Scotland Lagan Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Lagan products and/or services in IT contracts within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Lagan over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Berkshire Bournemouth Devon Dorset England Exeter Glasgow Hampshire London North East North West Oxford Oxfordshire Scotland South Coast South East South West UK Yorkshire	3 months to 6 Oct 2008	Same period last year
Rank	103	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	2	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.003 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.154 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum daily rate	£250	-
Average daily rate	£300	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£350	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£334	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£38.00	-
% change on same period last year	-
Vendors Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads	1302	1593
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	1.819 %	1.600 %
Daily rates quoted	254	301
Average minimum daily rate	£322	£308
Average daily rate	£344	£327
% change on same period last year	+4.90 %
Average maximum daily rate	£365	£347
UK excluding London average daily rate	£360	£354
% change on same period last year	+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted	112	115
Average minimum hourly rate	£21.12	£19.22
Average hourly rate	£22.00	£20.35
% change on same period last year	+8.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£22.88	£21.48
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.36	£24.43
% change on same period last year	-0.31 %
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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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Lagan Technologies Ltd.

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Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lagan 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.

Location	Rank 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
Glasgow	-	1	£300	-

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Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

1 19 (95.00 %) CRM 2 15 (75.00 %) Stakeholder Management 3 13 (65.00 %) GAP Analysis 4 2 (10.00 %) Business Analysis 5 1 (5.000 %) Bugzilla 5 1 (5.000 %) ISEB 5 1 (5.000 %) WinRunner 5 1 (5.000 %) TestDirector 5 1 (5.000 %) QuickTest Pro 5 1 (5.000 %) LoadRunner

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Development Applications 1 1 (5.000 %) WinRunner 1 1 (5.000 %) TestDirector 1 1 (5.000 %) QuickTest Pro 1 1 (5.000 %) LoadRunner 1 1 (5.000 %) Bugzilla	Job Titles 1 17 (85.00 %) Analyst 2 14 (70.00 %) Business Analyst 3 9 (45.00 %) CRM Business Analyst 4 3 (15.00 %) Systems Analyst 5 2 (10.00 %) Test Manager 6 1 (5.000 %) Consultant
Processes & Methodologies 1 19 (95.00 %) CRM 2 15 (75.00 %) Stakeholder Management 3 13 (65.00 %) GAP Analysis 4 2 (10.00 %) Business Analysis	Qualifications 1 1 (5.000 %) ISEB