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The table below looks at the demand for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JDBC over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkJava Database Connectivity (JDBC)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank104109
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.194 %1.335 %
Daily rates quoted07
Average minimum daily rate-£359
Average daily rate-£369
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£341
% change on same period last year-1.51 %
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£40.07£27.00
% change on same period last year+48.41 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads515899
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.719 %0.903 %
Daily rates quoted101178
Average minimum daily rate£333£320
Average daily rate£353£335
% change on same period last year+5.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted2243
Average minimum hourly rate£29.65£28.87
Average hourly rate£30.91£30.07
% change on same period last year+2.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.18£31.28
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
JDBC UKJDBC
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.

JDBC
Demand Trend

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

Scotland JDBC Demand Trend

JDBC
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland JDBC Daily Rate Trend

JDBC
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland JDBC Hourly Rate Trend

JDBC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JDBC within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 6 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
EdinburghUp+101--
JDBC UKJDBC
UK

JDBC
Top 18 Related IT Skills

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

11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Ant
11 (100.00 %)PVCS
11 (100.00 %)EJB
11 (100.00 %)Servlets
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 9i
11 (100.00 %)Eclipse
11 (100.00 %)MVC
11 (100.00 %)Hibernate
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)OC4J

JDBC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)EJB
11 (100.00 %)Servlets
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)MVC
11 (100.00 %)Hibernate
11 (100.00 %)Spring
11 (100.00 %)OC4J
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)Oracle 9i
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Ant
11 (100.00 %)PVCS
11 (100.00 %)Eclipse
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Programmer
11 (100.00 %)Java Programmer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (100.00 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle