The first table below looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills in IT jobs advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Edinburgh region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Agile Software Development
Rank 19 12 28
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +16
Permanent jobs citing Agile Software Development 106 163 101
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 9.879% 11.87% 6.627%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.10% 16.28% 8.396%
Number of salaries quoted 58 119 71
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,000 £26,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Edinburgh
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
809 1001 1203
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh 75.40% 72.91% 78.94%
Number of salaries quoted 473 695 852
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% -2.43%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Agile Software Development
Scotland

Agile Software Development
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Edinburgh Agile Software Development Jobs Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Agile Software Development Salary Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Edinburgh Agile Software Development Salary Histogram

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

1 83 (36.09%) .NET
2 82 (35.65%) C#
3 77 (33.48%) JavaScript
4 74 (32.17%) CSS
5 73 (31.74%) HTML
6 63 (27.39%) Java
7 62 (26.96%) Scrum
8 57 (24.78%) SQL Server
8 57 (24.78%) jQuery
9 54 (23.48%) Finance
9 54 (23.48%) Degree
10 50 (21.74%) TDD
11 46 (20.00%) SQL
12 42 (18.26%) Project Management
13 37 (16.09%) MVC
14 35 (15.22%) ASP.NET
15 31 (13.48%) Web Services
15 31 (13.48%) Linux
16 30 (13.04%) HTML5
17 29 (12.61%) JBoss
17 29 (12.61%) Oracle
18 28 (12.17%) Computer Science
19 27 (11.74%) J2EE
20 26 (11.30%) Microsoft
21 25 (10.87%) Python
21 25 (10.87%) XML
22 24 (10.43%) Games
23 23 (10.00%) Unit Testing
24 22 (9.565%) Continuous Integration
25 21 (9.130%) Internet

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 83 (36.09%) .NET
2 74 (32.17%) CSS
3 73 (31.74%) HTML
4 57 (24.78%) jQuery
5 35 (15.22%) ASP.NET
6 31 (13.48%) Web Services
7 30 (13.04%) HTML5
8 27 (11.74%) J2EE
9 25 (10.87%) XML
10 20 (8.696%) Hibernate
11 17 (7.391%) ASP.NET MVC
12 15 (6.522%) Ajax
13 14 (6.087%) Spring
14 13 (5.652%) Sass
14 13 (5.652%) LESS
15 12 (5.217%) .NET Framework
15 12 (5.217%) SOAP
16 10 (4.348%) WCF
17 9 (3.913%) Spring MVC
18 8 (3.478%) CSS3
Application Platforms
1 17 (7.391%) Apache
2 13 (5.652%) Amazon EC2
3 6 (2.609%) CMS
4 4 (1.739%) IIS
5 3 (1.304%) ESB
5 3 (1.304%) SharePoint
5 3 (1.304%) Mule
5 3 (1.304%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (1.304%) Windows Azure
6 2 (0.870%) Drupal
6 2 (0.870%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.870%) TeamSite
7 1 (0.435%) Joomla!
