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The table below looks at the demand for Configuration Management Database (CMDB) 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 CMDB over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConfiguration Management Database (CMDB)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.461 %0.504 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£355
% change on same period last year+24.69 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.44£36.27
% change on same period last year-51.91 %
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 %
CMDB UKCMDB
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.

CMDB
Demand Trend

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

Scotland CMDB Demand Trend

CMDB
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland CMDB Daily Rate Trend

CMDB
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland CMDB Hourly Rate Trend

CMDB
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CMDB 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--
CMDB UKCMDB
UK

CMDB
Top 24 Related IT Skills

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

11 (50.00 %)HTML
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)JavaScript
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)MySQL
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Sybase
11 (50.00 %)CSS
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)XSLT
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Solaris
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Compuware
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Proxima
11 (50.00 %)Blackberry
11 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)Firewall
11 (50.00 %)XPath
11 (50.00 %)Dojo

CMDB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)HTML
11 (50.00 %)CSS
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)XSLT
11 (50.00 %)Dojo
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)Firewall
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)MySQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Blackberry
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Solaris
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)JavaScript
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)XPath
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Sybase
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Compuware
11 (50.00 %)Proxima