The first table below looks at the demand for the SAS Programmer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAS Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAS Programmer
Rank 818 867 849
Rank change year-on-year
+49 -18
Permanent jobs requiring an SAS Programmer 44 32 32
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.041% 0.027% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% 0.028% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 38 17 29
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -1.23%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,550 £36,000 £34,400
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £42,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-3.61% +10.66%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102035 114410 117207
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.80% 94.20%
Number of salaries quoted 84835 98106 99148
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

SAS Programmer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SAS Programmer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

SAS Programmer Jobs Demand Trend

SAS Programmer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SAS Programmer within the UK.

SAS Programmer Salary Trend

SAS Programmer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SAS Programmer over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 within the UK.

SAS Programmer Salary Histogram

SAS Programmer
Top 26 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAS Programmer within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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
England +34 40 £40,000 -
South East +13 22 £40,500 -
Surrey - 18 £40,000 -
London +51 8 £40,000 -
Yorkshire - 4 £27,000 -
West Yorkshire - 4 £27,000 -
Berkshire +3 3 £47,500 -
East of England -1 3 £32,500 -21.68%
Cambridgeshire - 3 £32,500 -
Bradford - 3 £26,500 -
North West - 3 £46,000 -
City of London - 2 £45,000 -
Bracknell - 2 £47,500 -
Huntingdon - 2 £30,000 -
Manchester - 2 £46,500 -
Cambridge - 2 £35,000 -
Buckinghamshire -11 1 £33,000 -
Bedfordshire -20 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 - -
Northamptonshire - 1 - -
St Neots - 1 - -
Peterborough - 1 - -
Leeds - 1 £35,000 -
Kettering - 1 - -
Corby - 1 - -
Bedford - 1 - -

SAS Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited SAS Programmer in their job title 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 with SAS Programmer in their job title.

1 73 (100.00%) SAS
2 31 (42.47%) SQL
3 26 (35.62%) Pharmaceutical
3 26 (35.62%) Finance
4 20 (27.40%) Base SAS
5 19 (26.03%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (23.29%) Statistics
7 15 (20.55%) Degree
8 13 (17.81%) CDISC
9 11 (15.07%) Business Intelligence
9 11 (15.07%) Biostatistics
10 10 (13.70%) Business Objects
11 9 (12.33%) Validation
11 9 (12.33%) SAS Macro
12 8 (10.96%) Marketing
12 8 (10.96%) Mathematics
12 8 (10.96%) SAS Enterprise Guide
12 8 (10.96%) Data Management
12 8 (10.96%) Stakeholder Management
13 7 (9.589%) Analytics
14 6 (8.219%) Management Information System
14 6 (8.219%) ETL
14 6 (8.219%) VBA
15 5 (6.849%) UNIX
15 5 (6.849%) Retail
15 5 (6.849%) Data Analysis
15 5 (6.849%) Statistical Analysis
15 5 (6.849%) Data Integration
16 4 (5.479%) QA
16 4 (5.479%) Credit Risk

SAS Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited SAS Programmer in their job title 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 with SAS Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 73 (100.00%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (1.370%) MS Office
1 1 (1.370%) MS Excel
1 1 (1.370%) GenStat
1 1 (1.370%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.370%) Remedy AR System
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.370%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (27.40%) Base SAS
2 19 (26.03%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (10.96%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 2 (2.740%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (1.370%) OLAP
Development Applications
1 1 (1.370%) ClearCase
1 1 (1.370%) PVCS
1 1 (1.370%) Subversion
General
1 26 (35.62%) Pharmaceutical
1 26 (35.62%) Finance
2 8 (10.96%) Marketing
3 5 (6.849%) Retail
4 4 (5.479%) Banking
5 1 (1.370%) Advertising
5 1 (1.370%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 17 (23.29%) Statistics
2 8 (10.96%) Mathematics
3 6 (8.219%) Management Information System
4 5 (6.849%) Data Integration
5 4 (5.479%) Credit Risk
5 4 (5.479%) Biometrics
6 3 (4.110%) Biotechnology
6 3 (4.110%) Computer Science
7 2 (2.740%) Life Science
7 2 (2.740%) Mainframe
8 1 (1.370%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.849%) UNIX
2 2 (2.740%) Windows
2 2 (2.740%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (15.07%) Business Intelligence
1 11 (15.07%) Biostatistics
2 9 (12.33%) Validation
3 8 (10.96%) Data Management
3 8 (10.96%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (9.589%) Analytics
5 6 (8.219%) ETL
6 5 (6.849%) Data Analysis
6 5 (6.849%) Statistical Analysis
7 4 (5.479%) Project Management
8 3 (4.110%) Systems Analysis
8 3 (4.110%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (4.110%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (2.740%) Clinical Data Management
9 2 (2.740%) Data Governance
9 2 (2.740%) Change Control
9 2 (2.740%) Marketing Analytics
9 2 (2.740%) Change Management
9 2 (2.740%) CRM
10 1 (1.370%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 31 (42.47%) SQL
2 9 (12.33%) SAS Macro
3 6 (8.219%) VBA
4 1 (1.370%) VB
4 1 (1.370%) MATLAB
4 1 (1.370%) Shell Script
4 1 (1.370%) R
Qualifications
1 15 (20.55%) Degree
2 4 (5.479%) SAS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (17.81%) CDISC
2 4 (5.479%) QA
3 2 (2.740%) Solvency II
Systems Management
1 1 (1.370%) Tivoli
1 1 (1.370%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 10 (13.70%) Business Objects
2 3 (4.110%) SAP
2 3 (4.110%) Alterian
3 2 (2.740%) MicroStrategy
4 1 (1.370%) Remedy
4 1 (1.370%) Cognizant
4 1 (1.370%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.370%) UC4
Berkshire
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RBW Consulting
Salary: From £26,000 to £34,000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
SAS Developer / Analyst - London- £30k - £45k This great opportunity has arisen to work in the business intelligence team within an Insurance team in London. SAS, insurance, claims, programmer,...
Salary: £29000 - £40000 per annum + pension, healthcare, gym, holidays
Posted: 2 May 2013
Manchester, North West
SAS Subject Matter Expert/SAS Programmer A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a leading bank based in Manchester for a SAS subject matter expert. This SAS subject matter...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Surrey
Skills : Strong technical knowledge of SAS Programming language V8 and above (SAS Base and macros) Business/System requirements gathering/formulation/structured documentation Knowledge and experience of the full...
Advanced Resource Managers
Salary: £30000.0000 - £45000.0000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013