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The table below looks at the demand for 2G skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited 2G over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link2G
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank91-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.775 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£290-
Average daily rate£290-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£290-
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£291
% change on same period last year+10.31 %
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-£39.13
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads258344
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.415 %0.369 %
Daily rates quoted5655
Average minimum daily rate£281£302
Average daily rate£299£317
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£337
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Hourly rates quoted3857
Average minimum hourly rate£22.90£15.63
Average hourly rate£24.21£16.36
% change on same period last year+48.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.53£17.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.82£28.43
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
2G UK2G
UK

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.

2G
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

Scotland 2G Demand Trend

2G
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing 2G across the Scotland region.

Scotland 2G Daily Rate Trend

2G
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing 2G across the Scotland region.

Scotland 2G Hourly Rate Trend

2G
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GlasgowNew entry-1--
LanarkshireNew entry-1£290-
2G UK2G
UK

2G
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing 2G 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 2G.

15 (100.00 %)3G
21 (20.00 %)Telecoms
21 (20.00 %)Cramer
21 (20.00 %)Statistical Analysis
21 (20.00 %)WCDMA
21 (20.00 %)Nokia

2G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing 2G 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 2G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (100.00 %)3G
21 (20.00 %)WCDMA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (20.00 %)Field Engineer
11 (20.00 %)Performance Engineer
11 (20.00 %)3G Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Statistical Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Nokia
11 (20.00 %)Cramer