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The table below looks at the demand for Enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) 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 eTOM over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkEnhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank78-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads150
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.446 %0.000 %
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£379£402
% change on same period last year-5.83 %
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, 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 %
eTOM UKeTOM
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.

eTOM
Demand Trend

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

Scotland eTOM Demand Trend

eTOM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing eTOM 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
West LothianNew entry-4--
EdinburghNew entry-2--
GlasgowNew entry-1--
eTOM UKeTOM
UK

eTOM
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

121 (91.30 %)SOA
215 (65.22 %)Java
215 (65.22 %)CRM
215 (65.22 %)Billing
313 (56.52 %)J2EE
313 (56.52 %)Chordiant
412 (52.17 %)Middleware
58 (34.78 %)Data Modelling
58 (34.78 %)Agile Software Development
67 (30.43 %)Programme Management
76 (26.09 %)UML
85 (21.74 %)Oracle
85 (21.74 %)IBM
85 (21.74 %)Spring
85 (21.74 %)ESB
94 (17.39 %)SQL
94 (17.39 %)JMS
94 (17.39 %)EJB
94 (17.39 %)Eclipse
102 (8.696 %)Process Management
102 (8.696 %)Telecoms
102 (8.696 %)Enterprise Architecture
102 (8.696 %)WebSphere
111 (4.348 %)Genesys
111 (4.348 %)RAD
111 (4.348 %)JUnit

eTOM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (56.52 %)J2EE
212 (52.17 %)Middleware
35 (21.74 %)Spring
44 (17.39 %)EJB
44 (17.39 %)JMS
52 (8.696 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (21.74 %)ESB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (17.39 %)Eclipse
21 (4.348 %)JUnit
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (65.22 %)Billing
22 (8.696 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (47.83 %)Architect
27 (30.43 %)Data Architect
27 (30.43 %)Systems Designer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (91.30 %)SOA
215 (65.22 %)CRM
38 (34.78 %)Data Modelling
38 (34.78 %)Agile Software Development
47 (30.43 %)Programme Management
56 (26.09 %)UML
62 (8.696 %)Enterprise Architecture
62 (8.696 %)Process Management
71 (4.348 %)RAD
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (65.22 %)Java
24 (17.39 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (56.52 %)Chordiant
25 (21.74 %)IBM
25 (21.74 %)Oracle
31 (4.348 %)Genesys