Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Author 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 Author in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAuthor
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7999
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads1425
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.027 %
As % of the category below0.738 %0.798 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£276
Average daily rate-£279
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£283
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£291
% change on same period last year+8.93 %
Hourly rates quoted510
Average minimum hourly rate£22.20£25.80
Average hourly rate£22.60£28.55
% change on same period last year-20.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£31.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.00£25.21
% change on same period last year+3.11 %
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 %
Author UKAuthor
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.

Author
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Author Demand Trend

Author
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Author Daily Rate Trend

Author
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Author Hourly Rate Trend

Author
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Author Hourly Rate Histogram

Author
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Author 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
GlasgowUp+238--
DundeeUp+23--
Dumfries and GallowayNew entry-1--
Author UKAuthor
UK

Author
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

16 (30.00 %)FrameMaker
16 (30.00 %)Electric
16 (30.00 %)Adobe
23 (15.00 %)Degree
32 (10.00 %)RoboHelp
32 (10.00 %)MS Office
41 (5.000 %)C
41 (5.000 %)Oracle
41 (5.000 %)Security Cleared

Author
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (30.00 %)FrameMaker
22 (10.00 %)MS Office
22 (10.00 %)RoboHelp
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (30.00 %)Electric
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.000 %)Security Cleared
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)C
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (15.00 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)Adobe
21 (5.000 %)Oracle