7 1 (0.435%) BizTalk Server
7 1 (0.435%) DotNetNuke
7 1 (0.435%) WordPress
7 1 (0.435%) lighttpd
7 1 (0.435%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.435%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.435%) Amazon AWS
Applications
1 11 (4.783%) MS Excel
2 8 (3.478%) MS Project
3 4 (1.739%) FrameMaker
3 4 (1.739%) RoboHelp
3 4 (1.739%) MS Office
4 1 (0.435%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.435%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.435%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.435%) Fireworks
Business Applications
1 2 (0.870%) Oracle BPM
1 2 (0.870%) BusinessWorks
2 1 (0.435%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 21 (9.130%) Internet
2 5 (2.174%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (24.78%) SQL Server
2 19 (8.261%) Data Warehouse
3 18 (7.826%) SQL Server 2008
4 13 (5.652%) Pentaho
5 11 (4.783%) MySQL
6 9 (3.913%) SQL Server 2012
7 7 (3.043%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (2.609%) NoSQL
8 6 (2.609%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (2.174%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (2.174%) RDBMS
10 4 (1.739%) Big Data
10 4 (1.739%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (1.739%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 3 (1.304%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.870%) Oracle 11g
12 2 (0.870%) OLAP
12 2 (0.870%) Data Mining
12 2 (0.870%) SQL Server 2005
13 1 (0.435%) CouchDB
Development Applications
1 20 (8.696%) Subversion
2 14 (6.087%) Eclipse
2 14 (6.087%) Git (software)
3 13 (5.652%) Visual Studio
4 10 (4.348%) Selenium
4 10 (4.348%) Team Foundation Server
4 10 (4.348%) Maven
5 8 (3.478%) Jenkins
5 8 (3.478%) JIRA
6 7 (3.043%) JUnit
6 7 (3.043%) PhoneGap
6 7 (3.043%) Appcelerator Titanium
7 3 (1.304%) Bugzilla
8 2 (0.870%) WatiN
8 2 (0.870%) Talend Open Studio
8 2 (0.870%) TestDirector
8 2 (0.870%) QuickTest Pro
8 2 (0.870%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.870%) PowerBuilder
8 2 (0.870%) CruiseControl
General
1 54 (23.48%) Finance
2 24 (10.43%) Games
3 14 (6.087%) Banking
4 13 (5.652%) Retail
5 10 (4.348%) Publishing
6 7 (3.043%) Advertising
7 3 (1.304%) Telecoms
8 2 (0.870%) Financial Institution
8 2 (0.870%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.435%) Legal
9 1 (0.435%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.435%) Multimedia
9 1 (0.435%) Marketing
9 1 (0.435%) German Language
Job Titles
1 99 (43.04%) Developer
2 36 (15.65%) Project Manager
3 32 (13.91%) .NET Developer
4 30 (13.04%) Architect
5 21 (9.130%) Analyst
6 20 (8.696%) Software Developer
6 20 (8.696%) Web Developer
6 20 (8.696%) Java Developer
7 18 (7.826%) Solutions Architect
8 16 (6.957%) Software Engineer
9 13 (5.652%) Test Analyst
10 10 (4.348%) Front-End Developer
11 9 (3.913%) Development Manager
12 8 (3.478%) Designer
12 8 (3.478%) Senior Developer
12 8 (3.478%) Business Analyst
12 8 (3.478%) Test Engineer
13 7 (3.043%) Java Software Engineer
13 7 (3.043%) ASP.NET Developer
13 7 (3.043%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 28 (12.17%) Computer Science
2 14 (6.087%) Enterprise Software
3 6 (2.609%) Cloud Computing
3 6 (2.609%) Web 2.0
4 5 (2.174%) Mobile App
5 4 (1.739%) Mobile Banking
6 3 (1.304%) Blackberry
6 3 (1.304%) iPhone
6 3 (1.304%) Open Source
7 2 (0.870%) SaaS
7 2 (0.870%) EPoS
7 2 (0.870%) Grid Computing
8 1 (0.435%) Online Banking
8 1 (0.435%) Firmware
8 1 (0.435%) Management Information System
8 1 (0.435%) Social Gaming
Operating Systems
1 31 (13.48%) Linux
2 18 (7.826%) Android
3 14 (6.087%) Apple iOS
4 11 (4.783%) Windows
5 10 (4.348%) UNIX
6 1 (0.435%) CentOS
6 1 (0.435%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (26.96%) Scrum
2 50 (21.74%) TDD
3 42 (18.26%) Project Management
4 37 (16.09%) MVC
5 23 (10.00%) Unit Testing
6 22 (9.565%) Continuous Integration
7 20 (8.696%) OO
8 19 (8.261%) Analytics
9 18 (7.826%) Product Management
9 18 (7.826%) Web Development
10 15 (6.522%) Business Intelligence
11 13 (5.652%) Software Engineering
12 12 (5.217%) Automated Testing
13 11 (4.783%) OOD
13 11 (4.783%) Release Management
14 10 (4.348%) OOP
14 10 (4.348%) Data Modelling
14 10 (4.348%) Business Analysis
15 9 (3.913%) PRINCE2
15 9 (3.913%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 82 (35.65%) C#
2 77 (33.48%) JavaScript
3 63 (27.39%) Java
4 46 (20.00%) SQL
5 25 (10.87%) Python
6 20 (8.696%) PHP
7 14 (6.087%) Perl
7 14 (6.087%) C++
7 14 (6.087%) T-SQL
8 9 (3.913%) Ruby
9 8 (3.478%) VC++
10 6 (2.609%) PL/SQL
11 5 (2.174%) VB.NET
12 3 (1.304%) Objective-C
13 2 (0.870%) ActionScript
13 2 (0.870%) VB
13 2 (0.870%) XPath
14 1 (0.435%) C
14 1 (0.435%) PHP5
Qualifications
