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The table below looks at the demand for RIM Blackberry skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Blackberry over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRIM Blackberry
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank75109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching contract IT job ads1815
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.016 %
As % of the category below8.295 %3.778 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£333£300
Average daily rate£358£325
% change on same period last year+10.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£269
% change on same period last year+8.34 %
Hourly rates quoted45
Average minimum hourly rate£15.49£17.09
Average hourly rate£16.86£17.23
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.24£17.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.60£16.92
% change on same period last year+9.91 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads217397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.349 %0.426 %
Daily rates quoted5180
Average minimum daily rate£276£346
Average daily rate£287£366
% change on same period last year-21.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2344
Average minimum hourly rate£21.79£16.85
Average hourly rate£23.27£17.74
% change on same period last year+31.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.75£18.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Blackberry UKBlackberry
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.

Blackberry
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Blackberry Demand Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Blackberry Daily Rate Trend

Blackberry
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Blackberry Daily Rate Histogram

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Blackberry Hourly Rate Trend

Blackberry
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Blackberry Hourly Rate Histogram

Blackberry
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blackberry 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
AberdeenUp+46--
North LanarkshireNew entry-6£375-
GlasgowUp+143--
EdinburghUp+212£325-
South LanarkshireNew entry-1--
Blackberry UKBlackberry
UK

Blackberry
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (46.67 %)MS Exchange
213 (43.33 %)VPN
312 (40.00 %)Windows
411 (36.67 %)Microsoft Certification
411 (36.67 %)Symantec
411 (36.67 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
510 (33.33 %)Microsoft
510 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
69 (30.00 %)Windows XP
69 (30.00 %)MCSE
69 (30.00 %)Lotus
69 (30.00 %)Migration
78 (26.67 %)Lotus Notes
78 (26.67 %)Active Directory
87 (23.33 %)Windows 2000
87 (23.33 %)MS Office
87 (23.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
96 (20.00 %)MCTS
96 (20.00 %)MCITP
96 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
96 (20.00 %)V-Model
96 (20.00 %)TestDirector
105 (16.67 %)Finance
105 (16.67 %)WebServices
114 (13.33 %)ITIL
114 (13.33 %)Dell
114 (13.33 %)ISEB
114 (13.33 %)DNS
114 (13.33 %)Firewall
114 (13.33 %)ISA Server

Blackberry
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (16.67 %)WebServices
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (46.67 %)MS Exchange
211 (36.67 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
310 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
48 (26.67 %)Lotus Notes
57 (23.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
66 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
73 (10.00 %)Lotus Domino
73 (10.00 %)Live Communications Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (23.33 %)MS Office
22 (6.667 %)MS Excel
22 (6.667 %)MS Project
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (43.33 %)VPN
24 (13.33 %)DNS
24 (13.33 %)Firewall
33 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
33 (10.00 %)Internet
33 (10.00 %)Broadband
42 (6.667 %)PBX
51 (3.333 %)WAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (6.667 %)MS Access
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (20.00 %)TestDirector
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (16.67 %)Finance
22 (6.667 %)Health
22 (6.667 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (6.667 %)Telecoms
22 (6.667 %)Banking
22 (6.667 %)Insurance
22 (6.667 %)Pensions
31 (3.333 %)Retail
31 (3.333 %)Home Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (36.67 %)Analyst
28 (26.67 %)Desktop Support
36 (20.00 %)Test Analyst
36 (20.00 %)Consultant
36 (20.00 %)Technical Consultant
36 (20.00 %)Desktop Engineer
45 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
54 (13.33 %)Desktop Analyst
54 (13.33 %)Messaging Engineer
54 (13.33 %)Desktop Support Analyst
63 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
63 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
71 (3.333 %)3rd Line Support
71 (3.333 %)Technical Support
71 (3.333 %)Systems Engineer
71 (3.333 %)Technical Support Engineer
71 (3.333 %)2nd Line Support
71 (3.333 %)Senior Analyst
71 (3.333 %)Senior Support Analyst
71 (3.333 %)Technical Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (10.00 %)PDA
22 (6.667 %)Client/Server
22 (6.667 %)Video Conferencing
31 (3.333 %)CMDB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (40.00 %)Windows
29 (30.00 %)Windows XP
37 (23.33 %)Windows 2000
42 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (30.00 %)Migration
26 (20.00 %)V-Model
34 (13.33 %)Data Migration
34 (13.33 %)ITIL
34 (13.33 %)User Acceptance Testing
43 (10.00 %)RDF
43 (10.00 %)Service Management
52 (6.667 %)Security Testing
52 (6.667 %)SC Cleared
52 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
52 (6.667 %)Asset Management
52 (6.667 %)Incident Management
61 (3.333 %)Web Testing
61 (3.333 %)Test Scripting
61 (3.333 %)Quality Management
61 (3.333 %)Configuration Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (36.67 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (30.00 %)MCSE
36 (20.00 %)MCTS
36 (20.00 %)MCITP
44 (13.33 %)ISEB
52 (6.667 %)MCP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (6.667 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (26.67 %)Active Directory
24 (13.33 %)ISA Server
32 (6.667 %)Backup Exec
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (10.00 %)MAILsweeper
21 (3.333 %)Norton AntiVirus
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (36.67 %)Symantec
210 (33.33 %)Microsoft
39 (30.00 %)Lotus
44 (13.33 %)Remedy
44 (13.33 %)Dell
52 (6.667 %)Citrix
52 (6.667 %)Adobe
52 (6.667 %)Cisco
61 (3.333 %)SAP