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The table below looks at the demand for DST Systems Automated Work Distributor (AWD) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited AWD over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDST Systems Automated Work Distributor (AWD)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.741 %0.000 %
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-£485
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads135182
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.217 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted2246
Average minimum daily rate£350£340
Average daily rate£378£363
% change on same period last year+4.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£446£434
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted714
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£20.68
Average hourly rate£24.75£22.00
% change on same period last year+12.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£23.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£26.58
% change on same period last year+12.88 %
AWD UKAWD
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.

AWD
Demand Trend

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

Scotland AWD Demand Trend

AWD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland AWD Daily Rate Trend

AWD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AWD 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-1--
AWD UKAWD
UK

AWD
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (100.00 %)Client/Server
11 (100.00 %)Data Modelling
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)DOC1
11 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (100.00 %)Fund Management
11 (100.00 %)Investment Management

AWD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)DOC1
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Architect
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Client/Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (100.00 %)Data Modelling
11 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (100.00 %)Fund Management
11 (100.00 %)Investment Management