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The table below looks at the demand for Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CAML over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCollaborative Application Markup Language (CAML)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank88-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.126 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
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, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads444848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.713 %0.911 %
Daily rates quoted113158
Average minimum daily rate£334£318
Average daily rate£361£334
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2546
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£26.43
Average hourly rate£27.99£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.10£29.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
CAML UKCAML
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.

CAML
Demand Trend

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

Scotland CAML Demand Trend

CAML
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CAML Daily Rate Trend

CAML
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland CAML Daily Rate Histogram

CAML
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CAML 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
GlasgowNew entry-5£350-
CAML UKCAML
UK

CAML
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %)SharePoint
25 (71.43 %)C#
25 (71.43 %).NET
25 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
25 (71.43 %)Windows SharePoint Services
34 (57.14 %)SharePoint Server 2007
34 (57.14 %)ASP.NET 2.0
42 (28.57 %)XSLT
42 (28.57 %)InfoPath
51 (14.29 %)Change Management
51 (14.29 %)Content Management
51 (14.29 %)Document Management
51 (14.29 %)Business Analysis

CAML
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (71.43 %).NET
15 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
15 (71.43 %)Windows SharePoint Services
24 (57.14 %)ASP.NET 2.0
32 (28.57 %)XSLT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (100.00 %)SharePoint
24 (57.14 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (28.57 %)InfoPath
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Developer
15 (71.43 %)SharePoint Developer
23 (42.86 %).NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)Consultant
41 (14.29 %)Business Consultant
41 (14.29 %)Change Consultant
41 (14.29 %)SharePoint Consultant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)Change Management
11 (14.29 %)Content Management
11 (14.29 %)Document Management
11 (14.29 %)Business Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)C#