Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Computer Science (Computing Science) skills within the Dundee region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Computer Science over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComputer Science (Computing Science)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1111
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below33.33 %12.50 %
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£361£371
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.10£26.66
% change on same period last year+12.87 %
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Dundee
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£120£350
Average daily rate£125£375
% change on same period last year-66.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£130£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£345
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£18.00
Average hourly rate£35.50£19.00
% change on same period last year+86.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.75£25.58
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
Computer Science ScotlandComputer Science
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.

Computer Science
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Computer Science across the Dundee region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Dundee Computer Science Demand Trend

Computer Science
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dundee Computer Science Hourly Rate Trend

Computer Science
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dundee region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science.

13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
13 (100.00 %)MySQL
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
13 (100.00 %)WebLogic
13 (100.00 %)Tomcat
13 (100.00 %)JBoss
13 (100.00 %)AJAX
13 (100.00 %)Degree
22 (66.67 %)Oracle OLAP
22 (66.67 %)Requirements Analysis
22 (66.67 %)Finance
22 (66.67 %)Education
22 (66.67 %)WebLogic Portal
22 (66.67 %)Data Mining
22 (66.67 %)WebServices
22 (66.67 %)OOA/OOD
22 (66.67 %)OO
22 (66.67 %)OLAP
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
31 (33.33 %)C++
31 (33.33 %)DHTML
31 (33.33 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)Windows
31 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
31 (33.33 %)OS/2
31 (33.33 %)ActiveX

Computer Science
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dundee region citing Computer Science 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 Computer Science. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
13 (100.00 %)AJAX
22 (66.67 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)ActiveX
31 (33.33 %)HTML
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)WebLogic
13 (100.00 %)JBoss
13 (100.00 %)Tomcat
22 (66.67 %)WebLogic Portal
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (100.00 %)MySQL
13 (100.00 %)SQL Server
22 (66.67 %)OLAP
22 (66.67 %)Data Mining
22 (66.67 %)Oracle OLAP
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
12 (66.67 %)Education
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
11 (33.33 %)OS/2
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)OOA/OOD
12 (66.67 %)OO
12 (66.67 %)Requirements Analysis
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)Java
21 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
21 (33.33 %)C++
21 (33.33 %)DHTML
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)Degree
Dundee IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Oracle