The first table below looks at the demand for GIS skills in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited GIS over the 3 months to 19 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 of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Rank 424 361 459
Rank change year-on-year
-63 +98
Contract jobs citing GIS 108 187 121
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.250% 0.353% 0.211%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.207% 1.796% 1.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 96 51
Average daily rate £400 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £271 £290 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £400 £375 £350
% change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 4 19
Average hourly rate £17.13 £13.75 £34.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+24.58% -60.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £8.00 £9.75 £30.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £52.50 £22.28 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £9.25 £9.50 £34.50
% change year-on-year
-2.63% -72.46%
All Database & Business Intelligence
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
8948 10410 12019
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 20.68% 19.66% 20.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 5458 6235 6935
Average daily rate £389 £375 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.74% -6.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £525 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £330
% change year-on-year
+1.53% -1.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 206 232 325
Average hourly rate £26.00 £26.00 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -13.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.64 £15.00 £16.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £51.21 £43.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year
+10.00% -19.35%
GIS
UK

GIS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing GIS across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

England GIS Jobs Demand Trend

GIS
Daily Rate Trend

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

England GIS Daily Rate Trend

GIS
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GIS across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England GIS Daily Rate Histogram

GIS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England GIS Hourly Rate Trend

GIS
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GIS across the England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

England GIS Hourly Rate Histogram

GIS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the England region over the 3 months to 19 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
South East -1 50 £355 -0.69% 7
London +35 34 £525 +40.00% 10
East of England +14 11 £400 - 2
South West +17 5 £404 +3.52% 2
North West +11 3 - - 3
Yorkshire -7 2 £275 -37.14%
West Midlands -12 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
GIS
UK

GIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

1 57 (25.45%) .NET
2 51 (22.77%) ArcGIS
3 49 (21.88%) Oracle
4 41 (18.30%) Microsoft
5 39 (17.41%) ESRI
6 38 (16.96%) SQL Server
7 37 (16.52%) JavaScript
8 35 (15.63%) Java
8 35 (15.63%) C#
8 35 (15.63%) SQL
9 30 (13.39%) XML
9 30 (13.39%) Management Information System
10 29 (12.95%) Data Modelling
11 25 (11.16%) Windows
11 25 (11.16%) jQuery
12 24 (10.71%) Degree
13 23 (10.27%) ASP.NET
14 22 (9.821%) SAP
14 22 (9.821%) Migration
14 22 (9.821%) Ajax
15 21 (9.375%) Time Management
15 21 (9.375%) J2EE
15 21 (9.375%) Web Services
15 21 (9.375%) Python
16 20 (8.929%) Data Management
17 19 (8.482%) UML
17 19 (8.482%) MS Office
17 19 (8.482%) Visual Studio
18 18 (8.036%) CSS
18 18 (8.036%) ETL

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England 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.

