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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of HP products and/or services in IT contracts within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5068
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads5162
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.063 %
As % of the category below4.315 %3.922 %
Daily rates quoted316
Average minimum daily rate£213£248
Average daily rate£235£257
% change on same period last year-8.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£257£265
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£333
% change on same period last year-6.40 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£20.51£16.23
Average hourly rate£22.07£17.03
% change on same period last year+29.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.63£17.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.55£23.23
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11821581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.576 %1.600 %
Daily rates quoted220300
Average minimum daily rate£311£297
Average daily rate£333£310
% change on same period last year+7.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted75111
Average minimum hourly rate£21.47£18.48
Average hourly rate£22.97£19.43
% change on same period last year+18.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.47£20.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
HP UKHP
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Hewlett-Packard Company.

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Demand Trend

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

Scotland HP Demand Trend

HP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland HP Daily Rate Trend

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland HP Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing HP across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland HP Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+1217£305-16.81 %
EdinburghDown-511--
AberdeenUp+28£95-
FalkirkNew entry-1--
East LothianNew entry-1--
LanarkshireNew entry-1--
RenfrewshireNew entry-1--
West LothianDown-61--
HP UKHP
UK

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing HP 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 HP.

143 (33.86 %)Windows
239 (30.71 %)Microsoft
328 (22.05 %)Active Directory
423 (18.11 %)OpenView
521 (16.54 %)VERITAS
619 (14.96 %)Solaris
718 (14.17 %)IBM
817 (13.39 %)Microsoft Certification
916 (12.60 %)Intel
916 (12.60 %)Dell
916 (12.60 %)SAN
916 (12.60 %)HPUX
1015 (11.81 %)NetBackup
1114 (11.02 %)A+ Certification
1213 (10.24 %)Compaq
1213 (10.24 %)UNIX
1213 (10.24 %)CONTROL-M
1213 (10.24 %)Finance
1312 (9.449 %)CRM
1312 (9.449 %)Citrix
1411 (8.661 %)BMC
1411 (8.661 %)Cisco
1411 (8.661 %)Windows 2000
1411 (8.661 %)Windows Server 2003
1411 (8.661 %)Clustering
159 (7.087 %)LoadRunner
159 (7.087 %)MCSE
159 (7.087 %)MS Exchange
159 (7.087 %)Exchange Server 2003
159 (7.087 %)Performance Testing

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing HP 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 HP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.362 %).NET
13 (2.362 %)J2EE
13 (2.362 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (7.087 %)MS Exchange
19 (7.087 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (3.937 %)IIS
25 (3.937 %)Exchange Server 2000
33 (2.362 %)Lotus Notes
33 (2.362 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (1.575 %)IBM HTTP Server
42 (1.575 %)Exchange Server 5.5
42 (1.575 %)Apache
42 (1.575 %)Oracle HTTP Server
51 (0.787 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (6.299 %)MS Excel
25 (3.937 %)MS Office
31 (0.787 %)MS Visio
31 (0.787 %)MS PowerPoint
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.575 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.787 %)SoftGrid
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (12.60 %)SAN
28 (6.299 %)TCP/IP
34 (3.150 %)Internet
34 (3.150 %)IP Telephony
34 (3.150 %)SMS
43 (2.362 %)VoIP
43 (2.362 %)WAN
43 (2.362 %)LAN
52 (1.575 %)Cisco IPT
52 (1.575 %)HTTP
61 (0.787 %)Intrusion Detection
61 (0.787 %)VPN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (5.512 %)SQL Server
24 (3.150 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.575 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (1.575 %)DB2
32 (1.575 %)Ingres
32 (1.575 %)RDBMS
41 (0.787 %)Oracle 10g
41 (0.787 %)MS Access
41 (0.787 %)NonStop SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (7.087 %)LoadRunner
25 (3.937 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (1.575 %)CruiseControl
32 (1.575 %)ClearCase
32 (1.575 %)WinRunner
41 (0.787 %)QARun
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (10.24 %)Finance
23 (2.362 %)Back Office
32 (1.575 %)Pensions
32 (1.575 %)Banking
41 (0.787 %)Investment Banking
41 (0.787 %)Health
41 (0.787 %)Legal
41 (0.787 %)FMCG
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (17.32 %)Support Engineer
216 (12.60 %)Analyst
312 (9.449 %)Tester
49 (7.087 %)Desktop Support
49 (7.087 %)Consultant
57 (5.512 %)Desktop Engineer
66 (4.724 %)Hardware Engineer
66 (4.724 %)Technical Support
66 (4.724 %)Administrator
66 (4.724 %)Performance Tester
66 (4.724 %)Desktop Support Engineer
75 (3.937 %)Support Analyst
75 (3.937 %)Technical Engineer
75 (3.937 %)Deployment Engineer
75 (3.937 %)Break Fix Engineer
84 (3.150 %)Technical Support Engineer
84 (3.150 %)Systems Analyst
93 (2.362 %)Architect
93 (2.362 %)Project Manager
93 (2.362 %)2nd Line Support
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (8.661 %)Clustering
22 (1.575 %)Blackberry
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (33.86 %)Windows
219 (14.96 %)Solaris
316 (12.60 %)HPUX
413 (10.24 %)UNIX
511 (8.661 %)Windows 2000
511 (8.661 %)Windows Server 2003
66 (4.724 %)Windows NT
66 (4.724 %)Windows XP
75 (3.937 %)AIX
84 (3.150 %)Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (9.449 %)CRM
29 (7.087 %)Performance Testing
36 (4.724 %)Service Management
45 (3.937 %)ITIL
53 (2.362 %)Change Management
53 (2.362 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (1.575 %)SC Cleared
62 (1.575 %)Security Cleared
62 (1.575 %)Load Balancing
71 (0.787 %)Service Delivery
71 (0.787 %)Performance Management
71 (0.787 %)Data Migration
71 (0.787 %)Migration
71 (0.787 %)Automated Testing
71 (0.787 %)Software Testing
71 (0.787 %)Statistical Analysis
71 (0.787 %)PRINCE2
71 (0.787 %)ERP
71 (0.787 %)RDF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (4.724 %)Java
24 (3.150 %)SQL
24 (3.150 %)C
33 (2.362 %)Shell Script
42 (1.575 %)VB
51 (0.787 %)SAPscript
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (13.39 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (11.02 %)A+ Certification
39 (7.087 %)MCSE
48 (6.299 %)MCP
54 (3.150 %)MCSA
61 (0.787 %)HND
61 (0.787 %)Dell Certification
61 (0.787 %)MCDST
61 (0.787 %)Degree
61 (0.787 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.787 %)SLA
11 (0.787 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
128 (22.05 %)Active Directory
215 (11.81 %)NetBackup
35 (3.937 %)VMware Infrastructure
44 (3.150 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
53 (2.362 %)Backup Exec
62 (1.575 %)Terminal Services
62 (1.575 %)VMware ESX
62 (1.575 %)Citrix Presentation Server
71 (0.787 %)Oracle RAC
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
123 (18.11 %)OpenView
213 (10.24 %)CONTROL-M
36 (4.724 %)MOM
36 (4.724 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
44 (3.150 %)Netcool
44 (3.150 %)Tivoli
44 (3.150 %)ServiceCenter
53 (2.362 %)WSUS
62 (1.575 %)Foglight
62 (1.575 %)Tivoli Monitoring
71 (0.787 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
71 (0.787 %)BMC PATROL
71 (0.787 %)DameWare
71 (0.787 %)SCOM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (30.71 %)Microsoft
221 (16.54 %)VERITAS
318 (14.17 %)IBM
416 (12.60 %)Dell
416 (12.60 %)Intel
513 (10.24 %)Compaq
612 (9.449 %)Citrix
711 (8.661 %)BMC
711 (8.661 %)Cisco
88 (6.299 %)VMware
96 (4.724 %)Oracle
105 (3.937 %)Sun
105 (3.937 %)Siemens
105 (3.937 %)Symantec
105 (3.937 %)Remedy
114 (3.150 %)Novell
123 (2.362 %)McAfee Security
123 (2.362 %)SAP
123 (2.362 %)Lotus
132 (1.575 %)CA
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