Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for GIS skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited GIS 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 Database & Business Intelligence category.

LinkGeographic Information System (GIS)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank340347
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads318976
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.467 %0.489 %
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category1.712 %1.847 %
Salaries quoted276792
Average salary£32,500£37,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-12.16 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£22,750£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£50,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,500£35,000
% change on same period last year-7.140 %
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceAll Database & Business Intelligence
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
1857952833
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK27.29 %26.49 %
Salaries quoted1611444829
Average salary£38,000£40,000
Average salary % change on the same period last year-5.000 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,500£27,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

GIS
Demand Trend

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

GIS Demand Trend

GIS
Salary Trend

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

GIS Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing GIS over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

GIS Salary Histogram

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Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the UK 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
EnglandUp+35304£32,500-12.16 %
South EastUp+5283£32,500-7.14 %
LondonUp+9672£38,000-5.00 %
East of EnglandUp+6747£30,500-12.85 %
North WestUp+14635£24,457-36.88 %
West SussexUp+1634£47,500+18.75 %
ManchesterUp+10629£23,000-45.23 %
West MidlandsUp+3126£32,500-7.14 %
CambridgeshireUp+4625£27,000-28.00 %
South WestUp+4620£35,750+19.16 %
YorkshireUp+10718£32,500+8.33 %
BuckinghamshireUp+6618£27,500-8.33 %
CambridgeUp+2916£25,000-47.36 %
City of LondonUp+12315£34,000-15.00 %
AylesburyUp+3315£27,500-15.38 %
BedfordshireUp+3014£32,500-23.52 %
South YorkshireUp+6013£32,500+30.00 %
SheffieldUp+4013£32,500+30.00 %
HampshireUp+611£40,000+17.64 %
GatwickDown-1810--
PaddingtonNew entry-10£38,000-
PeterboroughUp+549£27,250-41.39 %
OxfordUp+598£28,250-24.66 %
HertfordshireUp+528£33,750-3.57 %
OxfordshireUp+498£28,250-19.28 %
CrawleyUp+208£48,750+21.87 %
BerkshireUp+1077£36,500-8.75 %
WalesUp+417£27,500-
East MidlandsUp+406£45,000+36.36 %
WiltshireUp+336£32,500-1.51 %

GIS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1167 (24.38 %).NET
2152 (22.19 %)C#
3146 (21.31 %)Windows
4138 (20.15 %)Oracle
5134 (19.56 %)SQL Server
6126 (18.39 %)SQL
7115 (16.79 %)Degree
8110 (16.06 %)UNIX
9108 (15.77 %)Project Management
9108 (15.77 %)ESRI
10101 (14.74 %)Java
1195 (13.87 %)Government
1288 (12.85 %)C++
1381 (11.82 %)C
1479 (11.53 %)ArcGIS
1570 (10.22 %)XML
1669 (10.07 %)Asset Management
1767 (9.781 %)Local Government
1863 (9.197 %)ASP.NET
1962 (9.051 %)JavaScript
2059 (8.613 %)Middleware
2158 (8.467 %)Finance
2257 (8.321 %)VB
2257 (8.321 %)Computer Science
2353 (7.737 %)Security Cleared
2353 (7.737 %)Microsoft
2452 (7.591 %)Mainframe
2550 (7.299 %)WebServices
2550 (7.299 %)OO
2550 (7.299 %)Gentran

