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This section looks at the demand for Statistics skills within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Statistics over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-66
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.500 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£100
Average daily rate-£125
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£150
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
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£20.45£23.04
% change on same period last year-11.23 %
Miscellaneous EdinburghMiscellaneous
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads170200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted4239
Average minimum daily rate£309£328
Average daily rate£324£344
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£350
% change on same period last year+3.34 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£14.33£27.00
Average hourly rate£15.20£27.00
% change on same period last year-43.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.08£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.27£28.32
% change on same period last year-14.29 %
Statistics ScotlandStatistics
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.

Statistics
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Statistics Demand Trend

Statistics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Statistics Daily Rate Trend

Statistics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Statistics Hourly Rate Trend

Statistics
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Statistics 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 Statistics.

14 (50.00 %)Finance
23 (37.50 %)MS Excel
23 (37.50 %)REXX
23 (37.50 %)JCL
23 (37.50 %)Mainframe
23 (37.50 %)VB
23 (37.50 %)MS Office
23 (37.50 %)Unix
23 (37.50 %)Windows
23 (37.50 %)Data Analysis
32 (25.00 %)Subversion
32 (25.00 %)Degree
32 (25.00 %)Mathematics
32 (25.00 %)VC++
32 (25.00 %)C
32 (25.00 %)C++
32 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
32 (25.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
32 (25.00 %)Banking
41 (12.50 %)Retail
41 (12.50 %)Financial Institution

Statistics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Statistics 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 Statistics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
13 (37.50 %)MS Office
13 (37.50 %)MS Excel
Development Applications
12 (25.00 %)Visual Studio
12 (25.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (25.00 %)Subversion
General
14 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (25.00 %)Banking
31 (12.50 %)Retail
31 (12.50 %)Financial Institution
Job Titles
13 (37.50 %)Data Analyst
13 (37.50 %)Analyst
22 (25.00 %)Programmer
22 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (25.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
22 (25.00 %)Systems Programmer
22 (25.00 %)C Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
13 (37.50 %)Mainframe
22 (25.00 %)Mathematics
Operating Systems
13 (37.50 %)Unix
13 (37.50 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Data Analysis
Programming Languages
13 (37.50 %)VB
13 (37.50 %)REXX
13 (37.50 %)JCL
22 (25.00 %)VC++
22 (25.00 %)C
22 (25.00 %)C++
Qualifications
12 (25.00 %)Degree
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