Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Network Support 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 jobs that have cited Network Support in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Network Support
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank99118
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.278 %0.265 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£325-
UK excluding London average daily rate£214£290
% change on same period last year-25.99 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£10.00-
Average hourly rate£15.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.59£20.97
% change on same period last year-1.82 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads21573391
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.074 %3.507 %
Daily rates quoted463659
Average minimum daily rate£295£307
Average daily rate£318£323
% change on same period last year-1.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted174251
Average minimum hourly rate£21.19£19.52
Average hourly rate£22.18£20.69
% change on same period last year+7.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.16£21.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Network Support UKNetwork Support
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 Support
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Network Support Demand Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Network Support Daily Rate Trend

Network Support
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Network Support across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Scotland Network Support Daily Rate Histogram

Network Support
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Network Support Hourly Rate Trend

Network Support
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Support within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 15 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
EdinburghUp+213£300-
GlasgowUp+192--
Network Support UKNetwork Support
UK

Network Support
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Network Support 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 Network Support in their job title.

14 (40.00 %)Windows
14 (40.00 %)LAN
14 (40.00 %)WAN
14 (40.00 %)Cisco
14 (40.00 %)Microsoft
23 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
23 (30.00 %)Active Directory
23 (30.00 %)CiscoWorks
32 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (20.00 %)Avaya
32 (20.00 %)Avaya Certification
32 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (20.00 %)Change Management
32 (20.00 %)OpenView
32 (20.00 %)HP
32 (20.00 %)CCIE
32 (20.00 %)CCNP
32 (20.00 %)MS Excel
32 (20.00 %)OVSD
32 (20.00 %)ITIL
41 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
41 (10.00 %)Network Security
41 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
41 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (10.00 %)Windows XP
41 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
41 (10.00 %)DHCP
41 (10.00 %)VoIP
41 (10.00 %)DNS
41 (10.00 %)Firewall

Network Support
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Network Support 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 Network Support in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)MS Exchange
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (20.00 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)LAN
14 (40.00 %)WAN
23 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (10.00 %)DNS
31 (10.00 %)Firewall
31 (10.00 %)Cisco PIX
31 (10.00 %)Network Security
31 (10.00 %)Cisco ASA
31 (10.00 %)DHCP
31 (10.00 %)VoIP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (40.00 %)Windows
22 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (10.00 %)Windows XP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)ITIL
12 (20.00 %)Change Management
21 (10.00 %)Migration
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)CCIE
12 (20.00 %)CCNP
12 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
12 (20.00 %)Avaya Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (30.00 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (30.00 %)CiscoWorks
22 (20.00 %)OVSD
22 (20.00 %)OpenView
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (40.00 %)Cisco
14 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (20.00 %)HP
22 (20.00 %)Avaya
31 (10.00 %)Nokia
31 (10.00 %)CheckPoint