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The table below looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GIS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank112124
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads1010
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.653 %1.300 %
Salaries quoted109
Average minimum salary£30,850£32,667
Average salary£32,880£32,667
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
Average maximum salary£34,910£32,667
UK excluding London average salary£38,300£34,421
% change on same period last year+11.27 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads605769
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.350 %0.331 %
Salaries quoted541680
Average minimum salary£35,365£34,644
Average salary£39,119£37,884
% change on same period last year+3.26 %
Average maximum salary£42,873£41,124
UK excluding London average salary£37,428£38,462
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
GIS West MidlandsGIS
West Midlands

GIS
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing GIS across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham GIS Salary Trend

GIS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GIS across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Birmingham GIS Salary Histogram

GIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited GIS.

129 (67.44 %)Pensions
223 (53.49 %).NET
322 (51.16 %)VB.NET
322 (51.16 %)C#
322 (51.16 %)ASP.NET
322 (51.16 %)ASP.NET 2.0
412 (27.91 %)Oracle
510 (23.26 %)Oracle 10g
510 (23.26 %)SQL Server
510 (23.26 %)Oracle Spatial
69 (20.93 %)Java
78 (18.60 %)UNIX
87 (16.28 %)XML
95 (11.63 %)SQL
95 (11.63 %)VB
95 (11.63 %)VBA
95 (11.63 %)WebServices
95 (11.63 %)EAI
95 (11.63 %)Unit Testing
95 (11.63 %)QA
104 (9.302 %)Health
104 (9.302 %)Data Management
104 (9.302 %)CAD
104 (9.302 %)AutoCAD
104 (9.302 %)XSLT
113 (6.977 %)ODBC
113 (6.977 %)JDBC
113 (6.977 %)J2EE
113 (6.977 %)Sun
113 (6.977 %)Sun Certification

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 IT job ads sampled that cited GIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
123 (53.49 %).NET
222 (51.16 %)ASP.NET
222 (51.16 %)ASP.NET 2.0
37 (16.28 %)XML
45 (11.63 %)WebServices
54 (9.302 %)XSLT
63 (6.977 %)ODBC
63 (6.977 %)EDI
63 (6.977 %)JMS
63 (6.977 %)JDBC
63 (6.977 %)J2EE
72 (4.651 %)Middleware
81 (2.326 %)ArcObjects
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (23.26 %)Oracle Spatial
23 (6.977 %)Gentran
31 (2.326 %)ArcGIS
31 (2.326 %)ArcIMS
31 (2.326 %)ArcSDE
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.302 %)AutoCAD
22 (4.651 %)MS Visio
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.651 %)SAP MM
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.326 %)HTTPS
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (23.26 %)SQL Server
110 (23.26 %)Oracle 10g
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (67.44 %)Pensions
24 (9.302 %)Health
33 (6.977 %)Finance
33 (6.977 %)Construction
41 (2.326 %)FMCG
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (60.47 %)Developer
223 (53.49 %)GIS Developer
322 (51.16 %)ASP.NET Developer
322 (51.16 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
322 (51.16 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
322 (51.16 %).NET Developer
322 (51.16 %)C# Developer
322 (51.16 %)VB.NET Developer
412 (27.91 %)Graduate Developer
412 (27.91 %)Graduate
412 (27.91 %)Graduate .NET Developer
412 (27.91 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
55 (11.63 %)Service Manager
64 (9.302 %)AutoCAD Technician
73 (6.977 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
73 (6.977 %)Java/J2EE Developer
73 (6.977 %)J2EE Developer
73 (6.977 %)Java Developer
73 (6.977 %)Senior Developer
73 (6.977 %)Senior J2EE Developer
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (18.60 %)UNIX
23 (6.977 %)AIX
32 (4.651 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (11.63 %)EAI
15 (11.63 %)Unit Testing
24 (9.302 %)CAD
24 (9.302 %)Data Management
32 (4.651 %)ITIL
32 (4.651 %)Service Delivery
32 (4.651 %)Change Management
32 (4.651 %)Service Management
32 (4.651 %)Data Protection
41 (2.326 %)Process Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (51.16 %)C#
122 (51.16 %)VB.NET
29 (20.93 %)Java
35 (11.63 %)SQL
35 (11.63 %)VB
35 (11.63 %)VBA
43 (6.977 %)XPath
52 (4.651 %)ABAP
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (6.977 %)Sun Certification
13 (6.977 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (11.63 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (27.91 %)Oracle
23 (6.977 %)Sun
23 (6.977 %)ESRI
32 (4.651 %)SAP
41 (2.326 %)Autodesk