Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Excel Specialist role in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Excel Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Excel Specialist
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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-£258
% change on same period last year-
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£19.00£19.00
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads18973133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.048 %3.365 %
Daily rates quoted429610
Average minimum daily rate£312£317
Average daily rate£335£332
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted166273
Average minimum hourly rate£21.72£18.41
Average hourly rate£22.91£19.62
% change on same period last year+16.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.10£20.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Excel Specialist UKExcel Specialist
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.

Excel Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Excel Specialist Demand Trend

Excel Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Excel Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Excel Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Excel Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Excel Specialist
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Excel Specialist in their job title 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 with Excel Specialist in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)VBA
22 (66.67 %)MS Excel
22 (66.67 %)Finance
31 (33.33 %)Auditing
31 (33.33 %)Front Office
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)Asset Management
31 (33.33 %)MS Access
31 (33.33 %)ADO
31 (33.33 %)XML

Excel Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Excel Specialist in their job title 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 with Excel Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)ADO
11 (33.33 %)XML
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)MS Access
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)Auditing
21 (33.33 %)Front Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Asset Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)VBA
21 (33.33 %)SQL