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The table below looks at the demand for ESRI ArcGIS skills within the Thames Valley region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ArcGIS over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkESRI ArcGIS
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank37-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.500 %0.000 %
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£337£213
% change on same period last year+58.05 %
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£23.46£17.71
% change on same period last year+32.50 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads4099
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.099 %
Daily rates quoted1311
Average minimum daily rate£278£468
Average daily rate£298£477
% change on same period last year-37.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£486
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£340
% change on same period last year+3.04 %
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£38.64
Average hourly rate-£39.55
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.63£24.22
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
ArcGIS South EastArcGIS
South East

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.

ArcGIS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ArcGIS across the Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Thames Valley ArcGIS Demand Trend

ArcGIS
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS.

17 (100.00 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)VB.NET
33 (42.86 %)C#
42 (28.57 %)ArcSDE
42 (28.57 %)GIS
42 (28.57 %)ESRI
42 (28.57 %)ArcObjects
51 (14.29 %)ArcIMS
51 (14.29 %)Oracle
51 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
51 (14.29 %)SOAP
51 (14.29 %)WebServices
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft
51 (14.29 %)Logistics
51 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
51 (14.29 %)Java

ArcGIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
22 (28.57 %)ArcObjects
31 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
31 (14.29 %)SOAP
31 (14.29 %)WebServices
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)ArcSDE
21 (14.29 %)ArcIMS
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)GIS
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Developer
23 (42.86 %)Consultant
32 (28.57 %).NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)GIS Developer
41 (14.29 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
41 (14.29 %)C# Developer
41 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
11 (14.29 %)Logistics
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)VB.NET
23 (42.86 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)Java
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)ESRI
21 (14.29 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft