Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for IBM Certification 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 IBM Certification over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank89117
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.674 %2.456 %
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-£100
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.50£37.50
% change on same period last year-40.00 %
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 %
IBM Certification UKIBM Certification
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.

IBM Certification
Demand Trend

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

Scotland IBM Certification Demand Trend

IBM Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland IBM Certification Hourly Rate Trend

IBM Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Scotland IBM Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

IBM Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM Certification 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
AberdeenshireUp+62--
AberdeenDown-41--
EdinburghNew entry-1--
IBM Certification UKIBM Certification
UK

IBM Certification
Top 9 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %)IBM
26 (85.71 %)Lotus
26 (85.71 %)Java
26 (85.71 %)JavaScript
26 (85.71 %)Lotus Notes
26 (85.71 %)Lotus Domino
26 (85.71 %)LotusScript
31 (14.29 %)WebSphere MQ
31 (14.29 %)WebSphere

IBM Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)WebSphere
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (85.71 %)Lotus Notes
16 (85.71 %)Lotus Domino
21 (14.29 %)WebSphere MQ
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (57.14 %)Developer
14 (57.14 %)Lotus Notes Developer
21 (14.29 %)Domino Developer
21 (14.29 %)WebSphere Specialist
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (85.71 %)Java
16 (85.71 %)JavaScript
16 (85.71 %)LotusScript
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)IBM
26 (85.71 %)Lotus