Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table 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 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. 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
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank3562
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads57115
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland4.057 %2.554 %
As % of the Application Platforms category25.91 %18.14 %
Salaries quoted3684
Average salary£37,500£37,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£28,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,250£52,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,500£37,500
% change on same period last year+2.660 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsAll Application Platforms
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
220634
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland15.66 %14.08 %
Salaries quoted154402
Average salary£32,000£35,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-8.570 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000
SharePoint UKSharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 3 July 2009.

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 3 July 2009. 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
GlasgowUp+2624£50,000+42.85 %
AberdeenUp+1714£35,000-
EdinburghUp+1414£30,000-26.82 %
AberdeenshireUp+62£24,500-18.33 %
InverclydeNew entry-1£27,500-
HighlandsNew entry-1£25,000-
SharePoint UKSharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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.

1119 (64.32 %)Microsoft
2110 (59.46 %).NET
387 (47.03 %)SQL Server
474 (40.00 %)C#
557 (30.81 %)SharePoint Server 2007
646 (24.86 %)ASP.NET
745 (24.32 %)CRM
842 (22.70 %)ERP
842 (22.70 %)BizTalk Server
941 (22.16 %)SQL
941 (22.16 %)Finance
1040 (21.62 %)Windows
1139 (21.08 %)Dynamics CRM
1237 (20.00 %)Dynamics AX
1237 (20.00 %)X++
1336 (19.46 %)Axapta
1433 (17.84 %)ACCA
1433 (17.84 %)Logistics
1433 (17.84 %)CIMA
1530 (16.22 %)Microsoft CRM
1530 (16.22 %)Microsoft Certification
1629 (15.68 %)Business Intelligence
1727 (14.59 %)VB
1727 (14.59 %)Manufacturing
1826 (14.05 %)ASP
1826 (14.05 %)MS Excel
1925 (13.51 %)VB.NET
2022 (11.89 %)MS Exchange
2121 (11.35 %)SQL Server 2005
2220 (10.81 %)Project Management

