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The table below looks at the demand for Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BPEL over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Process Execution Language (BPEL)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank51116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+65
Matching contract IT job ads438
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.009 %
As % of the category below4.147 %0.583 %
Daily rates quoted152
Average minimum daily rate£480£350
Average daily rate£527£350
% change on same period last year+50.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£573£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£489£340
% change on same period last year+43.82 %
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, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads10371372
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.666 %1.473 %
Daily rates quoted246340
Average minimum daily rate£336£331
Average daily rate£364£344
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7891
Average minimum hourly rate£21.04£18.09
Average hourly rate£22.17£19.19
% change on same period last year+15.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.31£20.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
BPEL UKBPEL
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.

BPEL
Demand Trend

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

Scotland BPEL Demand Trend

BPEL
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland BPEL Daily Rate Trend

BPEL
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland BPEL Daily Rate Histogram

BPEL
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BPEL 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+2213£400+14.28 %
EdinburghNew entry-11£571-
StirlingNew entry-1--
BPEL UKBPEL
UK

BPEL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

138 (65.52 %)Oracle
235 (60.34 %)XML
332 (55.17 %)WebServices
332 (55.17 %)WebSphere
431 (53.45 %)SOA
530 (51.72 %)WebSphere Message Broker
623 (39.66 %)Oracle BPEL
721 (36.21 %)WPS
820 (34.48 %)UDDI
918 (31.03 %)J2EE
1017 (29.31 %)SQL
1017 (29.31 %)SOAP
1017 (29.31 %)WebSphere MQ
1114 (24.14 %)Workflow
1210 (17.24 %)Oracle EBS
139 (15.52 %)Oracle ADF
139 (15.52 %)Oracle 10g
139 (15.52 %)EAI
139 (15.52 %)Oracle 9i
148 (13.79 %)PL/SQL
156 (10.34 %)IBM
156 (10.34 %)ESB
165 (8.621 %)Middleware
165 (8.621 %)UNIX
165 (8.621 %)Oracle Forms
165 (8.621 %)Oracle Reports
174 (6.897 %)MCP
174 (6.897 %)Microsoft
174 (6.897 %)Microsoft Certification
174 (6.897 %)Spring

BPEL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (60.34 %)XML
232 (55.17 %)WebServices
232 (55.17 %)WebSphere
320 (34.48 %)UDDI
418 (31.03 %)J2EE
517 (29.31 %)SOAP
69 (15.52 %)Oracle ADF
75 (8.621 %)Middleware
84 (6.897 %)Spring
91 (1.724 %)WSDL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
130 (51.72 %)WebSphere Message Broker
223 (39.66 %)Oracle BPEL
321 (36.21 %)WPS
417 (29.31 %)WebSphere MQ
56 (10.34 %)ESB
63 (5.172 %)MQSeries
71 (1.724 %)WMQI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.724 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
110 (17.24 %)Oracle EBS
21 (1.724 %)Oracle Applications
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (15.52 %)Oracle 9i
19 (15.52 %)Oracle 10g
25 (8.621 %)Oracle Reports
32 (3.448 %)Oracle Discoverer
41 (1.724 %)RDBMS
41 (1.724 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.724 %)ETL
41 (1.724 %)SQLPlus
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (8.621 %)Oracle Forms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.172 %)Finance
22 (3.448 %)Billing
31 (1.724 %)Insurance
31 (1.724 %)Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (27.59 %)Developer
210 (17.24 %)WebSphere Developer
39 (15.52 %)Architect
48 (13.79 %)Systems Designer
57 (12.07 %)WebSphere Architect
57 (12.07 %)Consultant
66 (10.34 %)Senior WebSphere Architect
66 (10.34 %)Senior WebSphere Developer
66 (10.34 %)Oracle Developer
66 (10.34 %)Senior Developer
74 (6.897 %)Oracle Consultant
82 (3.448 %)WebSphere Consultant
82 (3.448 %)Process Manager
91 (1.724 %)SOA Architect
91 (1.724 %)Oracle Applications Developer
91 (1.724 %)Process Consultant
91 (1.724 %)Applications Developer
91 (1.724 %)Business Analyst
91 (1.724 %)Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (8.621 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (53.45 %)SOA
214 (24.14 %)Workflow
39 (15.52 %)EAI
44 (6.897 %)Programme Management
52 (3.448 %)Financial Modelling
52 (3.448 %)UML
61 (1.724 %)OO
61 (1.724 %)CRM
61 (1.724 %)Use Case
61 (1.724 %)Test Scripting
61 (1.724 %)BPMN
61 (1.724 %)SC Cleared
61 (1.724 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.724 %)Migration
61 (1.724 %)Scrum
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (29.31 %)SQL
28 (13.79 %)PL/SQL
33 (5.172 %)Shell Script
42 (3.448 %)Java
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (6.897 %)MCP
14 (6.897 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (6.897 %)MBCS
14 (6.897 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (65.52 %)Oracle
26 (10.34 %)IBM
34 (6.897 %)Microsoft
42 (3.448 %)Informatica