The first table below looks at the demand for the Author role in IT contracts advertised for the Renfrewshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Author in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Renfrewshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Author
Rank - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Author 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Renfrewshire - - -
As % of the Job Titles category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £260 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
-13.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.50 £22.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year
+57.77% +4.65%
All Job Titles
Renfrewshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
32 31 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Renfrewshire 52.46% 96.88% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 19 3
Average daily rate £360 £405 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.11% +47.27%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £330 £287 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £379 £420 £388
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Author
Scotland

Author
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Author across the Renfrewshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Renfrewshire Author Jobs Demand Trend

Author
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Author across the Renfrewshire region.

Renfrewshire Author Daily Rate Trend

Author
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Renfrewshire region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title.

1 10 (100.00%) QMS
1 10 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 10 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (80.00%) MS Office
2 8 (80.00%) MS Excel
3 4 (40.00%) C

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Renfrewshire region that cited Author in their job title 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 with Author in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 8 (80.00%) MS Office
1 8 (80.00%) MS Excel
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) QMS
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) C
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 10 (100.00%) Security Cleared