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This section looks at the demand for ESRI ArcGIS skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ArcGIS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkESRI ArcGIS
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank804949
Rank change on same period last yearUp+145
Matching permanent IT job ads11966
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.028 %
As % of the category below0.419 %0.182 %
Salaries quoted10257
Average minimum salary£38,105£33,162
Average salary£40,562£34,880
% change on same period last year+16.28 %
Average maximum salary£43,019£36,599
UK excluding London average salary£34,841£30,905
% change on same period last year+12.73 %
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads2841136193
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled15.29 %15.09 %
Salaries quoted2391129346
Average minimum salary£37,843£38,779
Average salary£41,143£42,277
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Average maximum salary£44,443£45,774
UK excluding London average salary£37,945£39,260
% change on same period last year-3.35 %

ArcGIS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing ArcGIS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

ArcGIS Demand Trend

ArcGIS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ArcGIS within the UK.

ArcGIS Salary Trend

ArcGIS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ArcGIS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

ArcGIS Salary Histogram

ArcGIS
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ArcGIS within the UK 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
EnglandUp+135116£40,786+15.18 %
South EastUp+7549£36,255+21.01 %
LondonUp+10940£51,528+26.15 %
SurreyUp+4923£39,457+79.34 %
HampshireDown-117£35,882+20.70 %
North EastNew entry-16£39,714-
Tyne and WearNew entry-16£39,714-
BuckinghamshireUp+338£28,333-
BasingstokeNew entry-8£30,000-
GatesheadNew entry-8--
SouthamptonUp+197£41,429+36.82 %
Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-6£40,000-
City of LondonDown-76£37,917+57.98 %
EpsomNew entry-5£33,100-
AylesburyNew entry-5£29,167-
NorwichNew entry-3£30,000-
NottinghamNew entry-3£16,500-
East MidlandsUp+53£16,500-
NorfolkNew entry-3£30,000-
NottinghamshireDown-33£16,500-
OxfordshireNew entry-3£29,667-
East of EnglandNew entry-3£30,000-
WarringtonNew entry-2£37,500-
ScotlandUp+252£40,000+6.66 %
North WestNew entry-2£37,500-
South WestDown-112£26,000-25.17 %
CheshireNew entry-2£37,500-
EdinburghNew entry-2£40,000-
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-2£40,000-
GreenfordNew entry-1£32,500-

ArcGIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS.

1249 (91.54 %)GIS
2161 (59.19 %).NET
3155 (56.99 %)ESRI
4125 (45.96 %)C#
4125 (45.96 %)ArcSDE
5123 (45.22 %)ArcObjects
697 (35.66 %)ArcIMS
796 (35.29 %)Oracle
866 (24.26 %)Degree
960 (22.06 %)Java
1059 (21.69 %)XML
1149 (18.01 %)ASP.NET
1149 (18.01 %)SQL Server
1248 (17.65 %)Microsoft
1344 (16.18 %)HTML
1443 (15.81 %)VB
1541 (15.07 %)J2EE
1637 (13.60 %)VBA
1735 (12.87 %)Windows
1834 (12.50 %)WebServices
1932 (11.76 %)RDBMS
1932 (11.76 %)VB.NET
2031 (11.40 %)JavaScript
2129 (10.66 %)SQL
2228 (10.29 %)Web Development
2324 (8.824 %)Oracle Spatial
2422 (8.088 %)AJAX
2521 (7.721 %)WebSphere
2521 (7.721 %)IBM
2521 (7.721 %)Autodesk

ArcGIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK citing ArcGIS 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 ArcGIS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1161 (59.19 %).NET
2123 (45.22 %)ArcObjects
359 (21.69 %)XML
449 (18.01 %)ASP.NET
544 (16.18 %)HTML
641 (15.07 %)J2EE
734 (12.50 %)WebServices
822 (8.088 %)AJAX
921 (7.721 %)WebSphere
1019 (6.985 %)CSS
1116 (5.882 %)ASP
1213 (4.779 %)JSP
1311 (4.044 %)Servlets
1311 (4.044 %)EJB
1311 (4.044 %)EJB 3.0
1410 (3.676 %)XSLT
155 (1.838 %)ASP.NET 2.0
164 (1.471 %).NET Framework
173 (1.103 %)COM
173 (1.103 %)ADO.NET
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1125 (45.96 %)ArcSDE
297 (35.66 %)ArcIMS
324 (8.824 %)Oracle Spatial
421 (7.721 %)IIS
512 (4.412 %)ColdFusion
512 (4.412 %)WebLogic
611 (4.044 %)JBoss
79 (3.309 %)LiveLink
86 (2.206 %)SharePoint
95 (1.838 %)MapXtreme
102 (0.735 %)Oracle 10gAS
111 (0.368 %)BizTalk Server
111 (0.368 %)Smallworld
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (4.412 %)AutoCAD
29 (3.309 %)MS Excel
38 (2.941 %)ArcInfo
47 (2.574 %)ArcView
53 (1.103 %)MS Office
61 (0.368 %)Photoshop
61 (0.368 %)Adobe Illustrator
61 (0.368 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.735 %)SAP HR
12 (0.735 %)SAP ERP
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (2.206 %)Internet
21 (0.368 %)SMS
21 (0.368 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1249 (91.54 %)GIS
249 (18.01 %)SQL Server
332 (11.76 %)RDBMS
412 (4.412 %)Oracle 8/8i
412 (4.412 %)MS Access
510 (3.676 %)SQLPlus
67 (2.574 %)Ingres
75 (1.838 %)Crystal Reports
75 (1.838 %)Oracle Reports
82 (0.735 %)SAP BW
82 (0.735 %)SQL Server 2005
91 (0.368 %)SQL Server 2000
91 (0.368 %)Oracle 10g
91 (0.368 %)Datawarehouse
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
118 (6.618 %)Dreamweaver
212 (4.412 %)Flash
310 (3.676 %)Visual Studio
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (4.044 %)Finance
29 (3.309 %)Government
38 (2.941 %)Pensions
47 (2.574 %)Construction
55 (1.838 %)Publishing
55 (1.838 %)Telecoms
64 (1.471 %)Local Government
64 (1.471 %)Marketing
64 (1.471 %)Health
72 (0.735 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1119 (43.75 %)Developer
269 (25.37 %)GIS Developer
368 (25.00 %)Analyst
453 (19.49 %)GIS Analyst
528 (10.29 %)Support Analyst
623 (8.456 %)Consultant
623 (8.456 %)C# Developer
721 (7.721 %)GIS Consultant
816 (5.882 %)Software Developer
915 (5.515 %).NET Developer
1013 (4.779 %)Web Developer
1111 (4.044 %)Applications Developer
1111 (4.044 %)Applications Support
1210 (3.676 %)Applications Support Analyst
1210 (3.676 %)CSharp Software Developer
139 (3.309 %)C# Web Developer
139 (3.309 %).NET Web Developer
139 (3.309 %)Trainee
139 (3.309 %)Analyst Developer
148 (2.941 %)VB.NET Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (2.941 %)Management Information System
26 (2.206 %)Computer Science
34 (1.471 %)Remote Sensing
34 (1.471 %)IVR
34 (1.471 %)IPTV
43 (1.103 %)Replication
51 (0.368 %)Statistics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (12.87 %)Windows
216 (5.882 %)UNIX
311 (4.044 %)Windows Mobile
410 (3.676 %)Solaris
51 (0.368 %)Windows XP
51 (0.368 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (10.29 %)Web Development
218 (6.618 %)Use Case
313 (4.779 %)Software Engineering
412 (4.412 %)Enterprise Architecture
510 (3.676 %)User Acceptance Testing
510 (3.676 %)UML
510 (3.676 %)Business Intelligence
69 (3.309 %)ITIL
69 (3.309 %)Security Cleared
78 (2.941 %)RUP
78 (2.941 %)Information Management
78 (2.941 %)Load Testing
78 (2.941 %)Stress Testing
78 (2.941 %)Integration Testing
78 (2.941 %)Requirements Analysis
78 (2.941 %)Systems Analysis
86 (2.206 %)Business Analysis
86 (2.206 %)Project Management
86 (2.206 %)SOA
86 (2.206 %)RAD
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1125 (45.96 %)C#
260 (22.06 %)Java
343 (15.81 %)VB
437 (13.60 %)VBA
532 (11.76 %)VB.NET
631 (11.40 %)JavaScript
729 (10.66 %)SQL
812 (4.412 %)C++
99 (3.309 %)C
108 (2.941 %)VBScript
115 (1.838 %)PL/SQL
123 (1.103 %)VB6
123 (1.103 %)Fortran
132 (0.735 %)MapBasic
132 (0.735 %)Delphi
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
166 (24.26 %)Degree
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.735 %)SLA
21 (0.368 %)QA
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1155 (56.99 %)ESRI
296 (35.29 %)Oracle
348 (17.65 %)Microsoft
421 (7.721 %)IBM
421 (7.721 %)Autodesk
517 (6.250 %)Google
615 (5.515 %)Mapinfo
712 (4.412 %)BEA
712 (4.412 %)Macromedia
811 (4.044 %)Sybase
910 (3.676 %)Sun
109 (3.309 %)Metastorm
109 (3.309 %)Open Text
109 (3.309 %)Lagan
112 (0.735 %)Intergraph
112 (0.735 %)SAP