GIS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1167 (24.38 %).NET
270 (10.22 %)XML
363 (9.197 %)ASP.NET
459 (8.613 %)Middleware
550 (7.299 %)WebServices
648 (7.007 %)HTML
740 (5.839 %)ArcObjects
836 (5.255 %)WebSphere
933 (4.818 %)CSS
1029 (4.234 %)XHTML
1123 (3.358 %)WPF
1220 (2.920 %)MFC
1220 (2.920 %)AJAX
1315 (2.190 %)WCF
1414 (2.044 %).NET Framework
1414 (2.044 %)WinForms
1513 (1.898 %)Spring
1611 (1.606 %)ASP
1710 (1.460 %)Struts
189 (1.314 %)Hibernate
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
179 (11.53 %)ArcGIS
250 (7.299 %)Gentran
344 (6.423 %)ArcSDE
429 (4.234 %)ArcIMS
524 (3.504 %)WebSphere MQ
617 (2.482 %)Apache
715 (2.190 %)CMS
812 (1.752 %)IIS
910 (1.460 %)NetWeaver
109 (1.314 %)SharePoint
118 (1.168 %)Smallworld
127 (1.022 %)Tomcat
135 (0.730 %)Oracle Spatial
144 (0.584 %)MS Exchange
153 (0.438 %)CICS
153 (0.438 %)SAS
153 (0.438 %)TPMS
162 (0.292 %)WebLogic
162 (0.292 %)ColdFusion
171 (0.146 %)MapXtreme
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
148 (7.007 %)MS Excel
220 (2.920 %)MS Office
313 (1.898 %)MicroStation
49 (1.314 %)ArcView
58 (1.168 %)MS Visio
67 (1.022 %)MS PowerPoint
75 (0.730 %)AutoCAD
82 (0.292 %)Photoshop
82 (0.292 %)ArcInfo
91 (0.146 %)QuarkXPress
91 (0.146 %)Acrobat
91 (0.146 %)MATLAB
91 (0.146 %)Revit
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (1.460 %)SAP PM
110 (1.460 %)SAP Oil and Gas
21 (0.146 %)SAP FI/CO
21 (0.146 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.146 %)SAP HR
21 (0.146 %)SAP FI
21 (0.146 %)JDE OneWorld
21 (0.146 %)SAP CO
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (3.212 %)Firewall
221 (3.066 %)TCP/IP
317 (2.482 %)Internet
414 (2.044 %)NAS
414 (2.044 %)SAN
513 (1.898 %)VLAN
513 (1.898 %)iSCSI
68 (1.168 %)GPRS
68 (1.168 %)GSM
73 (0.438 %)Wi-Fi
73 (0.438 %)Intranet
73 (0.438 %)SSL
73 (0.438 %)LAN
82 (0.292 %)SDH
82 (0.292 %)Ethernet
82 (0.292 %)SNMP
82 (0.292 %)DWDM
91 (0.146 %)Wireless
91 (0.146 %)TETRA
91 (0.146 %)CTI
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1134 (19.56 %)SQL Server
229 (4.234 %)SQL Server 2005
328 (4.088 %)SQL Server 2000
419 (2.774 %)MySQL
419 (2.774 %)Oracle 10g
512 (1.752 %)Crystal Reports
611 (1.606 %)RDBMS
77 (1.022 %)BusinessObjects
77 (1.022 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
85 (0.730 %)Oracle 8/8i
85 (0.730 %)Oracle Reports
94 (0.584 %)Datawarehouse
103 (0.438 %)DB2
103 (0.438 %)SQL Server 2008
112 (0.292 %)Base SAS
112 (0.292 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
112 (0.292 %)SQL Server Integration Services
112 (0.292 %)MS Access
112 (0.292 %)DTS
121 (0.146 %)PostgreSQL
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (2.774 %)Visual Studio
29 (1.314 %)NUnit
35 (0.730 %)Oracle Forms
44 (0.584 %)Subversion
44 (0.584 %)ClearCase
53 (0.438 %)Oracle APEX
62 (0.292 %)Selenium
62 (0.292 %)VSS/SourceSafe
62 (0.292 %)Dreamweaver
71 (0.146 %)InstallShield
71 (0.146 %)JUnit
71 (0.146 %)Team Foundation Server
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
195 (13.87 %)Government
267 (9.781 %)Local Government
358 (8.467 %)Finance
444 (6.423 %)Construction
526 (3.796 %)Pensions
624 (3.504 %)Aerospace
716 (2.336 %)Military
815 (2.190 %)Education
912 (1.752 %)Health
109 (1.314 %)Telecoms
109 (1.314 %)Marketing
109 (1.314 %)Insurance
117 (1.022 %)Games
125 (0.730 %)Police
134 (0.584 %)Advertising
142 (0.292 %)Retail
142 (0.292 %)Manufacturing
151 (0.146 %)Home Office
151 (0.146 %)Publishing
151 (0.146 %)Banking
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1165 (24.09 %)Consultant
2150 (21.90 %)Developer
