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This section looks at the demand for the Operations Analyst 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 Operations Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Operations Analyst
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank96129
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads62
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.254 %0.057 %
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£304£269
% change on same period last year+12.97 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00-
Average hourly rate£23.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£27.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.55£25.56
% change on same period last year-11.78 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads23663483
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.122 %3.469 %
Daily rates quoted532696
Average minimum daily rate£292£301
Average daily rate£315£317
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted155202
Average minimum hourly rate£20.67£18.66
Average hourly rate£22.68£19.73
% change on same period last year+14.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.69£20.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Operations Analyst UKOperations Analyst
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.

Operations Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Operations Analyst Demand Trend

Operations Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Operations Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Operations Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Operations Analyst across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Scotland Operations Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Operations Analyst
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Analyst within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 21 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+115--
Operations Analyst UKOperations Analyst
UK

Operations Analyst
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Operations Analyst 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 Operations Analyst in their job title.

15 (50.00 %)MySQL
15 (50.00 %)Linux
24 (40.00 %)Finance
24 (40.00 %)Health
33 (30.00 %)Red Hat Linux
33 (30.00 %)Red Hat
42 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
42 (20.00 %)Lotus Notes
42 (20.00 %)Lotus
42 (20.00 %)Time Management
42 (20.00 %)Debian
51 (10.00 %)Pensions
51 (10.00 %)Law
51 (10.00 %)Windows XP
51 (10.00 %)IBM
51 (10.00 %)MS Office
51 (10.00 %)UNIX
51 (10.00 %)Windows
51 (10.00 %)Tivoli
51 (10.00 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
51 (10.00 %)Perl
51 (10.00 %)SQL

Operations Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Operations Analyst 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 Operations Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (20.00 %)Lotus Notes
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (50.00 %)MySQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Finance
14 (40.00 %)Health
21 (10.00 %)Pensions
21 (10.00 %)Law
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (50.00 %)Linux
23 (30.00 %)Red Hat Linux
32 (20.00 %)Debian
41 (10.00 %)Windows XP
41 (10.00 %)UNIX
41 (10.00 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (20.00 %)Configuration Management
12 (20.00 %)Time Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Perl
11 (10.00 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (10.00 %)Tivoli
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Red Hat
22 (20.00 %)Lotus
31 (10.00 %)IBM