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The table below looks at the demand for Business Continuity skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Continuity over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Continuity
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank59-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.482 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£385
% change on same period last year-0.80 %
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£34.53£32.18
% change on same period last year+7.30 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads415607
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.584 %0.613 %
Daily rates quoted133125
Average minimum daily rate£306£338
Average daily rate£333£354
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted1019
Average minimum hourly rate£33.83£26.70
Average hourly rate£34.74£28.38
% change on same period last year+22.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.65£30.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Business Continuity ScotlandBusiness Continuity
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.

Business Continuity
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Continuity across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Edinburgh Business Continuity Demand Trend

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Business Continuity Daily Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Business Continuity 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 Business Continuity.

13 (75.00 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Banking
22 (50.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)Asset Management
31 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
31 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Investment Management
31 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE

Business Continuity
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Business Continuity 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 Business Continuity. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
12 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)IT Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Technical Project Manager
21 (25.00 %)Technical Manager
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)UNIX
11 (25.00 %)Windows
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (50.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE
31 (25.00 %)Risk Assessment
31 (25.00 %)Asset Management
31 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Investment Management