Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Consultant role in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank90123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.158 %0.032 %
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£417£516
% change on same period last year-19.25 %
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£45.00£33.83
% change on same period last year+33.01 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads18973133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.048 %3.365 %
Daily rates quoted429610
Average minimum daily rate£312£317
Average daily rate£335£332
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted166273
Average minimum hourly rate£21.72£18.41
Average hourly rate£22.91£19.62
% change on same period last year+16.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Applications Consultant UKApplications Consultant
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.

Applications Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Applications Consultant Demand Trend

Applications Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Applications Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Applications Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Applications Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Consultant 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
EdinburghNew entry-2--
Applications Consultant UKApplications Consultant
UK

Applications Consultant
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Applications Consultant in their job title 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 with Applications Consultant in their job title.

13 (60.00 %)Oracle
22 (40.00 %)UNIX
22 (40.00 %)Finance
22 (40.00 %)Oracle Applications
31 (20.00 %)Information Management
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere
31 (20.00 %)Construction
31 (20.00 %)Health
31 (20.00 %)Windows
31 (20.00 %)AIX
31 (20.00 %)JBoss
31 (20.00 %)ERP
31 (20.00 %)HTTP
31 (20.00 %)HP
31 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (20.00 %)LIMS
31 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (20.00 %)Perl
31 (20.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)GIS

Applications Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Applications Consultant in their job title 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 with Applications Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
11 (20.00 %)JBoss
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (40.00 %)Oracle Applications
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)HTTP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)GIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Construction
21 (20.00 %)Health
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)LIMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)UNIX
21 (20.00 %)Windows
21 (20.00 %)AIX
21 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)ERP
11 (20.00 %)Information Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Perl
11 (20.00 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)HP