Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the GIS Technician 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 GIS Technician in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 GIS Technician
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank84123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.474 %0.032 %
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-£150
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£10.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£13.00£15.38
% change on same period last year-15.49 %
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 %
GIS Technician UKGIS Technician
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.

GIS Technician
Demand Trend

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

Scotland GIS Technician Demand Trend

GIS Technician
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland GIS Technician Daily Rate Trend

GIS Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland GIS Technician Hourly Rate Trend

GIS Technician
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GIS Technician 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
DundeeNew entry-4--
GlasgowUp+182--
GIS Technician UKGIS Technician
UK

GIS Technician
Top 8 Related IT Skills

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

112 (100.00 %)GIS
22 (16.67 %)ArcGIS
22 (16.67 %)Degree
22 (16.67 %)Mapinfo
31 (8.333 %)QA
31 (8.333 %)ArcIMS
31 (8.333 %)Smallworld
31 (8.333 %)ESRI

GIS Technician
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)ArcGIS
21 (8.333 %)ArcIMS
21 (8.333 %)Smallworld
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (100.00 %)GIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (8.333 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Mapinfo
21 (8.333 %)ESRI