The first table below looks at the demand for SAS skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SAS over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Application Platforms category for the Wales region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAS System
Rank 87 93 82
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -11
Permanent jobs citing SAS 10 5 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 0.798% 0.424% 0.394%
As % of the Application Platforms category 4.310% 1.684% 1.762%
Number of salaries quoted 8 4 4
Average salary £30,500 £32,500 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.15% +44.44%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+12.50% +6.66%
All Application Platforms
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
232 297 227
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 18.52% 25.21% 22.39%
Number of salaries quoted 218 265 210
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.41%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £21,500 £23,850
10% offered a salary of more than £44,000 £50,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -
SAS
UK

SAS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SAS across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

Wales SAS Jobs Demand Trend

SAS
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SAS across the Wales region.

Wales SAS Salary Trend

SAS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAS within the Wales region over the 3 months to 22 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
South Wales +4 8 £30,500 -6.15%
North Wales - 2 - -
SAS
UK

SAS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SAS 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 SAS.

1 15 (65.22%) SQL
2 8 (34.78%) SPSS
3 7 (30.43%) Data Modelling
3 7 (30.43%) Data Analysis
3 7 (30.43%) Statistical Analysis
3 7 (30.43%) Logistic Regression
3 7 (30.43%) Open Source
3 7 (30.43%) R
4 6 (26.09%) Finance
5 5 (21.74%) MySQL
5 5 (21.74%) MS Excel
5 5 (21.74%) Welsh Language
5 5 (21.74%) Credit Risk
5 5 (21.74%) Telematics
6 4 (17.39%) Marketing
6 4 (17.39%) Degree
6 4 (17.39%) Banking
7 3 (13.04%) Statistics
7 3 (13.04%) Biotechnology
7 3 (13.04%) Project Management
7 3 (13.04%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (13.04%) Advertising
7 3 (13.04%) Validation
7 3 (13.04%) CDISC
7 3 (13.04%) Analytics
8 2 (8.696%) Base SAS
8 2 (8.696%) Marketing Strategy
8 2 (8.696%) Database Marketing
8 2 (8.696%) Stakeholder Management
9 1 (4.348%) Financial Institution

SAS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing SAS 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 SAS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 8 (34.78%) SPSS
2 5 (21.74%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) MySQL
2 2 (8.696%) Base SAS
General
1 6 (26.09%) Finance
2 5 (21.74%) Welsh Language
3 4 (17.39%) Marketing
3 4 (17.39%) Banking
4 3 (13.04%) Pharmaceutical
4 3 (13.04%) Advertising
5 1 (4.348%) Financial Institution
5 1 (4.348%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (47.83%) Analyst
2 7 (30.43%) Data Modeller
3 6 (26.09%) Data Analyst
4 4 (17.39%) Statistician
4 4 (17.39%) Risk Analyst
5 3 (13.04%) Credit Risk Analyst
5 3 (13.04%) SAS Programmer
5 3 (13.04%) Credit Analyst
5 3 (13.04%) Programmer
5 3 (13.04%) SAS Analyst
5 3 (13.04%) Lead Programmer
6 2 (8.696%) Campaign Manager
7 1 (4.348%) Senior Analyst
7 1 (4.348%) Junior
7 1 (4.348%) Data Manager
7 1 (4.348%) Senior Risk Analyst
7 1 (4.348%) Senior SAS Analyst
7 1 (4.348%) Junior Analyst
7 1 (4.348%) SAS Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (30.43%) Open Source
2 5 (21.74%) Credit Risk
2 5 (21.74%) Telematics
3 3 (13.04%) Statistics
3 3 (13.04%) Biotechnology
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) Data Modelling
1 7 (30.43%) Data Analysis
1 7 (30.43%) Statistical Analysis
1 7 (30.43%) Logistic Regression
2 3 (13.04%) Project Management
2 3 (13.04%) Validation
2 3 (13.04%) Analytics
3 2 (8.696%) Marketing Strategy
3 2 (8.696%) Database Marketing
3 2 (8.696%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (4.348%) Risk Management
4 1 (4.348%) CHAID
4 1 (4.348%) Benchmarking
4 1 (4.348%) Supplier Management
4 1 (4.348%) Stress Testing
4 1 (4.348%) Statistical Modelling
4 1 (4.348%) Data Analytics
4 1 (4.348%) Risk Analytics
4 1 (4.348%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (4.348%) Predictive Modelling
Programming Languages
1 15 (65.22%) SQL
2 7 (30.43%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.04%) CDISC