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This section looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GIS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4160
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads1110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.010 %
As % of the category below6.250 %4.587 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£356
Average daily rate-£385
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£414
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£319
% change on same period last year-9.07 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£9.45£24.50
Average hourly rate£9.45£24.50
% change on same period last year-61.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£9.45£24.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.14£21.15
% change on same period last year+28.31 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads176218
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.235 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted4345
Average minimum daily rate£302£332
Average daily rate£326£350
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£21.73£20.25
Average hourly rate£25.73£21.58
% change on same period last year+19.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.73£22.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.85£31.30
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
GIS West MidlandsGIS
West Midlands

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing GIS across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Birmingham GIS Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing GIS across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham GIS Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GIS across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham GIS Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GIS across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Birmingham GIS Hourly Rate Histogram

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Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing GIS 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited GIS.

110 (40.00 %)ESRI
27 (28.00 %)ArcObjects
27 (28.00 %)Spreadsheet
27 (28.00 %)VBA
36 (24.00 %)EDI
36 (24.00 %)MS Visio
36 (24.00 %)Middleware
36 (24.00 %)Service Delivery
43 (12.00 %)Security Cleared
52 (8.000 %)CA Clarity
52 (8.000 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (8.000 %)Project Planning
52 (8.000 %)Finance
52 (8.000 %)ERP
52 (8.000 %)MS Project
52 (8.000 %)MS Office
52 (8.000 %)PRINCE2
52 (8.000 %)MS Excel

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing GIS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited GIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (28.00 %)ArcObjects
26 (24.00 %)EDI
26 (24.00 %)Middleware
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (28.00 %)Spreadsheet
26 (24.00 %)MS Visio
32 (8.000 %)MS PowerPoint
32 (8.000 %)CA Clarity
32 (8.000 %)MS Project
32 (8.000 %)MS Office
32 (8.000 %)MS Excel
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.000 %)Finance
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (36.00 %)Developer
19 (36.00 %)Analyst
28 (32.00 %)GIS Developer
37 (28.00 %)Data Analyst
46 (24.00 %)Systems Manager
46 (24.00 %)GIS Manager
52 (8.000 %)PMO Analyst
52 (8.000 %)Architect
52 (8.000 %)Technical Architect
61 (4.000 %)Consultant
61 (4.000 %)Support Analyst
61 (4.000 %)Technical Consultant
61 (4.000 %)Technical Designer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (24.00 %)Service Delivery
23 (12.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (8.000 %)Project Planning
32 (8.000 %)PRINCE2
32 (8.000 %)ERP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (28.00 %)VBA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (40.00 %)ESRI
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