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This section looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the South East 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
Rank169242
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching contract IT job ads7953
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.105 %0.054 %
As % of the category below3.202 %1.412 %
Daily rates quoted1114
Average minimum daily rate£245£184
Average daily rate£270£198
% change on same period last year+36.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£295£212
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£319
% change on same period last year-9.07 %
Hourly rates quoted169
Average minimum hourly rate£27.38£21.72
Average hourly rate£28.34£24.36
% change on same period last year+16.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.31£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.14£21.15
% change on same period last year+28.31 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
South East
Matching contract IT job ads24673753
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.288 %3.797 %
Daily rates quoted631974
Average minimum daily rate£335£332
Average daily rate£358£351
% change on same period last year+1.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted226343
Average minimum hourly rate£32.41£32.58
Average hourly rate£34.60£34.53
% change on same period last year+0.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.78£36.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.85£31.30
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
GIS EnglandGIS
England

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East GIS Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

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

South East GIS Daily Rate Histogram

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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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East GIS Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
KentNew entry-22--
BerkshireUp+4020£258-3.73 %
HampshireUp+1713--
SurreyNo change04£400+77.77 %
OxfordshireDown-42--
M4 CorridorUp+62--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2--
Thames ValleyUp+211--
GIS EnglandGIS
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

177 (38.12 %)ESRI
270 (34.65 %)Oracle
361 (30.20 %).NET
457 (28.22 %)ArcGIS
548 (23.76 %)C#
644 (21.78 %)ArcSDE
734 (16.83 %)HTML
830 (14.85 %)ArcObjects
928 (13.86 %)ArcIMS
928 (13.86 %)ASP.NET
1025 (12.38 %)WebServices
1025 (12.38 %)Security Cleared
1124 (11.88 %)Government
1223 (11.39 %)XML
1223 (11.39 %)VB
1223 (11.39 %)Windows
1322 (10.89 %)ASP
1421 (10.40 %)UNIX
1520 (9.901 %)SQL
1619 (9.406 %)JavaScript
1619 (9.406 %)MS Excel
1619 (9.406 %)DV Cleared
1619 (9.406 %)Degree
1619 (9.406 %)AJAX
1718 (8.911 %)Microsoft
1718 (8.911 %)Oracle 10g
1815 (7.426 %)Internet
1815 (7.426 %)SQL Server
1914 (6.931 %)Java
2013 (6.436 %)Mapinfo

