The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Google products and/or services in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Google over the 3 months to 22 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 Vendors for the Scotland region.

The figures below represent the IT job market in general and are NOT representative of salaries within Google.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Google
Rank 151 131 132
Rank change year-on-year
-20 +1
Permanent jobs citing Google 3 22 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 0.094% 0.629% 0.702%
As % of the Vendors category 0.188% 1.296% 1.540%
Number of salaries quoted 3 19 22
Average salary £55,000 £34,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+59.42% +6.15%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year
+7.69% -
All Vendors
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1600 1698 1558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 50.14% 48.51% 45.57%
Number of salaries quoted 990 1191 1166
Average salary £40,000 £38,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.89% -3.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
Google
UK

Google
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Google across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Scotland Google Jobs Demand Trend

Google
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Google across the Scotland region.

Scotland Google Salary Trend

Google
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Google across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Scotland Google Salary Histogram

Google
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Google within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Edinburgh -14 3 £55,000 +59.42%
Google
UK

Google
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Google 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 Google.

1 10 (76.92%) CSS
2 9 (69.23%) HTML
3 7 (53.85%) Java
3 7 (53.85%) JavaScript
3 7 (53.85%) SQL
4 6 (46.15%) Oracle
4 6 (46.15%) XML
4 6 (46.15%) Apache
4 6 (46.15%) Apache Solr
5 5 (38.46%) Analytics
5 5 (38.46%) Web Services
5 5 (38.46%) Linux
5 5 (38.46%) Internet
6 4 (30.77%) XSLT
6 4 (30.77%) PHP
6 4 (30.77%) PL/SQL
6 4 (30.77%) jQuery
6 4 (30.77%) Google Maps API
6 4 (30.77%) Degree
7 3 (23.08%) Computer Science
7 3 (23.08%) Internet Marketing
7 3 (23.08%) Amazon AWS
7 3 (23.08%) OO
7 3 (23.08%) JBoss
7 3 (23.08%) SEO
7 3 (23.08%) Marketing
7 3 (23.08%) Web Development
8 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
8 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
8 2 (15.38%) Yahoo!

Google
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Google 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 Google. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 10 (76.92%) CSS
2 9 (69.23%) HTML
3 6 (46.15%) XML
4 5 (38.46%) Web Services
5 4 (30.77%) XSLT
5 4 (30.77%) jQuery
5 4 (30.77%) Google Maps API
6 2 (15.38%) Lucene
6 2 (15.38%) Spring
6 2 (15.38%) Ajax
6 2 (15.38%) Hibernate
6 2 (15.38%) .NET
6 2 (15.38%) JDBC
6 2 (15.38%) Struts
6 2 (15.38%) HTML5
6 2 (15.38%) OSGi
6 2 (15.38%) Apache Sling
6 2 (15.38%) RESTful
7 1 (7.692%) GWT
7 1 (7.692%) XHTML
Application Platforms
1 6 (46.15%) Apache
1 6 (46.15%) Apache Solr
2 3 (23.08%) Amazon AWS
3 2 (15.38%) Adobe CQ
4 1 (7.692%) Liferay
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) MS Excel
1 2 (15.38%) Google Apps
Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Tridion
1 2 (15.38%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 5 (38.46%) Internet
2 2 (15.38%) HTTPS
2 2 (15.38%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
2 1 (7.692%) MySQL
2 1 (7.692%) Oracle 8/8i
General
1 3 (23.08%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Architect
1 4 (30.77%) Developer
2 3 (23.08%) Java Architect
2 3 (23.08%) Systems Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Online Marketing Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Marketing Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Java Developer
3 2 (15.38%) Technical Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Operations Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Development Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Technical Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Software Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Technical Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Analyst Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Java Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Java Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Java Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Computer Science
2 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
2 2 (15.38%) Open Source
2 2 (15.38%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (15.38%) Informatics
3 1 (7.692%) Mathematics
3 1 (7.692%) RIA
3 1 (7.692%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 5 (38.46%) Linux
2 1 (7.692%) UNIX
2 1 (7.692%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Analytics
2 3 (23.08%) Internet Marketing
2 3 (23.08%) OO
2 3 (23.08%) SEO
2 3 (23.08%) Web Development
3 2 (15.38%) Service Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Pay per click
3 2 (15.38%) Content Management
3 2 (15.38%) Software Engineering
3 2 (15.38%) DRM
3 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
3 2 (15.38%) ITIL
3 2 (15.38%) Online Marketing
3 2 (15.38%) Enterprise Content Management
4 1 (7.692%) OOP
4 1 (7.692%) TDD
4 1 (7.692%) Scrum
4 1 (7.692%) Web Analytics
Programming Languages
1 7 (53.85%) Java
1 7 (53.85%) JavaScript
1 7 (53.85%) SQL
2 4 (30.77%) PHP
2 4 (30.77%) PL/SQL
3 2 (15.38%) Ruby
3 2 (15.38%) Python
3 2 (15.38%) Perl
4 1 (7.692%) C++
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.692%) SLA
Vendors
1 6 (46.15%) Oracle
2 3 (23.08%) JBoss
3 2 (15.38%) Yahoo!
3 2 (15.38%) Alterian
3 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
3 2 (15.38%) Adobe
Edinburgh, Scotland
As a result, you will have already gained the following experience: *A degree in Software Engineering, Computing or equivalent *Java development experience *Experience in HTML/CSS *Experience of...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
As a result, you will have already gained the following experience: *A degree in Software Engineering, Computing or equivalent *Java development experience *Experience in HTML/CSS *Experience of...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013