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The table below looks at the demand for Sage Line 500 skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Line 500 over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSage Line 500
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank102-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.588 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate-£328
% change on same period last year-
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--
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads170220
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.230 %0.217 %
Daily rates quoted2840
Average minimum daily rate£376£347
Average daily rate£399£380
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£425
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£9.00£22.80
Average hourly rate£10.50£24.10
% change on same period last year-56.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.00£25.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.03£26.50
% change on same period last year+5.75 %
Line 500 UKLine 500
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.

Line 500
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Line 500 across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Scotland Line 500 Demand Trend

Line 500
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Line 500 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 Line 500.

11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)Epicor
11 (100.00 %)Exchequer
11 (100.00 %)CODA
11 (100.00 %)Sage
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
11 (100.00 %)Dynamics NAV
11 (100.00 %)Dynamics GP
11 (100.00 %)Degree
11 (100.00 %)SAP Business One
11 (100.00 %)Line 100
11 (100.00 %)CODA Dream

Line 500
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Line 500 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 Line 500. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (100.00 %)Dynamics NAV
11 (100.00 %)Dynamics GP
11 (100.00 %)SAP Business One
11 (100.00 %)Line 100
11 (100.00 %)CODA Dream
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Consultant
11 (100.00 %)Implementation Consultant
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Business Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)Epicor
11 (100.00 %)Exchequer
11 (100.00 %)CODA
11 (100.00 %)Sage