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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT contracts within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank8493
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads1635
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.035 %
As % of the category below1.354 %2.214 %
Daily rates quoted312
Average minimum daily rate£333£354
Average daily rate£375£373
% change on same period last year+0.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£382
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.00
Average hourly rate-£16.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.36£23.95
% change on same period last year+26.72 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11821581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.576 %1.600 %
Daily rates quoted220300
Average minimum daily rate£311£297
Average daily rate£333£310
% change on same period last year+7.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted75111
Average minimum hourly rate£21.47£18.48
Average hourly rate£22.97£19.43
% change on same period last year+18.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.47£20.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Cognos UKCognos
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland Cognos Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Cognos Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
GlasgowNo change03£425+31.71 %
EdinburghUp+82£325-
StrathclydeNew entry-1--
Cognos UKCognos
UK

Cognos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Cognos 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.

114 (41.18 %)Business Intelligence
114 (41.18 %)Cognos Powerplay
212 (35.29 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
310 (29.41 %)Cognos Impromptu
310 (29.41 %)Datawarehouse
48 (23.53 %)Informatica
57 (20.59 %)ETL
66 (17.65 %)SQL Server
75 (14.71 %)SQL
75 (14.71 %)Retail
84 (11.76 %)Manufacturing
84 (11.76 %)Migration
84 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
84 (11.76 %)DB2
93 (8.824 %)SQL Server 2000
93 (8.824 %)Finance
102 (5.882 %)DTS
102 (5.882 %)Microsoft
111 (2.941 %)BusinessObjects
111 (2.941 %)DecisionStream
111 (2.941 %)Hyperion
111 (2.941 %)VBScript
111 (2.941 %)VB
111 (2.941 %)SAS
111 (2.941 %)Data Modelling
111 (2.941 %)Business Objects
111 (2.941 %)MS Access
111 (2.941 %)IBM
111 (2.941 %)Change Management
111 (2.941 %)Movex

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Cognos 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.941 %)SAS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (35.29 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (2.941 %)Movex
21 (2.941 %)Cognos Planning
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (41.18 %)Cognos Powerplay
210 (29.41 %)Cognos Impromptu
210 (29.41 %)Datawarehouse
37 (20.59 %)ETL
46 (17.65 %)SQL Server
54 (11.76 %)DB2
54 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (8.824 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (5.882 %)DTS
81 (2.941 %)BusinessObjects
81 (2.941 %)DecisionStream
81 (2.941 %)PowerCenter
81 (2.941 %)MS Access
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (14.71 %)Retail
24 (11.76 %)Manufacturing
33 (8.824 %)Finance
41 (2.941 %)Government
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (58.82 %)Developer
217 (50.00 %)Cognos Developer
38 (23.53 %)Consultant
47 (20.59 %)Cognos Consultant
52 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
52 (5.882 %)Senior Developer
52 (5.882 %)Analyst
52 (5.882 %)Cognos Specialist
61 (2.941 %)SAS Developer
61 (2.941 %)Senior Consultant
61 (2.941 %)Senior Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Developer Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Business Intelligence Developer
61 (2.941 %)Architect
61 (2.941 %)Senior Cognos Consultant
61 (2.941 %)Senior Cognos Developer
61 (2.941 %)Financial Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Senior Financial Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Business Intelligence Specialist
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (41.18 %)Business Intelligence
24 (11.76 %)Migration
31 (2.941 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (2.941 %)Performance Management
31 (2.941 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.941 %)Project Management
31 (2.941 %)Change Management
31 (2.941 %)Data Modelling
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (14.71 %)SQL
21 (2.941 %)VBScript
21 (2.941 %)VB
21 (2.941 %)C
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (23.53 %)Informatica
22 (5.882 %)Microsoft
31 (2.941 %)Hyperion
31 (2.941 %)Business Objects
31 (2.941 %)IBM
31 (2.941 %)Agresso
31 (2.941 %)Lawson
31 (2.941 %)Applix
31 (2.941 %)Northgate
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