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The table below looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Bristol 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4655
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads74
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.930 %2.878 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£345
% change on same period last year-3.80 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£34.20£33.00
Average hourly rate£35.20£38.00
% change on same period last year-7.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.20£43.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.33£17.23
% change on same period last year+41.24 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads142139
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.285 %0.174 %
Daily rates quoted5635
Average minimum daily rate£287£364
Average daily rate£315£381
% change on same period last year-17.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£399
UK excluding London average daily rate£334£351
% change on same period last year-4.70 %
Hourly rates quoted1326
Average minimum hourly rate£29.02£31.88
Average hourly rate£30.06£36.13
% change on same period last year-16.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.11£40.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.93£31.34
% change on same period last year-17.26 %
GIS South WestGIS
South West

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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol 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 Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol GIS Hourly Rate Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (88.89 %)C++
212 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
212 (66.67 %)Serena
212 (66.67 %)Java
212 (66.67 %)PVCS
212 (66.67 %)STL
212 (66.67 %)UNIX
212 (66.67 %)Solaris
212 (66.67 %)Linux
212 (66.67 %)LuciadMap
311 (61.11 %)UML
311 (61.11 %)CORBA
311 (61.11 %)XML
311 (61.11 %)Middleware
45 (27.78 %)Windows
54 (22.22 %)MFC
54 (22.22 %)SQL Server
54 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
54 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
54 (22.22 %)SNMP
54 (22.22 %)InstallShield
54 (22.22 %)CMS
54 (22.22 %)ESRI
63 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
72 (11.11 %)C
81 (5.556 %)Project Management
81 (5.556 %)Education
81 (5.556 %)Government
81 (5.556 %)Migration
81 (5.556 %)Military

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (66.67 %)STL
112 (66.67 %)LuciadMap
211 (61.11 %)XML
211 (61.11 %)CORBA
211 (61.11 %)Middleware
34 (22.22 %)MFC
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
14 (22.22 %)CMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (22.22 %)SNMP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (22.22 %)SQL Server
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (66.67 %)PVCS
24 (22.22 %)InstallShield
24 (22.22 %)Visual Studio
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.556 %)Education
11 (5.556 %)Government
11 (5.556 %)Military
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (88.89 %)Software Engineer
28 (44.44 %)Java Software Engineer
37 (38.89 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Software Developer
41 (5.556 %)Developer
41 (5.556 %)Embedded Software Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Software Development Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Communications Engineer
41 (5.556 %)C Software Engineer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)LLPG
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (66.67 %)UNIX
112 (66.67 %)Solaris
112 (66.67 %)Linux
25 (27.78 %)Windows
31 (5.556 %)Windows Vista
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (66.67 %)Configuration Management
211 (61.11 %)UML
31 (5.556 %)Project Management
31 (5.556 %)Migration
31 (5.556 %)Asset Management
31 (5.556 %)Supplier Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (88.89 %)C++
212 (66.67 %)Java
32 (11.11 %)C
41 (5.556 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.556 %)SC Cleared
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (66.67 %)Serena
24 (22.22 %)ESRI
31 (5.556 %)Microsoft
31 (5.556 %)Novell