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

LinkNovell
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank75100
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads2628
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.028 %
As % of the category below2.000 %1.767 %
Daily rates quoted25
Average minimum daily rate£175£185
Average daily rate£198£190
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£220£195
UK excluding London average daily rate£220£248
% change on same period last year-11.47 %
Hourly rates quoted97
Average minimum hourly rate£15.45£14.50
Average hourly rate£16.38£15.36
% change on same period last year+6.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.30£16.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.93£16.86
% change on same period last year+12.27 %
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 %
Novell UKNovell
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 Novell, Inc.

Novell
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Novell Demand Trend

Novell
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Novell Daily Rate Trend

Novell
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Novell Hourly Rate Trend

Novell
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Novell across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Scotland Novell Hourly Rate Histogram

Novell
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Novell 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
GlasgowUp+289£140-27.01 %
EdinburghUp+104£255-
AberdeenNew entry-3--
West LothianDown-22--
RenfrewshireNew entry-1--
South LanarkshireNew entry-1--
DundeeNew entry-1--
North LanarkshireNew entry-1--
Novell UKNovell
UK

Novell
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

129 (58.00 %)Windows
129 (58.00 %)Microsoft
129 (58.00 %)Active Directory
220 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
318 (36.00 %)Citrix
318 (36.00 %)MCSE
415 (30.00 %)Windows XP
415 (30.00 %)NetWare
513 (26.00 %)CNA
513 (26.00 %)Novell Certification
513 (26.00 %)MCP
612 (24.00 %)Oracle
612 (24.00 %)Remedy
711 (22.00 %)Service Management
89 (18.00 %)VMware
89 (18.00 %)VERITAS
89 (18.00 %)Windows Server 2003
98 (16.00 %)Client/Server
107 (14.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
107 (14.00 %)Back Office
116 (12.00 %)Altiris
116 (12.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
116 (12.00 %)MS Excel
125 (10.00 %)IBM
125 (10.00 %)McAfee Security
134 (8.000 %)GroupWise
134 (8.000 %)Symantec
134 (8.000 %)StorageTek
134 (8.000 %)HP
134 (8.000 %)EMC

Novell
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.000 %)GroupWise
23 (6.000 %)IIS
32 (4.000 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.000 %)MS Exchange
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (12.00 %)MS Excel
21 (2.000 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.000 %)TCP/IP
13 (6.000 %)SAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (8.000 %)Oracle 9i
14 (8.000 %)Oracle 10g
22 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (4.000 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (14.00 %)Back Office
24 (8.000 %)Telecoms
33 (6.000 %)Finance
42 (4.000 %)Government
51 (2.000 %)Home Office
51 (2.000 %)Banking
51 (2.000 %)Pensions
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (28.00 %)Analyst
29 (18.00 %)Support Engineer
37 (14.00 %)Systems Engineer
46 (12.00 %)Service Analyst
46 (12.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
54 (8.000 %)Storage Analyst
54 (8.000 %)Consultant
63 (6.000 %)Systems Analyst
63 (6.000 %)2nd Line Support
63 (6.000 %)Support Consultant
63 (6.000 %)Desktop Support
72 (4.000 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
72 (4.000 %)Desktop Engineer
72 (4.000 %)Senior Systems Analyst
72 (4.000 %)Senior Support Engineer
72 (4.000 %)Security Administrator
72 (4.000 %)Administrator
72 (4.000 %)Senior Analyst
72 (4.000 %)Desktop Support Engineer
81 (2.000 %)Technical Support Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (16.00 %)Client/Server
23 (6.000 %)Clustering
31 (2.000 %)PDA
31 (2.000 %)Blackberry
31 (2.000 %)Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (58.00 %)Windows
215 (30.00 %)Windows XP
215 (30.00 %)NetWare
39 (18.00 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (8.000 %)AIX
44 (8.000 %)Solaris
44 (8.000 %)Windows 2000
53 (6.000 %)Linux
62 (4.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (4.000 %)Windows NT
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (22.00 %)Service Management
24 (8.000 %)Quality Management
24 (8.000 %)ITIL
31 (2.000 %)Identity Management
31 (2.000 %)Migration
31 (2.000 %)Project Planning
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (40.00 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (36.00 %)MCSE
313 (26.00 %)Novell Certification
313 (26.00 %)CNA
313 (26.00 %)MCP
42 (4.000 %)ITIL Certification
51 (2.000 %)HND
51 (2.000 %)CNE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.000 %)SLA
11 (2.000 %)QA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (58.00 %)Active Directory
24 (8.000 %)NetBackup
24 (8.000 %)Backup Exec
24 (8.000 %)Oracle RAC
33 (6.000 %)Terminal Server
33 (6.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (4.000 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (2.000 %)VMware ESX
51 (2.000 %)VMware Workstation
51 (2.000 %)NDS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (14.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (12.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
33 (6.000 %)ARCserve
33 (6.000 %)OpenView
41 (2.000 %)ZENworks
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (58.00 %)Microsoft
218 (36.00 %)Citrix
312 (24.00 %)Oracle
312 (24.00 %)Remedy
49 (18.00 %)VMware
49 (18.00 %)VERITAS
56 (12.00 %)Altiris
65 (10.00 %)McAfee Security
65 (10.00 %)IBM
74 (8.000 %)StorageTek
74 (8.000 %)Sun
74 (8.000 %)HP
74 (8.000 %)EMC
74 (8.000 %)Symantec
82 (4.000 %)Lotus
91 (2.000 %)Reuters
91 (2.000 %)Bloomberg
91 (2.000 %)Sophos
91 (2.000 %)Intel