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

LinkClient Server
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank7893
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads1531
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.033 %
As % of the category below6.912 %7.809 %
Daily rates quoted65
Average minimum daily rate£325£285
Average daily rate£325£292
% change on same period last year+11.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£299
UK excluding London average daily rate£399£323
% change on same period last year+23.57 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£8.00-
Average hourly rate£13.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.56£32.59
% change on same period last year-18.49 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads217397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.349 %0.426 %
Daily rates quoted5180
Average minimum daily rate£276£346
Average daily rate£287£366
% change on same period last year-21.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2344
Average minimum hourly rate£21.79£16.85
Average hourly rate£23.27£17.74
% change on same period last year+31.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.75£18.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Client/Server UKClient/Server
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.

Client/Server
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Client/Server Demand Trend

Client/Server
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Client/Server Daily Rate Trend

Client/Server
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Client/Server Daily Rate Histogram

Client/Server
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Client/Server Hourly Rate Trend

Client/Server
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Client/Server 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
EdinburghUp+176£400+31.57 %
AberdeenNew entry-4--
GlasgowUp+52£395+68.08 %
West LothianNew entry-2£280-
Client/Server UKClient/Server
UK

Client/Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

120 (46.51 %)Finance
214 (32.56 %)User Acceptance Testing
313 (30.23 %)TestDirector
412 (27.91 %)Windows
511 (25.58 %)Windows XP
511 (25.58 %)Microsoft
511 (25.58 %)ISEB
69 (20.93 %)Active Directory
69 (20.93 %)WinRunner
69 (20.93 %)Oracle
78 (18.60 %)NetWare
78 (18.60 %)MCSE
78 (18.60 %)MCP
78 (18.60 %)Novell
78 (18.60 %)Citrix
78 (18.60 %)Microsoft Certification
87 (16.28 %)CNA
87 (16.28 %)Novell Certification
87 (16.28 %)SQL
87 (16.28 %)V-Model
87 (16.28 %)Service Management
96 (13.95 %)Altiris
96 (13.95 %)Pensions
96 (13.95 %).NET
96 (13.95 %)Data Modelling
96 (13.95 %)OpenView Configuration Management
96 (13.95 %)Remedy
96 (13.95 %)LoadRunner
105 (11.63 %)Datawarehouse
105 (11.63 %)UNIX

Client/Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (13.95 %).NET
24 (9.302 %)XML
33 (6.977 %)HTML
42 (4.651 %)ATL
51 (2.326 %)CSS
51 (2.326 %)JSP
51 (2.326 %)DOM
51 (2.326 %)XML Schema
51 (2.326 %)WinForms
51 (2.326 %)WCF
51 (2.326 %)WPF
51 (2.326 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (2.326 %)ADO.NET
51 (2.326 %)ASP
51 (2.326 %)ASP.NET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (6.977 %)MS Office
21 (2.326 %)MS Excel
21 (2.326 %)DOC1
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.326 %)MAXIMO
11 (2.326 %)AWD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.977 %)Firewall
22 (4.651 %)PBX
22 (4.651 %)VPN
31 (2.326 %)Intranet
31 (2.326 %)Internet
31 (2.326 %)Extranet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (11.63 %)Datawarehouse
22 (4.651 %)RDBMS
31 (2.326 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (30.23 %)TestDirector
29 (20.93 %)WinRunner
36 (13.95 %)LoadRunner
42 (4.651 %)PowerBuilder
42 (4.651 %)Subversion
42 (4.651 %)ClearCase
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (46.51 %)Finance
26 (13.95 %)Pensions
31 (2.326 %)Financial Institution
31 (2.326 %)Health
31 (2.326 %)Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (16.28 %)Analyst
26 (13.95 %)Architect
26 (13.95 %)Test Analyst
35 (11.63 %)Consultant
44 (9.302 %)Developer
53 (6.977 %)Systems Engineer
53 (6.977 %)Support Engineer
53 (6.977 %)Support Consultant
62 (4.651 %)PowerBuilder Developer
62 (4.651 %)2nd Line Support
62 (4.651 %)Lead Software Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Desktop Support Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Desktop Engineer
62 (4.651 %)Desktop Support
62 (4.651 %)Software Engineer
71 (2.326 %)Software Developer
71 (2.326 %)Systems Support
71 (2.326 %)Support Analyst
71 (2.326 %)Team Leader
71 (2.326 %)Senior Support Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.651 %)Blackberry
12 (4.651 %)Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (27.91 %)Windows
211 (25.58 %)Windows XP
38 (18.60 %)NetWare
45 (11.63 %)UNIX
52 (4.651 %)Linux
61 (2.326 %)Windows Server 2003
61 (2.326 %)Windows 2000 Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (32.56 %)User Acceptance Testing
27 (16.28 %)Service Management
27 (16.28 %)V-Model
36 (13.95 %)Data Modelling
44 (9.302 %)Fund Management
53 (6.977 %)Investment Management
53 (6.977 %)Quality Management
62 (4.651 %)E-Commerce
62 (4.651 %)Test Management
62 (4.651 %)Business Analysis
71 (2.326 %)Incident Management
71 (2.326 %)IT Governance
71 (2.326 %)Problem Management
71 (2.326 %)Test Scripting
71 (2.326 %)Service Delivery
71 (2.326 %)Migration
71 (2.326 %)Data Management
71 (2.326 %)Configuration Management
71 (2.326 %)ITIL
71 (2.326 %)OOP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (16.28 %)SQL
24 (9.302 %)C#
24 (9.302 %)C++
24 (9.302 %)Java
33 (6.977 %)Shell Script
42 (4.651 %)C
42 (4.651 %)Transact-SQL
51 (2.326 %)JavaScript
51 (2.326 %)PHP
51 (2.326 %)DHTML
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (25.58 %)ISEB
28 (18.60 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (18.60 %)MCP
28 (18.60 %)MCSE
37 (16.28 %)CNA
37 (16.28 %)Novell Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.326 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (20.93 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (13.95 %)OpenView Configuration Management
22 (4.651 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (25.58 %)Microsoft
29 (20.93 %)Oracle
38 (18.60 %)Citrix
38 (18.60 %)Novell
46 (13.95 %)Remedy
46 (13.95 %)Altiris
52 (4.651 %)Sybase
52 (4.651 %)IBM