371 (10.36 %)Analyst
466 (9.635 %)Software Consultant
466 (9.635 %)Implementation Consultant
563 (9.197 %)GIS Consultant
637 (5.401 %)GIS Developer
734 (4.964 %)Software Engineer
734 (4.964 %).NET Developer
830 (4.380 %)Software Developer
928 (4.088 %)GIS Manager
928 (4.088 %)Applications Support
1027 (3.942 %)Technical Consultant
1027 (3.942 %)C# Developer
1125 (3.650 %)Support Engineer
1224 (3.504 %)Junior
1321 (3.066 %)Project Manager
1321 (3.066 %)Account Manager
1419 (2.774 %)Systems Analyst
1419 (2.774 %)Applications Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
157 (8.321 %)Computer Science
252 (7.591 %)Mainframe
349 (7.153 %)Tandem
428 (4.088 %)Management Information System
524 (3.504 %)Mathematics
623 (3.358 %)Physics
713 (1.898 %)Client/Server
87 (1.022 %)NLPG
95 (0.730 %)Remote Sensing
104 (0.584 %)Smart meter
104 (0.584 %)Biology
104 (0.584 %)SCADA
104 (0.584 %)N-Tier
104 (0.584 %)NHS
113 (0.438 %)Informatics
122 (0.292 %)FMCG
122 (0.292 %)Fat Client
122 (0.292 %)CCTV
122 (0.292 %)Statistics
122 (0.292 %)LLPG
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1146 (21.31 %)Windows
2110 (16.06 %)UNIX
339 (5.693 %)Linux
432 (4.672 %)Solaris
531 (4.526 %)AIX
628 (4.088 %)HPUX
75 (0.730 %)Windows Mobile
84 (0.584 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (0.584 %)Windows Server 2003
93 (0.438 %)Windows Vista
102 (0.292 %)Windows XP
111 (0.146 %)Windows NT
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1108 (15.77 %)Project Management
269 (10.07 %)Asset Management
350 (7.299 %)OO
440 (5.839 %)UML
539 (5.693 %)Software Engineering
635 (5.109 %)ITIL
635 (5.109 %)Change Management
729 (4.234 %)Business Development
827 (3.942 %)CAD
924 (3.504 %)CRM
924 (3.504 %)Web Development
1022 (3.212 %)Data Management
1120 (2.920 %)Information Management
1218 (2.628 %)Document Management
1316 (2.336 %)OOD
1413 (1.898 %)PRINCE2
1512 (1.752 %)Logistics
1512 (1.752 %)SSADM
1512 (1.752 %)OOP
1611 (1.606 %)Programme Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1152 (22.19 %)C#
2126 (18.39 %)SQL
3101 (14.74 %)Java
488 (12.85 %)C++
581 (11.82 %)C
662 (9.051 %)JavaScript
757 (8.321 %)VB
838 (5.547 %)VB.NET
919 (2.774 %)Delphi
1018 (2.628 %)PHP
1117 (2.482 %)Python
1213 (1.898 %)VC++
1310 (1.460 %)VBA
149 (1.314 %)PL/SQL
158 (1.168 %)ActionScript
167 (1.022 %)Magik
167 (1.022 %)VBScript
175 (0.730 %)VB6
184 (0.584 %)XPath
184 (0.584 %)T-SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1115 (16.79 %)Degree
253 (7.737 %)Security Cleared
331 (4.526 %)ITIL Certification
429 (4.234 %)SC Cleared
525 (3.650 %)DV Cleared
69 (1.314 %)PRINCE2 Certification
78 (1.168 %)PhD
78 (1.168 %)Postgraduate
83 (0.438 %)ISEB
92 (0.292 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
101 (0.146 %)CCIE
101 (0.146 %)Cisco Certification
101 (0.146 %)PMI Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (2.044 %)QA
27 (1.022 %)ISO9000
32 (0.292 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (2.628 %)VMware Infrastructure
213 (1.898 %)NFS
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.438 %)Tivoli
13 (0.438 %)Tivoli Monitoring
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1138 (20.15 %)Oracle
2108 (15.77 %)ESRI
353 (7.737 %)Microsoft
430 (4.380 %)Mapinfo
520 (2.920 %)SAP
618 (2.628 %)VMware
713 (1.898 %)Progress
811 (1.606 %)Google
97 (1.022 %)Business Objects
106 (0.876 %)IBM
114 (0.584 %)EMC
123 (0.438 %)HP
132 (0.292 %)Acxiom
132 (0.292 %)Lagan
132 (0.292 %)Alterian
132 (0.292 %)BEA
132 (0.292 %)Macromedia
141 (0.146 %)Perforce
141 (0.146 %)Quark
141 (0.146 %)Tridion