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This section looks at the demand for Internet skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Communications & Networking category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Internet over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkInternet
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6370
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads4064
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.068 %
As % of the category below12.74 %13.14 %
Daily rates quoted1511
Average minimum daily rate£239£205
Average daily rate£255£222
% change on same period last year+15.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£271£238
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£336
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
Hourly rates quoted213
Average minimum hourly rate£14.50£22.46
Average hourly rate£15.00£25.38
% change on same period last year-40.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.50£28.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.69
% change on same period last year-10.81 %
Communications & Networking ScotlandCommunications & Networking
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads314487
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.414 %0.517 %
Daily rates quoted6586
Average minimum daily rate£275£343
Average daily rate£299£353
% change on same period last year-15.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£341£344
% change on same period last year-0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted2937
Average minimum hourly rate£24.28£21.52
Average hourly rate£26.45£23.70
% change on same period last year+11.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.62£25.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.58£28.53
% change on same period last year-10.35 %
Internet UKInternet
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.

Internet
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Internet Demand Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Internet Daily Rate Trend

Internet
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Internet across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Scotland Internet Daily Rate Histogram

Internet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Internet Hourly Rate Trend

Internet
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Internet across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Scotland Internet 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 job ads citing Internet within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 4 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+815£313-8.53 %
EdinburghUp+210£235+11.57 %
AberdeenUp+56£234-
East LothianNew entry-1--
Scottish BordersNew entry-1--
HighlandsNew entry-1--
RenfrewshireNew entry-1--
Internet UKInternet
UK

Internet
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Internet 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 Internet.

128 (28.57 %)SQL
225 (25.51 %)SQL Server
324 (24.49 %)XML
420 (20.41 %).NET
420 (20.41 %)HTML
420 (20.41 %)Microsoft
517 (17.35 %)JavaScript
517 (17.35 %)Windows
616 (16.33 %)WebServices
616 (16.33 %)Java
616 (16.33 %)Banking
715 (15.31 %)Oracle
715 (15.31 %)Intranet
814 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
913 (13.27 %)Cisco
1012 (12.24 %)ASP.NET
1012 (12.24 %)Unix
1012 (12.24 %)Finance
1111 (11.22 %)Online Banking
1111 (11.22 %)Adobe
1111 (11.22 %)SQL Server 2000
1210 (10.20 %)CSS
1210 (10.20 %)JSP
1210 (10.20 %)MS Office
1210 (10.20 %)VB
1210 (10.20 %)Sybase
1210 (10.20 %)Spring
1210 (10.20 %)Adobe Flex
1210 (10.20 %)RIA
139 (9.184 %)TDD

