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This section looks at the demand for Degree in IT jobs within the West Lothian region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1529
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads1618
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.008 %
As % of the category below39.02 %32.73 %
Salaries quoted106
Average minimum salary£28,800£31,833
Average salary£31,800£35,667
% change on same period last year-10.84 %
Average maximum salary£34,800£39,500
UK excluding London average salary£36,248£36,557
% change on same period last year-0.84 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads4155
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.023 %
Salaries quoted3333
Average minimum salary£32,408£30,049
Average salary£35,541£34,988
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Average maximum salary£38,673£39,927
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Degree ScotlandDegree
Scotland

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Lothian Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Degree across the West Lothian region.

West Lothian Degree Salary Trend

Degree
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Degree across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Lothian Degree Salary Histogram

Degree
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the West Lothian region 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
LivingstonDown-910£21,750-39.01 %
Degree ScotlandDegree
Scotland

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Degree 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 Degree.

117 (41.46 %)Java
216 (39.02 %).NET
314 (34.15 %)C#
413 (31.71 %)SQL Server
512 (29.27 %)OO
512 (29.27 %)SQL
611 (26.83 %)Windows
710 (24.39 %)J2EE
89 (21.95 %)Visual Studio
89 (21.95 %)Linux
89 (21.95 %)UNIX
89 (21.95 %)Health
89 (21.95 %)Software Engineering
98 (19.51 %)OOD
98 (19.51 %)VB
98 (19.51 %)C++
107 (17.07 %)Microsoft
107 (17.07 %)CRM
116 (14.63 %)HP
116 (14.63 %)LoadRunner
116 (14.63 %)Delphi
116 (14.63 %)SQL Server 2005
116 (14.63 %)Performance Testing
125 (12.20 %)AJAX
125 (12.20 %)VB6
125 (12.20 %)Oracle
134 (9.756 %)Borland
134 (9.756 %)Microsoft Certification
134 (9.756 %)MS Excel
134 (9.756 %)JavaScript

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (39.02 %).NET
210 (24.39 %)J2EE
35 (12.20 %)AJAX
44 (9.756 %)WinForms
53 (7.317 %).NET Framework
53 (7.317 %)XML
62 (4.878 %)XSD
62 (4.878 %)XSLT
62 (4.878 %)Hibernate
62 (4.878 %)EJB
62 (4.878 %)Java EE
62 (4.878 %)JPA
62 (4.878 %)EJB 3.0
62 (4.878 %)Spring
62 (4.878 %)JSF
62 (4.878 %)WebServices
62 (4.878 %)WebSphere
71 (2.439 %)HTML
71 (2.439 %)SOAP
71 (2.439 %)MFC
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.878 %)WebLogic
21 (2.439 %)Apache
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.756 %)MS Office
14 (9.756 %)MS Excel
23 (7.317 %)MS Visio
West Lothian IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.439 %)Dynamics CRM
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.439 %)Internet
11 (2.439 %)Firewall
11 (2.439 %)Wireless
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (31.71 %)SQL Server
26 (14.63 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (7.317 %)Crystal Reports
41 (2.439 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.439 %)PostgreSQL
41 (2.439 %)MySQL
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (21.95 %)Visual Studio
26 (14.63 %)LoadRunner
32 (4.878 %)InstallShield
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (21.95 %)Health
22 (4.878 %)Electronics
22 (4.878 %)Finance
22 (4.878 %)Education
22 (4.878 %)Electric
31 (2.439 %)Billing
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (51.22 %)Developer
25 (12.20 %)Software Developer
34 (9.756 %)Junior
34 (9.756 %)C# Developer
34 (9.756 %)Project Engineer
34 (9.756 %).NET Developer
43 (7.317 %)WinForms Developer
52 (4.878 %)Junior Software Engineer
52 (4.878 %)Graduate
52 (4.878 %)Software Engineer
52 (4.878 %)Applications Support
52 (4.878 %)Administrator
61 (2.439 %)Java Developer
61 (2.439 %)Analyst
61 (2.439 %)Systems Administrator
61 (2.439 %)Systems Support
61 (2.439 %)Support Technician
61 (2.439 %)Programmer
61 (2.439 %)Support Analyst
61 (2.439 %)PHP Developer
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.756 %)SCADA
14 (9.756 %)Computer Science
22 (4.878 %)Mathematics
31 (2.439 %)Firmware
31 (2.439 %)Statistics
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (26.83 %)Windows
29 (21.95 %)Linux
29 (21.95 %)UNIX
31 (2.439 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.439 %)Windows 2000 Server
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (29.27 %)OO
29 (21.95 %)Software Engineering
38 (19.51 %)OOD
47 (17.07 %)CRM
56 (14.63 %)Performance Testing
64 (9.756 %)Data Management
73 (7.317 %)UML
82 (4.878 %)Document Management
82 (4.878 %)Workflow
82 (4.878 %)Process Management
91 (2.439 %)Change Management
91 (2.439 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (2.439 %)E-business
91 (2.439 %)SOA
91 (2.439 %)Six Sigma
91 (2.439 %)Migration
91 (2.439 %)Data Analysis
91 (2.439 %)Incident Management
91 (2.439 %)Resource Management
91 (2.439 %)Problem Management
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (41.46 %)Java
214 (34.15 %)C#
312 (29.27 %)SQL
48 (19.51 %)VB
48 (19.51 %)C++
56 (14.63 %)Delphi
65 (12.20 %)VB6
74 (9.756 %)JavaScript
83 (7.317 %)Perl
83 (7.317 %)C
91 (2.439 %)PHP
91 (2.439 %)VB.NET
91 (2.439 %)VC++
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (9.756 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (7.317 %)HND
31 (2.439 %)MCSA
31 (2.439 %)MCP
West Lothian IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)ISO9001
11 (2.439 %)QA
West Lothian IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.878 %)AquaLogic
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (17.07 %)Microsoft
26 (14.63 %)HP
35 (12.20 %)Oracle
44 (9.756 %)Borland
51 (2.439 %)IBM
51 (2.439 %)BEA