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The table below looks at the demand for German Language skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited German Language over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGerman Language
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank8992
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads432
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.034 %
As % of the category below1.843 %8.060 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£220
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£240
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£366
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Hourly rates quoted017
Average minimum hourly rate-£13.03
Average hourly rate-£13.36
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£13.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£13.81
% change on same period last year+44.83 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads217397
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.349 %0.426 %
Daily rates quoted5180
Average minimum daily rate£276£346
Average daily rate£287£366
% change on same period last year-21.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted2344
Average minimum hourly rate£21.79£16.85
Average hourly rate£23.27£17.74
% change on same period last year+31.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.75£18.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
German Language UKGerman Language
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.

German Language
Demand Trend

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

Scotland German Language Demand Trend

German Language
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland German Language Daily Rate Trend

German Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland German Language Hourly Rate Trend

German Language
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing German Language 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+221--
German Language UKGerman Language
UK

German Language
Top 22 Related IT Skills

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

12 (33.33 %)SAP
12 (33.33 %)SAP MM
12 (33.33 %)Mandarin Language
12 (33.33 %)French Language
21 (16.67 %)Japanese Language
21 (16.67 %)Portuguese Language
21 (16.67 %)Spanish Language
21 (16.67 %)VBA
21 (16.67 %)Cantonese Language
21 (16.67 %)Dutch Language
21 (16.67 %)SAP WM
21 (16.67 %)Software Testing
21 (16.67 %)Degree
21 (16.67 %)GIS
21 (16.67 %)ESRI
21 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
21 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
21 (16.67 %)MS Excel
21 (16.67 %)ERP
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)Lotus
21 (16.67 %)Mapinfo

German Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)Lotus Notes
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (33.33 %)SAP MM
21 (16.67 %)SAP WM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)GIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Trainer
12 (33.33 %)SAP Trainer
21 (16.67 %)VBA Developer
21 (16.67 %)Excel Developer
21 (16.67 %)Excel VBA Developer
21 (16.67 %)Report Developer
21 (16.67 %)1st Line Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Junior
21 (16.67 %)Developer
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (16.67 %)1st Line Support
21 (16.67 %)Support Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Junior Consultant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)French Language
12 (33.33 %)Mandarin Language
21 (16.67 %)Cantonese Language
21 (16.67 %)Dutch Language
21 (16.67 %)Japanese Language
21 (16.67 %)Portuguese Language
21 (16.67 %)Spanish Language
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)PRINCE2
11 (16.67 %)ERP
11 (16.67 %)Software Testing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)VBA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)SAP
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft
21 (16.67 %)Lotus
21 (16.67 %)Mapinfo
21 (16.67 %)ESRI