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This section looks at the demand for Business Continuity 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 Business Continuity over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Continuity
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank95121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.453 %0.438 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£300£350
Average daily rate£350£375
% change on same period last year-6.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£389
% change on same period last year+1.75 %
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£25.50£29.31
% change on same period last year-13.00 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11031600
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.470 %1.619 %
Daily rates quoted285344
Average minimum daily rate£297£324
Average daily rate£319£339
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5269
Average minimum hourly rate£20.71£24.82
Average hourly rate£22.79£26.42
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.87£28.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Business Continuity UKBusiness Continuity
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.

Business Continuity
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Business Continuity Demand Trend

Business Continuity
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Business Continuity Daily Rate Trend

Business Continuity
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Continuity within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+123£450-
North LanarkshireNew entry-1£250-
StirlingNew entry-1--
Business Continuity UKBusiness Continuity
UK

Business Continuity
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Business Continuity 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 Business Continuity.

19 (60.00 %)Project Management
27 (46.67 %)Disaster Recovery
35 (33.33 %)MS Office
35 (33.33 %)Microsoft
35 (33.33 %)Dell
35 (33.33 %)Finance
42 (13.33 %)Banking
42 (13.33 %)Asset Management
42 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
51 (6.667 %)Change Management
51 (6.667 %)Risk Management
51 (6.667 %)UNIX
51 (6.667 %)Windows
51 (6.667 %)ITIL
51 (6.667 %)PRINCE
51 (6.667 %)BCP
51 (6.667 %)Investment Banking
51 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
51 (6.667 %)Capita
51 (6.667 %)Fund Management
51 (6.667 %)Investment Management

Business Continuity
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Business Continuity 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 Business Continuity. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (33.33 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Finance
22 (13.33 %)Banking
31 (6.667 %)Investment Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (53.33 %)Project Manager
25 (33.33 %)Training Manager
32 (13.33 %)Analyst
41 (6.667 %)IT Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Consultant
41 (6.667 %)Technical Project Manager
41 (6.667 %)Change Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Technical Manager
41 (6.667 %)Risk Manager
41 (6.667 %)Business Continuity Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Disaster Recovery Analyst
41 (6.667 %)Business Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)UNIX
11 (6.667 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (60.00 %)Project Management
27 (46.67 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (13.33 %)PRINCE2
32 (13.33 %)Asset Management
41 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
41 (6.667 %)Fund Management
41 (6.667 %)Investment Management
41 (6.667 %)PRINCE
41 (6.667 %)BCP
41 (6.667 %)Change Management
41 (6.667 %)Risk Management
41 (6.667 %)ITIL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (33.33 %)Microsoft
15 (33.33 %)Dell
21 (6.667 %)Capita
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