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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of SunGard 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 SunGard over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSunGard
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank101-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.079 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£432£314
% change on same period last year+37.53 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads12631630
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.667 %1.623 %
Daily rates quoted241298
Average minimum daily rate£316£296
Average daily rate£338£311
% change on same period last year+8.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted85116
Average minimum hourly rate£19.34£19.06
Average hourly rate£20.55£20.05
% change on same period last year+2.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.75£21.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
SunGard UKSunGard
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 SunGard Data Systems, Inc.

SunGard
Demand Trend

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

Scotland SunGard Demand Trend

SunGard
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland SunGard Daily Rate Trend

SunGard
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SunGard within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 20 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
GlasgowNew entry-1£375-
SunGard UKSunGard
UK

SunGard
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing SunGard 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 SunGard.

11 (50.00 %)RPG
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)MQSeries
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
11 (50.00 %)AS400
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)TETRA
11 (50.00 %)Banking
11 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
11 (50.00 %)SunGard GMI
11 (50.00 %)SunGard Vivista

SunGard
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MQSeries
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (50.00 %)SunGard GMI
11 (50.00 %)SunGard Vivista
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)TETRA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Telecoms
11 (50.00 %)Banking
11 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Test Manager
11 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Engineering Manager
11 (50.00 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)AS400
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Project Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)RPG
11 (50.00 %)SQL