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The table below looks at the demand for Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) 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 ITIL Certification over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank86102
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads1726
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.026 %
As % of the category below7.054 %7.104 %
Daily rates quoted89
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 quoted32
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 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads241366
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.370 %
Daily rates quoted5582
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 quoted3224
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 %
ITIL Certification UKITIL 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.

ITIL Certification
Demand Trend

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.

Scotland ITIL Certification Demand Trend

ITIL Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland ITIL Certification Daily Rate Trend

ITIL Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Scotland ITIL Certification Daily Rate Histogram

ITIL Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland ITIL Certification Hourly Rate Trend

ITIL Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL Certification within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 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+2411£265-33.75 %
EdinburghDown-22£245-40.91 %
West LothianNew entry-2£240-
FalkirkNew entry-1--
ITIL Certification UKITIL Certification
UK

ITIL Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing ITIL 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 ITIL Certification.

127 (100.00 %)ITIL
28 (29.63 %)Finance
35 (18.52 %)PRINCE2
35 (18.52 %)SLA
44 (14.81 %)Sun
44 (14.81 %)Windows
44 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (14.81 %)Change Management
44 (14.81 %)Service Management
53 (11.11 %)Health
53 (11.11 %)Anite
53 (11.11 %)Active Directory
53 (11.11 %)Cisco
53 (11.11 %)MCSE
62 (7.407 %)Solaris
62 (7.407 %)UML
62 (7.407 %)UNIX
62 (7.407 %)CNA
62 (7.407 %)Novell Certification
62 (7.407 %)Novell
62 (7.407 %)Peregrine
62 (7.407 %)NHS
62 (7.407 %)BPR
62 (7.407 %)Project Management
62 (7.407 %)Migration
62 (7.407 %)Service Delivery
62 (7.407 %)NetBackup
62 (7.407 %)Retail
62 (7.407 %)MS Office
62 (7.407 %)Pensions

ITIL Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing ITIL 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 ITIL Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.407 %)MS Office
21 (3.704 %)MS Excel
21 (3.704 %)MS Project
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.704 %)WAN
11 (3.704 %)SAN
11 (3.704 %)Intranet
11 (3.704 %)IP Telephony
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.704 %)Oracle 10g
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (29.63 %)Finance
23 (11.11 %)Health
32 (7.407 %)Retail
32 (7.407 %)Pensions
41 (3.704 %)Telecoms
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (51.85 %)Analyst
25 (18.52 %)Business Analyst
34 (14.81 %)Project Manager
34 (14.81 %)Service Analyst
34 (14.81 %)Support Analyst
42 (7.407 %)ITIL Consultant
42 (7.407 %)Problem Manager
42 (7.407 %)UNIX Specialist
42 (7.407 %)Services Delivery Analyst
42 (7.407 %)Storage Specialist
42 (7.407 %)Service Management Consultant
42 (7.407 %)Management Consultant
42 (7.407 %)Consultant
51 (3.704 %)Technical Project Manager
51 (3.704 %)Server Support
51 (3.704 %)Helpdesk Manager
51 (3.704 %)Coordinator
51 (3.704 %)Senior Business Analyst
51 (3.704 %)Infrastructure Analyst
51 (3.704 %)Senior Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.407 %)NHS
21 (3.704 %)Mainframe
21 (3.704 %)Management Information System
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (14.81 %)Windows
22 (7.407 %)Solaris
22 (7.407 %)UNIX
22 (7.407 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (3.704 %)Windows XP
31 (3.704 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (100.00 %)ITIL
25 (18.52 %)PRINCE2
34 (14.81 %)Service Management
34 (14.81 %)Change Management
42 (7.407 %)Service Delivery
42 (7.407 %)UML
42 (7.407 %)BPR
42 (7.407 %)Project Management
42 (7.407 %)Migration
42 (7.407 %)Problem Management
51 (3.704 %)Use Case
51 (3.704 %)Programme Management
51 (3.704 %)Asset Management
51 (3.704 %)Supplier Management
51 (3.704 %)Incident Management
51 (3.704 %)ITSM
51 (3.704 %)Workflow
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (14.81 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (11.11 %)MCSE
32 (7.407 %)CNA
32 (7.407 %)Novell Certification
41 (3.704 %)MCDST
41 (3.704 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (3.704 %)MCP
41 (3.704 %)CNE
41 (3.704 %)CCNA
41 (3.704 %)Cisco Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (18.52 %)SLA
21 (3.704 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (11.11 %)Active Directory
22 (7.407 %)NetBackup
31 (3.704 %)NDS
31 (3.704 %)VMware Workstation
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (7.407 %)ServiceCenter
21 (3.704 %)OpenView
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (14.81 %)Sun
23 (11.11 %)Cisco
23 (11.11 %)Anite
32 (7.407 %)Novell
32 (7.407 %)Peregrine
41 (3.704 %)VMware
41 (3.704 %)Oracle
41 (3.704 %)Intel
41 (3.704 %)Citrix