Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkApache Ant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank87101
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads623
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.025 %
As % of the category below3.429 %5.623 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£223£350
Average daily rate£232£363
% change on same period last year-36.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£240£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£366
% change on same period last year+4.59 %
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£41.75£38.17
% change on same period last year+9.38 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads175409
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.281 %0.439 %
Daily rates quoted3370
Average minimum daily rate£279£310
Average daily rate£292£318
% change on same period last year-8.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted45
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50£16.83
Average hourly rate£22.88£18.17
% change on same period last year+25.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.25£19.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Ant UKAnt
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.

Ant
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Ant Demand Trend

Ant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Ant Daily Rate Trend

Ant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Ant across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland Ant Daily Rate Histogram

Ant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Ant Hourly Rate Trend

Ant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ant 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
EdinburghUp+224£220-
GlasgowUp+22£238-34.48 %
Ant UKAnt
UK

Ant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

111 (61.11 %)Java
29 (50.00 %)J2EE
29 (50.00 %)XML
38 (44.44 %)Eclipse
47 (38.89 %)Spring
47 (38.89 %)Oracle
56 (33.33 %)Hibernate
65 (27.78 %)JSP
74 (22.22 %)Servlets
74 (22.22 %)EJB
74 (22.22 %)Linux
74 (22.22 %)OO
74 (22.22 %)Python
74 (22.22 %)ClearCase
74 (22.22 %)CruiseControl
74 (22.22 %)RDBMS
74 (22.22 %)IBM
74 (22.22 %)WebSphere
83 (16.67 %)JSTL
83 (16.67 %)Continuous Integration
83 (16.67 %)Tomcat
83 (16.67 %)Struts
83 (16.67 %)JUnit
83 (16.67 %)C
92 (11.11 %)C++
92 (11.11 %)HTML
92 (11.11 %)JavaScript
92 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
92 (11.11 %)SQL
92 (11.11 %)WebServices

Ant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (50.00 %)J2EE
19 (50.00 %)XML
27 (38.89 %)Spring
36 (33.33 %)Hibernate
45 (27.78 %)JSP
54 (22.22 %)Servlets
54 (22.22 %)EJB
54 (22.22 %)WebSphere
63 (16.67 %)JSTL
63 (16.67 %)Struts
72 (11.11 %)WebServices
72 (11.11 %)HTML
72 (11.11 %)XML Schema
72 (11.11 %)MVC
72 (11.11 %)JMS
72 (11.11 %)wxWidgets
72 (11.11 %)Tapestry
81 (5.556 %)OC4J
81 (5.556 %)Apache Axis
81 (5.556 %)JSF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (16.67 %)Tomcat
22 (11.11 %)Documentum
22 (11.11 %)JBoss
22 (11.11 %)Apache
31 (5.556 %)WPS
31 (5.556 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.556 %)Intranet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (22.22 %)RDBMS
22 (11.11 %)EDRMS
22 (11.11 %)Ingres
31 (5.556 %)DB2
31 (5.556 %)Oracle 9i
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (44.44 %)Eclipse
24 (22.22 %)ClearCase
24 (22.22 %)CruiseControl
33 (16.67 %)JUnit
42 (11.11 %)JDeveloper
51 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
51 (5.556 %)PVCS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Finance
21 (5.556 %)Education
21 (5.556 %)3D Graphics
21 (5.556 %)Games
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (50.00 %)Developer
25 (27.78 %)Java Developer
34 (22.22 %)Software Developer
43 (16.67 %)Java Programmer
43 (16.67 %)Python Developer
43 (16.67 %)Programmer
52 (11.11 %)Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Analyst Programmer
52 (11.11 %)Java Analyst Programmer
61 (5.556 %)J2EE Analyst Programmer
61 (5.556 %)Java Software Developer
61 (5.556 %)Java/J2EE Developer
61 (5.556 %)Administrator
61 (5.556 %)C# Developer
61 (5.556 %)J2EE Developer
61 (5.556 %)VB Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (22.22 %)Linux
22 (11.11 %)UNIX
31 (5.556 %)Windows
31 (5.556 %)zOS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (22.22 %)OO
23 (16.67 %)Continuous Integration
32 (11.11 %)Refactoring
32 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
41 (5.556 %)Agile Software Development
41 (5.556 %)Asset Management
41 (5.556 %)Investment Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (61.11 %)Java
24 (22.22 %)Python
33 (16.67 %)C
42 (11.11 %)C++
42 (11.11 %)JavaScript
42 (11.11 %)PL/SQL
42 (11.11 %)SQL
51 (5.556 %)VB
51 (5.556 %)C#
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (38.89 %)Oracle
24 (22.22 %)IBM
31 (5.556 %)Chordiant