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This section looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT contracts within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Junior
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank78111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads2521
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.022 %
As % of the category below1.016 %0.626 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£175£193
Average daily rate£179£202
% change on same period last year-11.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£183£210
UK excluding London average daily rate£242£231
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£9.60£9.00
Average hourly rate£9.90£9.33
% change on same period last year+6.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£10.20£9.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.18£13.80
% change on same period last year+10.05 %
Job Titles ScotlandJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads24603356
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.244 %3.560 %
Daily rates quoted520638
Average minimum daily rate£305£307
Average daily rate£328£322
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted159214
Average minimum hourly rate£18.75£18.40
Average hourly rate£20.37£19.54
% change on same period last year+4.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£20.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Junior UKJunior
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.

Junior
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Junior Demand Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Junior Daily Rate Trend

Junior
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Junior Daily Rate Histogram

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Junior Hourly Rate Trend

Junior
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Junior Hourly Rate Histogram

Junior
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Junior 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+1610£181+18.85 %
EdinburghUp+125--
AberdeenUp+33£175-
East AyrshireNew entry-3--
West LothianDown-31--
AberdeenshireUp+31--
Junior UKJunior
UK

Junior
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title.

19 (23.08 %)Finance
28 (20.51 %)MS Office
37 (17.95 %)MS Excel
46 (15.38 %)Microsoft
55 (12.82 %)Project Management
55 (12.82 %)Unix
64 (10.26 %)Windows
64 (10.26 %)Degree
64 (10.26 %)Business Analysis
73 (7.692 %)ITSM
73 (7.692 %)Solaris
73 (7.692 %)CSS
73 (7.692 %)ITIL
73 (7.692 %)HTML
73 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
82 (5.128 %)VERITAS
82 (5.128 %)Red Hat
82 (5.128 %)MS Access
82 (5.128 %)Linux
82 (5.128 %)Windows 2000
82 (5.128 %)NetBackup
82 (5.128 %)Law
82 (5.128 %)Time Management
82 (5.128 %)MS PowerPoint
82 (5.128 %)Data Analysis
82 (5.128 %)Banking
82 (5.128 %)QA
91 (2.564 %)Credit Risk
91 (2.564 %)Content Management
91 (2.564 %)Retail

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Junior in their job title 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 with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
13 (7.692 %)HTML
13 (7.692 %)CSS
21 (2.564 %)Middleware
21 (2.564 %)Spring
21 (2.564 %)J2EE
Application Platforms
11 (2.564 %)CICS
11 (2.564 %)CMS
Applications
18 (20.51 %)MS Office
27 (17.95 %)MS Excel
32 (5.128 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (2.564 %)MS Project
Database & Business Intelligence
12 (5.128 %)MS Access
21 (2.564 %)GIS
21 (2.564 %)Crystal Reports
21 (2.564 %)Informix
General
19 (23.08 %)Finance
22 (5.128 %)Law
22 (5.128 %)Banking
31 (2.564 %)Retail
31 (2.564 %)Retail Banking
31 (2.564 %)Legal
31 (2.564 %)Health
Miscellaneous
11 (2.564 %)Management Information System
11 (2.564 %)Statistics
11 (2.564 %)Credit Risk
Operating Systems
15 (12.82 %)Unix
24 (10.26 %)Windows
33 (7.692 %)Solaris
42 (5.128 %)Linux
42 (5.128 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.564 %)Windows XP
51 (2.564 %)zOS
Processes & Methodologies
15 (12.82 %)Project Management
24 (10.26 %)Business Analysis
33 (7.692 %)ITSM
33 (7.692 %)ITIL
33 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
42 (5.128 %)Time Management
42 (5.128 %)Data Analysis
51 (2.564 %)ERP
51 (2.564 %)PRINCE
51 (2.564 %)Data Management
51 (2.564 %)Content Management
51 (2.564 %)Change Management
51 (2.564 %)GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
11 (2.564 %)Java
11 (2.564 %)JavaScript
11 (2.564 %)SQL
Qualifications
14 (10.26 %)Degree
21 (2.564 %)Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
12 (5.128 %)QA
21 (2.564 %)SLA
21 (2.564 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
12 (5.128 %)NetBackup
21 (2.564 %)Active Directory
Vendors
16 (15.38 %)Microsoft
22 (5.128 %)VERITAS
22 (5.128 %)Red Hat
31 (2.564 %)Sun
31 (2.564 %)Oracle
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