| Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification |
| 3 months to 7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 86 | 102 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 26 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.026 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.054 % | 7.104 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 9 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £233 | £385 |
| Average daily rate | £249 | £393 |
| % change on same period last year | -36.56 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £266 | £401 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £346 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.67 | £22.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.12 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.33 | £26.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.54 | £24.45 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 241 | 366 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.342 % | 0.370 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 55 | 82 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £301 | £295 |
| Average daily rate | £315 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.73 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £330 | £325 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £337 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 32 | 24 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.34 | £17.63 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.48 | £18.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.86 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.62 | £19.76 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.45 | £25.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.41 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.