Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited HSDPA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHigh Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank102-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.366 %0.000 %
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£325£287
% change on same period last year+13.37 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£40.00£39.44
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads273428
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.369 %0.422 %
Daily rates quoted6881
Average minimum daily rate£292£332
Average daily rate£317£344
% change on same period last year-7.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£346£341
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1937
Average minimum hourly rate£23.81£17.86
Average hourly rate£25.01£18.93
% change on same period last year+32.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.21£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£28.54
% change on same period last year-9.93 %
HSDPA UKHSDPA
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.

HSDPA
Demand Trend

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

Scotland HSDPA Demand Trend

HSDPA
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing HSDPA 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 HSDPA.

11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
11 (100.00 %)UMTS
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE

HSDPA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing HSDPA 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 HSDPA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)GPRS
11 (100.00 %)GSM
11 (100.00 %)UMTS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Project Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification