Scotland Cadence Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cadence 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 Cadence over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Cambridge Cambridgeshire East of England Edinburgh England Glasgow Hampshire London Oxfordshire Scotland South East UK	3 months to 2 Dec 2008	Same period last year
Rank	89	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	4	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.006 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.370 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum daily rate	£120	-
Average daily rate	£120	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£120	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£120	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	2	0
Average minimum hourly rate	£39.00	-
Average hourly rate	£41.50	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	£44.00	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£38.60	£47.75
% change on same period last year	-19.16 %
Vendors Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads	1080	1394
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.735 %	1.497 %
Daily rates quoted	249	281
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 quoted	110	109
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 %
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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 Cadence Design Systems.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cadence 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.

Location	Rank 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
Edinburgh	-	2	-	-
Glasgow	-	1	£120	-

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Top 8 Related IT Skills

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

1 2 (28.57 %) Electronics 2 1 (14.29 %) Mentor Graphics 2 1 (14.29 %) Windows 2 1 (14.29 %) Windows 2000 2 1 (14.29 %) Windows XP 2 1 (14.29 %) LAN 2 1 (14.29 %) Microsoft 2 1 (14.29 %) Microsoft Certification

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Communications & Networking 1 1 (14.29 %) LAN	General 1 2 (28.57 %) Electronics
Job Titles 1 1 (14.29 %) Analyst 1 1 (14.29 %) Helpdesk Analyst 1 1 (14.29 %) Design Engineer	Operating Systems 1 1 (14.29 %) Windows 1 1 (14.29 %) Windows 2000 1 1 (14.29 %) Windows XP
Qualifications 1 1 (14.29 %) Microsoft Certification	Vendors 1 1 (14.29 %) Microsoft 1 1 (14.29 %) Mentor Graphics