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This section looks at the demand for ACI BASE24 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 BASE24 over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkACI BASE24
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank100-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.724 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£225-
Average daily rate£228-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£230-
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£395
% change on same period last year-11.20 %
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£33.75£23.42
% change on same period last year+44.08 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads174202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.202 %
Daily rates quoted3138
Average minimum daily rate£368£341
Average daily rate£391£367
% change on same period last year+6.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£422
% change on same period last year+4.84 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00£13.00
Average hourly rate£10.50£14.25
% change on same period last year-26.31 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£15.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.81£25.55
% change on same period last year+8.81 %
BASE24 UKBASE24
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.

BASE24
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BASE24 across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Scotland BASE24 Demand Trend

BASE24
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BASE24 across the Scotland region.

Scotland BASE24 Daily Rate Trend

BASE24
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BASE24 across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Scotland BASE24 Daily Rate Histogram

BASE24
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BASE24 within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 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£210-
GlasgowNew entry-1--
BASE24 UKBASE24
UK

BASE24
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing BASE24 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 BASE24.

11 (33.33 %)Tandem
11 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
11 (33.33 %)COBOL
11 (33.33 %)DB2
11 (33.33 %)RAD

BASE24
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing BASE24 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 BASE24. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)DB2
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Test Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Test Coordinator
21 (33.33 %)Coordinator
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Tandem
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)RAD
11 (33.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)COBOL