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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Certificate (HNC) in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HNC over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Certificate (HNC)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank87114
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.011 %
As % of the category below2.510 %3.509 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£61-
Average daily rate£61-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£61-
UK excluding London average daily rate£256£264
% change on same period last year-3.24 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£7.50
Average hourly rate-£8.75
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.60£21.75
% change on same period last year+26.91 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads239285
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.384 %0.306 %
Daily rates quoted4365
Average minimum daily rate£261£286
Average daily rate£277£296
% change on same period last year-6.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3044
Average minimum hourly rate£29.28£17.25
Average hourly rate£29.95£18.63
% change on same period last year+60.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.62£20.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
HNC UKHNC
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.

HNC
Demand Trend

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

Scotland HNC Demand Trend

HNC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland HNC Daily Rate Trend

HNC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland HNC Hourly Rate Trend

HNC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HNC 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
AberdeenNo change02--
EdinburghUp+241--
GlasgowUp+121£61-
HNC UKHNC
UK

HNC
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

18 (88.89 %)HND
24 (44.44 %)Degree
32 (22.22 %)Risk Analysis
32 (22.22 %)MS Office
32 (22.22 %)Project Planning
32 (22.22 %)Windows
32 (22.22 %)Microsoft
32 (22.22 %)EMC
32 (22.22 %)Workflow
32 (22.22 %)Electric
41 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
41 (11.11 %)Electronics
41 (11.11 %)Telecoms
41 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
41 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
41 (11.11 %)MS Excel
41 (11.11 %)Windows XP
41 (11.11 %)VoIP
41 (11.11 %)WAN
41 (11.11 %)SLA

HNC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Office
21 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)VoIP
11 (11.11 %)WAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (22.22 %)Electric
21 (11.11 %)Electronics
21 (11.11 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)Analyst
12 (22.22 %)Service Analyst
12 (22.22 %)Test Engineer
12 (22.22 %)Service Desk Analyst
12 (22.22 %)EMC Engineer
21 (11.11 %)IT Support Engineer
21 (11.11 %)2nd Line Support
21 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (22.22 %)Windows
21 (11.11 %)Windows XP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Workflow
12 (22.22 %)Project Planning
12 (22.22 %)Risk Analysis
21 (11.11 %)Configuration Management
21 (11.11 %)Service Delivery
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (88.89 %)HND
24 (44.44 %)Degree
31 (11.11 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft
12 (22.22 %)EMC