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
161 (30.20 %).NET
234 (16.83 %)HTML
330 (14.85 %)ArcObjects
428 (13.86 %)ASP.NET
525 (12.38 %)WebServices
623 (11.39 %)XML
722 (10.89 %)ASP
819 (9.406 %)AJAX
912 (5.941 %)CSS
109 (4.455 %)Ruby on Rails
117 (3.465 %).NET Framework
117 (3.465 %)J2EE
125 (2.475 %)Middleware
133 (1.485 %)WinForms
142 (0.990 %)Google Maps API
142 (0.990 %)XSLT
142 (0.990 %)ADO
151 (0.495 %)ADO.NET
151 (0.495 %)MFC
151 (0.495 %)DCOM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
157 (28.22 %)ArcGIS
244 (21.78 %)ArcSDE
328 (13.86 %)ArcIMS
412 (5.941 %)Oracle Spatial
52 (0.990 %)Apache
61 (0.495 %)MS Exchange
61 (0.495 %)SAS
61 (0.495 %)IIS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (9.406 %)MS Excel
210 (4.950 %)MS Office
39 (4.455 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (1.485 %)AutoCAD
52 (0.990 %)ArcInfo
52 (0.990 %)ArcView
61 (0.495 %)MS Project
61 (0.495 %)SPSS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.485 %)Summit
21 (0.495 %)Great Plains
21 (0.495 %)Staffware
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (7.426 %)Internet
27 (3.465 %)Intranet
33 (1.485 %)TETRA
41 (0.495 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.495 %)SSL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (8.911 %)Oracle 10g
215 (7.426 %)SQL Server
310 (4.950 %)MySQL
46 (2.970 %)PostgreSQL
55 (2.475 %)MS Access
62 (0.990 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (0.495 %)Oracle 9i
71 (0.495 %)DB2
71 (0.495 %)Base SAS
71 (0.495 %)Data Cleansing
71 (0.495 %)Datawarehouse
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (4.455 %)Visual Studio
26 (2.970 %)Flash
31 (0.495 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.495 %)WinRunner
31 (0.495 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.495 %)LoadRunner
31 (0.495 %)JMeter
31 (0.495 %)Subversion
31 (0.495 %)CaliberRM
31 (0.495 %)Oracle Forms
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
124 (11.88 %)Government
210 (4.950 %)Finance
38 (3.960 %)Publishing
47 (3.465 %)Telecoms
54 (1.980 %)Education
63 (1.485 %)Construction
63 (1.485 %)3D Graphics
63 (1.485 %)Local Government
72 (0.990 %)Manufacturing
72 (0.990 %)Marketing
81 (0.495 %)Retail Banking
81 (0.495 %)Health
81 (0.495 %)Legal
81 (0.495 %)Banking
81 (0.495 %)Retail
81 (0.495 %)Insurance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
181 (40.10 %)Developer
240 (19.80 %)GIS Developer
329 (14.36 %)Analyst
420 (9.901 %)Consultant
517 (8.416 %)GIS Consultant
614 (6.931 %).NET Developer
712 (5.941 %)C# Developer
89 (4.455 %)Test Manager
89 (4.455 %)Web Developer
98 (3.960 %)Project Manager
107 (3.465 %)Business Analyst
107 (3.465 %)Test Analyst
107 (3.465 %)Applications Developer
107 (3.465 %)Data Analyst
116 (2.970 %)GIS Analyst
116 (2.970 %)GIS Technician
125 (2.475 %)ASP.NET Developer
125 (2.475 %)Technical Manager
125 (2.475 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
125 (2.475 %)Technical Project Manager
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.485 %)Replication
13 (1.485 %)Web 2.0
13 (1.485 %)Remote Sensing
13 (1.485 %)Data Conversion
22 (0.990 %)Management Information System
22 (0.990 %)German Language
31 (0.495 %)Client/Server
31 (0.495 %)Blackberry
31 (0.495 %)PDA
31 (0.495 %)Photography
31 (0.495 %)SCADA
31 (0.495 %)French Language
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (11.39 %)Windows
221 (10.40 %)UNIX
31 (0.495 %)Linux
31 (0.495 %)Windows NT
31 (0.495 %)Windows XP
31 (0.495 %)Windows Mobile
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (12.38 %)Security Cleared
219 (9.406 %)DV Cleared
312 (5.941 %)Project Management
410 (4.950 %)Test Scripting
58 (3.960 %)SOA
58 (3.960 %)Data Management
66 (2.970 %)Web Development
66 (2.970 %)SC Cleared
75 (2.475 %)Manual Testing
75 (2.475 %)System Testing
75 (2.475 %)Requirements Analysis
75 (2.475 %)E-Commerce
75 (2.475 %)Data Modelling
75 (2.475 %)CAD
84 (1.980 %)B2B
84 (1.980 %)Regression Testing
93 (1.485 %)PRINCE2
93 (1.485 %)UML
93 (1.485 %)Business Analysis
93 (1.485 %)Use Case
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
148 (23.76 %)C#
223 (11.39 %)VB
320 (9.901 %)SQL
419 (9.406 %)JavaScript
514 (6.931 %)Java
69 (4.455 %)Ruby
78 (3.960 %)VB6
78 (3.960 %)C++
86 (2.970 %)ActionScript
94 (1.980 %)PL/SQL
103 (1.485 %)C++/CLI
112 (0.990 %)C
112 (0.990 %)PHP
112 (0.990 %)VBScript
121 (0.495 %)VC++
121 (0.495 %)Python
121 (0.495 %)VB.NET
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (9.406 %)Degree
22 (0.990 %)ISEB
31 (0.495 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.475 %)QA
21 (0.495 %)SLA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.495 %)Active Directory
11 (0.495 %)Samba
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
177 (38.12 %)ESRI
270 (34.65 %)Oracle
318 (8.911 %)Microsoft
413 (6.436 %)Mapinfo
53 (1.485 %)SAP
62 (0.990 %)Perforce
62 (0.990 %)Google
71 (0.495 %)Intergraph
71 (0.495 %)Cisco
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