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

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank91121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.450 %0.354 %
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£320£299
% change on same period last year+7.12 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£18.00
Average hourly rate£35.50£19.00
% change on same period last year+86.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.67£35.27
% change on same period last year+6.79 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads444848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.713 %0.911 %
Daily rates quoted113158
Average minimum daily rate£334£318
Average daily rate£361£334
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2546
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£26.43
Average hourly rate£27.99£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.10£29.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
ActiveX UKActiveX
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.

ActiveX
Demand Trend

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

Scotland ActiveX Demand Trend

ActiveX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland ActiveX Hourly Rate Trend

ActiveX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ActiveX 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
DundeeUp+12--
ActiveX UKActiveX
UK

ActiveX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
13 (100.00 %)JBoss
13 (100.00 %)Tomcat
13 (100.00 %)AJAX
22 (66.67 %)Device Driver
22 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)Assembly Language
22 (66.67 %)OS/2
22 (66.67 %)WebLogic
22 (66.67 %)DCOM
22 (66.67 %)DHTML
22 (66.67 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)JavaScript
31 (33.33 %)MySQL
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)OLAP
31 (33.33 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)ASP
31 (33.33 %)Windows NT
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft
31 (33.33 %)OLE
31 (33.33 %)OLE DB
31 (33.33 %)OOA/OOD
31 (33.33 %)OO
31 (33.33 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)Marketing
31 (33.33 %)Degree
31 (33.33 %)Computer Science

ActiveX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)J2EE
13 (100.00 %)AJAX
22 (66.67 %)HTML
22 (66.67 %)DCOM
31 (33.33 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)OLE
31 (33.33 %)OLE DB
31 (33.33 %)ASP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)JBoss
13 (100.00 %)Tomcat
22 (66.67 %)WebLogic
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)MySQL
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)OLAP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
11 (33.33 %)Marketing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Software Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)Device Driver
21 (33.33 %)Computer Science
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
12 (66.67 %)OS/2
21 (33.33 %)Windows NT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)OOA/OOD
11 (33.33 %)OO
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)Java
22 (66.67 %)DHTML
22 (66.67 %)Assembly Language
31 (33.33 %)JavaScript
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft