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This section looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Solihull 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-16
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %6.250 %
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£319£324
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.22£18.69
% change on same period last year+40.31 %
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Solihull
Matching contract IT job ads1016
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted16
Average minimum daily rate£200£295
Average daily rate£200£300
% change on same period last year-33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£305
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£358
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£26.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£26.00
% change on same period last year-3.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.15£32.12
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
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.

GIS
Demand Trend

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

Solihull GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull 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.

13 (100.00 %)VBA
13 (100.00 %)ESRI
13 (100.00 %)ArcObjects

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Solihull 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.

Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)ArcObjects
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Developer
13 (100.00 %)GIS Developer
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)VBA
Solihull IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)ESRI