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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) 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 ADO over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank96127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.825 %0.124 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£285-
Average daily rate£323-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£294
% change on same period last year+10.44 %
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£21.67£29.60
% change on same period last year-26.80 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads485804
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.646 %0.813 %
Daily rates quoted96144
Average minimum daily rate£289£323
Average daily rate£310£337
% change on same period last year-7.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted1322
Average minimum hourly rate£27.36£24.92
Average hourly rate£30.20£27.47
% change on same period last year+9.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.04£30.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
ADO UKADO
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.

ADO
Demand Trend

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

Scotland ADO Demand Trend

ADO
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland ADO Daily Rate Trend

ADO
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADO within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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£350-
EdinburghNew entry-1£295-
ADO UKADO
UK

ADO
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing ADO 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 ADO.

13 (60.00 %)SQL
13 (60.00 %)VB
22 (40.00 %)VB6
22 (40.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)GIS
31 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
31 (20.00 %)C
31 (20.00 %)C++
31 (20.00 %)VB.NET
31 (20.00 %).NET
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server
31 (20.00 %)SAP
31 (20.00 %)COM+
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)ODBC
31 (20.00 %)Windows
31 (20.00 %)OOA/OOD
31 (20.00 %)OO
31 (20.00 %)MS Excel
31 (20.00 %)MS Access
31 (20.00 %)N-Tier
31 (20.00 %)SAP APO

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing ADO 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 ADO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %).NET
11 (20.00 %)COM+
11 (20.00 %)XML
11 (20.00 %)ODBC
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)SAP APO
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)GIS
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)MS Access
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)VB Developer
22 (40.00 %)VB6 Developer
31 (20.00 %).NET Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)C Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)VB Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)SAP Consultant
31 (20.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
31 (20.00 %)Access Developer
31 (20.00 %)Server Engineer
31 (20.00 %)GIS Developer
31 (20.00 %)Consultant
31 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)N-Tier
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (20.00 %)OO
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)SQL
13 (60.00 %)VB
22 (40.00 %)VB6
31 (20.00 %)VB.NET
31 (20.00 %)C
31 (20.00 %)C++
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)SAP
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