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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Rational ClearQuest skills within the Glasgow region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ClearQuest over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Rational ClearQuest
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank52-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.266 %0.000 %
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£359£306
% change on same period last year+17.25 %
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£38.25£33.25
% change on same period last year+15.03 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads79119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.123 %
Daily rates quoted2744
Average minimum daily rate£249£339
Average daily rate£259£347
% change on same period last year-25.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£327
% change on same period last year-0.86 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£31.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£31.18
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
ClearQuest ScotlandClearQuest
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.

ClearQuest
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ClearQuest across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Glasgow ClearQuest Demand Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow ClearQuest Daily Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow ClearQuest Hourly Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest.

15 (83.33 %)PVCS
24 (66.67 %)CSQA
33 (50.00 %)QA
33 (50.00 %)Java
33 (50.00 %)VB
33 (50.00 %)SQL Server
42 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
42 (33.33 %)Project Management
42 (33.33 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (33.33 %)GAP Analysis
42 (33.33 %)Finance
51 (16.67 %)Korn
51 (16.67 %)C++
51 (16.67 %)XML
51 (16.67 %)XSLT
51 (16.67 %)UNIX
51 (16.67 %)ClearCase
51 (16.67 %)RDBMS
51 (16.67 %)CA
51 (16.67 %)Unicenter
51 (16.67 %)AutoSys
51 (16.67 %)Sybase
51 (16.67 %)Oracle
51 (16.67 %)Perl

ClearQuest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing ClearQuest 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 ClearQuest. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)XML
11 (16.67 %)XSLT
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (16.67 %)RDBMS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (83.33 %)PVCS
22 (33.33 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (16.67 %)ClearCase
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Finance
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
13 (50.00 %)Analyst
13 (50.00 %)Process Engineer
22 (33.33 %)Process Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Quality Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)UNIX
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Configuration Management
12 (33.33 %)Project Management
12 (33.33 %)GAP Analysis
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)Java
13 (50.00 %)VB
21 (16.67 %)Korn
21 (16.67 %)Perl
21 (16.67 %)C++
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (66.67 %)CSQA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (50.00 %)QA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)Unicenter
11 (16.67 %)AutoSys
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle
11 (16.67 %)Sybase
11 (16.67 %)CA