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The table below looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Scotland 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7590
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads1834
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.037 %
As % of the category below4.110 %4.096 %
Daily rates quoted17
Average minimum daily rate£400£281
Average daily rate£400£302
% change on same period last year+32.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£312
% change on same period last year+12.71 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£32.50£30.00
Average hourly rate£36.50£32.50
% change on same period last year+12.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.50£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.71£22.56
% change on same period last year+9.49 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads438830
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.704 %0.891 %
Daily rates quoted90147
Average minimum daily rate£296£296
Average daily rate£312£312
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£347
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2245
Average minimum hourly rate£27.77£24.25
Average hourly rate£29.90£27.26
% change on same period last year+9.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.02£30.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.57£31.78
% change on same period last year-16.37 %
GIS UKGIS
UK

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.

GIS
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland GIS Hourly Rate Trend

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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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DundeeNew entry-4--
EdinburghUp+213--
GlasgowUp+182--
FifeNew entry-1£400-
GIS UKGIS
UK

GIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

16 (17.65 %)SQL
16 (17.65 %)Oracle
25 (14.71 %)ESRI
25 (14.71 %)ArcGIS
25 (14.71 %)Degree
34 (11.76 %)Smallworld
34 (11.76 %)VB
34 (11.76 %)UNIX
34 (11.76 %)LIMS
43 (8.824 %)Oracle 10g
43 (8.824 %)Mapinfo
43 (8.824 %)VB6
52 (5.882 %)Information Management
52 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
52 (5.882 %)OO
52 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i
52 (5.882 %)Windows
52 (5.882 %)ADO
61 (2.941 %)HND
61 (2.941 %)OOA/OOD
61 (2.941 %).NET
61 (2.941 %)SQL Server
61 (2.941 %)MS Excel
61 (2.941 %)MS Visio
61 (2.941 %)Microsoft
61 (2.941 %)Government
61 (2.941 %)ArcIMS
61 (2.941 %)Data Conversion
61 (2.941 %)Data Extraction
61 (2.941 %)Data Analysis

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (5.882 %)ADO
21 (2.941 %)ArcObjects
21 (2.941 %).NET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (14.71 %)ArcGIS
24 (11.76 %)Smallworld
31 (2.941 %)ArcIMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.941 %)MS Excel
11 (2.941 %)MS Visio
11 (2.941 %)ArcView
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (8.824 %)Oracle 10g
22 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.941 %)Oracle APEX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (2.941 %)Government
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (35.29 %)GIS Technician
27 (20.59 %)Analyst
36 (17.65 %)Developer
45 (14.71 %)GIS Analyst
54 (11.76 %)GIS Developer
54 (11.76 %)Data Analyst
63 (8.824 %)VB Developer
63 (8.824 %)Project Manager
63 (8.824 %)Applications Support
63 (8.824 %)GIS Data Analyst
72 (5.882 %)GIS Manager
72 (5.882 %)VB6 Developer
72 (5.882 %)Support Consultant
72 (5.882 %)Junior
72 (5.882 %)Consultant
81 (2.941 %)Support Analyst
81 (2.941 %)Administrator
81 (2.941 %)Junior Consultant
81 (2.941 %)Applications Consultant
81 (2.941 %)Team Leader
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (11.76 %)LIMS
21 (2.941 %)German Language
21 (2.941 %)Data Conversion
21 (2.941 %)Data Extraction
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (11.76 %)UNIX
22 (5.882 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (5.882 %)OO
12 (5.882 %)Information Management
21 (2.941 %)Data Analysis
21 (2.941 %)Software Testing
21 (2.941 %)Data Management
21 (2.941 %)OOA/OOD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (17.65 %)SQL
24 (11.76 %)VB
33 (8.824 %)VB6
42 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (14.71 %)Degree
21 (2.941 %)HND
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (17.65 %)Oracle
25 (14.71 %)ESRI
33 (8.824 %)Mapinfo
41 (2.941 %)Microsoft