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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of IBM 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 IBM over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2353
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads10084
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.133 %0.085 %
As % of the category below8.460 %5.313 %
Daily rates quoted1425
Average minimum daily rate£276£287
Average daily rate£301£297
% change on same period last year+1.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£307
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£356
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£37.88£12.34
Average hourly rate£42.55£13.11
% change on same period last year+224.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£47.22£13.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.60£26.04
% change on same period last year+5.98 %
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 %
IBM UKIBM
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 the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

IBM
Demand Trend

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

Scotland IBM Demand Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland IBM Daily Rate Trend

IBM
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland IBM Daily Rate Histogram

IBM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland IBM Hourly Rate Trend

IBM
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IBM 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
EdinburghUp+1341£283-3.30 %
GlasgowNo change025£313+1.57 %
AberdeenUp+1011£95-
East AyrshireNew entry-3--
West LothianNew entry-2£400-
LanarkshireNew entry-1--
West DunbartonshireNew entry-1--
IBM UKIBM
UK

IBM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

173 (46.20 %)Finance
240 (25.32 %)Solaris
339 (24.68 %)Mainframe
436 (22.78 %)WebSphere
532 (20.25 %)IBM Mainframe
627 (17.09 %)Windows
726 (16.46 %)UNIX
825 (15.82 %)Java
921 (13.29 %)AIX
921 (13.29 %)Tivoli
1020 (12.66 %)Sun
1119 (12.03 %)Microsoft
1218 (11.39 %)HP
1317 (10.76 %)SAN
1317 (10.76 %)Oracle
1317 (10.76 %)IBM HTTP Server
1416 (10.13 %)WebSphere Application Server
1416 (10.13 %)HTTP
1515 (9.494 %)VERITAS
1614 (8.861 %)DB2
1713 (8.228 %)JavaScript
1713 (8.228 %)Lotus Notes
1713 (8.228 %)Lotus
1713 (8.228 %)Clustering
1812 (7.595 %)NetBackup
1812 (7.595 %)Active Directory
1911 (6.962 %)IBM Certification
1911 (6.962 %)JCL
1911 (6.962 %)Lotus Domino
1911 (6.962 %)J2EE

