Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Web Services skills within the Highlands region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WebServices over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkWeb Services
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-8
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£365£362
% change on same period last year+0.92 %
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£32.00£31.32
% change on same period last year+2.16 %
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Highlands
Matching contract IT job ads06
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£315
Average daily rate-£315
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
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£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
WebServices ScotlandWebServices
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.

WebServices
Demand Trend

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

Highlands WebServices Demand Trend

WebServices
Daily Rate Trend

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

Highlands WebServices Daily Rate Trend