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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Rational ClearQuest skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ClearQuest over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Rational ClearQuest
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.571 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£362£312
% change on same period last year+16.04 %
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£40.47£32.25
% change on same period last year+25.47 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads175409
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.281 %0.439 %
Daily rates quoted3370
Average minimum daily rate£279£310
Average daily rate£292£318
% change on same period last year-8.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£305£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted45
Average minimum hourly rate£21.50£16.83
Average hourly rate£22.88£18.17
% change on same period last year+25.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.25£19.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
ClearQuest UKClearQuest
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.

ClearQuest
Demand Trend

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

Scotland ClearQuest Demand Trend

ClearQuest
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland ClearQuest Daily Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland ClearQuest Hourly Rate Trend

ClearQuest
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ClearQuest 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
EdinburghNew entry-1--
ClearQuest UKClearQuest
UK

ClearQuest
Top 27 Related IT Skills

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

12 (50.00 %)Perl
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)ClearCase
21 (25.00 %)RDBMS
21 (25.00 %)CA
21 (25.00 %)Unicenter
21 (25.00 %)AutoSys
21 (25.00 %)Rational Robot
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Linux
21 (25.00 %)RAD
21 (25.00 %)VB
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)Sybase
21 (25.00 %)PVCS
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)XSLT
21 (25.00 %)GAP Analysis
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Korn
21 (25.00 %)QA
21 (25.00 %)CSQA
21 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java

ClearQuest
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)XSLT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)RDBMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)ClearCase
21 (25.00 %)Rational Robot
21 (25.00 %)PVCS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Administrator
21 (25.00 %)Process Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)RAD
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
11 (25.00 %)GAP Analysis
11 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)Perl
21 (25.00 %)VB
21 (25.00 %)Korn
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)CSQA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Unicenter
11 (25.00 %)AutoSys
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)Sybase
11 (25.00 %)CA