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The table below looks at the demand for the Security Specialist 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 Security Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Security Specialist
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank88127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads131
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.596 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£340-
Average daily rate£354-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£368-
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£430
% change on same period last year-10.58 %
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£28.33-
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads21803434
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.069 %3.470 %
Daily rates quoted475665
Average minimum daily rate£293£308
Average daily rate£317£324
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted171239
Average minimum hourly rate£21.78£19.35
Average hourly rate£23.00£20.53
% change on same period last year+12.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.22£21.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Security Specialist UKSecurity Specialist
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.

Security Specialist
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Security Specialist Demand Trend

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Security Specialist Daily Rate Trend

Security Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Scotland Security Specialist Daily Rate Histogram

Security Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Security Specialist Hourly Rate Trend

Security Specialist
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Specialist 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-12£354-
GlasgowUp+241--
Security Specialist UKSecurity Specialist
UK

Security Specialist
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Security Specialist 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 Security Specialist in their job title.

111 (73.33 %)CA
29 (60.00 %)Mainframe
36 (40.00 %)IBM
36 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
43 (20.00 %)Information Security
52 (13.33 %)Finance
52 (13.33 %)Migration
52 (13.33 %)Use Case
52 (13.33 %)Load Testing
52 (13.33 %)CA SiteMinder
61 (6.667 %)RACF
61 (6.667 %)Data Security
61 (6.667 %)CICS
61 (6.667 %)zOS
61 (6.667 %)Programme Management

Security Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Security Specialist 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 Security Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)CICS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Finance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (60.00 %)Mainframe
26 (40.00 %)IBM Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)zOS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)Information Security
22 (13.33 %)Migration
22 (13.33 %)Use Case
22 (13.33 %)Load Testing
31 (6.667 %)Data Security
31 (6.667 %)Programme Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (6.667 %)RACF
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (13.33 %)CA SiteMinder
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (73.33 %)CA
26 (40.00 %)IBM