IBM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
136 (22.78 %)WebSphere
211 (6.962 %)J2EE
36 (3.797 %)WebServices
36 (3.797 %)XML
43 (1.899 %).NET
52 (1.266 %)ISPF
61 (0.633 %)XSLT
61 (0.633 %)XML Schema
61 (0.633 %)Middleware
61 (0.633 %)FpML
61 (0.633 %)NetBeans
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (10.76 %)IBM HTTP Server
216 (10.13 %)WebSphere Application Server
313 (8.228 %)Lotus Notes
411 (6.962 %)Lotus Domino
58 (5.063 %)CICS
65 (3.165 %)MQSeries
65 (3.165 %)WebSphere Message Broker
74 (2.532 %)WebSphere MQ
74 (2.532 %)IIS
82 (1.266 %)Apache
82 (1.266 %)MS Exchange
82 (1.266 %)Oracle HTTP Server
82 (1.266 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (1.266 %)Exchange Server 2003
91 (0.633 %)ESB
91 (0.633 %)WPS
91 (0.633 %)SAS
91 (0.633 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (1.899 %)MS Visio
21 (0.633 %)MS Office
21 (0.633 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.633 %)SoftGrid
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
117 (10.76 %)SAN
216 (10.13 %)HTTP
35 (3.165 %)Connectrix
44 (2.532 %)TCP/IP
44 (2.532 %)SMS
53 (1.899 %)Internet
62 (1.266 %)Firewall
62 (1.266 %)LDAP
62 (1.266 %)ATM
62 (1.266 %)SNA
71 (0.633 %)SSL
71 (0.633 %)LAN
71 (0.633 %)WAN
71 (0.633 %)Intranet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (8.861 %)DB2
27 (4.430 %)Oracle 10g
27 (4.430 %)Oracle 9i
27 (4.430 %)SQL Server
36 (3.797 %)Datawarehouse
36 (3.797 %)ETL
45 (3.165 %)DataStage
53 (1.899 %)UniData
53 (1.899 %)RDBMS
62 (1.266 %)BusinessObjects
62 (1.266 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.633 %)IMS/DB
71 (0.633 %)NonStop SQL
71 (0.633 %)SQL Server 2000
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (2.532 %)Flash
14 (2.532 %)ClearCase
14 (2.532 %)Ant
23 (1.899 %)CruiseControl
32 (1.266 %)PVCS
32 (1.266 %)Telon
41 (0.633 %)JUnit
41 (0.633 %)Eclipse
41 (0.633 %)TestDirector
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
173 (46.20 %)Finance
211 (6.962 %)Banking
39 (5.696 %)Pensions
43 (1.899 %)Financial Institution
43 (1.899 %)Retail
52 (1.266 %)Investment Banking
52 (1.266 %)Insurance
52 (1.266 %)Electric
52 (1.266 %)Retail Banking
61 (0.633 %)Corporate Banking
61 (0.633 %)Government
61 (0.633 %)Legal
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (21.52 %)Analyst
219 (12.03 %)Consultant
219 (12.03 %)Developer
219 (12.03 %)Administrator
313 (8.228 %)Architect
410 (6.329 %)Analyst Programmer
410 (6.329 %)Programmer
410 (6.329 %)Storage Analyst
59 (5.696 %)Lotus Notes Developer
67 (4.430 %)WebSphere Consultant
76 (3.797 %)WebSphere Specialist
76 (3.797 %)Project Manager
76 (3.797 %)Lead Designer
85 (3.165 %)Systems Administrator
85 (3.165 %)DBA
85 (3.165 %)Infrastructure Consultant
85 (3.165 %)Domino Developer
85 (3.165 %)SAN Engineer
85 (3.165 %)AIX Administrator
85 (3.165 %)WebSphere Administrator
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
139 (24.68 %)Mainframe
232 (20.25 %)IBM Mainframe
313 (8.228 %)Clustering
45 (3.165 %)Symmetrix
54 (2.532 %)Replication
54 (2.532 %)Celerra
63 (1.899 %)EMC Centera
72 (1.266 %)Blackberry
72 (1.266 %)PKI
81 (0.633 %)Computer Science
81 (0.633 %)French Language
81 (0.633 %)German Language
81 (0.633 %)Italian Language
81 (0.633 %)Data Integration
81 (0.633 %)Management Information System
81 (0.633 %)Tandem
81 (0.633 %)VSAM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (25.32 %)Solaris
227 (17.09 %)Windows
326 (16.46 %)UNIX
421 (13.29 %)AIX
58 (5.063 %)Windows 2000
67 (4.430 %)zOS
76 (3.797 %)Windows Server 2003
84 (2.532 %)MVS
93 (1.899 %)Windows XP
93 (1.899 %)HPUX
102 (1.266 %)Linux
111 (0.633 %)OS/390
111 (0.633 %)Windows NT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (5.696 %)ITIL
26 (3.797 %)Performance Management
33 (1.899 %)Incident Management
33 (1.899 %)Load Balancing
33 (1.899 %)E-Commerce
33 (1.899 %)Configuration Management
33 (1.899 %)Service Management
42 (1.266 %)Migration
42 (1.266 %)Unit Testing
42 (1.266 %)CRM
51 (0.633 %)Investment Management
51 (0.633 %)Data Migration
51 (0.633 %)Security Cleared
51 (0.633 %)Resource Management
51 (0.633 %)Problem Management
51 (0.633 %)Risk Assessment
51 (0.633 %)Agile Software Development
51 (0.633 %)Content Management
51 (0.633 %)Systems Analysis
51 (0.633 %)Business Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (15.82 %)Java
213 (8.228 %)JavaScript
311 (6.962 %)JCL
311 (6.962 %)LotusScript
311 (6.962 %)COBOL
46 (3.797 %)C
46 (3.797 %)SQL
52 (1.266 %)VB
52 (1.266 %)Assembly Language
52 (1.266 %)Shell Script
52 (1.266 %)C++
52 (1.266 %)Korn
61 (0.633 %)Jython
61 (0.633 %)Perl
61 (0.633 %)PL/SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (6.962 %)IBM Certification
25 (3.165 %)Microsoft Certification
34 (2.532 %)MCP
41 (0.633 %)MCSE
41 (0.633 %)CCIE
41 (0.633 %)ISEB
41 (0.633 %)Cisco Certification
41 (0.633 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.266 %)QA
21 (0.633 %)Basel II
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (7.595 %)Active Directory
112 (7.595 %)NetBackup
210 (6.329 %)Backup Exec
34 (2.532 %)MetaFrame
34 (2.532 %)Oracle RAC
42 (1.266 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
51 (0.633 %)Oracle RMAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
121 (13.29 %)Tivoli
26 (3.797 %)MOM
33 (1.899 %)Netcool
33 (1.899 %)Tivoli Monitoring
33 (1.899 %)ARCserve
33 (1.899 %)BMC Performance Manager
33 (1.899 %)ServiceCenter
42 (1.266 %)Foglight
42 (1.266 %)WSUS
42 (1.266 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
51 (0.633 %)BMC PATROL
51 (0.633 %)SCOM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (12.66 %)Sun
219 (12.03 %)Microsoft
318 (11.39 %)HP
417 (10.76 %)Oracle
515 (9.494 %)VERITAS
613 (8.228 %)Lotus
710 (6.329 %)EMC
89 (5.696 %)Dell
89 (5.696 %)Brocade
98 (5.063 %)BMC
106 (3.797 %)Cisco
106 (3.797 %)Symantec
106 (3.797 %)StorageTek
106 (3.797 %)VMware
115 (3.165 %)NetApp
115 (3.165 %)Novell
115 (3.165 %)Citrix
124 (2.532 %)Ascential
124 (2.532 %)Remedy
132 (1.266 %)Business Objects
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