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This section looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5664
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.762 %6.667 %
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£440£417
% change on same period last year+5.48 %
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£21.00£27.92
% change on same period last year-24.77 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads2145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted1512
Average minimum daily rate£238£330
Average daily rate£261£350
% change on same period last year-25.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£371
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.25
Average hourly rate-£33.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.31£24.73
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
COBIT ScotlandCOBIT
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.

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBIT across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Edinburgh COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing COBIT 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 COBIT.

11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Client/Server
11 (100.00 %)MS Visio
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Education
11 (100.00 %)IT Governance
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)Resource Management

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing COBIT 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 COBIT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)MS Visio
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Education
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Project Manager
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Client/Server
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)IT Governance
11 (100.00 %)Resource Management
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree
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