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This section looks at the demand for Statistics skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Statistics over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkStatistics
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank141162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads1318
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
As % of the category below2.313 %1.724 %
Salaries quoted47
Average minimum salary£26,250£28,571
Average salary£29,875£31,429
% change on same period last year-4.94 %
Average maximum salary£33,500£34,286
UK excluding London average salary£35,212£33,946
% change on same period last year+3.72 %
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads5621044
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.303 %0.435 %
Salaries quoted390552
Average minimum salary£31,917£31,742
Average salary£35,544£35,159
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Average maximum salary£39,172£38,575
UK excluding London average salary£37,888£39,245
% change on same period last year-3.45 %
Statistics UKStatistics
UK

Statistics
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Statistics Demand Trend

Statistics
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Statistics Salary Trend

Statistics
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Statistics within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EdinburghUp+137£20,000-33.88 %
AberdeenNew entry-2--
DundeeNew entry-1--
GlasgowUp+71£17,000-
Statistics UKStatistics
UK

Statistics
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland region citing Statistics 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 Statistics.

16 (31.58 %).NET
16 (31.58 %)Oracle
25 (26.32 %)SQL
25 (26.32 %)XML
25 (26.32 %)Degree
34 (21.05 %)Validation
34 (21.05 %)Mathematics
34 (21.05 %)VB
34 (21.05 %)SAS
43 (15.79 %)LAN
43 (15.79 %)WAN
43 (15.79 %)Datawarehouse
43 (15.79 %)VBScript
43 (15.79 %)HTML
43 (15.79 %)JavaScript
43 (15.79 %)SQL Server
43 (15.79 %)ASP
43 (15.79 %)XSL
43 (15.79 %)IIS
43 (15.79 %)WebServices
43 (15.79 %)Computer Science
43 (15.79 %)AJAX
52 (10.53 %)Windows Vista
52 (10.53 %)SharePoint
52 (10.53 %)Operations Research
52 (10.53 %)Subversion
52 (10.53 %)Insurance
52 (10.53 %)Finance
52 (10.53 %)Education
52 (10.53 %)PostgreSQL

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (31.58 %).NET
25 (26.32 %)XML
33 (15.79 %)XSL
33 (15.79 %)HTML
33 (15.79 %)WebServices
33 (15.79 %)ASP
33 (15.79 %)AJAX
42 (10.53 %)Symfony
42 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
42 (10.53 %)CSS
42 (10.53 %)SOAP
42 (10.53 %)WSDL
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (21.05 %)SAS
23 (15.79 %)IIS
32 (10.53 %)Apache
32 (10.53 %)SharePoint
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Project
11 (5.263 %)MS Office
11 (5.263 %)MS Excel
11 (5.263 %)MS Visio
11 (5.263 %)MS PowerPoint
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (15.79 %)WAN
13 (15.79 %)LAN
21 (5.263 %)VoIP
21 (5.263 %)VPN
21 (5.263 %)Intranet
21 (5.263 %)Internet
21 (5.263 %)Wireless
21 (5.263 %)IP Telephony
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.79 %)SQL Server
13 (15.79 %)Datawarehouse
22 (10.53 %)MySQL
22 (10.53 %)PostgreSQL
31 (5.263 %)Oracle 10g
31 (5.263 %)BusinessObjects
31 (5.263 %)Oracle 9i
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.53 %)Subversion
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Finance
12 (10.53 %)Education
12 (10.53 %)Insurance
21 (5.263 %)Pensions
21 (5.263 %)Health
21 (5.263 %)Retail
21 (5.263 %)Automotive
21 (5.263 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (5.263 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (26.32 %)Developer
23 (15.79 %)Analyst
23 (15.79 %)Web Developer
32 (10.53 %)Consultant
32 (10.53 %)Server Engineer
32 (10.53 %)Web Applications Developer
32 (10.53 %)Applications Developer
32 (10.53 %)Programmer
32 (10.53 %)Applications Support
32 (10.53 %)Administrator
41 (5.263 %)Data Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Oracle DBA
41 (5.263 %).NET Developer
41 (5.263 %)Senior Oracle DBA
41 (5.263 %)SAS Programmer
41 (5.263 %)Senior DBA
41 (5.263 %)Technical Administrator
41 (5.263 %)SAS Consultant
41 (5.263 %)DBA
41 (5.263 %)Graduate
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (21.05 %)Mathematics
23 (15.79 %)Computer Science
31 (5.263 %)Biometrics
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (10.53 %)Linux
12 (10.53 %)FreeBSD
12 (10.53 %)Windows
12 (10.53 %)Windows Vista
21 (5.263 %)UNIX
21 (5.263 %)Solaris
21 (5.263 %)Windows XP
21 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Validation
22 (10.53 %)OO
22 (10.53 %)ERP
22 (10.53 %)Change Management
22 (10.53 %)Operations Research
22 (10.53 %)Risk Analysis
31 (5.263 %)E-business
31 (5.263 %)Business Intelligence
31 (5.263 %)CRM
31 (5.263 %)E-Commerce
31 (5.263 %)Asset Management
31 (5.263 %)Information Management
31 (5.263 %)Business Analysis
31 (5.263 %)Requirements Analysis
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (26.32 %)SQL
24 (21.05 %)VB
33 (15.79 %)VBScript
33 (15.79 %)JavaScript
42 (10.53 %)PHP
42 (10.53 %)VB.NET
42 (10.53 %)C#
51 (5.263 %)PL/SQL
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (26.32 %)Degree
21 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)GCP
11 (5.263 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (5.263 %)QA
11 (5.263 %)CDISC
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.53 %)MetaFrame
21 (5.263 %)NetBackup
21 (5.263 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (5.263 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (31.58 %)Oracle
22 (10.53 %)Microsoft
22 (10.53 %)Intel
22 (10.53 %)Citrix
31 (5.263 %)Hyperion
31 (5.263 %)VERITAS
31 (5.263 %)Sun
31 (5.263 %)Business Objects
31 (5.263 %)Cisco