SAS Jobs in Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for SAS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SAS over the 3 months to 26 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

SAS System UK / Scotland
Location	3 months to 26 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	71	104	101
Rank change year-on-year	+33	-3
Permanent jobs citing SAS	87	58	65
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland	3.23%	2.05%	2.06%
As % of the Application Platforms category	19.55%	10.76%	9.82%
Number of salaries quoted	37	39	48
Median salary	£50,000	£56,250	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-11.11%	+25.00%
90% offered a salary of more than	£36,500	£42,500	£34,956
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£77,000	£60,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£41,750
% change year-on-year	-	+7.78%

SAS is in the application platform skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for application platform skills.

Application Platform Skills Scotland
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills	445	539	662
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland	16.52%	19.03%	21.03%
Number of salaries quoted	261	295	434
Median salary	£40,000	£42,500	£42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-5.88%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,707	£27,000	£29,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£60,000	£61,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£40,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+6.25%	-

SAS
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Scotland citing SAS as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Application Platforms category.

SAS
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

SAS
Salary Histogram in Scotland

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing SAS in Scotland over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

SAS
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SAS within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 26 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Edinburgh	+9	68	£50,000	-11.11%	19
Glasgow	+13	11	£35,000	-41.17%	1
Stirling	-	3	£45,000	-
Perth and Kinross	-	2	-	-
SAS UK

SAS
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland

For the 6 months to 26 June 2017, IT jobs citing SAS also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Scotland region with a requirement for SAS.

1	108 (77.70%)	Finance
2	98 (70.50%)	SQL
3	78 (56.12%)	Analytics
4	51 (36.69%)	Business Intelligence
5	49 (35.25%)	Analytical Skills
6	42 (30.22%)	Oracle
7	40 (28.78%)	Stakeholder Management
8	36 (25.90%)	Banking
9	35 (25.18%)	Base SAS
9	35 (25.18%)	SAS Enterprise Guide
10	31 (22.30%)	Python
11	30 (21.58%)	Data Analysis
12	28 (20.14%)	Hadoop
13	27 (19.42%)	Degree
13	27 (19.42%)	Project Management

13	27 (19.42%)	Agile Software Development
13	27 (19.42%)	Visual Analytics
13	27 (19.42%)	SAS Visual Analytics
14	26 (18.71%)	R
15	25 (17.99%)	SAS Data Integration Studio
16	24 (17.27%)	Infrastructure Management
16	24 (17.27%)	Teradata
17	23 (16.55%)	Anti-Money Laundering
18	22 (15.83%)	Data Management
18	22 (15.83%)	SAS Macro
18	22 (15.83%)	Tableau
18	22 (15.83%)	Apache Hive
19	21 (15.11%)	Big Data
19	21 (15.11%)	Data Warehouse
20	20 (14.39%)	ProC

SAS
Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	14 (10.07%)	Apache Pig
2	4 (2.88%)	Alfresco
2	4 (2.88%)	FileNet
3	2 (1.44%)	Apache Spark
3	2 (1.44%)	CICS
3	2 (1.44%)	MQSeries

Applications
1	5 (3.60%)	SPSS
2	4 (2.88%)	Microsoft Excel
3	2 (1.44%)	Microsoft Office
4	1 (0.72%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	1 (0.72%)	Microsoft Project

Business Applications
1	1 (0.72%)	Cognos Business Intelligence

Cloud Services
1	4 (2.88%)	Amazon AWS

Communications & Networking
1	2 (1.44%)	Kerberos
1	2 (1.44%)	SSH
1	2 (1.44%)	SSL

Database & Business Intelligence
1	35 (25.18%)	Base SAS
1	35 (25.18%)	SAS Enterprise Guide
2	28 (20.14%)	Hadoop
3	27 (19.42%)	SAS Visual Analytics
4	25 (17.99%)	SAS Data Integration Studio
5	22 (15.83%)	Apache Hive
6	21 (15.11%)	Big Data
6	21 (15.11%)	Data Warehouse
7	18 (12.95%)	Data Mining
7	18 (12.95%)	QlikView
8	12 (8.63%)	BusinessObjects
9	6 (4.32%)	PowerCenter
9	6 (4.32%)	SAS EBI
9	6 (4.32%)	SAS Enterprise Miner
10	5 (3.60%)	SQL Server
11	4 (2.88%)	DB2
12	3 (2.16%)	Cloudera CDH
12	3 (2.16%)	Spotfire
12	3 (2.16%)	SQL Server Integration Services
13	1 (0.72%)	Spark SQL

Development Applications
1	20 (14.39%)	ProC
2	1 (0.72%)	JIRA

General
1	108 (77.70%)	Finance
2	36 (25.90%)	Banking
3	16 (11.51%)	Retail
4	13 (9.35%)	Legal
5	5 (3.60%)	Retail Banking
6	3 (2.16%)	Marketing
7	1 (0.72%)	International Banking
7	1 (0.72%)	Investment Banking
7	1 (0.72%)	Telecoms

