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This section looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Powerplay skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos Powerplay over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
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Matching contract IT job ads00
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As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average daily rate£415£364
% change on same period last year+14.01 %
Hourly rates quoted00
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% change on same period last year-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.25£15.75
% change on same period last year+130.15 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads170260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.259 %
Daily rates quoted2644
Average minimum daily rate£278£296
Average daily rate£298£310
% change on same period last year-3.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted410
Average minimum hourly rate£55.95£34.25
Average hourly rate£59.58£35.06
% change on same period last year+69.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£63.20£35.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Cognos Powerplay ScotlandCognos Powerplay
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.

Cognos Powerplay
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Cognos Powerplay Demand Trend

Cognos Powerplay
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Cognos Powerplay Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Powerplay
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Cognos Powerplay Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos Powerplay
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Cognos Powerplay 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 Cognos Powerplay.

17 (100.00 %)Cognos
24 (57.14 %)Cognos Impromptu
33 (42.86 %)SQL
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server
42 (28.57 %)Migration
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (14.29 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
51 (14.29 %)Northgate
51 (14.29 %)Movex
51 (14.29 %)DTS
51 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
51 (14.29 %)Microsoft
51 (14.29 %)Informatica
51 (14.29 %)Agresso
51 (14.29 %)Lawson

Cognos Powerplay
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Cognos Powerplay 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 Cognos Powerplay. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Movex
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (57.14 %)Cognos Impromptu
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (14.29 %)DTS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Developer
14 (57.14 %)Cognos Developer
22 (28.57 %)Consultant
22 (28.57 %)Cognos Consultant
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Migration
21 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)SQL
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Cognos
21 (14.29 %)Northgate
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)Informatica
21 (14.29 %)Agresso
21 (14.29 %)Lawson