The first table below looks at the demand for Agile Software Development skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Lothian region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Agile Software Development over the 3 months to 23 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the West Lothian region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Agile Software Development
Rank 17 22 15
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -7
Permanent jobs citing Agile Software Development 12 5 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Lothian 11.11% 4.000% 11.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.88% 6.944% 15.58%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 33
Average salary - £35,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -17.64%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
West Lothian
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
101 72 231
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Lothian 93.52% 57.60% 75.99%
Number of salaries quoted 27 48 146
Average salary £36,000 £48,750 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-26.15% +21.87%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £50,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Agile Software Development
Scotland

Agile Software Development
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Lothian Agile Software Development Jobs Demand Trend

Agile Software Development
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Agile Software Development across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian Agile Software Development Salary Trend

Agile Software Development
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Agile Software Development within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 23 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
Livingston +3 11 - -
Agile Software Development
Scotland

Agile Software Development
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development.

1 14 (63.64%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (54.55%) Test Automation
2 12 (54.55%) QuickTest Pro
3 9 (40.91%) XML Schema
3 9 (40.91%) XML
3 9 (40.91%) Software Testing
3 9 (40.91%) Degree
3 9 (40.91%) QA
3 9 (40.91%) Selenium
3 9 (40.91%) FitNesse
3 9 (40.91%) Continuous Integration
3 9 (40.91%) Scrum
3 9 (40.91%) TDD
3 9 (40.91%) User Stories
4 8 (36.36%) Java
5 6 (27.27%) SQL
6 5 (22.73%) UML
6 5 (22.73%) CRM
6 5 (22.73%) SOA
6 5 (22.73%) Middleware
6 5 (22.73%) Rational Application Developer
7 4 (18.18%) Genesys
7 4 (18.18%) Chordiant
8 3 (13.64%) UNIX
8 3 (13.64%) VBScript
8 3 (13.64%) Perl
8 3 (13.64%) HP
8 3 (13.64%) Finance
8 3 (13.64%) Open Source
9 2 (9.091%) Analytics

Agile Software Development
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Agile Software Development 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 Agile Software Development. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (40.91%) XML Schema
1 9 (40.91%) XML
2 5 (22.73%) Middleware
3 1 (4.545%) ASP
3 1 (4.545%) ASP.NET
3 1 (4.545%) .NET
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.545%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.091%) BusinessObjects XI
1 2 (9.091%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (4.545%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (54.55%) QuickTest Pro
2 9 (40.91%) Selenium
2 9 (40.91%) FitNesse
3 5 (22.73%) Rational Application Developer
General
1 3 (13.64%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (54.55%) Tester
2 9 (40.91%) QA Engineer
2 9 (40.91%) Agile Tester
3 4 (18.18%) Solutions Architect
3 4 (18.18%) Architect
4 3 (13.64%) Developer
4 3 (13.64%) Automation Tester
5 2 (9.091%) Business Objects Developer
5 2 (9.091%) Business Developer
6 1 (4.545%) Systems Designer
6 1 (4.545%) Analyst
6 1 (4.545%) Business Analyst
6 1 (4.545%) Programme Manager
6 1 (4.545%) Software Developer
6 1 (4.545%) Designer
6 1 (4.545%) Senior Tester
6 1 (4.545%) Senior Automation Tester
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.64%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (54.55%) Test Automation
3 9 (40.91%) Software Testing
3 9 (40.91%) Continuous Integration
3 9 (40.91%) Scrum
3 9 (40.91%) TDD
3 9 (40.91%) User Stories
4 5 (22.73%) UML
4 5 (22.73%) CRM
4 5 (22.73%) SOA
5 2 (9.091%) Analytics
5 2 (9.091%) Knowledge Management
5 2 (9.091%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (4.545%) PRINCE
6 1 (4.545%) eTOM
6 1 (4.545%) Supply Chain Management
6 1 (4.545%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 8 (36.36%) Java
2 6 (27.27%) SQL
3 3 (13.64%) VBScript
3 3 (13.64%) Perl
4 1 (4.545%) C
4 1 (4.545%) C#
4 1 (4.545%) VB
4 1 (4.545%) VB.NET
4 1 (4.545%) VB6
Qualifications
1 9 (40.91%) Degree
2 1 (4.545%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (40.91%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (18.18%) Genesys
1 4 (18.18%) Chordiant
2 3 (13.64%) HP
3 2 (9.091%) Business Objects