Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Insurance' in contract IT jobs within the Scotland region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Insurance over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInsurance
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8884
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads1743
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.044 %
As % of the category below1.945 %3.058 %
Daily rates quoted1114
Average minimum daily rate£349£407
Average daily rate£387£431
% change on same period last year-10.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£455
UK excluding London average daily rate£388£398
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
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£25.90£20.79
% change on same period last year+24.60 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads8741406
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.246 %1.454 %
Daily rates quoted232295
Average minimum daily rate£309£334
Average daily rate£330£351
% change on same period last year-6.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£381
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
Hourly rates quoted3763
Average minimum hourly rate£29.96£24.11
Average hourly rate£30.84£26.38
% change on same period last year+16.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.72£28.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.97£26.66
% change on same period last year+4.91 %
Insurance UKInsurance
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.

Insurance
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Insurance Demand Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Insurance Daily Rate Trend

Insurance
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Insurance across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Scotland Insurance Daily Rate Histogram

Insurance
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Insurance Hourly Rate Trend

Insurance
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Insurance within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 15 October 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+138£394-12.46 %
EdinburghUp+96£374-0.99 %
AberdeenUp+32--
Insurance UKInsurance
UK

Insurance
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Insurance 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 Insurance.

127 (65.85 %)Finance
218 (43.90 %)Pensions
37 (17.07 %)Project Management
37 (17.07 %)Stakeholder Management
37 (17.07 %)Banking
44 (9.756 %)Business Analysis
44 (9.756 %)Internet
44 (9.756 %)MS Project
44 (9.756 %)Microsoft
53 (7.317 %)MS Office
53 (7.317 %)PRINCE2
53 (7.317 %)MS Excel
53 (7.317 %)TestDirector
53 (7.317 %)Asset Management
53 (7.317 %)Health
53 (7.317 %)Migration
62 (4.878 %)Telecoms
62 (4.878 %)Backup Exec
62 (4.878 %)Agile Software Development
62 (4.878 %)Retail
62 (4.878 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (4.878 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (4.878 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (4.878 %)Manual Testing
62 (4.878 %)PDA
62 (4.878 %)Video Conferencing
62 (4.878 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (4.878 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (4.878 %)Blackberry
62 (4.878 %)MS Access

Insurance
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Insurance 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 Insurance. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (4.878 %)XML
12 (4.878 %)J2EE
21 (2.439 %)SOAP
21 (2.439 %)WebServices
21 (2.439 %)WSDL
21 (2.439 %)Middleware
21 (2.439 %)Hibernate
21 (2.439 %)Spring
21 (2.439 %)WebSphere
21 (2.439 %)Java EE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.878 %)Exchange Server 2000
12 (4.878 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (4.878 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.439 %)WebSphere MQ
21 (2.439 %)ESB
21 (2.439 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.756 %)MS Project
23 (7.317 %)MS Office
23 (7.317 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.439 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.756 %)Internet
21 (2.439 %)ATM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.878 %)MS Access
21 (2.439 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (7.317 %)TestDirector
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (65.85 %)Finance
218 (43.90 %)Pensions
37 (17.07 %)Banking
43 (7.317 %)Health
52 (4.878 %)Retail
52 (4.878 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (4.878 %)Telecoms
61 (2.439 %)Retail Banking
61 (2.439 %)Marketing
61 (2.439 %)Financial Institution
61 (2.439 %)Construction
61 (2.439 %)Education
61 (2.439 %)General Ledger
61 (2.439 %)Legal
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (53.66 %)Analyst
213 (31.71 %)Project Manager
312 (29.27 %)Business Analyst
43 (7.317 %)Test Analyst
43 (7.317 %)Support Analyst
52 (4.878 %)Coordinator
52 (4.878 %)Senior Analyst
52 (4.878 %)Project Coordinator
52 (4.878 %)Senior Test Analyst
52 (4.878 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (4.878 %)Project Analyst
52 (4.878 %)Project Support Analyst
52 (4.878 %)Business Project Manager
52 (4.878 %)Business Manager
52 (4.878 %)Insurance Business Analyst
61 (2.439 %)UAT Tester
61 (2.439 %)IT Security Analyst
61 (2.439 %)MI Analyst
61 (2.439 %)Supply Chain Analyst
61 (2.439 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.878 %)Blackberry
12 (4.878 %)PDA
12 (4.878 %)Video Conferencing
21 (2.439 %)Statistics
21 (2.439 %)Mainframe
21 (2.439 %)AS400
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.878 %)Windows
12 (4.878 %)Windows 2000
12 (4.878 %)Windows XP
12 (4.878 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (17.07 %)Project Management
17 (17.07 %)Stakeholder Management
24 (9.756 %)Business Analysis
33 (7.317 %)Asset Management
33 (7.317 %)Migration
33 (7.317 %)PRINCE2
42 (4.878 %)ITIL
42 (4.878 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (4.878 %)Manual Testing
42 (4.878 %)Agile Software Development
51 (2.439 %)Time Management
51 (2.439 %)Scrum
51 (2.439 %)BPEL
51 (2.439 %)Risk Analysis
51 (2.439 %)UML
51 (2.439 %)OO
51 (2.439 %)SOA
51 (2.439 %)PRINCE
51 (2.439 %)Six Sigma
51 (2.439 %)BPR
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.878 %)Java
21 (2.439 %)RPG
21 (2.439 %)SQL
21 (2.439 %)C
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.878 %)MCP
12 (4.878 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (2.439 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (2.439 %)Sun Certification
21 (2.439 %)ISEB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)SLA
11 (2.439 %)BS7799
11 (2.439 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (2.439 %)ISO27001
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (4.878 %)Active Directory
12 (4.878 %)Backup Exec
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (9.756 %)Microsoft
22 (4.878 %)Adobe
22 (4.878 %)Oracle
22 (4.878 %)Cisco
31 (2.439 %)IBM
31 (2.439 %)PeopleSoft
31 (2.439 %)Sun
31 (2.439 %)Avaya