The first table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Aberdeen region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Degree
Rank 7 5 15
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +10
Contract jobs citing Degree 18 27 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen 12.86% 13.85% 7.609%
As % of the Qualifications category 54.55% 56.25% 26.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 9
Average daily rate £423 £425 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.58% +13.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £402 £274 £340
10% offered a daily rate of more than £597 £690 £460
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Average hourly rate £10.00 £14.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-28.57% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.00 £30.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year
-33.33% -11.76%
All Qualifications
Aberdeen
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
33 48 52
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen 23.57% 24.62% 28.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 18 22
Average daily rate £398 £325 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+22.53% -13.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £200 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £480 £525 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 4
Average hourly rate £12.00 £14.00 £31.44
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% -55.47%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Degree
Scotland

Degree
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Aberdeen Degree Jobs Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Degree across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Aberdeen Degree Daily Rate Histogram

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Degree.

1 18 (41.86%) Computer Science
2 12 (27.91%) Data Management
3 11 (25.58%) Telecoms
3 11 (25.58%) Oracle
3 11 (25.58%) SAP
3 11 (25.58%) Cisco
3 11 (25.58%) Microsoft
3 11 (25.58%) Citrix
3 11 (25.58%) Cisco Certification
4 10 (23.26%) CCNP
4 10 (23.26%) SQL
4 10 (23.26%) Windows
4 10 (23.26%) Riverbed
5 9 (20.93%) Windows 7
5 9 (20.93%) Time Management
5 9 (20.93%) Business Analysis
5 9 (20.93%) WAN
5 9 (20.93%) Project Management
6 8 (18.60%) Wireless
6 8 (18.60%) LAN
6 8 (18.60%) VoIP
6 8 (18.60%) CCIE
6 8 (18.60%) IP Telephony
7 7 (16.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 7 (16.28%) SAP GTS
7 7 (16.28%) VPN
7 7 (16.28%) MS Office
7 7 (16.28%) EIGRP
7 7 (16.28%) BGP
8 6 (13.95%) MGCP

