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This section looks at the demand for Broadband skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Broadband over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBroadband
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank99102
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads421
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.375 %4.907 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£198
Average daily rate-£207
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£216
UK excluding London average daily rate£372£343
% change on same period last year+8.43 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.16£20.95
% change on same period last year-8.54 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads291428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.388 %0.427 %
Daily rates quoted7482
Average minimum daily rate£292£354
Average daily rate£320£364
% change on same period last year-12.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£343
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted2034
Average minimum hourly rate£22.90£17.99
Average hourly rate£24.13£19.06
% change on same period last year+26.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.36£20.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.76
% change on same period last year-11.03 %
Broadband UKBroadband
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.

Broadband
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Broadband Demand Trend

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Broadband Daily Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Broadband Hourly Rate Trend

Broadband
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Broadband Hourly Rate Histogram

Broadband
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband 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
FalkirkNew entry-3--
EdinburghUp+51--
GlasgowUp+71--
Broadband UKBroadband
UK

Broadband
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

15 (55.56 %)Cisco
23 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
23 (33.33 %)Siemens
23 (33.33 %)Blackberry
23 (33.33 %)MGCP
23 (33.33 %)H.323
23 (33.33 %)CCNA
23 (33.33 %)Windows
23 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
23 (33.33 %)VoIP
23 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
23 (33.33 %)VPN
23 (33.33 %)DNS
23 (33.33 %)Government
23 (33.33 %)IPCC
32 (22.22 %)Windows XP
32 (22.22 %)Active Directory
32 (22.22 %)Nortel
32 (22.22 %)Microsoft
32 (22.22 %)ISDN
32 (22.22 %)BizTalk Server
32 (22.22 %)BMC PATROL
32 (22.22 %)MPLS
32 (22.22 %)Infovista
41 (11.11 %)Wi-Fi
41 (11.11 %)Wireless
41 (11.11 %)Lotus
41 (11.11 %)MS Office
41 (11.11 %)Citrix
41 (11.11 %)Dell

Broadband
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)BizTalk Server
21 (11.11 %)Lotus Notes
21 (11.11 %)MS Exchange
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)VoIP
13 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
13 (33.33 %)VPN
13 (33.33 %)DNS
13 (33.33 %)MGCP
13 (33.33 %)H.323
13 (33.33 %)IPCC
22 (22.22 %)ISDN
22 (22.22 %)MPLS
31 (11.11 %)Wi-Fi
31 (11.11 %)Wireless
31 (11.11 %)WiMAX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (33.33 %)Government
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Network Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Support Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Desktop Support
41 (11.11 %)Technical Support
41 (11.11 %)Technical Consultant
41 (11.11 %)Consultant
41 (11.11 %)Technical Support Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Desktop Support Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Technical Analyst
41 (11.11 %)IT Support Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Desktop Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (33.33 %)Blackberry
21 (11.11 %)PDA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (33.33 %)Windows
13 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
22 (22.22 %)Windows XP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)CCNA
13 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (22.22 %)BMC PATROL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Cisco
23 (33.33 %)Siemens
32 (22.22 %)Infovista
32 (22.22 %)Microsoft
32 (22.22 %)Nortel
41 (11.11 %)Citrix
41 (11.11 %)Dell
41 (11.11 %)Lotus