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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADO over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank50-
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 below0.800 %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£402£370
% change on same period last year+8.55 %
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£24.00£33.67
% change on same period last year-28.71 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads125335
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.198 %0.357 %
Daily rates quoted3735
Average minimum daily rate£373£281
Average daily rate£396£297
% change on same period last year+33.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£420£313
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£15.75£32.08
Average hourly rate£17.38£35.62
% change on same period last year-51.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.00£39.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
ADO ScotlandADO
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.

ADO
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ADO across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Edinburgh ADO Demand Trend

ADO
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh ADO Daily Rate Trend

ADO
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing ADO 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 ADO.

16 (85.71 %)Front Office
16 (85.71 %)VBA
25 (71.43 %)XML
25 (71.43 %)MS Access
34 (57.14 %)MS Excel
41 (14.29 %)OCX
41 (14.29 %)SQL
41 (14.29 %)VB
41 (14.29 %)Windows
41 (14.29 %)OO
41 (14.29 %)VB6
41 (14.29 %)GIS

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing ADO 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 ADO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (71.43 %)XML
21 (14.29 %)OCX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (57.14 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (71.43 %)MS Access
21 (14.29 %)GIS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (85.71 %)Front Office
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Developer
26 (85.71 %)Access Developer
31 (14.29 %)VB6 Developer
31 (14.29 %)Excel Developer
31 (14.29 %)Excel Specialist
31 (14.29 %)Senior Developer
31 (14.29 %)VB Developer
31 (14.29 %)SQL Developer
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)OO
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)VBA
21 (14.29 %)VB6
21 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)VB