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The table below looks at the demand for Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) 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 ITIL over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInformation Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank3050
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads2125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.027 %
As % of the category below5.497 %4.394 %
Daily rates quoted96
Average minimum daily rate£289£363
Average daily rate£311£375
% change on same period last year-17.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£335
% change on same period last year+1.80 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.40
Average hourly rate-£13.60
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.69£22.19
% change on same period last year-15.76 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads382569
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.599 %0.619 %
Daily rates quoted116114
Average minimum daily rate£325£324
Average daily rate£356£339
% change on same period last year+5.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£369
% change on same period last year+2.93 %
Hourly rates quoted1224
Average minimum hourly rate£19.57£20.98
Average hourly rate£21.22£22.23
% change on same period last year-4.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.88£23.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.09£29.91
% change on same period last year-6.09 %
ITIL ScotlandITIL
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.

ITIL
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh ITIL Demand Trend

ITIL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh ITIL Daily Rate Trend

ITIL
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ITIL across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Edinburgh ITIL Daily Rate Histogram

ITIL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh ITIL Hourly Rate Trend

ITIL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing ITIL 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 ITIL.

18 (25.00 %)Service Management
18 (25.00 %)Windows
27 (21.88 %)Data Modelling
27 (21.88 %)Microsoft
27 (21.88 %)Process Management
27 (21.88 %)Replication
36 (18.75 %)Six Sigma
45 (15.63 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
45 (15.63 %)Banking
54 (12.50 %)Finance
54 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
54 (12.50 %)ITIL Certification
54 (12.50 %)Telecoms
54 (12.50 %)UNIX
63 (9.375 %)SharePoint
63 (9.375 %)MS Office
63 (9.375 %)Solaris
63 (9.375 %)DB2
63 (9.375 %)Change Management
63 (9.375 %)Project Management
63 (9.375 %)Retail
63 (9.375 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (6.250 %)Pensions
72 (6.250 %)OVSD
72 (6.250 %)Programme Management
72 (6.250 %)Mainframe
72 (6.250 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (6.250 %)Avaya
72 (6.250 %)Avaya Certification
72 (6.250 %)LAN

ITIL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (12.50 %)MS Exchange
23 (9.375 %)SharePoint
23 (9.375 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (3.125 %)LiveLink
31 (3.125 %)WebLogic
31 (3.125 %)Lotus Notes
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (9.375 %)MS Office
21 (3.125 %)MS Excel
21 (3.125 %)MS Project
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (6.250 %)LAN
12 (6.250 %)WAN
12 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
21 (3.125 %)DNS
21 (3.125 %)DHCP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (9.375 %)DB2
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.125 %)WinRunner
11 (3.125 %)LoadRunner
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (15.63 %)Banking
24 (12.50 %)Telecoms
24 (12.50 %)Finance
33 (9.375 %)Retail
42 (6.250 %)Pensions
51 (3.125 %)Retail Banking
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (37.50 %)Analyst
27 (21.88 %)DBA
34 (12.50 %)Service Analyst
43 (9.375 %)DB2 DBA
43 (9.375 %)UNIX Support
43 (9.375 %)Business Analyst
43 (9.375 %)Service Manager
52 (6.250 %)Technical Specialist
52 (6.250 %)Junior
52 (6.250 %)Network Support Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Server Support
52 (6.250 %)Support Analyst
52 (6.250 %)ITIL Service Manager
52 (6.250 %)ITIL Manager
52 (6.250 %)Project Manager
52 (6.250 %)Service Management Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Network Analyst
52 (6.250 %)Network Support
52 (6.250 %)Junior DBA
61 (3.125 %)Senior Technical Support
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (21.88 %)Replication
22 (6.250 %)Mainframe
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (25.00 %)Windows
24 (12.50 %)UNIX
33 (9.375 %)Solaris
41 (3.125 %)Windows Server 2003
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (25.00 %)Service Management
27 (21.88 %)Process Management
27 (21.88 %)Data Modelling
36 (18.75 %)Six Sigma
43 (9.375 %)Project Management
43 (9.375 %)Change Management
52 (6.250 %)Programme Management
61 (3.125 %)Information Management
61 (3.125 %)Business Analysis
61 (3.125 %)Software Testing
61 (3.125 %)Incident Management
61 (3.125 %)Workflow
61 (3.125 %)Migration
61 (3.125 %)PRINCE2
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.125 %)Java
11 (3.125 %)VBScript
11 (3.125 %)VB
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.50 %)ITIL Certification
22 (6.250 %)Avaya Certification
22 (6.250 %)CCIE
22 (6.250 %)CCNP
22 (6.250 %)Cisco Certification
31 (3.125 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (3.125 %)CNA
31 (3.125 %)Novell Certification
31 (3.125 %)ISEB
31 (3.125 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (3.125 %)MCP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (15.63 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
22 (6.250 %)SLA
31 (3.125 %)EFQM
31 (3.125 %)COBIT
31 (3.125 %)QA
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.125 %)Active Directory
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.250 %)OpenView
12 (6.250 %)CiscoWorks
12 (6.250 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (6.250 %)OVSD
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (21.88 %)Microsoft
22 (6.250 %)HP
22 (6.250 %)Cisco
22 (6.250 %)Avaya
31 (3.125 %)NetApp
31 (3.125 %)Novell
31 (3.125 %)Lotus
31 (3.125 %)Apple
31 (3.125 %)Citrix