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The table below looks at the demand for Higher National Diploma (HND) 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 HND over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigher National Diploma (HND)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank8199
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads1225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.027 %
As % of the category below5.021 %8.772 %
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£277£287
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Hourly rates quoted07
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.21
Average hourly rate-£12.14
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£14.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.73£23.45
% change on same period last year+9.70 %
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 %
HND UKHND
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.

HND
Demand Trend

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

Scotland HND Demand Trend

HND
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland HND Daily Rate Trend

HND
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland HND Hourly Rate Trend

HND
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HND 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
GlasgowUp+64£61-
AberdeenUp+12--
EdinburghUp+191--
ClackmannanshireNew entry-1--
HND UKHND
UK

HND
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (54.17 %)Degree
28 (33.33 %)HNC
37 (29.17 %)UNIX
46 (25.00 %)Windows
55 (20.83 %)C
55 (20.83 %)C++
55 (20.83 %)Electric
64 (16.67 %)MS Excel
64 (16.67 %)Windows XP
64 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
73 (12.50 %)Project Planning
73 (12.50 %)RDBMS
73 (12.50 %)SQL
73 (12.50 %)MS Office
82 (8.333 %)XML
82 (8.333 %)Oracle
82 (8.333 %)SLA
82 (8.333 %)Microsoft
82 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
82 (8.333 %)EMC
82 (8.333 %)Workflow
82 (8.333 %)Marketing
82 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
82 (8.333 %)Risk Analysis
91 (4.167 %)SC Cleared
91 (4.167 %)Security Cleared
91 (4.167 %)Graphic Design
91 (4.167 %)ArcView
91 (4.167 %)Microsoft Certification

HND
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (8.333 %)XML
21 (4.167 %)Spring
21 (4.167 %).NET
21 (4.167 %)ASP
21 (4.167 %)CSS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.167 %)IIS
11 (4.167 %)GroupWise
11 (4.167 %)ArcGIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (16.67 %)MS Excel
23 (12.50 %)MS Office
31 (4.167 %)Photoshop
31 (4.167 %)ArcView
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.167 %)VoIP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (12.50 %)RDBMS
21 (4.167 %)GIS
21 (4.167 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (20.83 %)Electric
22 (8.333 %)Marketing
31 (4.167 %)Graphic Design
31 (4.167 %)Law
31 (4.167 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.167 %)Police
31 (4.167 %)Multimedia
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (29.17 %)Support Engineer
26 (25.00 %)Developer
35 (20.83 %)Software Developer
44 (16.67 %)IT Support Engineer
53 (12.50 %)Analyst
62 (8.333 %)Customer Engineer
62 (8.333 %)Service Analyst
62 (8.333 %)Test Engineer
62 (8.333 %)Service Desk Analyst
62 (8.333 %)Customer Support Engineer
62 (8.333 %)EMC Engineer
62 (8.333 %)Graduate
71 (4.167 %)GIS Manager
71 (4.167 %)PC Engineer
71 (4.167 %)PC Support
71 (4.167 %)Desktop Analyst
71 (4.167 %)Graphic Designer
71 (4.167 %)PC Support Engineer
71 (4.167 %)IT Graduate
71 (4.167 %)Desktop Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (29.17 %)UNIX
26 (25.00 %)Windows
34 (16.67 %)Windows XP
34 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (8.333 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
51 (4.167 %)NetWare
51 (4.167 %)Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (16.67 %)Software Engineering
23 (12.50 %)Project Planning
32 (8.333 %)Risk Analysis
32 (8.333 %)Workflow
41 (4.167 %)Web Design
41 (4.167 %)Service Delivery
41 (4.167 %)SC Cleared
41 (4.167 %)Security Cleared
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (20.83 %)C
15 (20.83 %)C++
23 (12.50 %)SQL
31 (4.167 %)VB
31 (4.167 %)VC++
31 (4.167 %)Java
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (54.17 %)Degree
28 (33.33 %)HNC
31 (4.167 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (4.167 %)CNA
31 (4.167 %)Novell Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (8.333 %)SLA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.167 %)Active Directory
11 (4.167 %)Terminal Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (8.333 %)Oracle
12 (8.333 %)Microsoft
12 (8.333 %)EMC
21 (4.167 %)Novell
21 (4.167 %)ESRI
21 (4.167 %)Adobe
21 (4.167 %)Macromedia