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The table below looks at the demand for Google Web Toolkit (GWT) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited GWT over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkGoogle Web Toolkit (GWT)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank88117
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads57
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.126 %0.825 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£359
Average daily rate-£370
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£550£370
% change on same period last year+48.67 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£32.00-
Average hourly rate£32.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.29£25.00
% change on same period last year+37.14 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads444848
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.713 %0.911 %
Daily rates quoted113158
Average minimum daily rate£334£318
Average daily rate£361£334
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2546
Average minimum hourly rate£26.88£26.43
Average hourly rate£27.99£28.02
% change on same period last year-0.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.10£29.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
GWT UKGWT
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.

GWT
Demand Trend

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

Scotland GWT Demand Trend

GWT
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland GWT Daily Rate Trend

GWT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland GWT Hourly Rate Trend

GWT
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing GWT across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Scotland GWT Hourly Rate Histogram

GWT
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GWT 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-5--
GWT UKGWT
UK

GWT
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %)Java
17 (100.00 %)J2EE
17 (100.00 %)OLAP
17 (100.00 %)WebLogic
17 (100.00 %)OOA/OOD
17 (100.00 %)OO
17 (100.00 %)JBoss
17 (100.00 %)Tomcat
17 (100.00 %)Data Mining
17 (100.00 %)Adobe
17 (100.00 %)WebLogic Portal
17 (100.00 %)Spring
17 (100.00 %)AJAX
17 (100.00 %)Google
17 (100.00 %)Requirements Analysis
17 (100.00 %)Adobe Flex
17 (100.00 %)Finance

GWT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %)J2EE
17 (100.00 %)Spring
17 (100.00 %)AJAX
17 (100.00 %)Adobe Flex
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (100.00 %)WebLogic
17 (100.00 %)JBoss
17 (100.00 %)Tomcat
17 (100.00 %)WebLogic Portal
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (100.00 %)OLAP
17 (100.00 %)Data Mining
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (100.00 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Software Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Java Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (100.00 %)OOA/OOD
17 (100.00 %)OO
17 (100.00 %)Requirements Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)Java
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Adobe
17 (100.00 %)Google