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The table below looks at the demand for Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited COBIT over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkControl Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank92123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.449 %0.833 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£389
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
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£33.75£22.00
% change on same period last year+53.40 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads69120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.111 %0.129 %
Daily rates quoted2025
Average minimum daily rate£265£270
Average daily rate£277£280
% change on same period last year-1.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£289£290
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£358
% change on same period last year+3.62 %
Hourly rates quoted410
Average minimum hourly rate£15.25£17.71
Average hourly rate£18.00£18.14
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.75£18.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.11£23.27
% change on same period last year+7.86 %
COBIT UKCOBIT
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.

COBIT
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing COBIT across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Scotland COBIT Demand Trend

COBIT
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland COBIT Daily Rate Trend

COBIT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland COBIT Hourly Rate Trend

COBIT
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COBIT 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+241£425-
COBIT UKCOBIT
UK

COBIT
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)ITIL Certification
11 (100.00 %)Six Sigma
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (100.00 %)Service Management
11 (100.00 %)Process Management
11 (100.00 %)EFQM
11 (100.00 %)Programme Management
11 (100.00 %)Banking

COBIT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Project Manager
11 (100.00 %)Service Manager
11 (100.00 %)ITIL Manager
11 (100.00 %)ITIL Service Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Six Sigma
11 (100.00 %)Project Management
11 (100.00 %)Service Management
11 (100.00 %)Process Management
11 (100.00 %)Programme Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)ITIL Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (100.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (100.00 %)EFQM