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The table below looks at the demand for Practical Extraction and Report Language (Perl) skills within the West Lothian region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Perl over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPractical Extraction and Report Language (Perl)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2838
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching permanent IT job ads89
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below8.081 %4.762 %
Salaries quoted61
Average minimum salary£39,167£24,000
Average salary£42,500£25,000
% change on same period last year+69.99 %
Average maximum salary£45,833£26,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,650£35,750
% change on same period last year+5.31 %
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
West Lothian
Matching permanent IT job ads99189
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.079 %
Salaries quoted7153
Average minimum salary£36,549£30,523
Average salary£39,128£34,017
% change on same period last year+15.02 %
Average maximum salary£41,707£37,512
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Perl ScotlandPerl
Scotland

Perl
Demand Trend

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

West Lothian Perl Demand Trend

Perl
Salary Trend

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

West Lothian Perl Salary Trend

Perl
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Perl across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Lothian Perl Salary Histogram

Perl
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Perl within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 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-26£41,500-
Perl ScotlandPerl
Scotland

Perl
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Perl 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 Perl.

114 (87.50 %)UNIX
210 (62.50 %)Ant
210 (62.50 %)WebSphere
39 (56.25 %)SQL
47 (43.75 %)Configuration Management
56 (37.50 %)ClearCase
56 (37.50 %)J2EE
56 (37.50 %)Oracle
56 (37.50 %)Java
56 (37.50 %)PVCS
65 (31.25 %)Billing
65 (31.25 %)Release Management
65 (31.25 %)Construction
73 (18.75 %)WebSphere Application Server
73 (18.75 %)WebSphere MQ
73 (18.75 %)Solaris
73 (18.75 %)Linux
73 (18.75 %)VB
73 (18.75 %)SCADA
73 (18.75 %)Degree
73 (18.75 %)Data Management
82 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
82 (12.50 %)Statistical Analysis
82 (12.50 %)C
82 (12.50 %)Apache
82 (12.50 %)HTTP
91 (6.250 %)Electric
91 (6.250 %)Migration
91 (6.250 %)Ab Initio
91 (6.250 %)Jython

Perl
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Lothian region citing Perl 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 Perl. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Lothian IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (62.50 %)WebSphere
26 (37.50 %)J2EE
31 (6.250 %)XML
31 (6.250 %)HTML
West Lothian IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (18.75 %)WebSphere Application Server
13 (18.75 %)WebSphere MQ
22 (12.50 %)Apache
31 (6.250 %)MQSeries
31 (6.250 %)WMQI
West Lothian IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Office
11 (6.250 %)MS Excel
West Lothian IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (12.50 %)HTTP
West Lothian IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)TOAD
West Lothian IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (62.50 %)Ant
26 (37.50 %)PVCS
26 (37.50 %)ClearCase
West Lothian IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (31.25 %)Construction
15 (31.25 %)Billing
21 (6.250 %)Electric
West Lothian IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (37.50 %)Build Manager
25 (31.25 %)Software Manager
33 (18.75 %)Project Engineer
42 (12.50 %)Junior
42 (12.50 %)Analyst
42 (12.50 %)Administrator
42 (12.50 %)WebSphere Administrator
42 (12.50 %)Deployment Analyst
51 (6.250 %)Graduate
51 (6.250 %)Developer
51 (6.250 %)Perl Developer
51 (6.250 %)Deployment Specialist
West Lothian IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (18.75 %)SCADA
West Lothian IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (87.50 %)UNIX
23 (18.75 %)Solaris
23 (18.75 %)Linux
West Lothian IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (43.75 %)Configuration Management
25 (31.25 %)Release Management
33 (18.75 %)Data Management
42 (12.50 %)Software Engineering
42 (12.50 %)Statistical Analysis
51 (6.250 %)Migration
51 (6.250 %)SOA
West Lothian IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (56.25 %)SQL
26 (37.50 %)Java
33 (18.75 %)VB
42 (12.50 %)C
51 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
51 (6.250 %)Shell Script
51 (6.250 %)Jython
West Lothian IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (18.75 %)Degree
21 (6.250 %)HND
West Lothian IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (37.50 %)Oracle
21 (6.250 %)Remedy
21 (6.250 %)Ab Initio