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This section looks at the demand for 3G 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 3G over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Link3G
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank97125
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.724 %1.439 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£263-
Average daily rate£291-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£320-
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£338
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
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£30.22£30.14
% change on same period last year+0.27 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads290417
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.383 %0.415 %
Daily rates quoted7378
Average minimum daily rate£292£351
Average daily rate£319£362
% change on same period last year-11.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£343
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted1933
Average minimum hourly rate£21.96£18.35
Average hourly rate£23.23£19.35
% change on same period last year+20.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.49£20.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.88£28.72
% change on same period last year-9.87 %
3G UK3G
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.

3G
Demand Trend

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

Scotland 3G Demand Trend

3G
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland 3G Daily Rate Trend

3G
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing 3G across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Scotland 3G Daily Rate Histogram

3G
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland 3G Hourly Rate Trend

3G
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
GlasgowUp+163£280-
3G UK3G
UK

3G
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing 3G 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 3G.

14 (66.67 %)Telecoms
23 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (50.00 %)Project Management
23 (50.00 %)GPRS
23 (50.00 %)Finance
32 (33.33 %)Law
32 (33.33 %)2G
41 (16.67 %)ADSL
41 (16.67 %)WCDMA
41 (16.67 %)VPN
41 (16.67 %)Cisco
41 (16.67 %)Citrix
41 (16.67 %)Nokia
41 (16.67 %)Internet
41 (16.67 %)GroupWise
41 (16.67 %)Blackberry
41 (16.67 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (16.67 %)Cramer
41 (16.67 %)Statistical Analysis
41 (16.67 %)Cisco IPT
41 (16.67 %)Matrix Management
41 (16.67 %)Education

3G
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing 3G 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 3G. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)GroupWise
11 (16.67 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)GPRS
22 (33.33 %)2G
31 (16.67 %)ADSL
31 (16.67 %)WCDMA
31 (16.67 %)VPN
31 (16.67 %)Internet
31 (16.67 %)Cisco IPT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Telecoms
23 (50.00 %)Finance
32 (33.33 %)Law
41 (16.67 %)Education
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Project Manager
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Field Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Senior Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Senior Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Performance Engineer
21 (16.67 %)3G Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Blackberry
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (16.67 %)Statistical Analysis
21 (16.67 %)Matrix Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Cisco
11 (16.67 %)Citrix
11 (16.67 %)Nokia
11 (16.67 %)Cramer