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The table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts within the Aberdeen region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2928
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.571 %1.852 %
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£202£231
% change on same period last year-12.37 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£6.50
Average hourly rate-£6.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£6.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.01£17.11
% change on same period last year-23.95 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads175216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.273 %0.235 %
Daily rates quoted1620
Average minimum daily rate£250£218
Average daily rate£262£236
% change on same period last year+10.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£273£254
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£350
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Hourly rates quoted5351
Average minimum hourly rate£24.73£16.21
Average hourly rate£25.78£16.88
% change on same period last year+52.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.83£17.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.35£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.45 %
Junior ScotlandJunior
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.

Junior
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Junior across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Aberdeen Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Junior Daily Rate Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

15 (83.33 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)VMware
32 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (33.33 %)ITSM
32 (33.33 %)Finance
32 (33.33 %)Active Directory
32 (33.33 %)Citrix
32 (33.33 %)ITIL
32 (33.33 %)Windows
32 (33.33 %)Cisco
32 (33.33 %)Project Management
41 (16.67 %)SAN
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2008
41 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)SAN
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2008
21 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)ITIL
12 (33.33 %)Project Management
12 (33.33 %)ITSM
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
12 (33.33 %)VMware Infrastructure
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)VMware
32 (33.33 %)Cisco
32 (33.33 %)Citrix