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The table below looks at the demand for Extreme Programming (XP) 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 Extreme Programming over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkExtreme Programming (XP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank86123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.675 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£500-
Average daily rate£600-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£700-
UK excluding London average daily rate£397£355
% change on same period last year+11.79 %
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 %
Extreme Programming UKExtreme Programming
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.

Extreme Programming
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Extreme Programming Demand Trend

Extreme Programming
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Extreme Programming Daily Rate Trend

Extreme Programming
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Extreme Programming 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
EdinburghUp+252--
Extreme Programming UKExtreme Programming
UK

Extreme Programming
Top 13 Related IT Skills

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

18 (88.89 %)C++
25 (55.56 %)Windows
25 (55.56 %)OOA/OOD
25 (55.56 %)Windows CE
34 (44.44 %)Agile Software Development
34 (44.44 %)Embedded C++
43 (33.33 %)OOD
51 (11.11 %)Release Management
51 (11.11 %)Continuous Integration
51 (11.11 %)TDD
51 (11.11 %)Pair Programming
51 (11.11 %)Scrum
51 (11.11 %)E-Commerce

Extreme Programming
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Software Engineer
15 (55.56 %)C++ Software Engineer
23 (33.33 %)Developer
23 (33.33 %)C++ Developer
32 (22.22 %)Embedded Software Engineer
32 (22.22 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
32 (22.22 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
41 (11.11 %)Embedded C++ Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Windows
15 (55.56 %)Windows CE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (55.56 %)OOA/OOD
24 (44.44 %)Agile Software Development
33 (33.33 %)OOD
41 (11.11 %)Scrum
41 (11.11 %)E-Commerce
41 (11.11 %)TDD
41 (11.11 %)Pair Programming
41 (11.11 %)Release Management
41 (11.11 %)Continuous Integration
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)C++
24 (44.44 %)Embedded C++