Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the Glasgow region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£266£271
% change on same period last year-2.11 %
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£29.17£23.33
% change on same period last year+25.03 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads102141
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.145 %0.146 %
Daily rates quoted3638
Average minimum daily rate£319£292
Average daily rate£335£311
% change on same period last year+7.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Hourly rates quoted125
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£16.25
Average hourly rate£18.48£17.69
% change on same period last year+4.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.63£19.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.24£26.09
% change on same period last year-3.26 %
HNC ScotlandHNC
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.

HNC
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow HNC Demand Trend

HNC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow HNC Daily Rate Trend

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Top 12 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)MS Office
13 (75.00 %)HND
13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)MS Excel
13 (75.00 %)Service Delivery
13 (75.00 %)Finance
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Data Management
21 (25.00 %)Nokia
21 (25.00 %)Mapinfo
21 (25.00 %)Cramer
21 (25.00 %)UMTS

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
13 (75.00 %)MS Excel
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)UMTS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Service Analyst
13 (75.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (25.00 %)Data Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)HND
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Nokia
21 (25.00 %)Mapinfo
21 (25.00 %)Cramer