The first part of the table below looks at the demand for SharePoint skills in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SharePoint over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Scotland region.

Microsoft SharePoint
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank305540
Rank change year-on-year
Up+25Down-15
Matching permanent IT job ads18611580
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland5.331 %3.379 %4.224 %
As % of the Application Platforms category28.66 %20.57 %29.52 %
Number of salaries quoted1429156
Average salary£37,500£40,000£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25 %+6.66 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£27,500£32,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£50,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000
Scotland IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryAll Application Platforms
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
649559271
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland18.60 %16.43 %14.31 %
Number of salaries quoted481406179
Average salary£35,000£37,000£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.40 %+5.71 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,000£26,500£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£52,500£47,500£52,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£37,500£35,500
% change year-on-year
-+5.63 %
SharePoint UKSharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SharePoint across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Scotland SharePoint Demand Trend

SharePoint
Salary Trend

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

Scotland SharePoint Salary Trend

SharePoint
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SharePoint across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 May 2012.

Scotland SharePoint Salary Histogram

SharePoint
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SharePoint within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EdinburghUp+4165£35,000+12.00 %
AberdeenUp+849£35,000-12.50 %
GlasgowUp+1048£38,500-3.75 %
West LothianUp+236£22,500-62.50 %
HighlandsNew entry-3£35,000-
PerthshireNo change01£22,000+18.91 %
Scottish BordersDown-31£45,000+69.81 %
FifeDown-51--
RenfrewshireDown-121--
LanarkshireNew entry-1£38,500-
StirlingNew entry-1£36,000-
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UK

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing SharePoint 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 SharePoint.

1179 (51.29 %).NET
2152 (43.55 %)Microsoft
3143 (40.97 %)SQL Server
4138 (39.54 %)C#
598 (28.08 %)ASP.NET
692 (26.36 %)SQL
789 (25.50 %)MS Excel
789 (25.50 %)SharePoint 2010
878 (22.35 %)Windows
961 (17.48 %)Finance
1054 (15.47 %)SQL Server 2008
1153 (15.19 %)SharePoint Server
1252 (14.90 %)Business Intelligence
1350 (14.33 %)XML
1446 (13.18 %)Project Management
1446 (13.18 %)SQL Server 2005
1544 (12.61 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1544 (12.61 %)Java
1544 (12.61 %)ITIL
1643 (12.32 %)JavaScript
1742 (12.03 %)CSS
1742 (12.03 %)MVC
1838 (10.89 %)HTML
1936 (10.32 %)Business Objects
1936 (10.32 %)Degree
1936 (10.32 %)Resource Management
2033 (9.456 %)SQL Server Integration Services
2033 (9.456 %)Oracle
2132 (9.169 %)MS Office
2231 (8.883 %)IIS

