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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) 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 HND over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5150
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.971 %13.79 %
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£283£325
% change on same period last year-12.97 %
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£24.08£24.25
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads103145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.146 %0.146 %
Daily rates quoted3639
Average minimum daily rate£324£294
Average daily rate£339£312
% change on same period last year+8.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Hourly rates quoted106
Average minimum hourly rate£15.02£22.50
Average hourly rate£16.27£23.46
% change on same period last year-30.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.53£24.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.45£25.82
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
HND ScotlandHND
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.

HND
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow HND Demand Trend

HND
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow HND Daily Rate Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow HND Hourly Rate Trend

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing HND 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 HND.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (83.33 %)MS Excel
34 (66.67 %)MS Office
34 (66.67 %)Microsoft
43 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
43 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
43 (50.00 %)Finance
43 (50.00 %)HNC
52 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (33.33 %)Active Directory
52 (33.33 %)IIS
61 (16.67 %)SQL Server
61 (16.67 %)ITIL
61 (16.67 %)Linux
61 (16.67 %)MCSE
61 (16.67 %)MCSA
61 (16.67 %)HP
61 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (16.67 %)CNA
61 (16.67 %)Novell Certification
61 (16.67 %)SAN
61 (16.67 %)Novell
61 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
61 (16.67 %)Symantec
61 (16.67 %)GroupWise
61 (16.67 %)Windows XP
61 (16.67 %)NetWare
61 (16.67 %)SLA
61 (16.67 %)Service Management
61 (16.67 %)Change Management

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing HND 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 HND. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)IIS
21 (16.67 %)GroupWise
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (83.33 %)MS Excel
24 (66.67 %)MS Office
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)SAN
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (50.00 %)Finance
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Analyst
23 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Service Analyst
23 (50.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (16.67 %)IT Support Engineer
31 (16.67 %)PC Support
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Analyst
31 (16.67 %)PC Support Engineer
31 (16.67 %)PC Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Field Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Support Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Support
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Clustering
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (16.67 %)Linux
41 (16.67 %)Windows XP
41 (16.67 %)NetWare
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (16.67 %)Change Management
21 (16.67 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (16.67 %)Project Planning
21 (16.67 %)ITIL
21 (16.67 %)Service Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)HNC
21 (16.67 %)MCSE
21 (16.67 %)MCSA
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (16.67 %)CNA
21 (16.67 %)Novell Certification
21 (16.67 %)Degree
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (16.67 %)SLA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (16.67 %)Terminal Server
21 (16.67 %)NetBackup
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)HP
21 (16.67 %)Novell
21 (16.67 %)Symantec