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The table below looks at the demand for Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) 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 ADSL over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.388 %0.581 %
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£303£372
% change on same period last year-18.65 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£60.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£60.00£15.00
% change on same period last year+300.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£60.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.59£16.94
% change on same period last year+27.47 %
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 %
ADSL UKADSL
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.

ADSL
Demand Trend

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

Scotland ADSL Demand Trend

ADSL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland ADSL Daily Rate Trend

ADSL
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland ADSL Hourly Rate Trend

ADSL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADSL 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
AberdeenNew entry-1--
ADSL UKADSL
UK

ADSL
Top 19 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)CCIE
21 (50.00 %)OpenView
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)MPLS
21 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (50.00 %)Clustering
21 (50.00 %)Network Design
21 (50.00 %)Supplier Management
21 (50.00 %)Network Security
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)N-Tier
21 (50.00 %)ISDN
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)VPN

ADSL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)ISDN
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)WAN
11 (50.00 %)VPN
11 (50.00 %)MPLS
11 (50.00 %)Firewall
11 (50.00 %)Network Security
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Network Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)N-Tier
11 (50.00 %)Clustering
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Network Design
11 (50.00 %)Supplier Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)CCIE
11 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)OpenView
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Cisco
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)HP