127 (4.865 %)Visual Studio
216 (2.883 %)LoadRunner
313 (2.342 %)WinRunner
410 (1.802 %)QuickTest Pro
57 (1.261 %)JUnit
65 (0.901 %)TestDirector
74 (0.721 %)Dreamweaver
81 (0.180 %)Ant
81 (0.180 %)Oracle Forms
81 (0.180 %)Eclipse
Leeds IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1122 (21.98 %)Finance
231 (5.586 %)Health
231 (5.586 %)Marketing
328 (5.045 %)Pensions
425 (4.505 %)Education
524 (4.324 %)Retail
623 (4.144 %)Telecoms
720 (3.604 %)Banking
815 (2.703 %)Insurance
914 (2.523 %)Electronics
914 (2.523 %)Legal
1011 (1.982 %)Manufacturing
1011 (1.982 %)Government
119 (1.622 %)Retail Banking
128 (1.441 %)Investment Banking
137 (1.261 %)Games
137 (1.261 %)Auditing
144 (0.721 %)Construction
152 (0.360 %)Advertising
152 (0.360 %)Electric
Leeds IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1235 (42.34 %)Developer
267 (12.07 %)Graduate
366 (11.89 %)Analyst
459 (10.63 %).NET Developer
550 (9.009 %)Graduate Developer
646 (8.288 %)C# Developer
745 (8.108 %)Junior
839 (7.027 %)Software Developer
839 (7.027 %)Junior Developer
935 (6.306 %)Project Manager
1032 (5.766 %)Consultant
1128 (5.045 %)ASP.NET Developer
1226 (4.685 %)Programmer
1324 (4.324 %)Graduate Software Developer
1422 (3.964 %)Software Engineer
1519 (3.423 %)2nd Line Support
1519 (3.423 %)C++ Software Engineer
1519 (3.423 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1618 (3.243 %)Java Developer
1618 (3.243 %)Business Analyst
Leeds IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1109 (19.64 %)Computer Science
233 (5.946 %)Management Information System
320 (3.604 %)Statistics
418 (3.243 %)Mathematics
58 (1.441 %)Credit Risk
67 (1.261 %)Mainframe
76 (1.081 %)NHS
85 (0.901 %)N-Tier
94 (0.721 %)EPoS
94 (0.721 %)Physics
103 (0.541 %)Clustering
112 (0.360 %)Web 2.0
112 (0.360 %)Thin Client
112 (0.360 %)Fat Client
112 (0.360 %)Social Network
121 (0.180 %)Data Conversion
121 (0.180 %)Data Extraction
121 (0.180 %)iPhone
121 (0.180 %)PMI
121 (0.180 %)AS400
Leeds IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
199 (17.84 %)Windows
245 (8.108 %)Windows XP
343 (7.748 %)Windows Server 2003
434 (6.126 %)UNIX
524 (4.324 %)Linux
612 (2.162 %)Windows 2000 Server
77 (1.261 %)Red Hat Linux
85 (0.901 %)Windows Vista
92 (0.360 %)Solaris
101 (0.180 %)MVS
Leeds IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
168 (12.25 %)Software Engineering
259 (10.63 %)Project Management
357 (10.27 %)OO
446 (8.288 %)PRINCE2
539 (7.027 %)Business Analysis
634 (6.126 %)ITIL
726 (4.685 %)CRM
824 (4.324 %)Web Development
922 (3.964 %)Time Management
1021 (3.784 %)Data Analysis
1021 (3.784 %)E-Commerce
1118 (3.243 %)ERP
1217 (3.063 %)Service Management
1316 (2.883 %)Workflow
1316 (2.883 %)Agile Software Development
1415 (2.703 %)Project Planning
1513 (2.342 %)Web Design
1513 (2.342 %)Information Security
1612 (2.162 %)UML
1711 (1.982 %)Programme Management
Leeds IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1135 (24.32 %)SQL
2118 (21.26 %)C#
382 (14.77 %)Java
469 (12.43 %)C++
552 (9.369 %)VB.NET
651 (9.189 %)VB
732 (5.766 %)JavaScript
819 (3.423 %)VB6
916 (2.883 %)C
1012 (2.162 %)ActionScript
1111 (1.982 %)Transact-SQL
1210 (1.802 %)PHP
1210 (1.802 %)PL/SQL
139 (1.622 %)VBA
148 (1.441 %)SAS Macro
154 (0.721 %)Embedded C++
154 (0.721 %)VC++
154 (0.721 %)VBScript
154 (0.721 %)RPG
163 (0.541 %)COBOL
Leeds IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
153 (9.550 %)Microsoft Certification
225 (4.505 %)MCSE
324 (4.324 %)MCP
420 (3.604 %)HND
515 (2.703 %)ITIL Certification
515 (2.703 %)ISEB
515 (2.703 %)CISSP
611 (1.982 %)PRINCE2 Certification
710 (1.802 %)Cisco Certification
89 (1.622 %)CISM
96 (1.081 %)CCIE
96 (1.081 %)CCSP
105 (0.901 %)CISA
105 (0.901 %)Security Cleared
114 (0.721 %)CCSA
114 (0.721 %)Postgraduate
123 (0.541 %)CCNA
123 (0.541 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
132 (0.360 %)MCTS
132 (0.360 %)MCAD
Leeds IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.063 %)QA
27 (1.261 %)SLA
32 (0.360 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.180 %)ISO27001
41 (0.180 %)COBIT
Leeds IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
140 (7.207 %)Active Directory
25 (0.901 %)NetBackup
33 (0.541 %)VMware ESX
33 (0.541 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (0.360 %)ISA Server
51 (0.180 %)Oracle RMAN
51 (0.180 %)Oracle RAC
Leeds IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (0.901 %)OpenView
15 (0.901 %)OVSD
21 (0.180 %)Data Guard
Leeds IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1124 (22.34 %)Microsoft
275 (13.51 %)Oracle
321 (3.784 %)HP
411 (1.982 %)IBM
58 (1.441 %)VMware
58 (1.441 %)Planview
67 (1.261 %)Red Hat
67 (1.261 %)Cognos
67 (1.261 %)Informatica
76 (1.081 %)Epicor
76 (1.081 %)Citrix
76 (1.081 %)Sybase
76 (1.081 %)Cisco
85 (0.901 %)VERITAS
85 (0.901 %)Omniture
85 (0.901 %)Google
94 (0.721 %)CheckPoint
94 (0.721 %)Adobe
103 (0.541 %)Apple
103 (0.541 %)Stellent