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The table below looks at the prevalence of the term 'Retail Banking' in contract IT jobs within the Scotland region together with a comparison to our General terms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Retail Banking over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkRetail Banking
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6885
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads3542
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.041 %
As % of the category below3.299 %2.770 %
Daily rates quoted134
Average minimum daily rate£245£363
Average daily rate£261£379
% change on same period last year-31.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£277£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£432£428
% change on same period last year+1.05 %
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£12.00£30.50
% change on same period last year-60.65 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads10611516
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.434 %1.495 %
Daily rates quoted284364
Average minimum daily rate£301£317
Average daily rate£323£337
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£382£381
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted3947
Average minimum hourly rate£24.17£30.85
Average hourly rate£25.71£33.50
% change on same period last year-23.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.26£36.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.14£27.27
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
Retail Banking UKRetail Banking
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.

Retail Banking
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Retail Banking Demand Trend

Retail Banking
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Retail Banking Daily Rate Trend

Retail Banking
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Retail Banking across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Scotland Retail Banking Daily Rate Histogram

Retail Banking
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Retail Banking Hourly Rate Trend

Retail Banking
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail Banking within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
EdinburghDown-227£295-12.93 %
GlasgowUp+208£232-
Retail Banking UKRetail Banking
UK

Retail Banking
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Retail Banking 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 Retail Banking.

175 (100.00 %)Banking
175 (100.00 %)Retail
223 (30.67 %)Finance
313 (17.33 %)Oracle
412 (16.00 %)TestDirector
510 (13.33 %)Java
67 (9.333 %)SQL
67 (9.333 %)PVCS
67 (9.333 %)UNIX
67 (9.333 %)ISO9002
67 (9.333 %)SLA
67 (9.333 %)MS Visio
67 (9.333 %)ISEB
76 (8.000 %)Change Management
76 (8.000 %)Stakeholder Management
76 (8.000 %)Test Scripting
85 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
85 (6.667 %)WebSphere
85 (6.667 %)Windows
85 (6.667 %)DB2
94 (5.333 %)Business Objects
94 (5.333 %)J2EE
94 (5.333 %)Datawarehouse
94 (5.333 %)E-Commerce
94 (5.333 %)EMC
94 (5.333 %)BusinessObjects
94 (5.333 %)LoadRunner
94 (5.333 %)Legato
94 (5.333 %)Migration
103 (4.000 %)Enterprise Architecture

Retail Banking
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Retail Banking 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 Retail Banking. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (6.667 %)WebSphere
24 (5.333 %)J2EE
32 (2.667 %)ASP
32 (2.667 %)ASP.NET
32 (2.667 %)CSS
32 (2.667 %)XML
32 (2.667 %)XSL
32 (2.667 %)XHTML
32 (2.667 %)Hibernate
32 (2.667 %)Spring
32 (2.667 %)HTML
32 (2.667 %).NET
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.333 %)SAS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (9.333 %)MS Visio
22 (2.667 %)AutoCAD
22 (2.667 %)MS Office
31 (1.333 %)MS Excel
31 (1.333 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.333 %)MS Project
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.667 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.333 %)SAN
21 (1.333 %)Internet
21 (1.333 %)ATM
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (6.667 %)DB2
24 (5.333 %)Datawarehouse
24 (5.333 %)BusinessObjects
32 (2.667 %)SQL Server
41 (1.333 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
41 (1.333 %)Oracle BI EE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (16.00 %)TestDirector
27 (9.333 %)PVCS
34 (5.333 %)LoadRunner
43 (4.000 %)QuickTest Pro
43 (4.000 %)ClearCase
43 (4.000 %)WinRunner
52 (2.667 %)Visual Studio
52 (2.667 %)Dreamweaver
52 (2.667 %)FrontPage
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
175 (100.00 %)Banking
175 (100.00 %)Retail
223 (30.67 %)Finance
33 (4.000 %)Investment Banking
42 (2.667 %)Publishing
42 (2.667 %)Financial Institution
51 (1.333 %)Insurance
51 (1.333 %)Pensions
51 (1.333 %)Online Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (20.00 %)Analyst
29 (12.00 %)Project Manager
35 (6.667 %)Developer
35 (6.667 %)Support Technician
44 (5.333 %)Senior Analyst
44 (5.333 %)Architect
44 (5.333 %)Test Manager
44 (5.333 %)Consultant
44 (5.333 %)DBA
44 (5.333 %)Applications Architect
53 (4.000 %)Performance Engineer
53 (4.000 %)Infrastructure Project Manager
53 (4.000 %)Infrastructure Manager
53 (4.000 %)Enterprise Architect
53 (4.000 %)Test Analyst
53 (4.000 %)Business Analyst
53 (4.000 %)Procurement Consultant
53 (4.000 %)Technical Analyst
62 (2.667 %)Data Analyst
62 (2.667 %)Network Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.333 %)CLARiiON
11 (1.333 %)Symmetrix
11 (1.333 %)EMC Centera
11 (1.333 %)PKI
11 (1.333 %)Credit Risk
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (9.333 %)UNIX
25 (6.667 %)Windows
32 (2.667 %)AIX
32 (2.667 %)Solaris
32 (2.667 %)Windows XP
32 (2.667 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (1.333 %)HPUX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (8.000 %)Change Management
16 (8.000 %)Stakeholder Management
16 (8.000 %)Test Scripting
25 (6.667 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (5.333 %)Migration
34 (5.333 %)E-Commerce
43 (4.000 %)Configuration Management
43 (4.000 %)Enterprise Architecture
43 (4.000 %)Programme Management
43 (4.000 %)OO
52 (2.667 %)Project Planning
52 (2.667 %)Web Development
52 (2.667 %)Business Analysis
52 (2.667 %)Supplier Management
52 (2.667 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.333 %)ITIL
61 (1.333 %)Business Intelligence
61 (1.333 %)Project Management
61 (1.333 %)Software Testing
61 (1.333 %)Requirements Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (13.33 %)Java
27 (9.333 %)SQL
32 (2.667 %)VBScript
32 (2.667 %)VB
32 (2.667 %)VB.NET
32 (2.667 %)VBA
32 (2.667 %)REXX
32 (2.667 %)JavaScript
41 (1.333 %)C
41 (1.333 %)Shell Script
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (9.333 %)ISEB
22 (2.667 %)Cisco Certification
22 (2.667 %)CCNP
22 (2.667 %)CCNA
31 (1.333 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (9.333 %)ISO9002
17 (9.333 %)SLA
22 (2.667 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.333 %)NetBackup
11 (1.333 %)Oracle RMAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (5.333 %)Legato
22 (2.667 %)CiscoWorks
31 (1.333 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
31 (1.333 %)RepliStor
31 (1.333 %)EMC NetWorker
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (17.33 %)Oracle
24 (5.333 %)Business Objects
24 (5.333 %)EMC
32 (2.667 %)Microsoft
32 (2.667 %)Sun
32 (2.667 %)Primavera
32 (2.667 %)Planview
41 (1.333 %)VERITAS
41 (1.333 %)SAP
41 (1.333 %)Siebel