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The table below looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the South West 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10392
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads4380
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.081 %
As % of the category below4.736 %6.380 %
Daily rates quoted98
Average minimum daily rate£358£329
Average daily rate£376£351
% change on same period last year+7.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£290
% change on same period last year+14.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1521
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67£21.43
Average hourly rate£26.40£22.62
% change on same period last year+16.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.13£23.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.15£21.05
% change on same period last year+14.74 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
South West
Matching contract IT job ads9081254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.284 %1.269 %
Daily rates quoted257234
Average minimum daily rate£340£321
Average daily rate£365£351
% change on same period last year+4.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£350
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted87150
Average minimum hourly rate£24.73£31.77
Average hourly rate£26.64£34.36
% change on same period last year-22.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.56£36.96
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.90£31.89
% change on same period last year-6.24 %
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

South West 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 West region.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South West 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 West region.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South West GIS Hourly Rate Histogram

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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 South West region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
WiltshireUp+813£192-38.50 %
BristolUp+1312--
SomersetDown-49£471+34.52 %
GloucestershireDown-112--
GIS EnglandGIS
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

123 (27.38 %)C++
219 (22.62 %)Java
219 (22.62 %)XML
317 (20.24 %)ESRI
416 (19.05 %)Government
416 (19.05 %)Configuration Management
416 (19.05 %)UML
514 (16.67 %)STL
514 (16.67 %)PVCS
514 (16.67 %)UNIX
514 (16.67 %)Solaris
514 (16.67 %)Linux
514 (16.67 %)Serena
514 (16.67 %)LuciadMap
613 (15.48 %)CORBA
613 (15.48 %)Middleware
711 (13.10 %).NET
711 (13.10 %)ArcGIS
810 (11.90 %)SQL Server
99 (10.71 %)Oracle
99 (10.71 %)Mapinfo
108 (9.524 %)ArcIMS
108 (9.524 %)SQL
108 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
117 (8.333 %)WebServices
117 (8.333 %)SAP
117 (8.333 %)C#
117 (8.333 %)Microsoft
117 (8.333 %)Project Management
117 (8.333 %)Security Cleared

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (22.62 %)XML
214 (16.67 %)LuciadMap
214 (16.67 %)STL
313 (15.48 %)Middleware
313 (15.48 %)CORBA
411 (13.10 %).NET
57 (8.333 %)WebServices
65 (5.952 %).NET Framework
74 (4.762 %)ADO.NET
74 (4.762 %)MFC
82 (2.381 %)ADO
82 (2.381 %)J2EE
82 (2.381 %)ArcObjects
82 (2.381 %)AJAX
82 (2.381 %)HTML
91 (1.190 %)Swing
91 (1.190 %)XHTML
91 (1.190 %)J2SE
91 (1.190 %)Java RMI
91 (1.190 %)CSS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (13.10 %)ArcGIS
28 (9.524 %)ArcIMS
34 (4.762 %)CMS
34 (4.762 %)MS Exchange
43 (3.571 %)ArcSDE
52 (2.381 %)Oracle Spatial
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (7.143 %)MS Office
16 (7.143 %)MS Excel
23 (3.571 %)ArcView
31 (1.190 %)AutoCAD
31 (1.190 %)ArcInfo
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.762 %)SNMP
23 (3.571 %)Internet
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (11.90 %)SQL Server
26 (7.143 %)MS Access
32 (2.381 %)Oracle 10g
32 (2.381 %)SQLPlus
41 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.190 %)BusinessObjects
41 (1.190 %)ETL
41 (1.190 %)RDBMS
41 (1.190 %)Oracle 9i
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (16.67 %)PVCS
24 (4.762 %)InstallShield
24 (4.762 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (19.05 %)Government
22 (2.381 %)Local Government
31 (1.190 %)Legal
31 (1.190 %)Military
31 (1.190 %)Finance
31 (1.190 %)Education
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (22.62 %)Software Engineer
216 (19.05 %)Developer
313 (15.48 %)C++ Software Engineer
313 (15.48 %)Java Software Engineer
412 (14.29 %)Analyst
59 (10.71 %)GIS Developer
66 (7.143 %)GIS Analyst
66 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
75 (5.952 %)C# Developer
84 (4.762 %)Coordinator
93 (3.571 %)Author
93 (3.571 %)Technical Author
93 (3.571 %)GIS Technician
93 (3.571 %).NET Developer
102 (2.381 %)GIS Manager
102 (2.381 %)Delivery Manager
102 (2.381 %)Technical Lead
102 (2.381 %)Java Developer
102 (2.381 %)Administrator
102 (2.381 %)Design Engineer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.381 %)Statistics
21 (1.190 %)LLPG
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (16.67 %)UNIX
114 (16.67 %)Solaris
114 (16.67 %)Linux
25 (5.952 %)Windows
31 (1.190 %)Windows Vista
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (19.05 %)UML
116 (19.05 %)Configuration Management
28 (9.524 %)PRINCE2
37 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
37 (8.333 %)Project Management
44 (4.762 %)RUP
44 (4.762 %)Data Management
44 (4.762 %)Data Analysis
44 (4.762 %)Test Scripting
53 (3.571 %)Asset Management
53 (3.571 %)SC Cleared
53 (3.571 %)Migration
62 (2.381 %)Unified Process
62 (2.381 %)E-Commerce
62 (2.381 %)SOA
62 (2.381 %)Supplier Management
62 (2.381 %)OOA/OOD
62 (2.381 %)Change Management
62 (2.381 %)Integration Testing
62 (2.381 %)Data Migration
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (27.38 %)C++
219 (22.62 %)Java
38 (9.524 %)SQL
47 (8.333 %)C#
54 (4.762 %)Delphi
54 (4.762 %)VB
63 (3.571 %)JavaScript
63 (3.571 %)Shell Script
72 (2.381 %)MapBasic
72 (2.381 %)VB.NET
72 (2.381 %)Fortran
81 (1.190 %)C
81 (1.190 %)PL/SQL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.762 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.381 %)QA
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (20.24 %)ESRI
214 (16.67 %)Serena
39 (10.71 %)Oracle
39 (10.71 %)Mapinfo
47 (8.333 %)SAP
47 (8.333 %)Microsoft
51 (1.190 %)Informatica
51 (1.190 %)Novell
51 (1.190 %)Business Objects