Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of CA products and/or services in IT contracts within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CA over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCA
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank42116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+74
Matching contract IT job ads588
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.093 %0.009 %
As % of the category below5.370 %0.574 %
Daily rates quoted141
Average minimum daily rate£407£450
Average daily rate£432£450
% change on same period last year-3.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£412£447
% change on same period last year-7.83 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.05£39.23
% change on same period last year-23.42 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads10801394
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.735 %1.497 %
Daily rates quoted249281
Average minimum daily rate£317£319
Average daily rate£339£335
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted110109
Average minimum hourly rate£23.17£18.13
Average hourly rate£24.15£19.26
% change on same period last year+25.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.14£20.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
CA UKCA
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within CA, Inc.

CA
Demand Trend

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

Scotland CA Demand Trend

CA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CA Daily Rate Trend

CA
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland CA Daily Rate Histogram

CA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CA Hourly Rate Trend

CA
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Scotland CA Hourly Rate Histogram

CA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CA 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
EdinburghUp+5237£433-
LothianNew entry-6--
HighlandsNew entry-2--
AberdeenNew entry-2--
GlasgowUp+172--
MidlothianNew entry-1--
CA UKCA
UK

CA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

134 (32.38 %)Mainframe
232 (30.48 %)IBM
326 (24.76 %)Windows
424 (22.86 %)Solaris
522 (20.95 %)Unicenter
621 (20.00 %)zOS
621 (20.00 %)Linux
621 (20.00 %)Migration
715 (14.29 %)IBM Mainframe
814 (13.33 %)Sun
911 (10.48 %)CA SiteMinder
911 (10.48 %)CICS
1010 (9.524 %)UNIX
118 (7.619 %)Finance
118 (7.619 %)Load Testing
118 (7.619 %)Use Case
118 (7.619 %)Change Management
118 (7.619 %)AllFusion
118 (7.619 %)SQL Server
127 (6.667 %)Tivoli
136 (5.714 %)Intel
145 (4.762 %)AutoSys
145 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2003
154 (3.810 %)Netcool
154 (3.810 %)HP
154 (3.810 %)RDBMS
154 (3.810 %)Sybase
154 (3.810 %)Oracle
154 (3.810 %)Java
154 (3.810 %)Windows 2000

CA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (3.810 %)XML
14 (3.810 %)XSLT
22 (1.905 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (10.48 %)CICS
22 (1.905 %)CMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.905 %)LDAP
12 (1.905 %)LAN
12 (1.905 %)HTTPS
12 (1.905 %)SSL
12 (1.905 %)MPLS
12 (1.905 %)OSPF
12 (1.905 %)BGP
12 (1.905 %)TACACS
21 (0.952 %)SAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (7.619 %)SQL Server
24 (3.810 %)RDBMS
32 (1.905 %)Ingres
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (7.619 %)AllFusion
21 (0.952 %)ClearQuest
21 (0.952 %)ClearCase
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (7.619 %)Finance
22 (1.905 %)Manufacturing
22 (1.905 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (1.905 %)Telecoms
31 (0.952 %)Financial Institution
31 (0.952 %)Auditing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (14.29 %)Consultant
212 (11.43 %)Security Specialist
310 (9.524 %)Analyst
49 (8.571 %)Change Manager
49 (8.571 %)Architect
56 (5.714 %)Programmer
65 (4.762 %)CICS Programmer
74 (3.810 %)Systems Programmer
74 (3.810 %)Support Analyst
83 (2.857 %)Computer Operator
83 (2.857 %)CICS Systems Programmer
83 (2.857 %)Software Manager
92 (1.905 %)Senior Financial Analyst
92 (1.905 %)Implementation Specialist
92 (1.905 %)Financial Analyst
92 (1.905 %)Senior Analyst
92 (1.905 %)Network Analyst
92 (1.905 %)Technical Specialist
92 (1.905 %)Change Consultant
92 (1.905 %)Software Consultant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (32.38 %)Mainframe
215 (14.29 %)IBM Mainframe
32 (1.905 %)e-Health
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (24.76 %)Windows
224 (22.86 %)Solaris
321 (20.00 %)Linux
321 (20.00 %)zOS
410 (9.524 %)UNIX
55 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (3.810 %)Windows 2000
73 (2.857 %)MVS
82 (1.905 %)AIX
82 (1.905 %)HPUX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (20.00 %)Migration
28 (7.619 %)Change Management
28 (7.619 %)Use Case
28 (7.619 %)Load Testing
32 (1.905 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (1.905 %)Identity Management
32 (1.905 %)Load Balancing
32 (1.905 %)Data Migration
41 (0.952 %)Investment Management
41 (0.952 %)Performance Management
41 (0.952 %)User Acceptance Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (3.810 %)Java
22 (1.905 %)C
22 (1.905 %)C++
22 (1.905 %)VB
31 (0.952 %)Korn
31 (0.952 %)Perl
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (1.905 %)CCNA
12 (1.905 %)Cisco Certification
12 (1.905 %)ACCA
12 (1.905 %)CIMA
21 (0.952 %)CCNP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.905 %)RACF
21 (0.952 %)NetBackup
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
122 (20.95 %)Unicenter
211 (10.48 %)CA SiteMinder
37 (6.667 %)Tivoli
45 (4.762 %)AutoSys
54 (3.810 %)Netcool
62 (1.905 %)OpenView
62 (1.905 %)CiscoWorks
62 (1.905 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
62 (1.905 %)Tivoli Monitoring
62 (1.905 %)Tivoli NetView
62 (1.905 %)Foglight
62 (1.905 %)ServiceCenter
71 (0.952 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (30.48 %)IBM
214 (13.33 %)Sun
36 (5.714 %)Intel
44 (3.810 %)Oracle
44 (3.810 %)Sybase
44 (3.810 %)HP
53 (2.857 %)Cisco
53 (2.857 %)Microsoft
53 (2.857 %)VERITAS
62 (1.905 %)Vignette
71 (0.952 %)Symantec
71 (0.952 %)Brocade