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

LinkIBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank87123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+36
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.444 %0.549 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£365-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£380-
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£415
% change on same period last year-25.40 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads135182
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.217 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted2246
Average minimum daily rate£350£340
Average daily rate£378£363
% change on same period last year+4.35 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£446£434
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted714
Average minimum hourly rate£23.50£20.68
Average hourly rate£24.75£22.00
% change on same period last year+12.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£23.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£26.58
% change on same period last year+12.88 %
Cognos Business Intelligence UKCognos Business Intelligence
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.

Cognos Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Cognos Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Cognos Business Intelligence Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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-5£365-
GlasgowUp+171--
Cognos Business Intelligence UKCognos Business Intelligence
UK

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (100.00 %)Cognos
117 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
210 (58.82 %)Datawarehouse
37 (41.18 %)Informatica
46 (35.29 %)ETL
55 (29.41 %)SQL
64 (23.53 %)Oracle
64 (23.53 %)DB2
64 (23.53 %)Retail
64 (23.53 %)Finance
64 (23.53 %)Manufacturing
72 (11.76 %)Management Information System
72 (11.76 %)System Testing
72 (11.76 %)Oracle 8/8i
72 (11.76 %)Oracle 10g
81 (5.882 %)BusinessObjects
81 (5.882 %)Hyperion
81 (5.882 %)PowerCenter
81 (5.882 %)SAP BI
81 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
81 (5.882 %)Data Modelling
81 (5.882 %)Business Objects
81 (5.882 %)SAP
81 (5.882 %)Data Protection
81 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
81 (5.882 %)Data Protection Act
81 (5.882 %)Resource Management
81 (5.882 %)Oracle APEX
81 (5.882 %)Risk Management
81 (5.882 %)Ab Initio

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (58.82 %)Datawarehouse
26 (35.29 %)ETL
34 (23.53 %)DB2
42 (11.76 %)Oracle 8/8i
42 (11.76 %)Oracle 10g
51 (5.882 %)BusinessObjects
51 (5.882 %)PowerCenter
51 (5.882 %)SAP BI
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.882 %)Oracle APEX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Finance
14 (23.53 %)Manufacturing
14 (23.53 %)Retail
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (82.35 %)Developer
213 (76.47 %)Cognos Developer
32 (11.76 %)Business Intelligence Developer
32 (11.76 %)Senior Developer
41 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Cognos Specialist
41 (5.882 %)Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Senior Cognos Developer
41 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence Specialist
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (11.76 %)Management Information System
21 (5.882 %)Data Protection Act
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
22 (11.76 %)System Testing
31 (5.882 %)Data Protection
31 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
31 (5.882 %)Risk Management
31 (5.882 %)Resource Management
31 (5.882 %)Data Modelling
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (29.41 %)SQL
21 (5.882 %)PL/SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (100.00 %)Cognos
27 (41.18 %)Informatica
34 (23.53 %)Oracle
41 (5.882 %)Business Objects
41 (5.882 %)SAP
41 (5.882 %)Hyperion
41 (5.882 %)Ab Initio
41 (5.882 %)Teradata