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This section looks at the demand for REstructured EXtended eXecutor (REXX) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited REXX over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkREstructured EXtended eXecutor (REXX)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank99116
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.551 %0.584 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£338
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£360
% change on same period last year-13.62 %
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£47.50£27.33
% change on same period last year+73.78 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads7261199
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.968 %1.196 %
Daily rates quoted161259
Average minimum daily rate£304£315
Average daily rate£326£331
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted3339
Average minimum hourly rate£26.84£29.97
Average hourly rate£29.66£31.74
% change on same period last year-6.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.48£33.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
REXX UKREXX
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.

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Demand Trend

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

Scotland REXX Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland REXX Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland REXX Hourly Rate Trend

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing REXX within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 29 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+104--
REXX UKREXX
UK

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Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing REXX 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 REXX.

15 (100.00 %)DB2
24 (80.00 %)SQL
33 (60.00 %)OMEGAMON
33 (60.00 %)BMC
42 (40.00 %)Retail Banking
42 (40.00 %)Finance
42 (40.00 %)Banking
42 (40.00 %)Retail

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing REXX 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 REXX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)DB2
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
12 (40.00 %)Banking
12 (40.00 %)Retail
12 (40.00 %)Retail Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)DBA
15 (100.00 %)DB2 DBA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (60.00 %)OMEGAMON
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)BMC