The first table below looks at the demand for 2G skills in IT contracts advertised for the Glasgow region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited 2G over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the Glasgow region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
2G
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing 2G 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Glasgow - - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £285 £288 £300
% change year-on-year
-0.86% -4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.00 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% -12.50%
All Communications & Networking
Glasgow
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
70 69 34
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Glasgow 7.299% 8.790% 4.949%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 21 10
Average daily rate £336 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.46% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £195 £235 £208
10% offered a daily rate of more than £428 £440 £408
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £335 £325
% change year-on-year
-5.97% +3.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 13 2
Average hourly rate £14.50 £26.00 £97.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-44.23% -73.19%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £20.75 £25.38 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-18.22% -7.72%
2G
Scotland

2G
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Glasgow 2G Jobs Demand Trend

2G
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2G across the Glasgow region.

Glasgow 2G Daily Rate Trend