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The table below looks at the demand for Resource Description Framework (RDF) 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 RDF over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkResource Description Framework (RDF)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank88-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.089 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£224-
Average daily rate£224-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£224-
UK excluding London average daily rate£224£375
% change on same period last year-40.26 %
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-£19.50
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11941478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.681 %1.494 %
Daily rates quoted285361
Average minimum daily rate£322£328
Average daily rate£347£345
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£371£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£370
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Hourly rates quoted7360
Average minimum hourly rate£24.18£23.30
Average hourly rate£25.31£24.93
% change on same period last year+1.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.43£26.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.44£30.00
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
RDF UKRDF
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.

RDF
Demand Trend

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

Scotland RDF Demand Trend

RDF
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland RDF Daily Rate Trend

RDF
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland RDF Daily Rate Histogram

RDF
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland RDF Hourly Rate Trend

RDF
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RDF 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-6£224-
GlasgowNew entry-4--
LanarkshireNew entry-2--
RDF UKRDF
UK

RDF
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

126 (78.79 %)Finance
28 (24.24 %)Mainframe
37 (21.21 %)User Acceptance Testing
46 (18.18 %)V-Model
46 (18.18 %)WebSphere
46 (18.18 %)TestDirector
55 (15.15 %)Java
55 (15.15 %)WebServices
64 (12.12 %)UNIX
64 (12.12 %)MS Visio
64 (12.12 %)ISEB
64 (12.12 %)MS PowerPoint
73 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
73 (9.091 %)Blackberry
73 (9.091 %)COBOL
73 (9.091 %)XML
73 (9.091 %)Oracle
73 (9.091 %)DB2
82 (6.061 %)WebSphere Application Server
82 (6.061 %)J2EE
82 (6.061 %)Eclipse
82 (6.061 %)MVS
82 (6.061 %)Microsoft
82 (6.061 %)Active Directory
82 (6.061 %)Telon
82 (6.061 %)Security Management
82 (6.061 %)Hibernate
82 (6.061 %)WPS
82 (6.061 %)Data Management
82 (6.061 %)Spring

RDF
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (18.18 %)WebSphere
25 (15.15 %)WebServices
33 (9.091 %)XML
42 (6.061 %)Hibernate
42 (6.061 %)Spring
42 (6.061 %)J2EE
51 (3.030 %)ASP
51 (3.030 %)ASP.NET
51 (3.030 %).NET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (6.061 %)WebSphere Application Server
12 (6.061 %)WPS
12 (6.061 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (3.030 %)SharePoint
21 (3.030 %)OpenEdge
21 (3.030 %)BizTalk Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (12.12 %)MS Visio
14 (12.12 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (3.030 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.030 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (9.091 %)DB2
21 (3.030 %)Adabas
21 (3.030 %)IMS/DB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (18.18 %)TestDirector
22 (6.061 %)Telon
22 (6.061 %)Eclipse
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (78.79 %)Finance
21 (3.030 %)Pensions
21 (3.030 %)Auditing
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (51.52 %)Analyst
27 (21.21 %)Analyst Programmer
27 (21.21 %)Programmer
36 (18.18 %)Business Analyst
44 (12.12 %)Developer
53 (9.091 %)Solutions Designer
53 (9.091 %)Architect
53 (9.091 %)Project Manager
53 (9.091 %)Test Analyst
53 (9.091 %)Solutions Architect
62 (6.061 %)Tester
62 (6.061 %)Java Developer
71 (3.030 %)Desktop Engineer
71 (3.030 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
71 (3.030 %)Business Project Manager
71 (3.030 %).NET Analyst Programmer
71 (3.030 %)Business Manager
71 (3.030 %)Progress Programmer
71 (3.030 %)IT Security Analyst
71 (3.030 %).NET Programmer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (24.24 %)Mainframe
23 (9.091 %)Blackberry
31 (3.030 %)N-Tier
31 (3.030 %)AS400
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (12.12 %)UNIX
22 (6.061 %)MVS
31 (3.030 %)Windows Vista
31 (3.030 %)Windows
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (21.21 %)User Acceptance Testing
26 (18.18 %)V-Model
33 (9.091 %)Business Analysis
42 (6.061 %)Data Management
42 (6.061 %)Security Management
51 (3.030 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (3.030 %)PRINCE2
51 (3.030 %)OO
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (15.15 %)Java
23 (9.091 %)COBOL
31 (3.030 %)RPG
31 (3.030 %)VB
31 (3.030 %)NATURAL
31 (3.030 %)JCL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (12.12 %)ISEB
21 (3.030 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.030 %)MCP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.030 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (6.061 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (9.091 %)Oracle
22 (6.061 %)Microsoft
31 (3.030 %)HP
31 (3.030 %)Dell
31 (3.030 %)Progress
31 (3.030 %)IBM