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, 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 DevelopmentApplication Development
1110 (59.46 %).NET
246 (24.86 %)ASP.NET
326 (14.05 %)ASP
417 (9.189 %)HTML
516 (8.649 %)XML
68 (4.324 %)CSS
77 (3.784 %).NET Framework
86 (3.243 %)Silverlight
86 (3.243 %)XHTML
95 (2.703 %)WebServices
104 (2.162 %)AJAX
113 (1.622 %)Spring
122 (1.081 %)WinForms
122 (1.081 %)Windows SharePoint Services
122 (1.081 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
122 (1.081 %)XSLT
131 (0.541 %)MVC
131 (0.541 %)WCF
131 (0.541 %)WPF
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
157 (30.81 %)SharePoint Server 2007
242 (22.70 %)BizTalk Server
322 (11.89 %)MS Exchange
411 (5.946 %)IIS
56 (3.243 %)Exchange Server 2003
65 (2.703 %)Live Communications Server
65 (2.703 %)Exchange Server 2007
74 (2.162 %)CMS
83 (1.622 %)Office Communications Server
92 (1.081 %)Commerce Server 2007
92 (1.081 %)Commerce Server
92 (1.081 %)Content Management Server
101 (0.541 %)GroupWise
101 (0.541 %)Lotus Notes
101 (0.541 %)Oracle Application Server
101 (0.541 %)LiveLink
101 (0.541 %)Oracle Workflow
101 (0.541 %)Joomla!
101 (0.541 %)Magento
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
126 (14.05 %)MS Excel
214 (7.568 %)MS Office
38 (4.324 %)MS Visio
45 (2.703 %)InfoPath
51 (0.541 %)Photoshop
51 (0.541 %)MS Project
51 (0.541 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.541 %)Adobe Illustrator
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
139 (21.08 %)Dynamics CRM
237 (20.00 %)Dynamics AX
336 (19.46 %)Axapta
430 (16.22 %)Microsoft CRM
512 (6.486 %)Navision
64 (2.162 %)Dynamics NAV
72 (1.081 %)Line 500
72 (1.081 %)SageBI
72 (1.081 %)Oracle EBS
81 (0.541 %)Oracle 11i
81 (0.541 %)MAXIMO
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (5.405 %)DNS
29 (4.865 %)Internet
38 (4.324 %)DHCP
38 (4.324 %)Intranet
46 (3.243 %)LDAP
55 (2.703 %)TCP/IP
55 (2.703 %)VPN
55 (2.703 %)IPsec
55 (2.703 %)Cisco IOS
55 (2.703 %)Cisco ASA
63 (1.622 %)SAN
63 (1.622 %)VoIP
63 (1.622 %)IP Telephony
72 (1.081 %)SSL
72 (1.081 %)Extranet
81 (0.541 %)Firewall
81 (0.541 %)Network Security
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
187 (47.03 %)SQL Server
221 (11.35 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (9.189 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
414 (7.568 %)PerformancePoint
510 (5.405 %)SQL Server Integration Services
69 (4.865 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
78 (4.324 %)Oracle Reports
78 (4.324 %)ETL
78 (4.324 %)Crystal Reports
87 (3.784 %)Datawarehouse
87 (3.784 %)Oracle OWB
87 (3.784 %)Essbase
96 (3.243 %)BusinessObjects
105 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2000
105 (2.703 %)Oracle 10g
105 (2.703 %)BODI
105 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2008
105 (2.703 %)Oracle BI EE
114 (2.162 %)Oracle 11g
114 (2.162 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (9.730 %)Visual Studio
23 (1.622 %)Dreamweaver
31 (0.541 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (0.541 %)MorphX
31 (0.541 %)Team Foundation Server
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
141 (22.16 %)Finance
227 (14.59 %)Manufacturing
313 (7.027 %)Pensions
47 (3.784 %)Health
56 (3.243 %)Banking
63 (1.622 %)Back Office
71 (0.541 %)Music
71 (0.541 %)Auditing
71 (0.541 %)Electronics
71 (0.541 %)Telecoms
71 (0.541 %)Electric
71 (0.541 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (29.73 %)Developer
250 (27.03 %)Consultant
327 (14.59 %).NET Developer
422 (11.89 %)Analyst
517 (9.189 %)Software Developer
616 (8.649 %)Axapta Consultant
714 (7.568 %)Dynamics AX Consultant
813 (7.027 %)C# Developer
813 (7.027 %)ASP.NET Developer
912 (6.486 %)VB.NET Developer
912 (6.486 %)Support Analyst
912 (6.486 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
912 (6.486 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
912 (6.486 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
1011 (5.946 %)Support Engineer
1110 (5.405 %)SharePoint Developer
1110 (5.405 %)Architect
1110 (5.405 %)C# Software Developer
127 (3.784 %)Systems Engineer
127 (3.784 %)Technical Architect
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.622 %)Client/Server
13 (1.622 %)Clustering
13 (1.622 %)Computer Science
13 (1.622 %)Cloud Computing
22 (1.081 %)Multithreading
22 (1.081 %)Blackberry
31 (0.541 %)Management Information System
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (21.62 %)Windows
216 (8.649 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (4.865 %)Windows XP
47 (3.784 %)Linux
47 (3.784 %)Windows 2000
47 (3.784 %)Windows Server 2008
56 (3.243 %)Windows Mobile
65 (2.703 %)Mac OS
74 (2.162 %)Windows Vista
83 (1.622 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.541 %)UNIX
91 (0.541 %)Solaris
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (24.32 %)CRM
242 (22.70 %)ERP
333 (17.84 %)Logistics
429 (15.68 %)Business Intelligence
520 (10.81 %)Project Management
69 (4.865 %)OO
69 (4.865 %)Business Analysis
77 (3.784 %)Software Engineering
86 (3.243 %)Service Delivery
95 (2.703 %)ITIL
95 (2.703 %)UML
104 (2.162 %)Dimensional Modelling
104 (2.162 %)Enterprise Architecture
104 (2.162 %)OOD
113 (1.622 %)Disaster Recovery
113 (1.622 %)Migration
113 (1.622 %)Web Development
122 (1.081 %)User Acceptance Testing
122 (1.081 %)Workflow
122 (1.081 %)Validation
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
174 (40.00 %)C#
241 (22.16 %)SQL
337 (20.00 %)X++
427 (14.59 %)VB
525 (13.51 %)VB.NET
613 (7.027 %)VB6
710 (5.405 %)VBA
89 (4.865 %)PL/SQL
97 (3.784 %)JavaScript
106 (3.243 %)VBScript
115 (2.703 %)SQR
124 (2.162 %)T-SQL
132 (1.081 %)C
132 (1.081 %)PHP
132 (1.081 %)C++
132 (1.081 %)Delphi
141 (0.541 %)Java
141 (0.541 %)Perl
141 (0.541 %)XAML
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (17.84 %)ACCA
133 (17.84 %)CIMA
230 (16.22 %)Microsoft Certification
313 (7.027 %)Degree
411 (5.946 %)MCSE
55 (2.703 %)MCP
63 (1.622 %)MCSD
63 (1.622 %)MCTS
63 (1.622 %)MCPD
72 (1.081 %)HND
81 (0.541 %)ITIL Certification
81 (0.541 %)CCA
81 (0.541 %)Citrix Certification
81 (0.541 %)CCEA
81 (0.541 %)Cisco Certification
81 (0.541 %)HNC
81 (0.541 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.162 %)SLA
22 (1.081 %)QA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
116 (8.649 %)Active Directory
23 (1.622 %)Hyper-V
32 (1.081 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.081 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.541 %)Terminal Services
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (5.405 %)MOM
21 (0.541 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1119 (64.32 %)Microsoft
219 (10.27 %)Oracle
312 (6.486 %)Citrix
411 (5.946 %)Cisco
57 (3.784 %)Informatica
66 (3.243 %)VMware
66 (3.243 %)Business Objects
75 (2.703 %)NetApp
83 (1.622 %)Symantec
83 (1.622 %)Sage
92 (1.081 %)ProClarity
92 (1.081 %)CheckPoint
92 (1.081 %)Borland
101 (0.541 %)Primavera
101 (0.541 %)Macromedia
101 (0.541 %)Novell
101 (0.541 %)Lotus
101 (0.541 %)CommVault
101 (0.541 %)Hyperion
101 (0.541 %)Altiris