Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Banking' in contract IT jobs within the Scotland region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Banking over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBanking
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1513
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads133224
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.214 %0.241 %
As % of the category below18.47 %17.53 %
Daily rates quoted5564
Average minimum daily rate£349£340
Average daily rate£373£355
% change on same period last year+5.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£397£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£394£398
% change on same period last year-0.96 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£20.03£12.83
Average hourly rate£20.03£14.50
% change on same period last year+38.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.03£16.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.79£23.02
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads7201278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.157 %1.372 %
Daily rates quoted205266
Average minimum daily rate£330£353
Average daily rate£353£368
% change on same period last year-4.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted3465
Average minimum hourly rate£28.93£22.03
Average hourly rate£30.06£23.19
% change on same period last year+29.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.20£24.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Banking UKBanking
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.

Banking
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Banking Demand Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Banking Daily Rate Trend

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Banking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking 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+1104£375+7.75 %
GlasgowDown-615£320-13.79 %
AberdeenNo change02--
FifeNew entry-1--
West LothianNew entry-1£280-
Banking UKBanking
UK

Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1172 (60.78 %)Finance
289 (31.45 %)Retail
371 (25.09 %)Retail Banking
436 (12.72 %)Java
534 (12.01 %)Oracle
632 (11.31 %)UNIX
730 (10.60 %)SQL
825 (8.834 %)TestDirector
923 (8.127 %)Mainframe
1022 (7.774 %)Pensions
1121 (7.420 %)Project Management
1220 (7.067 %)Windows
1318 (6.360 %)Investment Banking
1417 (6.007 %)User Acceptance Testing
1417 (6.007 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
1417 (6.007 %)Stakeholder Management
1516 (5.654 %)VB
1615 (5.300 %).NET
1615 (5.300 %)Business Objects
1615 (5.300 %)BusinessObjects
1714 (4.947 %)ISEB
1813 (4.594 %)XML
1813 (4.594 %)Migration
1912 (4.240 %)Oracle Financials
1912 (4.240 %)DB2
2011 (3.887 %)C#
2011 (3.887 %)PRINCE2
2011 (3.887 %)E-Commerce
2011 (3.887 %)Shell Script
2110 (3.534 %)Risk Management

Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (5.300 %).NET
213 (4.594 %)XML
310 (3.534 %)WebSphere
46 (2.120 %)J2EE
46 (2.120 %)JSP
55 (1.767 %)WebServices
64 (1.413 %)Spring
64 (1.413 %)XSLT
73 (1.060 %)Middleware
82 (0.707 %)Servlets
82 (0.707 %)HTML
82 (0.707 %)CSS
82 (0.707 %)ASP.NET
91 (0.353 %)ATL
91 (0.353 %)ASP
91 (0.353 %)SOAP
91 (0.353 %)FpML
91 (0.353 %)Hibernate
91 (0.353 %)XHTML
91 (0.353 %)WSDL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (2.473 %)IIS
26 (2.120 %)SharePoint
34 (1.413 %)MS Exchange
34 (1.413 %)MQSeries
42 (0.707 %)WebSphere Application Server
42 (0.707 %)WebSphere MQ
42 (0.707 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (0.707 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (0.707 %)SAS
42 (0.707 %)CICS
42 (0.707 %)Lotus Notes
42 (0.707 %)Apache
42 (0.707 %)WebSphere Message Broker
51 (0.353 %)Tomcat
51 (0.353 %)Lotus Domino
51 (0.353 %)Site Server
51 (0.353 %)ESB
51 (0.353 %)Exchange Server 2007
51 (0.353 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (2.827 %)MS Project
27 (2.473 %)MS Office
27 (2.473 %)MS Excel
35 (1.767 %)MS Visio
43 (1.060 %)Spreadsheet
51 (0.353 %)SPSS
51 (0.353 %)FrameMaker
51 (0.353 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.353 %)CA Clarity
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (4.240 %)Oracle Financials
23 (1.060 %)Oracle EBS
23 (1.060 %)Oracle Applications
31 (0.353 %)SAP Payroll
31 (0.353 %)SunGard GMI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (3.180 %)Internet
23 (1.060 %)OSPF
23 (1.060 %)BGP
23 (1.060 %)Cisco IOS
23 (1.060 %)SAN
23 (1.060 %)Ethernet
23 (1.060 %)SNMP
23 (1.060 %)TCP/IP
32 (0.707 %)SSL
32 (0.707 %)HTTP
32 (0.707 %)LDAP
32 (0.707 %)Intranet
41 (0.353 %)ATM
41 (0.353 %)LAN
41 (0.353 %)WAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (5.300 %)BusinessObjects
212 (4.240 %)DB2
37 (2.473 %)Datawarehouse
46 (2.120 %)SQL Server
55 (1.767 %)RDBMS
64 (1.413 %)MS Access
73 (1.060 %)ETL
82 (0.707 %)Sybase ASE
82 (0.707 %)Oracle Reports
91 (0.353 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.353 %)Informix
91 (0.353 %)Data Mining
91 (0.353 %)DB2 UDB
91 (0.353 %)Oracle 11g
91 (0.353 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.353 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
91 (0.353 %)Oracle BI EE
91 (0.353 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (8.834 %)TestDirector
29 (3.180 %)PVCS
37 (2.473 %)LoadRunner
45 (1.767 %)QuickTest Pro
54 (1.413 %)ClearCase
63 (1.060 %)WinRunner
71 (0.353 %)JUnit
71 (0.353 %)Visual Studio
71 (0.353 %)ARTiSAN
71 (0.353 %)Telon
71 (0.353 %)Oracle APEX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1172 (60.78 %)Finance
289 (31.45 %)Retail
371 (25.09 %)Retail Banking
422 (7.774 %)Pensions
518 (6.360 %)Investment Banking
69 (3.180 %)Insurance
78 (2.827 %)General Ledger
84 (1.413 %)Online Banking
84 (1.413 %)Billing
93 (1.060 %)Health
93 (1.060 %)Telecoms
102 (0.707 %)Legal
102 (0.707 %)Home Office
102 (0.707 %)Pharmaceutical
102 (0.707 %)Financial Institution
111 (0.353 %)Front Office
111 (0.353 %)Construction
111 (0.353 %)Government
111 (0.353 %)Marketing
111 (0.353 %)Auditing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1102 (36.04 %)Analyst
237 (13.07 %)Project Manager
333 (11.66 %)Developer
430 (10.60 %)Business Analyst
522 (7.774 %)Test Analyst
615 (5.300 %)Technical Analyst
711 (3.887 %)Java Developer
711 (3.887 %)Programme Manager
711 (3.887 %)Support Analyst
711 (3.887 %)Senior Analyst
810 (3.534 %)Security Analyst
99 (3.180 %)Architect
99 (3.180 %)Test Manager
107 (2.473 %)Consultant
107 (2.473 %)Administrator
107 (2.473 %).NET Developer
107 (2.473 %)Programme Office Manager
116 (2.120 %)DBA
116 (2.120 %)Senior Manager
125 (1.767 %)Programmer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
123 (8.127 %)Mainframe
22 (0.707 %)AS400
22 (0.707 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
22 (0.707 %)Blackberry
22 (0.707 %)Clustering
22 (0.707 %)PKI
22 (0.707 %)PDA
22 (0.707 %)IBM Mainframe
22 (0.707 %)Video Conferencing
22 (0.707 %)Data Extraction
31 (0.353 %)Derivative
31 (0.353 %)Client/Server
31 (0.353 %)VSAM
31 (0.353 %)Replication
31 (0.353 %)CLARiiON
31 (0.353 %)Symmetrix
31 (0.353 %)EMC Centera
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
132 (11.31 %)UNIX
220 (7.067 %)Windows
310 (3.534 %)Solaris
47 (2.473 %)Windows Server 2003
56 (2.120 %)AIX
65 (1.767 %)Windows 2000
74 (1.413 %)Windows XP
83 (1.060 %)Windows NT
92 (0.707 %)HPUX
92 (0.707 %)Windows 2000 Server
101 (0.353 %)NetWare
101 (0.353 %)MVS
101 (0.353 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.353 %)Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (7.420 %)Project Management
217 (6.007 %)Stakeholder Management
217 (6.007 %)User Acceptance Testing
313 (4.594 %)Migration
411 (3.887 %)PRINCE2
411 (3.887 %)E-Commerce
510 (3.534 %)Risk Management
68 (2.827 %)Change Management
68 (2.827 %)Test Management
77 (2.473 %)Test Scripting
77 (2.473 %)Six Sigma
77 (2.473 %)Agile Software Development
77 (2.473 %)ITIL
86 (2.120 %)Asset Management
86 (2.120 %)Business Analysis
95 (1.767 %)Programme Management
95 (1.767 %)RAD
95 (1.767 %)Service Management
95 (1.767 %)Process Management
95 (1.767 %)Business Continuity
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (12.72 %)Java
230 (10.60 %)SQL
316 (5.654 %)VB
411 (3.887 %)C#
411 (3.887 %)Shell Script
55 (1.767 %)COBOL
64 (1.413 %)VB.NET
64 (1.413 %)VB6
73 (1.060 %)JCL
73 (1.060 %)VBScript
73 (1.060 %)C
82 (0.707 %)RPG
82 (0.707 %)Transact-SQL
82 (0.707 %)DHTML
82 (0.707 %)C++
82 (0.707 %)REXX
91 (0.353 %)Korn
91 (0.353 %)JavaScript
91 (0.353 %)Perl
91 (0.353 %)PL/SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (4.947 %)ISEB
24 (1.413 %)Cisco Certification
24 (1.413 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (1.413 %)CCNP
33 (1.060 %)CCDP
33 (1.060 %)Degree
42 (0.707 %)MCP
42 (0.707 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (0.353 %)Sun Certification
51 (0.353 %)ITIL Certification
51 (0.353 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
51 (0.353 %)MCSE
51 (0.353 %)CCIE
51 (0.353 %)HP AIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (6.007 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
26 (2.120 %)Basel II
26 (2.120 %)SLA
32 (0.707 %)BS7799
32 (0.707 %)ISO27001
32 (0.707 %)ISO9002
41 (0.353 %)COBIT
41 (0.353 %)QA
41 (0.353 %)EFQM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (2.473 %)Active Directory
22 (0.707 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.353 %)Oracle RMAN
31 (0.353 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.353 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
31 (0.353 %)ISA Server
31 (0.353 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.353 %)NetBackup
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.413 %)Legato
23 (1.060 %)Tivoli
23 (1.060 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (0.353 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.353 %)RepliStor
31 (0.353 %)EMC NetWorker
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (12.01 %)Oracle
215 (5.300 %)Business Objects
38 (2.827 %)IBM
38 (2.827 %)Microsoft
46 (2.120 %)Sun
46 (2.120 %)EMC
46 (2.120 %)Cisco
55 (1.767 %)PeopleSoft
55 (1.767 %)Sybase
64 (1.413 %)Planview
64 (1.413 %)VERITAS
73 (1.060 %)Cognos
73 (1.060 %)Adobe
82 (0.707 %)HP
82 (0.707 %)SAP
82 (0.707 %)Lotus
82 (0.707 %)Citrix
82 (0.707 %)VMware
91 (0.353 %)i-GRasp
91 (0.353 %)Brocade