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing SharePoint 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 SharePoint. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1179 (51.29 %).NET
298 (28.08 %)ASP.NET
350 (14.33 %)XML
442 (12.03 %)CSS
538 (10.89 %)HTML
624 (6.877 %)Web Services
723 (6.590 %)XHTML
723 (6.590 %)ASP
820 (5.731 %)ASP.NET MVC
919 (5.444 %)WCF
1015 (4.298 %).NET Framework
1015 (4.298 %)MDX
1015 (4.298 %)Ajax
1015 (4.298 %)jQuery
119 (2.579 %)ASP.NET MVC 3
127 (2.006 %)soapUI
127 (2.006 %)WPF
127 (2.006 %)XSLT
136 (1.719 %)Windows SharePoint Services
145 (1.433 %)WinForms
Scotland IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
189 (25.50 %)SharePoint 2010
253 (15.19 %)SharePoint Server
331 (8.883 %)IIS
426 (7.450 %)MS Exchange
518 (5.158 %)Apache
613 (3.725 %)CMS
710 (2.865 %)WebLogic
710 (2.865 %)GlassFish
710 (2.865 %)Exchange Server 2010
89 (2.579 %)Documentum
98 (2.292 %)Tomcat
107 (2.006 %)Drupal
116 (1.719 %)Lotus Notes
116 (1.719 %)Exchange Server 2003
125 (1.433 %)Exchange Server 2007
125 (1.433 %)LiveLink
134 (1.146 %)Apache Solr
143 (0.860 %)Sitecore CMS
143 (0.860 %)Magento
143 (0.860 %)Immediacy CMS
Scotland IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
189 (25.50 %)MS Excel
232 (9.169 %)MS Office
316 (4.585 %)MS Project
411 (3.152 %)MS Visio
59 (2.579 %)PowerPivot
68 (2.292 %)InfoPath
73 (0.860 %)ProjectWise
73 (0.860 %)MS PowerPoint
81 (0.287 %)Office 365
81 (0.287 %)Windchill
Scotland IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
122 (6.304 %)Dynamics CRM
210 (2.865 %)Dynamics AX
34 (1.146 %)Dynamics GP
43 (0.860 %)SAP ERP
43 (0.860 %)Maximo
52 (0.573 %)Summit
52 (0.573 %)SalesLogix
61 (0.287 %)Dynamics NAV
61 (0.287 %)SAP CO
61 (0.287 %)Pivotal CRM
61 (0.287 %)SAP FI
61 (0.287 %)SAP FI/CO
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
123 (6.590 %)Intranet
220 (5.731 %)Internet
311 (3.152 %)TCP/IP
410 (2.865 %)DNS
59 (2.579 %)SAN
68 (2.292 %)Firewall
77 (2.006 %)LAN
77 (2.006 %)VPN
77 (2.006 %)WAN
86 (1.719 %)DHCP
86 (1.719 %)Broadband
86 (1.719 %)NAS
95 (1.433 %)iSCSI
95 (1.433 %)Cisco ASA
95 (1.433 %)Wireless
103 (0.860 %)Cisco IOS
103 (0.860 %)IPsec
103 (0.860 %)LDAP
103 (0.860 %)Extranet
112 (0.573 %)FTP
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1143 (40.97 %)SQL Server
254 (15.47 %)SQL Server 2008
346 (13.18 %)SQL Server 2005
444 (12.61 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
533 (9.456 %)SQL Server Integration Services
623 (6.590 %)Data Warehouse
722 (6.304 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
812 (3.438 %)ETL
910 (2.865 %)Oracle Reports
910 (2.865 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
109 (2.579 %)PerformancePoint
109 (2.579 %)Crystal Reports
116 (1.719 %)BusinessObjects
116 (1.719 %)MySQL
116 (1.719 %)QlikView
125 (1.433 %)SQL Server 2000
125 (1.433 %)Oracle 10g
134 (1.146 %)Oracle 9i
134 (1.146 %)Xcelsius
143 (0.860 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Scotland IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
127 (7.736 %)Visual Studio
217 (4.871 %)Subversion
38 (2.292 %)JIRA
38 (2.292 %)Team Foundation Server
47 (2.006 %)ClearQuest
47 (2.006 %)Oracle Forms
47 (2.006 %)ClearCase
47 (2.006 %)VSS/SourceSafe
47 (2.006 %)QuickTest Pro
56 (1.719 %)NUnit
63 (0.860 %)Maven
72 (0.573 %)Rhino Mocks
72 (0.573 %)Moq
72 (0.573 %)MSTest
81 (0.287 %)dotTrace
81 (0.287 %)MorphX
Scotland IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
161 (17.48 %)Finance
212 (3.438 %)Retail
39 (2.579 %)Advertising
47 (2.006 %)Banking
56 (1.719 %)Manufacturing
65 (1.433 %)Games
74 (1.146 %)Legal
83 (0.860 %)Marketing
83 (0.860 %)Law
92 (0.573 %)Electronics
92 (0.573 %)Multimedia
92 (0.573 %)French Language
92 (0.573 %)German Language
92 (0.573 %)Spanish Language
101 (0.287 %)Portuguese Language
101 (0.287 %)Mandarin Language
101 (0.287 %)Pharmaceutical
Scotland IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1186 (53.30 %)Developer
271 (20.34 %)Analyst
353 (15.19 %)SharePoint Developer
353 (15.19 %).NET Developer
