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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun 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 Sun over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6882
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads1016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.188 %2.343 %
Salaries quoted84
Average minimum salary£38,750£32,500
Average salary£41,625£36,500
% change on same period last year+14.04 %
Average maximum salary£44,500£40,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,650£42,144
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads457683
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.293 %
Salaries quoted294470
Average minimum salary£35,571£33,943
Average salary£40,140£37,714
% change on same period last year+6.43 %
Average maximum salary£44,709£41,484
UK excluding London average salary£40,427£41,824
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Sun ScotlandSun
Scotland

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Sun Demand Trend

Sun
Salary Trend

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

Edinburgh Sun Salary Trend

Sun
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Sun across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Edinburgh Sun Salary Histogram

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Sun 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 Sun.

110 (45.45 %)IBM
29 (40.91 %)SQL
29 (40.91 %)UNIX
37 (31.82 %)Java
37 (31.82 %)Solaris
46 (27.27 %)StorageTek
46 (27.27 %)EMC
46 (27.27 %)Shell Script
46 (27.27 %)Finance
55 (22.73 %)Billing
55 (22.73 %)Degree
55 (22.73 %)Sun Certification
55 (22.73 %)JMS
55 (22.73 %)J2EE
55 (22.73 %)Oracle
64 (18.18 %)JUnit
64 (18.18 %)UML
64 (18.18 %)OO
64 (18.18 %)RAD
64 (18.18 %)XML
64 (18.18 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
64 (18.18 %)ClearCase
64 (18.18 %)Middleware
64 (18.18 %)LLU
64 (18.18 %)WMQI
64 (18.18 %)Unit Testing
64 (18.18 %)Telecoms
73 (13.64 %)VERITAS
73 (13.64 %)OS/390
73 (13.64 %)zOS

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Sun 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 Sun. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (22.73 %)J2EE
15 (22.73 %)JMS
24 (18.18 %)Middleware
24 (18.18 %)XML
31 (4.545 %)WebSphere
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (18.18 %)WMQI
21 (4.545 %)WebLogic
21 (4.545 %)OpenROAD
21 (4.545 %)Oracle Application Server
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (18.18 %)LLU
22 (9.091 %)SSL
31 (4.545 %)OSPF
31 (4.545 %)BGP
31 (4.545 %)Firewall
31 (4.545 %)IPsec
31 (4.545 %)Cisco PIX
31 (4.545 %)Network Security
31 (4.545 %)Cisco ASA
31 (4.545 %)LAN
31 (4.545 %)WAN
31 (4.545 %)VPN
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)Oracle 10g
22 (9.091 %)Oracle 9i
31 (4.545 %)Ingres
31 (4.545 %)RDBMS
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server
31 (4.545 %)Informix
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (18.18 %)JUnit
14 (18.18 %)ClearCase
14 (18.18 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (27.27 %)Finance
25 (22.73 %)Billing
34 (18.18 %)Telecoms
41 (4.545 %)Investment Banking
41 (4.545 %)Government
41 (4.545 %)Banking
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (22.73 %)Consultant
15 (22.73 %)Team Leader
24 (18.18 %)J2EE Team Leader
33 (13.64 %)Administrator
33 (13.64 %)Field Engineer
33 (13.64 %)Oracle DBA
33 (13.64 %)DBA
42 (9.091 %)Sales Executive
42 (9.091 %)Systems Administrator
42 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
42 (9.091 %)UNIX Administrator
42 (9.091 %)Senior Consultant
42 (9.091 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
42 (9.091 %)Storage Consultant
42 (9.091 %)Field Support Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Senior Storage Consultant
51 (4.545 %)Senior UNIX Administrator
51 (4.545 %)Senior Systems Administrator
51 (4.545 %)Hardware Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Senior UNIX Systems Administrator
Edinburgh IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.091 %)EMC Centera
21 (4.545 %)Clustering
21 (4.545 %)Statistics
21 (4.545 %)Replication
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (40.91 %)UNIX
27 (31.82 %)Solaris
33 (13.64 %)Linux
33 (13.64 %)OS/390
33 (13.64 %)zOS
42 (9.091 %)Red Hat Linux
42 (9.091 %)Windows
51 (4.545 %)AIX
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (18.18 %)UML
14 (18.18 %)OO
14 (18.18 %)RAD
14 (18.18 %)Unit Testing
21 (4.545 %)Project Management
21 (4.545 %)Identity Management
21 (4.545 %)Software Engineering
21 (4.545 %)Load Balancing
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (40.91 %)SQL
27 (31.82 %)Java
36 (27.27 %)Shell Script
42 (9.091 %)PL/SQL
51 (4.545 %)C
51 (4.545 %)C#
51 (4.545 %)COBOL
51 (4.545 %)VB
51 (4.545 %)Tcl
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (22.73 %)Sun Certification
15 (22.73 %)Degree
21 (4.545 %)CCIE
21 (4.545 %)CCSP
21 (4.545 %)CCNP
21 (4.545 %)CISSP
21 (4.545 %)Cisco Certification
21 (4.545 %)OCP
21 (4.545 %)OCA
21 (4.545 %)Oracle Certification
Edinburgh IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.545 %)Active Directory
11 (4.545 %)ISA Server
11 (4.545 %)NetBackup
11 (4.545 %)Oracle RMAN
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.091 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
21 (4.545 %)CA SiteMinder
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (45.45 %)IBM
26 (27.27 %)EMC
26 (27.27 %)StorageTek
35 (22.73 %)Oracle
43 (13.64 %)VERITAS
52 (9.091 %)Red Hat
52 (9.091 %)Symantec
52 (9.091 %)Brocade
61 (4.545 %)Intec
61 (4.545 %)Blue Coat
61 (4.545 %)Sourcefire
61 (4.545 %)CheckPoint
61 (4.545 %)Cisco
61 (4.545 %)Microsoft
61 (4.545 %)Juniper
61 (4.545 %)BEA
61 (4.545 %)BMC