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This section looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the Edinburgh 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 last 3 months to 20 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to 20 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5787
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads3219
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
As % of the category below7.018 %3.089 %
Salaries quoted3012
Average minimum salary£29,883£23,500
Average salary£31,029£28,333
% change on same period last year+9.51 %
Average maximum salary£32,176£33,167
UK excluding London average salary£34,773£34,737
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Database & Business Intelligence EdinburghDatabase & Business Intelligence
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads456615
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.272 %
Salaries quoted304486
Average minimum salary£32,586£30,097
Average salary£36,549£34,316
% change on same period last year+6.50 %
Average maximum salary£40,511£38,534
UK excluding London average salary£37,312£38,068
% change on same period last year-1.98 %
GIS ScotlandGIS
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GIS
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh GIS Salary Trend

GIS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GIS across the Edinburgh region over the past 3 months.

Edinburgh GIS Salary Histogram

GIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing GIS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GIS.

129 (59.18 %)C#
228 (57.14 %).NET
323 (46.94 %)Degree
422 (44.90 %)SQL
422 (44.90 %)C++
521 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
619 (38.78 %)VSS/SourceSafe
718 (36.73 %)ESRI
817 (34.69 %)Windows
817 (34.69 %)Subversion
914 (28.57 %)Oracle
914 (28.57 %)C
1013 (26.53 %)XML
1112 (24.49 %)ArcObjects
1112 (24.49 %)Computer Science
128 (16.33 %)Java
128 (16.33 %)Software Engineering
137 (14.29 %)WebServices
137 (14.29 %)RDBMS
137 (14.29 %)Internet
146 (12.24 %)Oracle EBS
146 (12.24 %)BPM
146 (12.24 %)Microsoft
146 (12.24 %)MS Visio
146 (12.24 %)EAI
146 (12.24 %)SAP
146 (12.24 %)COM
146 (12.24 %)SAP Oil and Gas
146 (12.24 %).NET Framework
146 (12.24 %)Java EE

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing GIS also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing GIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
128 (57.14 %).NET
213 (26.53 %)XML
312 (24.49 %)ArcObjects
47 (14.29 %)WebServices
56 (12.24 %)COM
56 (12.24 %).NET Framework
56 (12.24 %)Java EE
62 (4.082 %)JSP
62 (4.082 %)HTML
71 (2.041 %)MFC
71 (2.041 %)ASP.NET
71 (2.041 %)Servlets
71 (2.041 %)Struts
71 (2.041 %)XSLT
71 (2.041 %)AJAX
Application Platforms
15 (10.20 %)Oracle Spatial
22 (4.082 %)ArcGIS
31 (2.041 %)Apache
Applications
16 (12.24 %)MS Visio
22 (4.082 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
16 (12.24 %)Oracle EBS
16 (12.24 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
17 (14.29 %)Internet
25 (10.20 %)Intranet
31 (2.041 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
17 (14.29 %)RDBMS
22 (4.082 %)SQL Server
Development Applications
121 (42.86 %)Visual Studio
219 (38.78 %)VSS/SourceSafe
317 (34.69 %)Subversion
41 (2.041 %)Flash
General
16 (12.24 %)Retail
16 (12.24 %)Billing
24 (8.163 %)Electric
33 (6.122 %)Education
42 (4.082 %)Insurance
42 (4.082 %)Pensions
42 (4.082 %)Health
51 (2.041 %)Manufacturing
51 (2.041 %)Construction
51 (2.041 %)Government
Job Titles
121 (42.86 %)Developer
214 (28.57 %)Software Engineer
39 (18.37 %)Junior
47 (14.29 %)Graduate
47 (14.29 %)Software Developer
56 (12.24 %)Architect
56 (12.24 %)Technical Architect
56 (12.24 %)GIS Developer
65 (10.20 %)C# Developer
65 (10.20 %)C++ Software Engineer
65 (10.20 %).NET Developer
74 (8.163 %)Senior Developer
74 (8.163 %)Junior Software Engineer
74 (8.163 %)Junior Developer
74 (8.163 %)Graduate Software Engineer
83 (6.122 %)Junior Software Developer
83 (6.122 %)Senior Software Developer
92 (4.082 %)Field Support Engineer
92 (4.082 %)Support Engineer
92 (4.082 %)Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
112 (24.49 %)Computer Science
22 (4.082 %)PDA
31 (2.041 %)Management Information System
31 (2.041 %)RIA
Operating Systems
117 (34.69 %)Windows
21 (2.041 %)Linux
21 (2.041 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
18 (16.33 %)Software Engineering
26 (12.24 %)EAI
26 (12.24 %)BPM
35 (10.20 %)Web Development
42 (4.082 %)OOD
51 (2.041 %)Project Management
51 (2.041 %)OO
51 (2.041 %)Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
129 (59.18 %)C#
222 (44.90 %)C++
222 (44.90 %)SQL
314 (28.57 %)C
48 (16.33 %)Java
51 (2.041 %)JavaScript
51 (2.041 %)ActionScript
Qualifications
123 (46.94 %)Degree
Vendors
118 (36.73 %)ESRI
214 (28.57 %)Oracle
36 (12.24 %)SAP
36 (12.24 %)Microsoft
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