Job Titles
1	62 (44.60%)	Consultant
2	46 (33.09%)	SAS Consultant
3	35 (25.18%)	Analyst
4	27 (19.42%)	Senior Consultant
5	24 (17.27%)	Senior SAS Consultant
6	14 (10.07%)	Developer
7	13 (9.35%)	Senior Analyst
8	12 (8.63%)	Data Scientist
9	11 (7.91%)	Data Analyst
9	11 (7.91%)	Data Consultant
10	8 (5.76%)	SAS Analyst
11	7 (5.04%)	Business Intelligence Consultant
12	6 (4.32%)	ETL Consultant
12	6 (4.32%)	ETL Developer
12	6 (4.32%)	SQL Analyst
13	5 (3.60%)	Business Intelligence Analyst
13	5 (3.60%)	SQL Data Analyst
14	4 (2.88%)	Applications Architect
14	4 (2.88%)	Risk Analyst
14	4 (2.88%)	Technical Analyst

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	4 (2.88%)	J2EE
1	4 (2.88%)	REST
1	4 (2.88%)	SOAP
2	2 (1.44%)	.NET
2	2 (1.44%)	ISPF
2	2 (1.44%)	Middleware

Miscellaneous
1	49 (35.25%)	Analytical Skills
2	11 (7.91%)	Credit Risk
3	9 (6.47%)	Mainframe
4	7 (5.04%)	Computer Science
5	2 (1.44%)	Data Structures
5	2 (1.44%)	PKI
5	2 (1.44%)	Reference Data
5	2 (1.44%)	Virtual Team
6	1 (0.72%)	Algorithms
6	1 (0.72%)	Greenfield Project
6	1 (0.72%)	IBM Mainframe
6	1 (0.72%)	Linux Command Line
6	1 (0.72%)	Management Information System
6	1 (0.72%)	PMI

Operating Systems
1	16 (11.51%)	Unix
2	2 (1.44%)	zOS
3	1 (0.72%)	Linux
3	1 (0.72%)	MVS
3	1 (0.72%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Processes & Methodologies
1	78 (56.12%)	Analytics
2	51 (36.69%)	Business Intelligence
3	40 (28.78%)	Stakeholder Management
4	30 (21.58%)	Data Analysis
5	27 (19.42%)	Agile Software Development
5	27 (19.42%)	Project Management
5	27 (19.42%)	Visual Analytics
6	24 (17.27%)	Infrastructure Management
7	23 (16.55%)	Anti-Money Laundering
8	22 (15.83%)	Data Management
9	18 (12.95%)	KYC
9	18 (12.95%)	Machine Learning
10	15 (10.79%)	Mentoring
10	15 (10.79%)	People Management
11	14 (10.07%)	ETL
11	14 (10.07%)	Risk Management
12	13 (9.35%)	Information Management
13	12 (8.63%)	Data Analytics
14	11 (7.91%)	Customer Engagement
15	10 (7.19%)	Regression Analysis

Programming Languages
1	98 (70.50%)	SQL
2	31 (22.30%)	Python
3	26 (18.71%)	R
4	22 (15.83%)	SAS Macro
5	20 (14.39%)	PROC SQL
6	15 (10.79%)	Java
7	9 (6.47%)	PL/SQL
8	6 (4.32%)	MATLAB
8	6 (4.32%)	Scala
9	5 (3.60%)	Shell Script
10	3 (2.16%)	JCL
10	3 (2.16%)	Perl
11	2 (1.44%)	Assembly Language
11	2 (1.44%)	C
11	2 (1.44%)	C#
11	2 (1.44%)	C++
11	2 (1.44%)	CLIST
11	2 (1.44%)	REXX
11	2 (1.44%)	VB
12	1 (0.72%)	Lisp

Qualifications
1	27 (19.42%)	Degree
2	10 (7.19%)	Master's Degree
3	6 (4.32%)	Numerate Degree
4	4 (2.88%)	SAS Certification
5	3 (2.16%)	PhD
6	1 (0.72%)	PMI Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	13 (9.35%)	Data Quality
2	1 (0.72%)	Basel II
2	1 (0.72%)	IFRS
2	1 (0.72%)	IFRS 9
2	1 (0.72%)	Sarbanes-Oxley

System Software
1	4 (2.88%)	HDFS
2	2 (1.44%)	Docker
2	2 (1.44%)	Job Entry Subsystem
2	2 (1.44%)	RACF
2	2 (1.44%)	Time Sharing Option
3	1 (0.72%)	SRDF

Systems Management
1	14 (10.07%)	Ambari
2	4 (2.88%)	Hadoop YARN
3	2 (1.44%)	zSecure

Vendors
1	42 (30.22%)	Oracle
2	24 (17.27%)	Teradata
3	22 (15.83%)	Tableau
4	20 (14.39%)	Informatica
5	15 (10.79%)	Microsoft
6	14 (10.07%)	MicroStrategy
7	9 (6.47%)	Netezza
8	7 (5.04%)	IBM
9	6 (4.32%)	Cognos
10	5 (3.60%)	SAP
11	4 (2.88%)	AppDynamics
11	4 (2.88%)	DataFlux
11	4 (2.88%)	Guidewire
11	4 (2.88%)	Splunk
12	3 (2.16%)	Cloudera
13	2 (1.44%)	CA
13	2 (1.44%)	Sybase
14	1 (0.72%)	Intel
14	1 (0.72%)	Norkom
14	1 (0.72%)	Red Hat