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This section looks at the prevalence of the term 'Electronics' 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 Electronics over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronics
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank97116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads67
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.554 %0.454 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£300
% change on same period last year+11.62 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£32.00£20.25
% change on same period last year+58.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00£20.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.02£30.55
% change on same period last year+8.06 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads10841542
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.445 %1.538 %
Daily rates quoted293374
Average minimum daily rate£303£315
Average daily rate£325£335
% change on same period last year-3.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted4042
Average minimum hourly rate£23.10£32.40
Average hourly rate£24.76£34.92
% change on same period last year-29.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.41£37.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£27.25
% change on same period last year+2.86 %
Electronics UKElectronics
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.

Electronics
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Electronics Demand Trend

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Electronics Daily Rate Trend

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Electronics Hourly Rate Trend

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Electronics across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Scotland Electronics Hourly Rate Histogram

Electronics
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+114--
South AyrshireNew entry-1£225-
GlasgowUp+91--
Electronics UKElectronics
UK

Electronics
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Electronics 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 Electronics.

17 (43.75 %)Electric
22 (12.50 %)Samba
22 (12.50 %)NFS
22 (12.50 %)UNIX
22 (12.50 %)Solaris
22 (12.50 %)Apache
22 (12.50 %)Sun
22 (12.50 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (6.250 %)Configuration Management
31 (6.250 %)Project Management
31 (6.250 %)ERP
31 (6.250 %)WAN
31 (6.250 %)Linux
31 (6.250 %)VC++
31 (6.250 %)Windows
31 (6.250 %)C
31 (6.250 %)C++
31 (6.250 %)HNC
31 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
31 (6.250 %)Software Testing
31 (6.250 %)Telecoms
31 (6.250 %)Business Intelligence
31 (6.250 %)Cadence

Electronics
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Electronics 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 Electronics. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (12.50 %)Apache
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.250 %)WAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (43.75 %)Electric
21 (6.250 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (43.75 %)Electrical Engineer
22 (12.50 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
22 (12.50 %)UNIX Administrator
22 (12.50 %)Systems Administrator
22 (12.50 %)Administrator
31 (6.250 %)Design Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Development Manager
31 (6.250 %)Coordinator
31 (6.250 %)Software Developer
31 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Developer
31 (6.250 %)Test Development Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Test Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Software Development Manager
31 (6.250 %)Digital Design Engineer
31 (6.250 %)Software Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)UNIX
12 (12.50 %)Solaris
21 (6.250 %)Linux
21 (6.250 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (6.250 %)ERP
11 (6.250 %)Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)Configuration Management
11 (6.250 %)Project Management
11 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
11 (6.250 %)Software Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.250 %)C
11 (6.250 %)C++
11 (6.250 %)VC++
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.250 %)HNC
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (12.50 %)NFS
12 (12.50 %)Samba
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (12.50 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (12.50 %)Sun
21 (6.250 %)Cadence