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The table below looks at the demand for Resource Description Framework (RDF) skills within the Glasgow region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited RDF over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkResource Description Framework (RDF)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.341 %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£230-
% change on same period last year-
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-£33.50
% change on same period last year-
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads293411
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.462 %0.440 %
Daily rates quoted80161
Average minimum daily rate£309£338
Average daily rate£332£352
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted2524
Average minimum hourly rate£15.70£16.86
Average hourly rate£16.55£17.88
% change on same period last year-7.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.41£18.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
RDF ScotlandRDF
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.

RDF
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow RDF Demand Trend

RDF
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing RDF 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 RDF.

15 (71.43 %)Finance
24 (57.14 %)WebSphere
24 (57.14 %)Java
33 (42.86 %)Mainframe
42 (28.57 %)MS Visio
42 (28.57 %)Eclipse
42 (28.57 %)J2EE
42 (28.57 %)Oracle
42 (28.57 %)Spring
42 (28.57 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (28.57 %)Hibernate
51 (14.29 %)WPS
51 (14.29 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (14.29 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (14.29 %)XML
51 (14.29 %)MVS
51 (14.29 %)RPG
51 (14.29 %)AS400

RDF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing RDF 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 RDF. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (57.14 %)WebSphere
22 (28.57 %)J2EE
22 (28.57 %)Spring
22 (28.57 %)Hibernate
31 (14.29 %)XML
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)WPS
11 (14.29 %)WebSphere Message Broker
11 (14.29 %)WebSphere Application Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)MS Visio
12 (28.57 %)MS PowerPoint
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)Eclipse
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Finance
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Architect
22 (28.57 %)Solutions Architect
22 (28.57 %)Solutions Designer
22 (28.57 %)Java Developer
31 (14.29 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Project Leader
31 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Programmer
31 (14.29 %)Analyst
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (42.86 %)Mainframe
21 (14.29 %)AS400
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)MVS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)Java
21 (14.29 %)RPG
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Oracle