Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Education' in contract IT jobs within the Scotland region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Education over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEducation
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank76110
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching contract IT job ads1714
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.015 %
As % of the category below2.361 %1.095 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£188£383
Average daily rate£218£408
% change on same period last year-46.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£248£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£338
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted16
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£14.00
Average hourly rate£40.00£14.58
% change on same period last year+174.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£15.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.83£20.80
% change on same period last year-19.08 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads7201278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.157 %1.372 %
Daily rates quoted205266
Average minimum daily rate£330£353
Average daily rate£353£368
% change on same period last year-4.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£378
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted3465
Average minimum hourly rate£28.93£22.03
Average hourly rate£30.06£23.19
% change on same period last year+29.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.20£24.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.35£26.62
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
Education UKEducation
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.

Education
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Education Demand Trend

Education
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Education Daily Rate Trend

Education
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Education Daily Rate Histogram

Education
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Education Hourly Rate Trend

Education
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Education 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+156£106-74.10 %
AberdeenNo change05--
West LothianNew entry-2--
Education UKEducation
UK

Education
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (36.84 %)Oracle
210 (26.32 %)Windows
210 (26.32 %)Telecoms
39 (23.68 %)OO
39 (23.68 %)Windows XP
39 (23.68 %)Finance
47 (18.42 %)SLA
47 (18.42 %)SAP
47 (18.42 %)SAP Oil and Gas
56 (15.79 %)Degree
56 (15.79 %)SAP ALE
56 (15.79 %)Workflow
56 (15.79 %)SAP Smart Forms
56 (15.79 %)BAPI
56 (15.79 %)Java
56 (15.79 %)ABAP
56 (15.79 %)SAPscript
65 (13.16 %)PeopleSoft
65 (13.16 %)CRM
74 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
74 (10.53 %)Tomcat
83 (7.895 %)WebLogic Portal
83 (7.895 %)Data Mining
83 (7.895 %)LAN
83 (7.895 %)Active Directory
83 (7.895 %)OOA/OOD
83 (7.895 %)Windows NT
83 (7.895 %)JBoss
83 (7.895 %)PRINCE2
83 (7.895 %)WebLogic

Education
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (15.79 %)SAP Smart Forms
16 (15.79 %)BAPI
16 (15.79 %)SAP ALE
23 (7.895 %)AJAX
23 (7.895 %)J2EE
23 (7.895 %)Web Dynpro
23 (7.895 %)Oracle ADF
32 (5.263 %)WebServices
41 (2.632 %)XML
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.53 %)Tomcat
23 (7.895 %)WebLogic Portal
23 (7.895 %)WebLogic
23 (7.895 %)JBoss
31 (2.632 %)Lotus Notes
31 (2.632 %)Apache
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.263 %)MS Office
21 (2.632 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (18.42 %)SAP Oil and Gas
22 (5.263 %)Oracle Applications
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (7.895 %)LAN
22 (5.263 %)WAN
31 (2.632 %)HTTP
31 (2.632 %)Intranet
31 (2.632 %)3G
31 (2.632 %)GPRS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (7.895 %)SQL Server
13 (7.895 %)OLAP
13 (7.895 %)Data Mining
22 (5.263 %)MySQL
22 (5.263 %)Oracle OLAP
31 (2.632 %)SAP BW
31 (2.632 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (2.632 %)Oracle 9i
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.632 %)Ant
11 (2.632 %)LoadRunner
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (26.32 %)Telecoms
29 (23.68 %)Finance
32 (5.263 %)Marketing
41 (2.632 %)Health
41 (2.632 %)Law
41 (2.632 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.632 %)Retail
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (18.42 %)Developer
17 (18.42 %)Analyst
25 (13.16 %)Consultant
25 (13.16 %)ABAP Developer
34 (10.53 %)Service Desk Analyst
34 (10.53 %)Service Analyst
43 (7.895 %)Software Engineer
43 (7.895 %)Implementation Consultant
52 (5.263 %)Implementation Manager
52 (5.263 %)Delivery Manager
52 (5.263 %)Java Developer
52 (5.263 %)Configuration Manager
52 (5.263 %)Solutions Architect
52 (5.263 %)Architect
52 (5.263 %)Project Manager
61 (2.632 %)Trainer
61 (2.632 %)Business Analyst
61 (2.632 %)Tester
61 (2.632 %)Desktop Support
61 (2.632 %)Support Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.263 %)Computer Science
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (26.32 %)Windows
29 (23.68 %)Windows XP
34 (10.53 %)Windows 2000
43 (7.895 %)Windows NT
52 (5.263 %)Linux
52 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (5.263 %)UNIX
61 (2.632 %)Red Hat Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (23.68 %)OO
26 (15.79 %)Workflow
35 (13.16 %)CRM
43 (7.895 %)PRINCE2
43 (7.895 %)OOA/OOD
52 (5.263 %)Project Management
52 (5.263 %)Change Management
52 (5.263 %)Requirements Analysis
52 (5.263 %)Internet Marketing
61 (2.632 %)Performance Testing
61 (2.632 %)ITIL
61 (2.632 %)E-business
61 (2.632 %)Stakeholder Management
61 (2.632 %)Business Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (15.79 %)Java
16 (15.79 %)ABAP
16 (15.79 %)SAPscript
21 (2.632 %)Shell Script
21 (2.632 %)Korn
21 (2.632 %)C
21 (2.632 %)Python
21 (2.632 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (15.79 %)Degree
21 (2.632 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (2.632 %)MCP
21 (2.632 %)MCSE
21 (2.632 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.632 %)MCDST
21 (2.632 %)MBCS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (18.42 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (7.895 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (36.84 %)Oracle
27 (18.42 %)SAP
35 (13.16 %)PeopleSoft
41 (2.632 %)Sybase
41 (2.632 %)Microsoft
41 (2.632 %)HP
41 (2.632 %)Lotus
41 (2.632 %)Red Hat