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This section looks at the demand for Geographic Information System (GIS) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GIS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank182196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads7551
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.021 %
As % of the category below2.321 %1.944 %
Salaries quoted6946
Average minimum salary£30,546£30,815
Average salary£32,367£35,103
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum salary£34,189£39,391
UK excluding London average salary£37,181£33,556
% change on same period last year+10.80 %
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads32312624
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.739 %1.094 %
Salaries quoted28612286
Average minimum salary£31,628£31,409
Average salary£34,405£34,222
% change on same period last year+0.53 %
Average maximum salary£37,181£37,036
UK excluding London average salary£37,227£38,311
% change on same period last year-2.82 %
GIS EnglandGIS
England

GIS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing GIS across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

South West GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Salary Trend

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

South West GIS Salary Trend

GIS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GIS across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

South West GIS Salary Histogram

GIS
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the South West 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
DevonUp+1429£34,276+5.46 %
BristolDown-2313£27,615-32.06 %
SomersetDown-1113£29,628-10.38 %
DorsetUp+32£22,845-5.79 %
WiltshireDown-71£34,000+0.36 %
GloucestershireDown-191£28,000-2.60 %
GIS EnglandGIS
England

GIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing GIS 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 GIS.

1108 (67.92 %)SQL Server
298 (61.64 %).NET
385 (53.46 %)Oracle
482 (51.57 %)C#
561 (38.36 %)XML
655 (34.59 %)C++
655 (34.59 %)VB.NET
749 (30.82 %)ESRI
842 (26.42 %)HTML
940 (25.16 %)VB
1038 (23.90 %)WebServices
1136 (22.64 %)Windows
1136 (22.64 %)C
1136 (22.64 %)Java
1232 (20.13 %)Visual Studio
1329 (18.24 %)DTS
1427 (16.98 %)SQL
1427 (16.98 %)AJAX
1522 (13.84 %)Requirements Analysis
1522 (13.84 %)UNIX
1621 (13.21 %)Citrix
1621 (13.21 %)SQL Server 2000
1621 (13.21 %)MapXtreme
1621 (13.21 %)VB6
1720 (12.58 %)SQL Server 2005
1819 (11.95 %)Government
1917 (10.69 %)Firewall
1917 (10.69 %)Internet
1917 (10.69 %)Oracle Spatial
2015 (9.434 %)Reverse Proxy

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
198 (61.64 %).NET
261 (38.36 %)XML
342 (26.42 %)HTML
438 (23.90 %)WebServices
527 (16.98 %)AJAX
615 (9.434 %)ASP.NET
713 (8.176 %)ADO.NET
812 (7.547 %).NET Framework
910 (6.289 %)ADO
109 (5.660 %)MFC
109 (5.660 %)ASP
116 (3.774 %)CSS
125 (3.145 %)XHTML
134 (2.516 %)SOAP
134 (2.516 %)JSON
142 (1.258 %)ArcObjects
151 (0.629 %)STL
151 (0.629 %)J2SE
151 (0.629 %)Java RMI
151 (0.629 %)Swing
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (13.21 %)MapXtreme
217 (10.69 %)Oracle Spatial
39 (5.660 %)MS Exchange
47 (4.403 %)SharePoint
55 (3.145 %)ArcIMS
64 (2.516 %)ArcSDE
64 (2.516 %)ArcGIS
71 (0.629 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (0.629 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (0.629 %)Exchange Server 2003
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.258 %)MS Excel
21 (0.629 %)AutoCAD
21 (0.629 %)Adobe Illustrator
21 (0.629 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (0.629 %)Photoshop
21 (0.629 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.887 %)Metrica
21 (0.629 %)MAXIMO
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (10.69 %)Internet
117 (10.69 %)Firewall
215 (9.434 %)Reverse Proxy
215 (9.434 %)HTTPS
39 (5.660 %)SNMP
41 (0.629 %)GPRS
41 (0.629 %)GSM
41 (0.629 %)HTTP
41 (0.629 %)IMAP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1108 (67.92 %)SQL Server
229 (18.24 %)DTS
321 (13.21 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (12.58 %)SQL Server 2005
511 (6.918 %)RDBMS
67 (4.403 %)Oracle 8/8i
76 (3.774 %)SQL Server Integration Services
84 (2.516 %)Reference Data
84 (2.516 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.629 %)BusinessObjects
91 (0.629 %)Datawarehouse
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
132 (20.13 %)Visual Studio
29 (5.660 %)InstallShield
32 (1.258 %)Flash
41 (0.629 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.629 %)Subversion
41 (0.629 %)Ant
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (11.95 %)Government
215 (9.434 %)Pensions
215 (9.434 %)Marketing
215 (9.434 %)Finance
35 (3.145 %)Telecoms
42 (1.258 %)Education
42 (1.258 %)Electric
51 (0.629 %)Construction
51 (0.629 %)Publishing
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
183 (52.20 %)Developer
235 (22.01 %)GIS Developer
330 (18.87 %)Analyst
421 (13.21 %)Analyst Programmer
421 (13.21 %)Programmer
519 (11.95 %)C# Developer
615 (9.434 %).NET Analyst Programmer
615 (9.434 %).NET Programmer
615 (9.434 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
615 (9.434 %)C# Analyst Programmer
615 (9.434 %)VB.NET Programmer
615 (9.434 %).NET Developer
78 (5.031 %)Software Engineer
78 (5.031 %)DBA
87 (4.403 %)Applications Developer
87 (4.403 %)Software Developer
87 (4.403 %)ASP.NET Developer
87 (4.403 %)VB.NET Developer
96 (3.774 %)Project Manager
105 (3.145 %)Consultant
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (2.516 %)Data Conversion
21 (0.629 %)NHS
21 (0.629 %)Management Information System
21 (0.629 %)Statistics
21 (0.629 %)Multithreading
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (22.64 %)Windows
222 (13.84 %)UNIX
35 (3.145 %)SUSE
35 (3.145 %)Linux
44 (2.516 %)Red Hat Linux
53 (1.887 %)Solaris
61 (0.629 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (0.629 %)Windows Server 2008
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (13.84 %)Requirements Analysis
212 (7.547 %)RUP
310 (6.289 %)Unified Process
49 (5.660 %)Security Cleared
57 (4.403 %)User Acceptance Testing
57 (4.403 %)Software Engineering
57 (4.403 %)Risk Assessment
66 (3.774 %)Web Development
66 (3.774 %)SC Cleared
75 (3.145 %)Disaster Recovery
75 (3.145 %)PRINCE2
84 (2.516 %)UML
84 (2.516 %)OOD
84 (2.516 %)Time Management
93 (1.887 %)Matrix Management
93 (1.887 %)PRINCE
93 (1.887 %)OO
93 (1.887 %)Asset Management
102 (1.258 %)CAD
102 (1.258 %)Project Management
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (51.57 %)C#
255 (34.59 %)C++
255 (34.59 %)VB.NET
340 (25.16 %)VB
436 (22.64 %)Java
436 (22.64 %)C
527 (16.98 %)SQL
621 (13.21 %)VB6
714 (8.805 %)JavaScript
714 (8.805 %)Delphi
87 (4.403 %)VBScript
95 (3.145 %)Perl
95 (3.145 %)AWK
95 (3.145 %)VBA
104 (2.516 %)Python
111 (0.629 %)PowerShell
111 (0.629 %)Transact-SQL
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (8.805 %)Degree
22 (1.258 %)HNC
22 (1.258 %)PRINCE2 Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.629 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.629 %)Active Directory
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
185 (53.46 %)Oracle
249 (30.82 %)ESRI
321 (13.21 %)Citrix
415 (9.434 %)Mapinfo
59 (5.660 %)Microsoft
64 (2.516 %)Red Hat
72 (1.258 %)Intergraph
81 (0.629 %)Northgate
81 (0.629 %)Autodesk
81 (0.629 %)Business Objects