1 54 (23.48%) Degree
2 16 (6.957%) ISEB
3 9 (3.913%) ISTQB
3 9 (3.913%) MCPD
4 4 (1.739%) Sun Certification
4 4 (1.739%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (1.739%) Oracle Certification
4 4 (1.739%) MCDBA
5 2 (0.870%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.435%) MCTS
6 1 (0.435%) HND
6 1 (0.435%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.261%) QA
System Software
1 5 (2.174%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.435%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.739%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 29 (12.61%) JBoss
1 29 (12.61%) Oracle
2 26 (11.30%) Microsoft
3 14 (6.087%) Red Hat
4 6 (2.609%) Twitter
4 6 (2.609%) VMware
5 4 (1.739%) Sybase
5 4 (1.739%) Perforce
6 3 (1.304%) TIBCO
6 3 (1.304%) Sitecore
7 2 (0.870%) Talend
7 2 (0.870%) IBM
7 2 (0.870%) webMethods
8 1 (0.435%) Casewise
8 1 (0.435%) Reuters
8 1 (0.435%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.435%) Dell
8 1 (0.435%) Symbian
8 1 (0.435%) Pega
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful Software Developers will be joining an existing team of highly skilled C# .Net Developers who work in an Agile environment where cutting edge Microsoft development tools...
Harvey Nash Consulting (Scotland) Limited
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 27 April 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
T In this role you will; Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance ground-breaking and high-profile digital services Work in small, agile, high performing teams to...
Search Consultancy
Salary: Excellent Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
This is a small development team within an enormous global company, that utilises pair-programming, extreme programming and TDD... This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled java...
TEKsystems
Salary: £20000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
You will have skills in cross-platform Java, JavaScript / AJAX, HTML5, XHTML and CSS. You will have an excellent understanding of agile methodology. The ideal candidate will also...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £ Highly Competitive Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Project Manager - Financial Services firm recruiting for IT Project Manager with experience delivering software applications in an Agile environment for new permanent role... The technical environment and project...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £43500 - £47500 per annum + benefits + BONUS + pension
Posted: 25 April 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The ideal candidate will have a background in C#, ASP.Net and non-relational databases like NoSQL as well as experience of working with real-time data integration.....
Harnham
Salary: £25000 - £37000 per annum + comprehensive benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
You will have excellent skills in cross-platform HTML5, XHTML, CSS and JavaScript / AJAX... The ideal candidate will also have experience of test-driven development and continuous integration...
Salary: £ Highly Competitive Plus Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful candidates will have: *Java Development Experience (at least three years within a commercial environment) *Knowledge of SQL Server/Oracle and/or other *A degree in Computer...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £33000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
HTML/XML, JavaScript, JQuery and CSS knowledge. -Experience of writing Coded UI tests in C# or VB.NET. -SQL Server experience (Administration and T-SQL) -Microsoft Systems and...
MBN Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Unspecified £ Negotiable on Experience
Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
For example they liaise between Client colleagues, analysts, developers, project and programme managers and other stakeholders as part of an Agile methodology... JBOSS. OpenGeo, Redhat, Pentaho Oracle Federation...
Streamline IT Recruitment
Salary: £45000 - £75000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
A leading and global business/technology services organisation who specialise in providing complete IT services are looking to hire an experienced Solution Architect, with core skills in either...
JM
Salary: £40000 - £75000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Working within their newly expanding digital team and reporting into the Head of Digital Development Delivery, the Digital Project Manager in this role will take ownership of the...
Head Resourcing
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013