Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for IBM WebSphere DataStage (Data Stage) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DataStage over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM WebSphere DataStage (Data Stage)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank94117
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads711
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.392 %1.316 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£317-
Average daily rate£317-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£317-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£450
% change on same period last year-11.45 %
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£47.50£30.67
% change on same period last year+54.89 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads503836
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.708 %0.845 %
Daily rates quoted95164
Average minimum daily rate£298£300
Average daily rate£313£319
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£350
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted2333
Average minimum hourly rate£29.88£24.12
Average hourly rate£31.80£25.92
% change on same period last year+22.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.73£27.73
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.90
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
DataStage UKDataStage
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.

DataStage
Demand Trend

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

Scotland DataStage Demand Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland DataStage Daily Rate Trend

DataStage
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DataStage across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Scotland DataStage Daily Rate Histogram

DataStage
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DataStage within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 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+42--
GlasgowNew entry-1--
DataStage UKDataStage
UK

DataStage
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing DataStage 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 DataStage.

19 (75.00 %)ETL
28 (66.67 %)Datawarehouse
35 (41.67 %)Finance
44 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
53 (25.00 %)IBM
53 (25.00 %)Oracle
53 (25.00 %)SQL Server
53 (25.00 %)Ascential
62 (16.67 %)BusinessObjects
62 (16.67 %)Business Objects
71 (8.333 %)XML
71 (8.333 %)UNIX
71 (8.333 %)CICS
71 (8.333 %)MVS
71 (8.333 %)Systems Analysis
71 (8.333 %)WebSphere
71 (8.333 %)WebSphere Message Broker
71 (8.333 %)Time Management

DataStage
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing DataStage 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 DataStage. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)XML
11 (8.333 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)CICS
11 (8.333 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (75.00 %)ETL
28 (66.67 %)Datawarehouse
34 (33.33 %)Crystal Reports
43 (25.00 %)SQL Server
52 (16.67 %)BusinessObjects
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (41.67 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (100.00 %)Developer
211 (91.67 %)DataStage Developer
31 (8.333 %)DataStage Analyst Programmer
31 (8.333 %)DataStage Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Analyst Programmer
31 (8.333 %)Programmer
31 (8.333 %)Analyst Developer
31 (8.333 %)WebSphere Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)UNIX
11 (8.333 %)MVS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (8.333 %)Systems Analysis
11 (8.333 %)Time Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (25.00 %)Oracle
13 (25.00 %)IBM
13 (25.00 %)Ascential
22 (16.67 %)Business Objects