Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Group 1 DOC1 skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DOC1 over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGroup 1 DOC1
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank91120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads24
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.031 %1.159 %
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£340£362
% change on same period last year-6.20 %
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, ApplicationsApplications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads194345
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.312 %0.370 %
Daily rates quoted4953
Average minimum daily rate£267£233
Average daily rate£284£247
% change on same period last year+14.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£301£261
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£275
% change on same period last year+11.58 %
Hourly rates quoted3459
Average minimum hourly rate£14.71£21.84
Average hourly rate£15.48£23.06
% change on same period last year-32.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.26£24.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.14£19.14
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
DOC1 UKDOC1
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.

DOC1
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DOC1 across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.

Scotland DOC1 Demand Trend

DOC1
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing DOC1 across the Scotland region.

Scotland DOC1 Daily Rate Trend

DOC1
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DOC1 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+222--
DOC1 UKDOC1
UK

DOC1
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing DOC1 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 DOC1.

12 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
21 (16.67 %)Shell Script
21 (16.67 %)Finance
21 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
21 (16.67 %)Fund Management
21 (16.67 %)AWD
21 (16.67 %)Investment Management
21 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
21 (16.67 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)Oracle
21 (16.67 %)UNIX
21 (16.67 %)Oracle Forms
21 (16.67 %)Oracle Reports
21 (16.67 %)Oracle 9i
21 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
21 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
21 (16.67 %)Client/Server

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing DOC1 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 DOC1. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (16.67 %)AWD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)Oracle Reports
11 (16.67 %)Oracle 9i
11 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (16.67 %)Oracle Forms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Architect
12 (33.33 %)Developer
12 (33.33 %)Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Analyst Programmer
12 (33.33 %)Programmer
21 (16.67 %)Oracle Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Client/Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (16.67 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
21 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
21 (16.67 %)Fund Management
21 (16.67 %)Investment Management
21 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)PL/SQL
11 (16.67 %)SQL
11 (16.67 %)Shell Script
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle