The first 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 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category for the Scotland region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft SharePoint
Rank 42 30 55
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +25
Permanent jobs citing SharePoint 143 186 115
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 4.514% 5.331% 3.379%
As % of the Application Platforms category 21.09% 28.57% 20.54%
Number of salaries quoted 82 142 91
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,900 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Application Platforms
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
678 651 560
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 21.40% 18.66% 16.46%
Number of salaries quoted 410 483 408
Average salary £38,500 £35,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00% -5.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £26,000 £26,250
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Jobs Demand Trend

This 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 Jobs Demand Trend

SharePoint
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SharePoint across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

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 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
Glasgow -3 68 £40,000 +3.89%
Edinburgh -8 40 £38,000 +8.57%
Aberdeen -7 29 £42,500 +21.42%
Ayrshire - 2 £31,250 -
South Lanarkshire - 1 £67,500 -
SharePoint
UK

SharePoint
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 169 (61.45%) .NET
2 156 (56.73%) C#
3 150 (54.55%) SQL Server
4 129 (46.91%) Microsoft
5 104 (37.82%) ASP.NET
6 98 (35.64%) SQL
7 80 (29.09%) SharePoint 2010
8 63 (22.91%) MS Excel
9 62 (22.55%) Windows
10 51 (18.55%) JavaScript
11 48 (17.45%) Finance
12 46 (16.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 44 (16.00%) HTML
14 43 (15.64%) CSS
14 43 (15.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 42 (15.27%) Business Intelligence
16 38 (13.82%) Degree
17 36 (13.09%) Visual Studio
18 35 (12.73%) Oracle
19 34 (12.36%) MS Office
20 30 (10.91%) Project Management
20 30 (10.91%) jQuery
21 29 (10.55%) Microsoft Certification
21 29 (10.55%) IIS
22 28 (10.18%) ITIL
23 27 (9.818%) Active Directory
24 26 (9.455%) Intranet
24 26 (9.455%) Java
25 25 (9.091%) Windows Server 2003
25 25 (9.091%) Windows Server 2008

SharePoint
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 169 (61.45%) .NET
2 104 (37.82%) ASP.NET
3 44 (16.00%) HTML
4 43 (15.64%) CSS
5 30 (10.91%) jQuery
6 25 (9.091%) WCF
7 23 (8.364%) XML
8 18 (6.545%) .NET Framework
9 13 (4.727%) ASP.NET MVC
10 12 (4.364%) WPF
11 11 (4.000%) ASP
12 10 (3.636%) Ajax
12 10 (3.636%) HTML5
13 9 (3.273%) XSLT
14 8 (2.909%) Silverlight
14 8 (2.909%) Web Services
15 6 (2.182%) CSS3
15 6 (2.182%) WinForms
16 5 (1.818%) XHTML
16 5 (1.818%) LINQ
Application Platforms
1 80 (29.09%) SharePoint 2010
2 29 (10.55%) IIS
3 24 (8.727%) MS Exchange
4 21 (7.636%) SharePoint Server
5 15 (5.455%) Exchange Server 2010
6 12 (4.364%) Exchange Server 2003
7 11 (4.000%) Documentum
8 7 (2.545%) SharePoint 2013
9 6 (2.182%) Tomcat
9 6 (2.182%) FileNet
10 5 (1.818%) Apache
10 5 (1.818%) Lync
11 4 (1.455%) SAP Portal
11 4 (1.455%) Alfresco
11 4 (1.455%) Drupal
11 4 (1.455%) Exchange Server 2007
11 4 (1.455%) Lotus Notes
11 4 (1.455%) BizTalk Server
11 4 (1.455%) LiveLink
11 4 (1.455%) CMS
Applications
1 63 (22.91%) MS Excel
2 34 (12.36%) MS Office
3 24 (8.727%) InfoPath
4 4 (1.455%) MS PowerPoint
4 4 (1.455%) MS Project
5 3 (1.091%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.727%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 14 (5.091%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (2.909%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.727%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.364%) Maximo
4 1 (0.364%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.364%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 26 (9.455%) Intranet
2 12 (4.364%) Internet
3 10 (3.636%) Unified Communications
3 10 (3.636%) SAN
4 9 (3.273%) Firewall
5 5 (1.818%) Extranet
6 4 (1.455%) DHCP
6 4 (1.455%) DNS
7 2 (0.727%) LAN
7 2 (0.727%) HTTP
7 2 (0.727%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.364%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.364%) VoIP
8 1 (0.364%) VLAN
8 1 (0.364%) iSCSI
8 1 (0.364%) Network Security
8 1 (0.364%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 150 (54.55%) SQL Server
2 46 (16.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 43 (15.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 24 (8.727%) SQL Server 2008
5 12 (4.364%) SQL Server 2005
5 12 (4.364%) Oracle Reports
5 12 (4.364%) MS Access
6 11 (4.000%) Crystal Reports
7 10 (3.636%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 9 (3.273%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (2.545%) Oracle 8/8i
10 6 (2.182%) SQL Server 2012
11 5 (1.818%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 4 (1.455%) PerformancePoint
12 4 (1.455%) OLAP
12 4 (1.455%) EDRMS
12 4 (1.455%) EDMS
12 4 (1.455%) GIS
13 3 (1.091%) TOAD
13 3 (1.091%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 36 (13.09%) Visual Studio
2 8 (2.909%) Team Foundation Server
3 5 (1.818%) MSI
3 5 (1.818%) JIRA
4 3 (1.091%) Eclipse
4 3 (1.091%) MorphX
5 2 (0.727%) VSS/SourceSafe
5 2 (0.727%) Subversion
6 1 (0.364%) NUnit
6 1 (0.364%) Oracle Forms
General
1 48 (17.45%) Finance
2 14 (5.091%) Banking
3 10 (3.636%) Back Office
4 9 (3.273%) Advertising
5 6 (2.182%) Marketing
5 6 (2.182%) Investment Banking
6 5 (1.818%) Telecoms
6 5 (1.818%) Manufacturing
7 4 (1.455%) Local Government
8 3 (1.091%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.091%) Front Office
9 2 (0.727%) General Ledger
9 2 (0.727%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (0.727%) Legal
9 2 (0.727%) Billing
10 1 (0.364%) Retail
10 1 (0.364%) Publishing
10 1 (0.364%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.364%) Dutch Language
Job Titles
1 129 (46.91%) Developer
2 37 (13.45%) .NET Developer
3 36 (13.09%) SharePoint Developer
4 32 (11.64%) Analyst
5 30 (10.91%) Consultant
6 28 (10.18%) Senior Developer
7 17 (6.182%) SharePoint Consultant
8 15 (5.455%) Support Analyst
8 15 (5.455%) Software Developer
9 12 (4.364%) Systems Support
10 11 (4.000%) ASP.NET Developer
11 10 (3.636%) Microsoft Developer
11 10 (3.636%) C# Developer
12 9 (3.273%) Administrator
12 9 (3.273%) Web Developer
12 9 (3.273%) Coordinator
12 9 (3.273%) Team Leader
12 9 (3.273%) C# .NET Developer
13 8 (2.909%) Senior Analyst
13 8 (2.909%) Microsoft Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.636%) Computer Science
2 8 (2.909%) Clustering
3 4 (1.455%) SaaS
3 4 (1.455%) Taxonomies
3 4 (1.455%) Blackberry
4 3 (1.091%) Mainframe
4 3 (1.091%) EqualLogic
4 3 (1.091%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (0.727%) Open Source
5 2 (0.727%) PMI
5 2 (0.727%) Management Information System
5 2 (0.727%) E-Learning
6 1 (0.364%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.364%) Web 2.0
6 1 (0.364%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 62 (22.55%) Windows
2 25 (9.091%) Windows Server 2003
2 25 (9.091%) Windows Server 2008
3 16 (5.818%) Windows 7
4 14 (5.091%) UNIX
4 14 (5.091%) Linux
5 7 (2.545%) Windows XP
6 3 (1.091%) HPUX
7 2 (0.727%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.364%) Solaris
8 1 (0.364%) Android
8 1 (0.364%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.364%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.364%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (15.27%) Business Intelligence
2 30 (10.91%) Project Management
3 28 (10.18%) ITIL
4 24 (8.727%) Workflow
4 24 (8.727%) Stakeholder Management
5 21 (7.636%) ERP
6 17 (6.182%) MVC
7 16 (5.818%) PRINCE2
8 15 (5.455%) Configuration Management
9 14 (5.091%) CRM
10 12 (4.364%) Release Management
10 12 (4.364%) Data Modelling
10 12 (4.364%) TDD
10 12 (4.364%) Change Management
11 11 (4.000%) Knowledge Management
11 11 (4.000%) Web Development
12 10 (3.636%) Document Management
13 9 (3.273%) Migration
13 9 (3.273%) Business Analysis
14 8 (2.909%) OO
Programming Languages
1 156 (56.73%) C#
2 98 (35.64%) SQL
3 51 (18.55%) JavaScript
4 26 (9.455%) Java
5 20 (7.273%) PL/SQL
6 19 (6.909%) VB.NET
7 18 (6.545%) C++
8 11 (4.000%) VB
8 11 (4.000%) PHP
9 8 (2.909%) T-SQL
10 7 (2.545%) C
11 5 (1.818%) Perl
12 4 (1.455%) VB6
12 4 (1.455%) Python
12 4 (1.455%) COBOL
12 4 (1.455%) Delphi
13 3 (1.091%) PL/1
13 3 (1.091%) VBA
14 2 (0.727%) X++
14 2 (0.727%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 38 (13.82%) Degree
2 29 (10.55%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (4.364%) Security Cleared
4 10 (3.636%) ITIL Certification
5 9 (3.273%) MCSE
6 8 (2.909%) MCSA
7 6 (2.182%) MCITP
8 4 (1.455%) MCP
9 3 (1.091%) CCA
9 3 (1.091%) Citrix Certification
9 3 (1.091%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (1.091%) MCTS
10 2 (0.727%) CCAA
10 2 (0.727%) VCP4
10 2 (0.727%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.727%) CIPD
10 2 (0.727%) HND
10 2 (0.727%) PMI Certification
11 1 (0.364%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 1 (0.364%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.727%) QA
2 8 (2.909%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 8 (2.909%) SLA
System Software
1 27 (9.818%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.273%) Hyper-V
2 9 (3.273%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (2.909%) vSphere
4 6 (2.182%) Terminal Server
5 5 (1.818%) XenApp
6 1 (0.364%) VMware ESX
6 1 (0.364%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.364%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 3 (1.091%) DameWare
2 2 (0.727%) McAfee ePO
2 2 (0.727%) SCCM
3 1 (0.364%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.364%) Backup Exec
3 1 (0.364%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 129 (46.91%) Microsoft
2 35 (12.73%) Oracle
3 24 (8.727%) VMware
4 16 (5.818%) Citrix
5 9 (3.273%) Sybase
6 7 (2.545%) SAP
7 6 (2.182%) Business Objects
7 6 (2.182%) Cisco
8 5 (1.818%) Remedy
9 4 (1.455%) Lotus
9 4 (1.455%) Apple
10 3 (1.091%) Juniper
10 3 (1.091%) Dell
11 2 (0.727%) HP
11 2 (0.727%) Adobe
11 2 (0.727%) McAfee
11 2 (0.727%) CommVault
11 2 (0.727%) 3Com
11 2 (0.727%) Open Text
12 1 (0.364%) AppSense
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
The range of projects will vary in work scope and responsibility however would suit developers whom are Microsoft accredited and keen to get involved in new opportunities. You...
Sanderson
Posted: 1 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
A leading software house is currently looking to expand their SharePoint Development team in Aberdeen... The successful SharePoint Developer will need to have full ownership or a portal...
EXCELerate
Salary: From £55,000 to £60,000 per annum To £60k & Bonus & Corporate Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
Global enterprise level .Net, C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server & SharePoint (learn) development; Glasgow (relatively easily commutable from Livingston and Paisley areas), central Scotland... The successful candidate will likely...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent bonus + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
The following Key Skills are essential in order to be considered for the role: *2 years + in Developing Custom components in Microsoft SharePoint (Moss 2007 or SharePoint 2010) *...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + plus an excellent benefits package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
SharePoint Consultant / SharePoint Developer / SharePoint 2010 / Workflows / Webparts / CAML / event handlers / Microsoft SQL Server / T-SQL / Analysis Services / Integration Services / Reporting Services / C# .NET / ASP.NET / Performance Point /...
Search Consultancy
Salary: benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Any experience with HTML and JavaScript would be ideal however, not essential... This position also offers a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to developer their technical and...
Net Talent
Posted: 20 May 2013
Edinburgh & Lothians
Min 5 yrs SQL Server BI including 2005 and 2008 - SSIS/SSAS/SSRS/ T-SQL/MDX - Dimensional modelling skills - SharePoint 2010 BI including Performance Point Services - Experience of...
Sopra Group Ltd
Salary: Attractive, plus flexible benefits
Posted: 10 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Key technical skills and role responsibilities include: - MS Windows Server 2003 2008, 2008 R2 - Active Directory - IIS v6 & v7 - Hyper-V - SQL 2005, 2008 - Exchange 2003-2010 - SharePoint...
Clearchoice Careers
Salary: £30k - 35k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Key technical skills and role responsibilities include: - MS Windows Server 2003 2008, 2008 R2 - Active Directory - IIS v6 & v7 - Hyper-V - SQL 2005, 2008 - Exchange 2003-2010 - SharePoint...
Clearchoice Careers
Salary: £25k - 30k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
About you: You will have an excellent knowledge of Electronic Document Management Systems, Document and Data control with knowledge in SharePoint 2010 being essential to this role. Fully...
Harvey Nash Consulting (Scotland) Limited
Salary: £35000 - £48000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
MS Access. Business Objects. Quest Toad. MS IIS / Apache Tomcat. Microsoft SharePoint Services... Knowledge of scripting languages (vbs, python, perl) and web development languages (XHTML, XML, XSLT, CSS,...
Net Talent
Posted: 15 May 2013