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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Business (eBusiness) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited E-business over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Business (eBusiness)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank8976
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads448
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.052 %
As % of the category below0.386 %3.499 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£300£338
Average daily rate£320£353
% change on same period last year-9.32 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£390£362
% change on same period last year+7.58 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads10371372
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.666 %1.473 %
Daily rates quoted246340
Average minimum daily rate£336£331
Average daily rate£364£344
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£358
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7891
Average minimum hourly rate£21.04£18.09
Average hourly rate£22.17£19.19
% change on same period last year+15.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.31£20.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
E-business UKE-business
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.

E-business
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing E-business across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Scotland E-business Demand Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland E-business Daily Rate Trend

E-business
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing E-business across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland E-business Daily Rate Histogram

E-business
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland E-business Hourly Rate Trend

E-business
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-business 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
GlasgowUp+153£320-19.24 %
EdinburghDown-41--
E-business UKE-business
UK

E-business
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

19 (90.00 %)Oracle
23 (30.00 %)Oracle Forms
23 (30.00 %)Oracle Reports
23 (30.00 %)CRM
32 (20.00 %)Oracle 11i
32 (20.00 %)Finance
41 (10.00 %)VB
41 (10.00 %)VB.NET
41 (10.00 %).NET
41 (10.00 %)Education
41 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
41 (10.00 %)Business Development
41 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
41 (10.00 %)Data Management
41 (10.00 %)TOAD
41 (10.00 %)Microsoft
41 (10.00 %)BusinessObjects
41 (10.00 %)TestDirector
41 (10.00 %)Oracle Financials
41 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (10.00 %)SQL Server
41 (10.00 %)Business Objects
41 (10.00 %)ASP
41 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (10.00 %)UNIX

E-business
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %).NET
11 (10.00 %)ASP
11 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (20.00 %)Oracle 11i
21 (10.00 %)Oracle Financials
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (30.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (10.00 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (10.00 %)TOAD
21 (10.00 %)BusinessObjects
21 (10.00 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (30.00 %)Oracle Forms
21 (10.00 %)TestDirector
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Finance
21 (10.00 %)Education
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (30.00 %)Business Consultant
13 (30.00 %)Oracle Consultant
13 (30.00 %)Oracle CRM Consultant
13 (30.00 %)CRM Consultant
13 (30.00 %)E-Business Consultant
13 (30.00 %)Consultant
22 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Oracle Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Oracle Support Analyst
22 (20.00 %)Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Web Developer
31 (10.00 %)Trainer
31 (10.00 %)Tester
31 (10.00 %)Developer
31 (10.00 %)Oracle Trainer
31 (10.00 %)Systems Tester
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)CRM
21 (10.00 %)Regression Testing
21 (10.00 %)Data Management
21 (10.00 %)Business Development
21 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)VB
11 (10.00 %)VB.NET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (90.00 %)Oracle
21 (10.00 %)Business Objects
21 (10.00 %)Microsoft