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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Reuters products and/or services in IT jobs within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Reuters over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-98
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads01
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.150 %
Salaries quoted01
Average minimum salary-£20,000
Average salary-£22,500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£25,000
UK excluding London average salary£50,408£44,556
% change on same period last year+13.13 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads503668
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.271 %0.279 %
Salaries quoted335479
Average minimum salary£34,152£32,756
Average salary£38,659£36,378
% change on same period last year+6.27 %
Average maximum salary£43,166£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,939£41,945
% change on same period last year-4.78 %
Reuters ScotlandReuters
Scotland

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Reuters Group PLC.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Reuters across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Edinburgh Reuters Demand Trend

Reuters
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh Reuters Salary Trend

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Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Reuters 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 Reuters.

12 (100.00 %)VBA
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)MS Project
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
12 (100.00 %)HiPortfolio
12 (100.00 %)Charles River
12 (100.00 %)Back Office
12 (100.00 %)Finance
12 (100.00 %)Investment Management

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Reuters 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 Reuters. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Project
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (100.00 %)HiPortfolio
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Back Office
12 (100.00 %)Finance
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Business Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Systems Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Systems Support
12 (100.00 %)Support Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Systems Support Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Business Support Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Trainee Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Trainee Business Analyst
12 (100.00 %)Trainee
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Investment Management
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)VBA
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Charles River