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The table below looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the West Sussex 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2747
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.004 %
As % of the category below7.246 %3.226 %
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£322£345
% change on same period last year-6.77 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£23.00
Average hourly rate-£23.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.11£16.98
% change on same period last year+41.93 %
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads6993
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.114 %
Daily rates quoted2036
Average minimum daily rate£277£335
Average daily rate£296£346
% change on same period last year-14.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£315£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£352
% change on same period last year-4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£32.36
Average hourly rate£25.00£35.64
% change on same period last year-29.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£38.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.95£31.26
% change on same period last year-16.98 %
GIS South EastGIS
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.

GIS
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing GIS across the West Sussex region.

West Sussex GIS Hourly Rate Trend

GIS
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 West Sussex region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GatwickNew entry-3--
GIS South EastGIS
South East

GIS
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

17 (87.50 %)UNIX
17 (87.50 %)Linux
26 (75.00 %)Windows
26 (75.00 %)PHP
26 (75.00 %)SQL
26 (75.00 %)MySQL
26 (75.00 %)SQL Server
26 (75.00 %)Apache
26 (75.00 %)MS Excel
26 (75.00 %)Progress
26 (75.00 %)NFS
26 (75.00 %)SAN
26 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
26 (75.00 %)Firewall
26 (75.00 %)VMware
26 (75.00 %)Logistics
26 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
26 (75.00 %)VLAN
26 (75.00 %)Web Development
26 (75.00 %)iSCSI
26 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (25.00 %)C++
41 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
41 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
41 (12.50 %)VxWorks
41 (12.50 %)Rational Rose
41 (12.50 %)OOD
41 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
41 (12.50 %)UML

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (75.00 %)Apache
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (75.00 %)MS Excel
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (75.00 %)SAN
16 (75.00 %)Firewall
16 (75.00 %)VLAN
16 (75.00 %)iSCSI
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (75.00 %)MySQL
16 (75.00 %)SQL Server
16 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
16 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
11 (12.50 %)Rational Rose
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (75.00 %)Analyst
16 (75.00 %)Systems Analyst
16 (75.00 %)Database Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Developer
31 (12.50 %)C++ Developer
31 (12.50 %)GIS Developer
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (87.50 %)UNIX
17 (87.50 %)Linux
26 (75.00 %)Windows
31 (12.50 %)VxWorks
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)Logistics
16 (75.00 %)Web Development
21 (12.50 %)UML
21 (12.50 %)OOD
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)PHP
16 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (25.00 %)C++
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)SC Cleared
11 (12.50 %)Security Cleared
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (75.00 %)NFS
16 (75.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)Progress
16 (75.00 %)VMware