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The table below looks at the demand for Internet skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7657
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads81145
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.062 %
As % of the category below15.55 %19.15 %
Salaries quoted5695
Average minimum salary£31,161£27,813
Average salary£34,286£31,146
% change on same period last year+10.08 %
Average maximum salary£37,411£34,479
UK excluding London average salary£36,684£35,631
% change on same period last year+2.95 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads521757
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.302 %0.326 %
Salaries quoted376488
Average minimum salary£35,080£33,542
Average salary£38,026£36,643
% change on same period last year+3.77 %
Average maximum salary£40,971£39,744
UK excluding London average salary£37,928£38,940
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
Internet UKInternet
UK

Internet
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Internet across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Scotland Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Internet Salary Trend

Internet
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Internet across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Scotland Internet Salary Histogram

Internet
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EdinburghDown-928£37,500+20.13 %
GlasgowUp+228£34,429+16.84 %
West LothianUp+148£25,500-
FifeNew entry-5£34,000-
AberdeenDown-54£29,750+12.68 %
StirlingNew entry-2--
InverclydeNew entry-2£30,000-
South LanarkshireNew entry-1£30,000-
East LothianNew entry-1£17,000-
LothianNew entry-1--
Internet UKInternet
UK

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Internet 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 Internet.

143 (23.50 %)SQL
239 (21.31 %)Windows
338 (20.77 %)Intranet
434 (18.58 %).NET
532 (17.49 %)Microsoft
630 (16.39 %)Oracle
728 (15.30 %)Linux
826 (14.21 %)ASP.NET
826 (14.21 %)C#
826 (14.21 %)HTML
925 (13.66 %)JavaScript
1024 (13.11 %)SQL Server
1024 (13.11 %)XML
1024 (13.11 %)Degree
1123 (12.57 %)Web Development
1123 (12.57 %)CSS
1222 (12.02 %)Finance
1321 (11.48 %)PHP
1420 (10.93 %)Java
1420 (10.93 %)UNIX
1517 (9.290 %)Health
1616 (8.743 %)Perl
1616 (8.743 %)MS Office
1616 (8.743 %)Active Directory
1715 (8.197 %)MS Exchange
1715 (8.197 %)IIS
1814 (7.650 %)MySQL
1814 (7.650 %)Windows Server 2003
1913 (7.104 %)ASP
2012 (6.557 %)Business Objects