Application Development
1 57 (25.45%) .NET
2 30 (13.39%) XML
3 25 (11.16%) jQuery
4 23 (10.27%) ASP.NET
5 22 (9.821%) Ajax
6 21 (9.375%) J2EE
6 21 (9.375%) Web Services
7 18 (8.036%) CSS
8 17 (7.589%) Dojo
9 16 (7.143%) HTML
10 15 (6.696%) WCF
11 11 (4.911%) ArcObjects
11 11 (4.911%) REST
12 10 (4.464%) Servlets
12 10 (4.464%) XSD
13 8 (3.571%) Silverlight
13 8 (3.571%) .NET Framework
14 7 (3.125%) EDI
14 7 (3.125%) Apache Flex
15 6 (2.679%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 51 (22.77%) ArcGIS
2 12 (5.357%) SharePoint
2 12 (5.357%) IIS
3 11 (4.911%) Oracle Spatial
4 7 (3.125%) Apache
4 7 (3.125%) ArcIMS
5 6 (2.679%) ArcSDE
6 4 (1.786%) Oracle Workflow
7 3 (1.339%) Gentran
7 3 (1.339%) Liferay
8 2 (0.893%) SharePoint Server
9 1 (0.446%) SAS
9 1 (0.446%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.446%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.446%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.446%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 19 (8.482%) MS Office
2 16 (7.143%) MS Excel
3 8 (3.571%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (2.679%) AutoCAD
5 5 (2.232%) MS Visio
6 3 (1.339%) MS Project
6 3 (1.339%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.893%) FastStats
8 1 (0.446%) Office 365
8 1 (0.446%) PowerPivot
Business Applications
1 2 (0.893%) Oracle EBS R12
1 2 (0.893%) Oracle BPM
1 2 (0.893%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.446%) SAP SD
2 1 (0.446%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.446%) SAP cProjects
2 1 (0.446%) SAP MRS
2 1 (0.446%) INSURE/90
2 1 (0.446%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.018%) Internet
2 8 (3.571%) Intranet
3 4 (1.786%) Wireless
3 4 (1.786%) CTI
3 4 (1.786%) RTCP
3 4 (1.786%) RTP
4 2 (0.893%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.446%) SNMP
5 1 (0.446%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.446%) GPRS
5 1 (0.446%) 3GPP
5 1 (0.446%) Firewall
5 1 (0.446%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.446%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (16.96%) SQL Server
2 16 (7.143%) Oracle Reports
3 12 (5.357%) Oracle 11g
4 9 (4.018%) MS Access
4 9 (4.018%) Crystal Reports
4 9 (4.018%) SQL Server 2008
5 8 (3.571%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (2.679%) SQL Server 2005
6 6 (2.679%) SQL Server 2012
6 6 (2.679%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (2.679%) RDBMS
6 6 (2.679%) Data Mining
7 4 (1.786%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.786%) Oracle 10g
8 3 (1.339%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
8 3 (1.339%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.339%) JasperReports
8 3 (1.339%) Oracle BI EE
9 2 (0.893%) MySQL
9 2 (0.893%) Ingres
Development Applications
1 19 (8.482%) Visual Studio
2 3 (1.339%) Maven
3 2 (0.893%) Selenium
3 2 (0.893%) Mockito
3 2 (0.893%) Hudson
3 2 (0.893%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.893%) FindBugs
3 2 (0.893%) NetBeans
3 2 (0.893%) CruiseControl
3 2 (0.893%) ClearCase
3 2 (0.893%) Ant
3 2 (0.893%) JUnit
3 2 (0.893%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.446%) Rational Rose
4 1 (0.446%) Telelogic TAU
4 1 (0.446%) WebDriver
4 1 (0.446%) HttpUnit
4 1 (0.446%) FitNesse
4 1 (0.446%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 16 (7.143%) Finance
2 13 (5.804%) Telecoms
3 8 (3.571%) Publishing
4 7 (3.125%) Local Government
5 6 (2.679%) Banking
6 4 (1.786%) Marketing
7 3 (1.339%) Back Office
7 3 (1.339%) Investment Banking
8 2 (0.893%) Games
9 1 (0.446%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.446%) Electronics
9 1 (0.446%) Legal
9 1 (0.446%) Advertising
9 1 (0.446%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.446%) Billing
9 1 (0.446%) Military
Job Titles
1 57 (25.45%) Developer
2 49 (21.88%) Analyst
3 42 (18.75%) Architect
4 21 (9.375%) Consultant
4 21 (9.375%) Business Analyst
5 20 (8.929%) GIS Developer
6 15 (6.696%) .NET Developer
7 14 (6.250%) GIS Analyst
8 10 (4.464%) Solutions Architect
8 10 (4.464%) Enterprise Architect
9 9 (4.018%) Data Analyst
9 9 (4.018%) DBA
10 8 (3.571%) Administrator
11 7 (3.125%) Technical Architect
11 7 (3.125%) Senior Developer
11 7 (3.125%) ASP.NET Developer
11 7 (3.125%) GIS Consultant
12 6 (2.679%) Oracle Consultant
12 6 (2.679%) GIS Technician
12 6 (2.679%) Analyst Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 30 (13.39%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.804%) Open Source
