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The table below looks at the demand for Device Drivers 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 Device Driver over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDevice Drivers
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 below0.461 %0.252 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£425
% change on same period last year-28.00 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00£18.00
Average hourly rate£35.50£19.00
% change on same period last year+86.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.91£39.17
% change on same period last year-23.64 %
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 %
Device Driver UKDevice Driver
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.

Device Driver
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Device Driver Demand Trend

Device Driver
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Device Driver Daily Rate Trend

Device Driver
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Device Driver Hourly Rate Trend

Device Driver
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Device Driver 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
DundeeNo change01--
Device Driver UKDevice Driver
UK

Device Driver
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)C++
23 (75.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)Linux
32 (50.00 %)DCOM
32 (50.00 %)AJAX
32 (50.00 %)Java
32 (50.00 %)J2EE
32 (50.00 %)JBoss
32 (50.00 %)ActiveX
32 (50.00 %)Tomcat
41 (25.00 %)Windows NT
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (25.00 %)Assembly Language
41 (25.00 %)OS/2
41 (25.00 %)OLE
41 (25.00 %)OLE DB
41 (25.00 %)OLAP
41 (25.00 %)WebLogic
41 (25.00 %)ASP
41 (25.00 %)JavaScript
41 (25.00 %)DHTML
41 (25.00 %)HTML
41 (25.00 %)Marketing
41 (25.00 %)C
41 (25.00 %)Finance
41 (25.00 %)WebServices
41 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
41 (25.00 %)OO

Device Driver
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)J2EE
12 (50.00 %)DCOM
12 (50.00 %)ActiveX
12 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (25.00 %)HTML
21 (25.00 %)OLE
21 (25.00 %)OLE DB
21 (25.00 %)WebServices
21 (25.00 %)ASP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)JBoss
12 (50.00 %)Tomcat
21 (25.00 %)WebLogic
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)OLAP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
11 (25.00 %)Marketing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
12 (50.00 %)Developer
12 (50.00 %)C++ Developer
21 (25.00 %)C++ Software Developer
21 (25.00 %)C Developer
21 (25.00 %)Software Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Linux
31 (25.00 %)Windows NT
31 (25.00 %)OS/2
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
11 (25.00 %)OO
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)C++
22 (50.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
31 (25.00 %)Assembly Language
31 (25.00 %)DHTML
31 (25.00 %)C
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft