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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Mercator 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 Mercator over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMercator
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank99126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.154 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£388-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£425-
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£504
% change on same period last year-26.92 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads13001585
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.830 %1.602 %
Daily rates quoted269309
Average minimum daily rate£319£314
Average daily rate£341£333
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted110107
Average minimum hourly rate£21.33£19.14
Average hourly rate£22.21£20.18
% change on same period last year+10.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.09£21.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Mercator UKMercator
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Mercator Software, Inc.

Mercator
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Mercator Demand Trend

Mercator
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Mercator Daily Rate Trend

Mercator
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mercator within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 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
EdinburghNew entry-1£388-
Mercator UKMercator
UK

Mercator
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Mercator 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 Mercator.

11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)Red Hat
11 (50.00 %)JD Edwards
11 (50.00 %)CA SiteMinder
11 (50.00 %)Migration
11 (50.00 %)Oracle RAC
11 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux

Mercator
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Mercator 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 Mercator. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Architect
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Solutions Architect
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)Red Hat Linux
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Migration
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Oracle RAC
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)CA SiteMinder
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Oracle
11 (50.00 %)Red Hat
11 (50.00 %)JD Edwards