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This section looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Yorkshire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank118129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads816
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.140 %2.273 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£280£342
Average daily rate£290£342
% change on same period last year-15.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£328
% change on same period last year-3.82 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£8.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£9.00
% change on same period last year+316.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.75£19.63
% change on same period last year+36.30 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads702704
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.926 %0.701 %
Daily rates quoted12070
Average minimum daily rate£287£331
Average daily rate£306£350
% change on same period last year-12.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted7757
Average minimum hourly rate£28.99£27.56
Average hourly rate£31.01£28.94
% change on same period last year+7.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.03£30.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
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.

GIS
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing GIS across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire GIS Daily Rate 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire GIS Hourly Rate Trend

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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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
West YorkshireUp+47£290-15.12 %
South YorkshireNew entry-1--
GIS EnglandGIS
England

GIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

114 (48.28 %)Oracle
213 (44.83 %)Crystal Reports
213 (44.83 %)SQL
312 (41.38 %)Oracle Reports
410 (34.48 %)ESRI
58 (27.59 %)SQL Server
65 (17.24 %).NET
74 (13.79 %)ArcGIS
74 (13.79 %)C#
74 (13.79 %)ASP.NET
74 (13.79 %)Government
83 (10.34 %)PDA
83 (10.34 %)Oracle 8/8i
83 (10.34 %)ArcIMS
92 (6.897 %)Autodesk
92 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (6.897 %)Adobe
92 (6.897 %)ColdFusion
92 (6.897 %)MS Office
92 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2005
92 (6.897 %)ArcSDE
92 (6.897 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
92 (6.897 %)Oracle Spatial
92 (6.897 %)Degree
92 (6.897 %)Capita
92 (6.897 %)Construction
101 (3.448 %)Health
101 (3.448 %)Oracle Workflow
101 (3.448 %)Google
101 (3.448 %)ArcView

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (17.24 %).NET
24 (13.79 %)ASP.NET
31 (3.448 %)LINQ
31 (3.448 %)Google Maps API
31 (3.448 %)WebServices
31 (3.448 %)XML
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (13.79 %)ArcGIS
23 (10.34 %)ArcIMS
32 (6.897 %)ColdFusion
32 (6.897 %)ArcSDE
32 (6.897 %)Oracle Spatial
41 (3.448 %)Oracle Workflow
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (6.897 %)MS Office
21 (3.448 %)ArcView
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.448 %)LAN
11 (3.448 %)WAN
11 (3.448 %)Internet
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (44.83 %)Crystal Reports
212 (41.38 %)Oracle Reports
38 (27.59 %)SQL Server
43 (10.34 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (6.897 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (3.448 %)Oracle 9i
61 (3.448 %)MS Access
61 (3.448 %)Oracle 10g
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.448 %)Visual Studio
11 (3.448 %)Oracle Forms
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (13.79 %)Government
22 (6.897 %)Construction
31 (3.448 %)Health
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (37.93 %)Analyst
111 (37.93 %)MI Analyst
29 (31.03 %)Information Analyst
29 (31.03 %)Developer
37 (24.14 %)GIS Developer
43 (10.34 %).NET Developer
43 (10.34 %)ASP.NET Developer
52 (6.897 %)Applications Developer
52 (6.897 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
52 (6.897 %)C# Developer
52 (6.897 %)Data Analyst
61 (3.448 %)Oracle Developer
61 (3.448 %)Service Manager
61 (3.448 %)Service Desk Manager
61 (3.448 %)GIS Consultant
61 (3.448 %)Consultant
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.34 %)PDA
21 (3.448 %)Life Science
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.448 %)UNIX
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (3.448 %)Problem Management
11 (3.448 %)Incident Management
11 (3.448 %)Service Management
11 (3.448 %)Workflow
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (44.83 %)SQL
24 (13.79 %)C#
31 (3.448 %)PL/SQL
31 (3.448 %)VB
31 (3.448 %)VBA
31 (3.448 %)Shell Script
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (6.897 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (48.28 %)Oracle
210 (34.48 %)ESRI
32 (6.897 %)Autodesk
32 (6.897 %)Adobe
32 (6.897 %)Capita
41 (3.448 %)Google
41 (3.448 %)Microsoft