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Internet 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 Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (18.58 %).NET
226 (14.21 %)HTML
226 (14.21 %)ASP.NET
324 (13.11 %)XML
423 (12.57 %)CSS
513 (7.104 %)ASP
612 (6.557 %)AJAX
711 (6.011 %)XHTML
88 (4.372 %)ADSI
97 (3.825 %)WebServices
105 (2.732 %)Django
105 (2.732 %)ArcObjects
105 (2.732 %)Ruby on Rails
114 (2.186 %)Adobe Flex
114 (2.186 %)Servlets
114 (2.186 %)SOAP
123 (1.639 %)J2EE
123 (1.639 %)ADO.NET
123 (1.639 %)XSLT
123 (1.639 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (8.197 %)IIS
115 (8.197 %)MS Exchange
212 (6.557 %)Apache
39 (4.918 %)Exchange Server 2003
47 (3.825 %)Tomcat
47 (3.825 %)CMS
56 (3.279 %)SharePoint
63 (1.639 %)Oracle Spatial
63 (1.639 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (0.546 %)Immediacy CMS
71 (0.546 %)Office Project Server
71 (0.546 %)ColdFusion
71 (0.546 %)ArcIMS
71 (0.546 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.546 %)ArcSDE
71 (0.546 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (0.546 %)Exchange Server 2000
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (8.743 %)MS Office
211 (6.011 %)MS Excel
35 (2.732 %)Photoshop
44 (2.186 %)Authorware
44 (2.186 %)Pro/ENGINEER
53 (1.639 %)FreeHand
53 (1.639 %)Adobe Illustrator
62 (1.093 %)MS PowerPoint
62 (1.093 %)ArcView
62 (1.093 %)ArcInfo
71 (0.546 %)MS Project
71 (0.546 %)MS Visio
71 (0.546 %)Acrobat
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.093 %)WebTrends
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
138 (20.77 %)Intranet
211 (6.011 %)WAN
310 (5.464 %)LAN
48 (4.372 %)LDAP
57 (3.825 %)Extranet
57 (3.825 %)Firewall
66 (3.279 %)TCP/IP
75 (2.732 %)VPN
83 (1.639 %)Broadband
83 (1.639 %)VoIP
83 (1.639 %)SAN
83 (1.639 %)Network Security
92 (1.093 %)Wireless
92 (1.093 %)SMTP
92 (1.093 %)HTTP
92 (1.093 %)DNS
92 (1.093 %)SSL
101 (0.546 %)MPLS
101 (0.546 %)IP Telephony
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (13.11 %)SQL Server
214 (7.650 %)MySQL
312 (6.557 %)BusinessObjects
410 (5.464 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (4.918 %)Datawarehouse
59 (4.918 %)Oracle Discoverer
68 (4.372 %)SQL Server 2000
77 (3.825 %)RDBMS
86 (3.279 %)GIS
92 (1.093 %)PostgreSQL
101 (0.546 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (0.546 %)Informix
101 (0.546 %)Oracle 8/8i
101 (0.546 %)MS Access
101 (0.546 %)BusinessObjects XI
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (4.918 %)Flash
28 (4.372 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.546 %)NUnit
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (12.02 %)Finance
217 (9.290 %)Health
39 (4.918 %)Retail
39 (4.918 %)Multimedia
48 (4.372 %)Education
57 (3.825 %)Telecoms
57 (3.825 %)Pensions
65 (2.732 %)Music
74 (2.186 %)Insurance
74 (2.186 %)Games
83 (1.639 %)Legal
83 (1.639 %)Back Office
83 (1.639 %)Marketing
83 (1.639 %)Graphic Design
92 (1.093 %)Retail Banking
92 (1.093 %)Advertising
92 (1.093 %)Banking
92 (1.093 %)Billing
101 (0.546 %)Manufacturing
101 (0.546 %)Electronics
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (29.51 %)Developer
222 (12.02 %)Analyst
222 (12.02 %)Web Developer
311 (6.011 %)Business Analyst
311 (6.011 %)Software Engineer
410 (5.464 %)Applications Developer
410 (5.464 %)Technical Support
410 (5.464 %).NET Developer
59 (4.918 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
68 (4.372 %)Programmer
68 (4.372 %)Consultant
77 (3.825 %)Web Programmer
86 (3.279 %)Support Engineer
86 (3.279 %)Administrator
86 (3.279 %)Technical Engineer
86 (3.279 %)Technical Support Engineer
95 (2.732 %)GIS Developer
95 (2.732 %)UNIX Support Engineer
95 (2.732 %)UNIX Engineer
95 (2.732 %)Lead Developer
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (4.372 %)RIA
18 (4.372 %)Data Extraction
27 (3.825 %)Client/Server
36 (3.279 %)Computer Science
44 (2.186 %)E-Learning
44 (2.186 %)Mainframe
44 (2.186 %)Streaming Video
53 (1.639 %)Replication
53 (1.639 %)Clustering
62 (1.093 %)W3C
62 (1.093 %)Blackberry
62 (1.093 %)Interactive TV
62 (1.093 %)IPTV
71 (0.546 %)PDA
71 (0.546 %)Statistics
71 (0.546 %)Taxonomies
71 (0.546 %)VHDL
71 (0.546 %)Tandem
71 (0.546 %)Social Network
71 (0.546 %)N-Tier
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (21.31 %)Windows
228 (15.30 %)Linux
320 (10.93 %)UNIX
414 (7.650 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (3.279 %)Red Hat Linux
62 (1.093 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (1.093 %)Debian
62 (1.093 %)Windows 2000
62 (1.093 %)Windows XP
71 (0.546 %)VMS
71 (0.546 %)OS/2
71 (0.546 %)Ubuntu
71 (0.546 %)Windows Mobile
71 (0.546 %)Embedded Linux
71 (0.546 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.546 %)Solaris
71 (0.546 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (12.57 %)Web Development
212 (6.557 %)Software Engineering
310 (5.464 %)OO
310 (5.464 %)Business Intelligence
48 (4.372 %)Validation
56 (3.279 %)Content Management
56 (3.279 %)ITIL
56 (3.279 %)E-business
65 (2.732 %)Workflow
74 (2.186 %)CAD
74 (2.186 %)Project Management
74 (2.186 %)OOP
74 (2.186 %)Load Testing
83 (1.639 %)UML
83 (1.639 %)OOD
83 (1.639 %)Risk Management
83 (1.639 %)Change Management
92 (1.093 %)Stakeholder Management
92 (1.093 %)Business Continuity
92 (1.093 %)Web Design
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (23.50 %)SQL
226 (14.21 %)C#
325 (13.66 %)JavaScript
421 (11.48 %)PHP
520 (10.93 %)Java
616 (8.743 %)Perl
710 (5.464 %)C++
710 (5.464 %)Python
89 (4.918 %)ActionScript
95 (2.732 %)VB
95 (2.732 %)C
95 (2.732 %)Ruby
102 (1.093 %)PL/SQL
102 (1.093 %)VB.NET
111 (0.546 %)VBScript
111 (0.546 %)VBA
111 (0.546 %)Shell Script
111 (0.546 %)VB6
111 (0.546 %)Lua
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (13.11 %)Degree
29 (4.918 %)Microsoft Certification
38 (4.372 %)MCSE
45 (2.732 %)Cisco Certification
54 (2.186 %)CCNA
54 (2.186 %)CCA
54 (2.186 %)Citrix Certification
63 (1.639 %)HNC
63 (1.639 %)HND
71 (0.546 %)MCSA
71 (0.546 %)ISEB
71 (0.546 %)MCP
71 (0.546 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.546 %)ISTQB
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.732 %)QA
23 (1.639 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (0.546 %)SLA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (8.743 %)Active Directory
22 (1.093 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
31 (0.546 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.546 %)Backup Exec
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.093 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (17.49 %)Microsoft
230 (16.39 %)Oracle
312 (6.557 %)Business Objects
49 (4.918 %)Cisco
58 (4.372 %)Citrix
66 (3.279 %)ESRI
75 (2.732 %)VMware
75 (2.732 %)Red Hat
84 (2.186 %)Macromedia
93 (1.639 %)Sybase
102 (1.093 %)HP
102 (1.093 %)Compaq
102 (1.093 %)CheckPoint
111 (0.546 %)Symantec
111 (0.546 %)Dell
111 (0.546 %)IBM
111 (0.546 %)Sage
111 (0.546 %)Adobe
111 (0.546 %)CommVault
111 (0.546 %)Informatica