| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to 15 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 79 | 47 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-32 | +6 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 35 | 51 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 0.360 % | 2.338 % | 1.789 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 4.430 % | 14.23 % | 17.96 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Average daily rate | £281 | £241 | £314 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £266 | £200 | £244 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £296 | £308 | £345 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £9.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Qualifications category | 158 | 246 | 284 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 8.119 % | 16.43 % | 9.965 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 47 | 56 | 49 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £275 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £233 | £156 | £112 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £594 | £408 | £423 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 30 | 43 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.40 | £39.50 | £17.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.00 | £9.90 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.50 | £35.18 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £28.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cisco Certification across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.