3 8 (3.571%) N-Tier
4 6 (2.679%) Computer Science
4 6 (2.679%) Photography
4 6 (2.679%) SaaS
5 5 (2.232%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (2.232%) Tandem
5 5 (2.232%) SWIFT
6 4 (1.786%) iPhone
6 4 (1.786%) Data Conversion
6 4 (1.786%) Statistics
6 4 (1.786%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.786%) IVR
6 4 (1.786%) Blackberry
6 4 (1.786%) Handset
7 3 (1.339%) Replication
7 3 (1.339%) Mathematics
7 3 (1.339%) Data Extraction
8 2 (0.893%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.16%) Windows
2 15 (6.696%) Linux
3 9 (4.018%) UNIX
3 9 (4.018%) Windows 7
3 9 (4.018%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 8 (3.571%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (3.125%) Android
6 1 (0.446%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (0.446%) Solaris
6 1 (0.446%) Windows 2000
6 1 (0.446%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.446%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.446%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (12.95%) Data Modelling
2 22 (9.821%) Migration
3 21 (9.375%) Time Management
4 20 (8.929%) Data Management
5 19 (8.482%) UML
6 18 (8.036%) ETL
7 17 (7.589%) TOGAF
7 17 (7.589%) Data Migration
8 14 (6.250%) CAD
9 13 (5.804%) Business Intelligence
9 13 (5.804%) Asset Management
10 12 (5.357%) Business Analysis
11 11 (4.911%) Service Delivery
11 11 (4.911%) Technical Architecture
11 11 (4.911%) Enterprise Architecture
12 10 (4.464%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (4.464%) CRM
12 10 (4.464%) Project Management
13 9 (4.018%) OO
13 9 (4.018%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 37 (16.52%) JavaScript
2 35 (15.63%) Java
2 35 (15.63%) C#
2 35 (15.63%) SQL
3 21 (9.375%) Python
4 9 (4.018%) PL/SQL
5 5 (2.232%) COBOL
6 4 (1.786%) PHP
6 4 (1.786%) T-SQL
7 3 (1.339%) VBA
7 3 (1.339%) C++
8 2 (0.893%) MapBasic
8 2 (0.893%) Perl
9 1 (0.446%) RPG
9 1 (0.446%) VB
9 1 (0.446%) ABAP
9 1 (0.446%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
9 1 (0.446%) RPG IV
9 1 (0.446%) Korn
9 1 (0.446%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 24 (10.71%) Degree
2 14 (6.250%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.125%) ISEB
4 6 (2.679%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.232%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.786%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (1.339%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (0.893%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.893%) NVQ Level 4
8 2 (0.893%) MBCS
9 1 (0.446%) CISSP
9 1 (0.446%) CEH
9 1 (0.446%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.446%) EnCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.339%) SLA
1 3 (1.339%) Data Quality
1 3 (1.339%) QA
System Software
1 2 (0.893%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.446%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.446%) VMware ESX
2 1 (0.446%) Oracle RMAN
2 1 (0.446%) vCloud
2 1 (0.446%) vSphere
2 1 (0.446%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 1 (0.446%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (0.446%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 49 (21.88%) Oracle
2 41 (18.30%) Microsoft
3 39 (17.41%) ESRI
4 22 (9.821%) SAP
5 13 (5.804%) Mapinfo
6 9 (4.018%) Red Hat
7 6 (2.679%) DevExpress
7 6 (2.679%) Telerik
8 4 (1.786%) Business Objects
9 3 (1.339%) IBM
9 3 (1.339%) Informatica
9 3 (1.339%) VMware
9 3 (1.339%) Nokia Siemens Networks
10 2 (0.893%) Unica
10 2 (0.893%) Google
10 2 (0.893%) Orchard
10 2 (0.893%) NEC
10 2 (0.893%) Cognizant
10 2 (0.893%) Ericsson
10 2 (0.893%) Remedy
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Salary: £9.90 - 9.90 per hour
Posted: 14 June 2013
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Interaction Recruitment PLC
Salary: £9.00 - 9.90 per hour
Posted: 13 June 2013
Reading, Berkshire
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Interaction Recruitment PLC
Salary: £9.90 - 9.90 per hour
Posted: 13 June 2013
Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
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Posted: 11 June 2013
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Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 3 June 2013
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Posted: 17 June 2013
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