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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Sun products and/or services in IT contracts within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Sun over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6174
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads4054
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.055 %
As % of the category below3.384 %3.416 %
Daily rates quoted310
Average minimum daily rate£267£352
Average daily rate£312£369
% change on same period last year-15.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£357£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£378
% change on same period last year-6.57 %
Hourly rates quoted28
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£19.25
Average hourly rate£35.75£20.75
% change on same period last year+72.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.50£22.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.61£30.40
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11821581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.576 %1.600 %
Daily rates quoted220300
Average minimum daily rate£311£297
Average daily rate£333£310
% change on same period last year+7.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£323
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted75111
Average minimum hourly rate£21.47£18.48
Average hourly rate£22.97£19.43
% change on same period last year+18.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.47£20.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Sun UKSun
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Sun Demand Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Sun Daily Rate Trend

Sun
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Sun across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Scotland Sun Daily Rate Histogram

Sun
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Sun Hourly Rate Trend

Sun
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sun within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 25 July 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+1114£240-40.00 %
GlasgowUp+512£348-2.69 %
AberdeenDown-13--
West DunbartonshireNew entry-1--
West LothianDown-71--
Sun UKSun
UK

Sun
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Sun 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 Sun.

160 (77.92 %)Solaris
243 (55.84 %)VERITAS
338 (49.35 %)UNIX
338 (49.35 %)Oracle
426 (33.77 %)SAN
524 (31.17 %)SQL
621 (27.27 %)Linux
720 (25.97 %)IBM
720 (25.97 %)NetBackup
818 (23.38 %)Java
917 (22.08 %)SQL Server
917 (22.08 %)Finance
1016 (20.78 %)Windows
1114 (18.18 %)J2EE
1114 (18.18 %)BMC
1213 (16.88 %)AIX
1213 (16.88 %)WebSphere
1312 (15.58 %)Oracle 9i
1312 (15.58 %)Oracle 10g
1411 (14.29 %)Shell Script
1411 (14.29 %)Perl
1411 (14.29 %)Sybase
1510 (12.99 %)EMC
1510 (12.99 %)Replication
169 (11.69 %)Red Hat
169 (11.69 %)Sybase ASE
178 (10.39 %)C
178 (10.39 %)Clustering
178 (10.39 %)SSH
178 (10.39 %)Telecoms

Sun
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Sun 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 Sun. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (18.18 %)J2EE
213 (16.88 %)WebSphere
34 (5.195 %).NET
43 (3.896 %)XML
52 (2.597 %)Spring
61 (1.299 %)Java EE
61 (1.299 %)Hibernate
61 (1.299 %)HTML
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (9.091 %)Apache
17 (9.091 %)Oracle Application Server
25 (6.494 %)IBM HTTP Server
32 (2.597 %)IIS
32 (2.597 %)Oracle HTTP Server
32 (2.597 %)CMS
41 (1.299 %)WebSphere Application Server
41 (1.299 %)WebLogic
41 (1.299 %)ESB
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.896 %)MS Visio
21 (1.299 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.299 %)assyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (33.77 %)SAN
28 (10.39 %)SSH
35 (6.494 %)HTTP
43 (3.896 %)LDAP
43 (3.896 %)SSL
52 (2.597 %)Internet
52 (2.597 %)Firewall
52 (2.597 %)VPN
52 (2.597 %)Network Security
61 (1.299 %)Intrusion Detection
61 (1.299 %)IMAP
61 (1.299 %)DNS
61 (1.299 %)TCP/IP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (22.08 %)SQL Server
212 (15.58 %)Oracle 9i
212 (15.58 %)Oracle 10g
39 (11.69 %)Sybase ASE
47 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
47 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (9.091 %)MySQL
52 (2.597 %)RDBMS
52 (2.597 %)DB2
61 (1.299 %)Informix
61 (1.299 %)NonStop SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (6.494 %)Eclipse
23 (3.896 %)CruiseControl
23 (3.896 %)ClearCase
31 (1.299 %)JUnit
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (22.08 %)Finance
28 (10.39 %)Telecoms
37 (9.091 %)Billing
43 (3.896 %)Banking
52 (2.597 %)Financial Institution
52 (2.597 %)Electronics
52 (2.597 %)Pensions
61 (1.299 %)Health
61 (1.299 %)Insurance
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (29.87 %)Administrator
217 (22.08 %)DBA
312 (15.58 %)Systems Administrator
49 (11.69 %)Sybase DBA
58 (10.39 %)Analyst
58 (10.39 %)Capacity Planner
58 (10.39 %)Oracle DBA
67 (9.091 %)UNIX Systems Administrator
76 (7.792 %)Architect
76 (7.792 %)UNIX Administrator
85 (6.494 %)Solaris Administrator
85 (6.494 %)Performance Manager
94 (5.195 %)SQL DBA
94 (5.195 %)Infrastructure Architect
94 (5.195 %)WebSphere Administrator
94 (5.195 %)Storage Analyst
103 (3.896 %)Solaris Systems Administrator
112 (2.597 %)UNIX Specialist
112 (2.597 %)Java Developer
112 (2.597 %)Test Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (12.99 %)Replication
28 (10.39 %)Clustering
35 (6.494 %)AS400
41 (1.299 %)Mainframe
41 (1.299 %)Symmetrix
41 (1.299 %)Tandem
41 (1.299 %)IBM Mainframe
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
160 (77.92 %)Solaris
238 (49.35 %)UNIX
321 (27.27 %)Linux
416 (20.78 %)Windows
513 (16.88 %)AIX
65 (6.494 %)zOS
74 (5.195 %)Windows Server 2003
83 (3.896 %)HPUX
92 (2.597 %)Windows 2000
101 (1.299 %)SUSE
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (6.494 %)ITIL
15 (6.494 %)Performance Management
23 (3.896 %)Load Balancing
23 (3.896 %)Service Management
32 (2.597 %)Identity Management
32 (2.597 %)E-Commerce
32 (2.597 %)SOA
32 (2.597 %)Agile Software Development
41 (1.299 %)Statistical Analysis
41 (1.299 %)Incident Management
41 (1.299 %)Network Load Balancing
41 (1.299 %)Resource Management
41 (1.299 %)RAD
41 (1.299 %)Migration
41 (1.299 %)Service Delivery
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (31.17 %)SQL
218 (23.38 %)Java
311 (14.29 %)Perl
311 (14.29 %)Shell Script
48 (10.39 %)C
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (6.494 %)Sun Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
120 (25.97 %)NetBackup
28 (10.39 %)Oracle RMAN
37 (9.091 %)NFS
44 (5.195 %)Backup Exec
44 (5.195 %)Oracle RAC
53 (3.896 %)Samba
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (6.494 %)Tivoli
23 (3.896 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
23 (3.896 %)BMC Performance Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (55.84 %)VERITAS
238 (49.35 %)Oracle
320 (25.97 %)IBM
414 (18.18 %)BMC
511 (14.29 %)Sybase
610 (12.99 %)EMC
79 (11.69 %)Red Hat
87 (9.091 %)StorageTek
87 (9.091 %)Intec
96 (7.792 %)Microsoft
105 (6.494 %)HP
105 (6.494 %)Cisco
105 (6.494 %)Symantec
114 (5.195 %)Novell
122 (2.597 %)Nokia
122 (2.597 %)CheckPoint
122 (2.597 %)VMware
122 (2.597 %)Blue Coat
131 (1.299 %)Brocade
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