Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electric' 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 Electric over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectric
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank77106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads1618
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.019 %
As % of the category below2.222 %1.408 %
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£423£365
% change on same period last year+15.80 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£28.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£28.00
% change on same period last year-10.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.06£22.97
% change on same period last year+30.84 %
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 %
Electric UKElectric
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.

Electric
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Electric Demand Trend

Electric
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Electric Daily Rate Trend

Electric
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Electric Hourly Rate Trend

Electric
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electric 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+105--
EdinburghNew entry-1--
AberdeenNo change01--
Electric UKElectric
UK

Electric
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

113 (59.09 %)Degree
29 (40.91 %)Telecoms
29 (40.91 %)C++
38 (36.36 %)Linux
38 (36.36 %)UMTS
38 (36.36 %)Embedded Linux
45 (22.73 %)HND
53 (13.64 %)UNIX
53 (13.64 %)RDBMS
62 (9.091 %)EMC
62 (9.091 %)SQL
62 (9.091 %)Oracle
62 (9.091 %)HNC
62 (9.091 %)MS Excel
71 (4.545 %)Spring
71 (4.545 %)QA
71 (4.545 %)Manufacturing
71 (4.545 %)C
71 (4.545 %)SQL Server
71 (4.545 %)XML
71 (4.545 %)VB
71 (4.545 %).NET
71 (4.545 %)Java
71 (4.545 %)CAD
71 (4.545 %)VC++

Electric
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.545 %).NET
11 (4.545 %)XML
11 (4.545 %)Spring
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (9.091 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (36.36 %)UMTS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)RDBMS
21 (4.545 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (40.91 %)Telecoms
21 (4.545 %)Manufacturing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (27.27 %)Author
16 (27.27 %)Technical Author
25 (22.73 %)Software Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Customer Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Test Engineer
32 (9.091 %)Customer Support Engineer
32 (9.091 %)EMC Engineer
41 (4.545 %)CAD Technician
41 (4.545 %)Developer
41 (4.545 %)Software Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (36.36 %)Linux
18 (36.36 %)Embedded Linux
23 (13.64 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (4.545 %)CAD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (40.91 %)C++
22 (9.091 %)SQL
31 (4.545 %)VB
31 (4.545 %)VC++
31 (4.545 %)Java
31 (4.545 %)C
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (59.09 %)Degree
25 (22.73 %)HND
32 (9.091 %)HNC
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.545 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (9.091 %)Oracle
12 (9.091 %)EMC