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This section looks at the demand for Network Design skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Network Design over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkNetwork Design
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank101112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.172 %0.698 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£275
Average daily rate-£330
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£361
% change on same period last year-1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.42£38.33
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11611575
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.547 %1.571 %
Daily rates quoted301364
Average minimum daily rate£297£325
Average daily rate£320£343
% change on same period last year-6.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted6060
Average minimum hourly rate£23.44£26.26
Average hourly rate£25.02£27.59
% change on same period last year-9.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.61£28.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Network Design UKNetwork Design
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.

Network Design
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Network Design across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Scotland Network Design Demand Trend

Network Design
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Network Design Daily Rate Trend

Network Design
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Network Design Hourly Rate Trend

Network Design
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Design within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 August 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+112--
Network Design UKNetwork Design
UK

Network Design
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Network Design 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 Network Design.

12 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
12 (50.00 %)SOA
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
12 (50.00 %)Cisco
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (25.00 %)Nortel Meridian
21 (25.00 %)Telecoms
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Validation
21 (25.00 %)CCNP
21 (25.00 %)CCNA
21 (25.00 %)Nortel
21 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (25.00 %)Siemens
21 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
21 (25.00 %)MPLS

Network Design
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Network Design 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 Network Design. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)LAN
12 (50.00 %)WAN
12 (50.00 %)Firewall
21 (25.00 %)Nortel Meridian
21 (25.00 %)MPLS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Telecoms
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Architect
22 (50.00 %)Network Architect
31 (25.00 %)Cisco Architect
31 (25.00 %)Cisco Network Architect
31 (25.00 %)Network Designer
31 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Architect
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)E-Commerce
12 (50.00 %)SOA
21 (25.00 %)Validation
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)CCNP
11 (25.00 %)CCNA
11 (25.00 %)Cisco Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Cisco
21 (25.00 %)Nortel
21 (25.00 %)Siemens
21 (25.00 %)CheckPoint