Internet
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Internet 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 Internet. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
124 (24.49 %)XML
220 (20.41 %)HTML
220 (20.41 %).NET
316 (16.33 %)WebServices
412 (12.24 %)ASP.NET
510 (10.20 %)CSS
510 (10.20 %)JSP
510 (10.20 %)Spring
510 (10.20 %)Adobe Flex
68 (8.163 %)AJAX
68 (8.163 %)J2EE
76 (6.122 %)XSL
84 (4.082 %)XHTML
84 (4.082 %)WebSphere
84 (4.082 %).NET Framework
84 (4.082 %)ASP
84 (4.082 %)SOAP
92 (2.041 %)Hibernate
101 (1.020 %)WinForms
101 (1.020 %)ArcObjects
Application Platforms
17 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
26 (6.122 %)SharePoint
35 (5.102 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (4.082 %)Exchange Server 2007
44 (4.082 %)IIS
44 (4.082 %)BizTalk Server
53 (3.061 %)Content Management Server
53 (3.061 %)CMS
53 (3.061 %)ColdFusion
53 (3.061 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (2.041 %)Office Project Server
62 (2.041 %)Oracle HTTP Server
62 (2.041 %)Apache
62 (2.041 %)WebSphere Application Server
62 (2.041 %)IBM HTTP Server
71 (1.020 %)ArcSDE
71 (1.020 %)Exchange Server 2000
71 (1.020 %)GroupWise
71 (1.020 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (1.020 %)ArcGIS
Applications
110 (10.20 %)MS Office
23 (3.061 %)MS Excel
32 (2.041 %)Photoshop
41 (1.020 %)Fireworks
41 (1.020 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
12 (2.041 %)MAXIMO
12 (2.041 %)SAP PM
21 (1.020 %)Great Plains
21 (1.020 %)SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
115 (15.31 %)Intranet
29 (9.184 %)Extranet
38 (8.163 %)MPLS
38 (8.163 %)VoIP
38 (8.163 %)Firewall
47 (7.143 %)BGP
56 (6.122 %)IPCC
64 (4.082 %)EIGRP
64 (4.082 %)DHCP
64 (4.082 %)DNS
73 (3.061 %)TCP/IP
82 (2.041 %)HTTP
82 (2.041 %)IP Telephony
91 (1.020 %)Cisco IPT
91 (1.020 %)Network Security
91 (1.020 %)3G
91 (1.020 %)VPN
91 (1.020 %)WAN
91 (1.020 %)ADSL
91 (1.020 %)ISDN
Database & Business Intelligence
125 (25.51 %)SQL Server
211 (11.22 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (5.102 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (5.102 %)RDBMS
44 (4.082 %)Oracle 10g
53 (3.061 %)BusinessObjects
53 (3.061 %)Oracle Reports
53 (3.061 %)Oracle 9i
62 (2.041 %)SQLPlus
62 (2.041 %)DB2
71 (1.020 %)Oracle 8/8i
71 (1.020 %)SQL Server 7
71 (1.020 %)GIS
Development Applications
15 (5.102 %)Ant
23 (3.061 %)TestDirector
23 (3.061 %)NUnit
32 (2.041 %)CruiseControl
32 (2.041 %)ClearCase
32 (2.041 %)Dreamweaver
41 (1.020 %)InterDev
41 (1.020 %)FrontPage
General
116 (16.33 %)Banking
212 (12.24 %)Finance
311 (11.22 %)Online Banking
47 (7.143 %)Games
54 (4.082 %)Pensions
54 (4.082 %)Publishing
62 (2.041 %)Government
62 (2.041 %)Retail
62 (2.041 %)Insurance
71 (1.020 %)Local Government
71 (1.020 %)Billing
71 (1.020 %)Telecoms
71 (1.020 %)Retail Banking
71 (1.020 %)Private Banking
Job Titles
135 (35.71 %)Developer
218 (18.37 %)Analyst
38 (8.163 %)Web Developer
38 (8.163 %)Consultant
47 (7.143 %)Java Developer
56 (6.122 %)Support Engineer
56 (6.122 %)Software Developer
56 (6.122 %)Flex Developer
65 (5.102 %)Applications Developer
65 (5.102 %)Analyst Programmer
65 (5.102 %)Programmer
65 (5.102 %)Senior Analyst
65 (5.102 %).NET Developer
74 (4.082 %)Test Analyst
74 (4.082 %)Senior Test Analyst
74 (4.082 %)Cisco Engineer
74 (4.082 %)SharePoint Consultant
83 (3.061 %)Cisco Network Engineer
83 (3.061 %)Oracle Analyst Programmer
83 (3.061 %)Web Designer
Miscellaneous
110 (10.20 %)RIA
22 (2.041 %)Mainframe
22 (2.041 %)Asset Management
22 (2.041 %)Taxonomies
22 (2.041 %)Copywriting
31 (1.020 %)Client/Server
31 (1.020 %)NHS
31 (1.020 %)Blackberry
Operating Systems
117 (17.35 %)Windows
212 (12.24 %)Unix
34 (4.082 %)Solaris
43 (3.061 %)Windows 2000
43 (3.061 %)Windows NT
52 (2.041 %)Windows XP
52 (2.041 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (2.041 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.020 %)Windows Mobile
61 (1.020 %)Linux
61 (1.020 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
19 (9.184 %)Workflow
19 (9.184 %)TDD
27 (7.143 %)Pair Programming
27 (7.143 %)Extreme Programming
27 (7.143 %)OO
36 (6.122 %)RAD
36 (6.122 %)Web Design
45 (5.102 %)ITIL
54 (4.082 %)OOD
54 (4.082 %)CRM
54 (4.082 %)Service Management
63 (3.061 %)E-Commerce
63 (3.061 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.041 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (2.041 %)Information Management
72 (2.041 %)Business Analysis
72 (2.041 %)Load Balancing
72 (2.041 %)Wealth Management
81 (1.020 %)Problem Management
81 (1.020 %)Matrix Management
Programming Languages
128 (28.57 %)SQL
217 (17.35 %)JavaScript
316 (16.33 %)Java
414 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
510 (10.20 %)VB
67 (7.143 %)Delphi
75 (5.102 %)C#
75 (5.102 %)Ruby
84 (4.082 %)VB.NET
92 (2.041 %)PL/SQL
92 (2.041 %)C++
92 (2.041 %)VBScript
101 (1.020 %)PHP
101 (1.020 %)Shell Script
101 (1.020 %)VB6
Qualifications
15 (5.102 %)ISEB
15 (5.102 %)Cisco Certification
24 (4.082 %)CCVP
33 (3.061 %)CCNP
42 (2.041 %)Microsoft Certification
51 (1.020 %)MCAD
51 (1.020 %)MCSD
51 (1.020 %)MCSE
51 (1.020 %)MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.020 %)SLA
System Software
19 (9.184 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
18 (8.163 %)CiscoWorks
24 (4.082 %)MIMEsweeper
33 (3.061 %)MOM
41 (1.020 %)BMC PATROL
41 (1.020 %)Tivoli
41 (1.020 %)DameWare
Vendors
120 (20.41 %)Microsoft
215 (15.31 %)Oracle
313 (13.27 %)Cisco
411 (11.22 %)Adobe
510 (10.20 %)Sybase
65 (5.102 %)HP
73 (3.061 %)IBM
73 (3.061 %)NetApp
73 (3.061 %)Business Objects
73 (3.061 %)SAP
73 (3.061 %)Capita
82 (2.041 %)Northgate
82 (2.041 %)McAfee Security
82 (2.041 %)Macromedia
82 (2.041 %)Sun
82 (2.041 %)Dell
91 (1.020 %)Nortel
91 (1.020 %)Citrix
91 (1.020 %)BMC
91 (1.020 %)Red Hat
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