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The table below looks at the demand for Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADSL over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank24-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.564 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£421
% change on same period last year-28.71 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£60.00-
Average hourly rate£60.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.17£17.08
% change on same period last year+18.08 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads3946
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.058 %
Daily rates quoted18
Average minimum daily rate£114£258
Average daily rate£114£272
% change on same period last year-58.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£114£285
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£344
% change on same period last year-2.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1219
Average minimum hourly rate£27.71£15.04
Average hourly rate£28.93£15.65
% change on same period last year+84.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.16£16.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.65£26.99
% change on same period last year-1.24 %
ADSL ScotlandADSL
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

ADSL
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ADSL across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Aberdeen ADSL Demand Trend

ADSL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ADSL across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen ADSL Hourly Rate Trend

ADSL
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing ADSL 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited ADSL.

11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)N-Tier
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)CCIE
11 (100.00 %)OpenView
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
11 (100.00 %)MPLS
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Clustering
11 (100.00 %)Network Design
11 (100.00 %)Supplier Management
11 (100.00 %)Network Security

ADSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing ADSL also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ADSL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)WAN
11 (100.00 %)MPLS
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Network Security
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Network Consultant
11 (100.00 %)Consultant
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)N-Tier
11 (100.00 %)Clustering
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Network Design
11 (100.00 %)Supplier Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)CCIE
11 (100.00 %)Cisco Certification
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (100.00 %)OpenView
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)HP