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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Finance' in IT jobs within the West Lothian region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkFinancial
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank289
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads1156
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.024 %
As % of the category below9.402 %44.44 %
Salaries quoted925
Average minimum salary£42,556£34,280
Average salary£46,444£36,240
% change on same period last year+28.15 %
Average maximum salary£50,333£38,200
UK excluding London average salary£43,559£44,159
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads117126
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.054 %
Salaries quoted8656
Average minimum salary£35,750£31,545
Average salary£39,049£33,794
% change on same period last year+15.55 %
Average maximum salary£42,348£36,043
UK excluding London average salary£41,278£41,791
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Finance ScotlandFinance
Scotland

Finance
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian Finance Demand Trend

Finance
Salary Trend

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

West Lothian Finance Salary Trend

Finance
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Finance across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

West Lothian Finance Salary Histogram

Finance
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 10 October 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-1911£46,444+34.86 %
Finance ScotlandFinance
Scotland

Finance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Finance 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 Finance.

120 (38.46 %)UML
215 (28.85 %)Telecoms
314 (26.92 %)Use Case
413 (25.00 %)Health
413 (25.00 %)Microsoft
512 (23.08 %).NET
512 (23.08 %)SQL Server
512 (23.08 %)Billing
611 (21.15 %)SQL Server 2005
611 (21.15 %)Pensions
611 (21.15 %)Legal
611 (21.15 %)Stakeholder Management
611 (21.15 %)ASP.NET
611 (21.15 %)XML
611 (21.15 %)C#
611 (21.15 %)MCSD
611 (21.15 %)MS Excel
611 (21.15 %)Microsoft Certification
710 (19.23 %)SQL Server 2000
710 (19.23 %)XSL
710 (19.23 %)Government
710 (19.23 %)Insurance
89 (17.31 %)IBM
98 (15.38 %)SAN
107 (13.46 %)NetApp
107 (13.46 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
107 (13.46 %)EMC
107 (13.46 %)SOA
107 (13.46 %)Solaris
116 (11.54 %)RUP

Finance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Finance 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 Finance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (23.08 %).NET
211 (21.15 %)ASP.NET
211 (21.15 %)XML
310 (19.23 %)XSL
46 (11.54 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (3.846 %)WebServices
52 (3.846 %)J2EE
61 (1.923 %)JMS
61 (1.923 %)Middleware
61 (1.923 %)AJAX
61 (1.923 %)WebSphere
61 (1.923 %)HTML
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.923 %)Lotus Notes
11 (1.923 %)MQSeries
11 (1.923 %)WebSphere MQ
11 (1.923 %)ESB
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (21.15 %)MS Excel
21 (1.923 %)MS Office
West Lothian IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.923 %)Oracle 11i
11 (1.923 %)PeopleSoft Financials
11 (1.923 %)Great Plains
11 (1.923 %)Axapta
11 (1.923 %)Navision
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (15.38 %)SAN
21 (1.923 %)Intranet
21 (1.923 %)Internet
21 (1.923 %)Extranet
21 (1.923 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.923 %)VPN
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (23.08 %)SQL Server
211 (21.15 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (19.23 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.923 %)DB2
41 (1.923 %)Crystal Reports
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.846 %)Rational Rose
21 (1.923 %)TestDirector
21 (1.923 %)LoadRunner
21 (1.923 %)QALoad
21 (1.923 %)Visual Studio
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (28.85 %)Telecoms
213 (25.00 %)Health
312 (23.08 %)Billing
411 (21.15 %)Legal
411 (21.15 %)Pensions
510 (19.23 %)Insurance
510 (19.23 %)Government
61 (1.923 %)Banking
61 (1.923 %)Retail
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (38.46 %)Analyst
216 (30.77 %)Business Analyst
310 (19.23 %)Developer
46 (11.54 %)C# Developer
54 (7.692 %).NET Developer
54 (7.692 %)ASP.NET Developer
54 (7.692 %)Graduate Developer
54 (7.692 %)Graduate
54 (7.692 %)Graduate .NET Developer
63 (5.769 %)Project Manager
72 (3.846 %)Consultant
72 (3.846 %)Senior Manager
72 (3.846 %)Support Analyst
72 (3.846 %)Business Project Manager
72 (3.846 %)Business Manager
72 (3.846 %)Team Leader
72 (3.846 %)Business Consultant
72 (3.846 %)Field Engineer
72 (3.846 %)Change Manager
72 (3.846 %)Business Change Manager
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.923 %)Client/Server
11 (1.923 %)EPoS
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (13.46 %)Solaris
23 (5.769 %)UNIX
23 (5.769 %)Windows
31 (1.923 %)Windows XP
31 (1.923 %)OS/390
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (38.46 %)UML
214 (26.92 %)Use Case
311 (21.15 %)Stakeholder Management
47 (13.46 %)SOA
56 (11.54 %)RUP
64 (7.692 %)Project Management
73 (5.769 %)ITIL
82 (3.846 %)CRM
82 (3.846 %)RDF
82 (3.846 %)PRINCE
91 (1.923 %)RAD
91 (1.923 %)ERP
91 (1.923 %)EAI
91 (1.923 %)E-business
91 (1.923 %)Business Analysis
91 (1.923 %)Performance Testing
91 (1.923 %)Performance Management
91 (1.923 %)V-Model
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (21.15 %)C#
25 (9.615 %)SQL
33 (5.769 %)Java
41 (1.923 %)JavaScript
41 (1.923 %)VB.NET
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (21.15 %)MCSD
111 (21.15 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (3.846 %)Sun Certification
31 (1.923 %)Degree
31 (1.923 %)ISEB
West Lothian IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.923 %)QA
West Lothian IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.923 %)Active Directory
West Lothian IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (13.46 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (25.00 %)Microsoft
29 (17.31 %)IBM
37 (13.46 %)NetApp
37 (13.46 %)EMC
44 (7.692 %)Oracle
52 (3.846 %)Sun
52 (3.846 %)Casewise
61 (1.923 %)StorageTek
61 (1.923 %)Lotus
61 (1.923 %)Sage
61 (1.923 %)Symantec
61 (1.923 %)VMware
61 (1.923 %)CommVault
61 (1.923 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.923 %)SAP
61 (1.923 %)Cisco