423 (6.590 %)Consultant
522 (6.304 %)Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
619 (5.444 %)Support Analyst
619 (5.444 %)Applications Support
718 (5.158 %)PMO Analyst
816 (4.585 %)Systems Developer
915 (4.298 %)Senior Developer
1014 (4.011 %)Web Developer
1014 (4.011 %)Business Developer
1014 (4.011 %)Administrator
1113 (3.725 %)Business Analyst
1113 (3.725 %)SharePoint Consultant
1211 (3.152 %)Software Developer
139 (2.579 %)Report Developer
139 (2.579 %).NET Web Developer
139 (2.579 %)Support Engineer
Scotland IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
119 (5.444 %)Management Information System
216 (4.585 %)Computer Science
36 (1.719 %)N-Tier
45 (1.433 %)PDA
54 (1.146 %)Social Media
63 (0.860 %)FMCG
72 (0.573 %)Equities
72 (0.573 %)E-Learning
72 (0.573 %)Blackberry
72 (0.573 %)Artificial Intelligence
72 (0.573 %)Inversion of Control
81 (0.287 %)Fat Client
81 (0.287 %)Replication
81 (0.287 %)Thin Client
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
178 (22.35 %)Windows
222 (6.304 %)Windows Server 2003
321 (6.017 %)Windows Server 2008
415 (4.298 %)Linux
514 (4.011 %)UNIX
67 (2.006 %)Windows 7
76 (1.719 %)Windows Vista
84 (1.146 %)Windows XP
91 (0.287 %)Android
91 (0.287 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.287 %)CentOS
91 (0.287 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
91 (0.287 %)Windows 2000
91 (0.287 %)AIX
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
152 (14.90 %)Business Intelligence
246 (13.18 %)Project Management
344 (12.61 %)ITIL
442 (12.03 %)MVC
536 (10.32 %)Resource Management
628 (8.023 %)ERP
727 (7.736 %)CRM
727 (7.736 %)Web Development
820 (5.731 %)Business Analysis
918 (5.158 %)Document Management
1017 (4.871 %)Change Control
1116 (4.585 %)Content Management
1116 (4.585 %)Service Delivery
1215 (4.298 %)Scrum
1215 (4.298 %)OO
1314 (4.011 %)Agile Software Development
1314 (4.011 %)Validation
1314 (4.011 %)Stakeholder Management
1413 (3.725 %)UML
1413 (3.725 %)TDD
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1138 (39.54 %)C#
292 (26.36 %)SQL
344 (12.61 %)Java
443 (12.32 %)JavaScript
521 (6.017 %)VB.NET
613 (3.725 %)VB
613 (3.725 %)T-SQL
712 (3.438 %)VBA
88 (2.292 %)VBScript
96 (1.719 %)C++
105 (1.433 %)PHP
114 (1.146 %)VC++
123 (0.860 %)PowerShell
123 (0.860 %)Python
132 (0.573 %)PL/SQL
132 (0.573 %)Perl
141 (0.287 %)PHP5
141 (0.287 %)X++
Scotland IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
136 (10.32 %)Degree
227 (7.736 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (3.725 %)ITIL Certification
313 (3.725 %)MCTS
49 (2.579 %)MCSE
58 (2.292 %)MCPD
66 (1.719 %)HND
66 (1.719 %)MCSA
75 (1.433 %)MCP
83 (0.860 %)MCITP
83 (0.860 %)CCNP
83 (0.860 %)Cisco Certification
92 (0.573 %)MCAD
92 (0.573 %)MCSD
92 (0.573 %)MCDST
101 (0.287 %)ISEB
101 (0.287 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (4.011 %)QA
27 (2.006 %)SLA
32 (0.573 %)ISO/IEC 27001
Scotland IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
115 (4.298 %)Active Directory
27 (2.006 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (1.719 %)Hyper-V
44 (1.146 %)vSphere
52 (0.573 %)Terminal Server
61 (0.287 %)XenApp
61 (0.287 %)ISA Server
61 (0.287 %)VMware ESX
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
17 (2.006 %)HP Quality Center
23 (0.860 %)SCCM
23 (0.860 %)MOM
32 (0.573 %)NetBackup
32 (0.573 %)WMI
41 (0.287 %)Data Guard
41 (0.287 %)Cacti
41 (0.287 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.287 %)OpenView Configuration Management
41 (0.287 %)Nagios
41 (0.287 %)Backup Exec
Scotland IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1152 (43.55 %)Microsoft
236 (10.32 %)Business Objects
333 (9.456 %)Oracle
419 (5.444 %)VMware
513 (3.725 %)Progress
612 (3.438 %)Cisco
711 (3.152 %)SAP
810 (2.865 %)HP
810 (2.865 %)Citrix
96 (1.719 %)Lotus
105 (1.433 %)Informatica
114 (1.146 %)NetApp
114 (1.146 %)JD Edwards
114 (1.146 %)Brio
123 (0.860 %)Sitecore
123 (0.860 %)Alterian
123 (0.860 %)Infragistics
123 (0.860 %)Perforce
123 (0.860 %)Open Text
123 (0.860 %)Cognos