The first table below looks at the demand for CIMA in IT contracts advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited CIMA over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Scotland region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Rank 108 101 104
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +3
Contract jobs citing CIMA 6 4 7
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 0.247% 0.151% 0.254%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.478% 1.194% 2.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 5
Average daily rate £341 £330 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.25% -5.71%
UK excluding London average daily rate £438 £400 £375
% change year-on-year
+9.37% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 - -
All Qualifications
Scotland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
406 335 344
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 16.72% 12.62% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 244 159 131
Average daily rate £348 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.92% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £223 £210 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £430 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 27 21
Average hourly rate £15.00 £21.50 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-30.23% +13.15%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.80 £12.56 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £43.40 £35.60 £175.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -10.00%
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing CIMA across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Scotland CIMA Jobs Demand Trend

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CIMA Daily Rate Trend

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CIMA across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Scotland CIMA Daily Rate Histogram

CIMA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CIMA Hourly Rate Trend

CIMA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Aberdeen - 2 £410 -
Renfrewshire - 2 £285 -
Highlands - 1 - -
Glasgow - 1 £258 -
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing CIMA 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 CIMA.

1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) SAP
3 4 (66.67%) MS Office
4 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
4 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (50.00%) Business Objects
4 3 (50.00%) MS Excel
4 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (50.00%) BusinessObjects
4 3 (50.00%) ACCA
5 2 (33.33%) SAP R/3
5 2 (33.33%) CRM
5 2 (33.33%) Degree
6 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
6 1 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis

CIMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing CIMA 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 CIMA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 4 (66.67%) MS Office
2 3 (50.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) SAP R/3
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) BusinessObjects
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) SAP Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Consultant
3 1 (16.67%) SAP Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) SAP Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) ACCA
1 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) SAP
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (50.00%) Business Objects
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: 15 May 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland
Regulatory Reporting Accountant, Edinburgh, £250 My client, a leading bank, urgently requires a Regulatory Reporting Accountant, to assist on a high profile programme in FSA returns and system...
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Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013