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (9.302%) CSS
1 4 (9.302%) XML
1 4 (9.302%) HTML
1 4 (9.302%) Software Packaging
2 2 (4.651%) X-Windows
2 2 (4.651%) SAP PI
3 1 (2.326%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (2.326%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 4 (9.302%) LiveLink
1 4 (9.302%) IIS
1 4 (9.302%) Apache
1 4 (9.302%) Tomcat
2 2 (4.651%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.326%) Documentum
3 1 (2.326%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (16.28%) MS Office
2 3 (6.977%) MS Excel
3 1 (2.326%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (2.326%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.326%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 7 (16.28%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 7 (16.28%) SAP GTS
2 6 (13.95%) SAP CCM
3 2 (4.651%) SAP R/3
3 2 (4.651%) SmartPlant
4 1 (2.326%) Maximo
Communications & Networking
1 9 (20.93%) WAN
2 8 (18.60%) Wireless
2 8 (18.60%) LAN
2 8 (18.60%) VoIP
2 8 (18.60%) IP Telephony
3 7 (16.28%) VPN
3 7 (16.28%) EIGRP
3 7 (16.28%) BGP
4 6 (13.95%) MGCP
4 6 (13.95%) H.323
4 6 (13.95%) TCP/IP
4 6 (13.95%) Cisco ASA
4 6 (13.95%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (9.302%) Intranet
5 4 (9.302%) Internet
6 1 (2.326%) SAN
6 1 (2.326%) SMS
6 1 (2.326%) DNS
6 1 (2.326%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.63%) SQL Server
2 4 (9.302%) Oracle 8/8i
2 4 (9.302%) Oracle 10g
2 4 (9.302%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (4.651%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (4.651%) SAP BI
4 1 (2.326%) OpenWorks
4 1 (2.326%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.326%) GIS
Development Applications
1 1 (2.326%) MSI
1 1 (2.326%) InstallShield
General
1 11 (25.58%) Telecoms
2 3 (6.977%) Finance
3 1 (2.326%) Marketing
3 1 (2.326%) Aerospace
3 1 (2.326%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 18 (41.86%) Analyst
2 11 (25.58%) Network Engineer
3 8 (18.60%) Business Analyst
4 6 (13.95%) Senior Network Engineer
5 5 (11.63%) Project Manager
6 4 (9.302%) Systems Support
6 4 (9.302%) Business Manager
6 4 (9.302%) Support Team Leader
6 4 (9.302%) Business Project Manager
6 4 (9.302%) Team Leader
7 3 (6.977%) Project Analyst
7 3 (6.977%) IT Business Analyst
8 2 (4.651%) Developer
8 2 (4.651%) Service Analyst
8 2 (4.651%) Consultant
8 2 (4.651%) Service Desk Analyst
9 1 (2.326%) SAP Manager
9 1 (2.326%) Buyer
9 1 (2.326%) Commodity Buyer
9 1 (2.326%) Software Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 18 (41.86%) Computer Science
2 1 (2.326%) Streaming Media
2 1 (2.326%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.326%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.326%) EPoS
2 1 (2.326%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 10 (23.26%) Windows
2 9 (20.93%) Windows 7
3 6 (13.95%) Windows Server 2003
4 5 (11.63%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (6.977%) Windows XP
6 1 (2.326%) Android
6 1 (2.326%) Apple iOS
6 1 (2.326%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (27.91%) Data Management
2 9 (20.93%) Time Management
2 9 (20.93%) Business Analysis
2 9 (20.93%) Project Management
3 6 (13.95%) PRINCE2
4 5 (11.63%) ITIL
4 5 (11.63%) Document Management
5 4 (9.302%) Content Management
5 4 (9.302%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (9.302%) Capacity Planning
6 3 (6.977%) Portfolio Management
6 3 (6.977%) Change Control
6 3 (6.977%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (6.977%) Service Management
7 2 (4.651%) Change Management
7 2 (4.651%) Process Management
7 2 (4.651%) CRM
7 2 (4.651%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (4.651%) Signal Processing
7 2 (4.651%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (23.26%) SQL
2 4 (9.302%) Java
2 4 (9.302%) JavaScript
3 3 (6.977%) C++
4 2 (4.651%) MATLAB
4 2 (4.651%) C
4 2 (4.651%) Assembly Language
5 1 (2.326%) Python
5 1 (2.326%) PHP
5 1 (2.326%) VBScript
5 1 (2.326%) VB
Qualifications
1 11 (25.58%) Cisco Certification
2 10 (23.26%) CCNP
3 8 (18.60%) CCIE
4 6 (13.95%) PMP
4 6 (13.95%) PMI Certification
5 3 (6.977%) CCNA
6 2 (4.651%) ACCA
6 2 (4.651%) CIMA
6 2 (4.651%) PhD
6 2 (4.651%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (2.326%) CBAP
7 1 (2.326%) PRINCE2 Certification
System Software
1 5 (11.63%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (9.302%) SCCM
2 1 (2.326%) SolarWinds Orion
2 1 (2.326%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 11 (25.58%) Oracle
1 11 (25.58%) SAP
1 11 (25.58%) Cisco
1 11 (25.58%) Microsoft
1 11 (25.58%) Citrix
2 10 (23.26%) Riverbed
3 6 (13.95%) Remedy
4 4 (9.302%) Kofax
4 4 (9.302%) Open Text
5 3 (6.977%) Aruba
5 3 (6.977%) Nortel
5 3 (6.977%) Juniper
5 3 (6.977%) Mitel
5 3 (6.977%) Blue Coat
5 3 (6.977%) Avaya
5 3 (6.977%) CheckPoint
6 2 (4.651%) Business Objects
7 1 (2.326%) NetApp
7 1 (2.326%) Sun
7 1 (2.326%) ESRI
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