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This section looks at the demand for Test-Driven Development (TDD) skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited TDD over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkTest-Driven Development (TDD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank93-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads70
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.635 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£325-
Average daily rate£338-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£405
% change on same period last year-23.12 %
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£35.00£40.70
% change on same period last year-14.00 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11031600
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.470 %1.619 %
Daily rates quoted285344
Average minimum daily rate£297£324
Average daily rate£319£339
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5269
Average minimum hourly rate£20.71£24.82
Average hourly rate£22.79£26.42
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.87£28.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
TDD UKTDD
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.

TDD
Demand Trend

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

Scotland TDD Demand Trend

TDD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland TDD Daily Rate Trend

TDD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland TDD Hourly Rate Trend

TDD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TDD 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
EdinburghNew entry-4£338-
TDD UKTDD
UK

TDD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

115 (83.33 %)Java
210 (55.56 %)XML
39 (50.00 %)Adobe
39 (50.00 %)Internet
39 (50.00 %)J2EE
39 (50.00 %)RIA
39 (50.00 %)Adobe Flex
48 (44.44 %)SQL
48 (44.44 %)Sybase
48 (44.44 %)UNIX
48 (44.44 %)Extreme Programming
48 (44.44 %)Workflow
48 (44.44 %)Spring
48 (44.44 %)AJAX
57 (38.89 %)Pair Programming
57 (38.89 %)Games
57 (38.89 %)JSP
66 (33.33 %)Ant
66 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
66 (33.33 %)JavaScript
75 (27.78 %)JUnit
75 (27.78 %)HTML
75 (27.78 %)Web Design
75 (27.78 %)Ruby
83 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
83 (16.67 %)SQL Server
83 (16.67 %)ClearCase
83 (16.67 %)XSLT
83 (16.67 %)SOAP
83 (16.67 %)OO

TDD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (55.56 %)XML
29 (50.00 %)J2EE
29 (50.00 %)Adobe Flex
38 (44.44 %)Spring
38 (44.44 %)AJAX
47 (38.89 %)JSP
55 (27.78 %)HTML
63 (16.67 %)SOAP
63 (16.67 %)XSLT
72 (11.11 %)WSDL
72 (11.11 %)Hibernate
72 (11.11 %)WebSphere
72 (11.11 %)WebServices
72 (11.11 %).NET
81 (5.556 %)ASP.NET
81 (5.556 %)Servlets
81 (5.556 %).NET Framework
81 (5.556 %)iBATIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.556 %)CMS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Excel
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (5.556 %)LDAP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (5.556 %)MySQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (33.33 %)Ant
25 (27.78 %)JUnit
33 (16.67 %)ClearCase
41 (5.556 %)Eclipse
41 (5.556 %)NUnit
41 (5.556 %)CruiseControl
41 (5.556 %)CheckStyle
41 (5.556 %)Cactus
41 (5.556 %)Selenium
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (38.89 %)Games
22 (11.11 %)Finance
31 (5.556 %)Financial Institution
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (88.89 %)Developer
211 (61.11 %)Java Developer
37 (38.89 %)Flex Developer
43 (16.67 %)Applications Developer
52 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
52 (11.11 %)Senior Java Developer
61 (5.556 %)Java Applications Developer
61 (5.556 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
61 (5.556 %)Java/J2EE Developer
61 (5.556 %)C# Developer
61 (5.556 %)J2EE Developer
61 (5.556 %)Senior J2EE Developer
61 (5.556 %)Development Manager
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (50.00 %)RIA
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (44.44 %)UNIX
21 (5.556 %)Windows
21 (5.556 %)Windows Mobile
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (44.44 %)Workflow
18 (44.44 %)Extreme Programming
27 (38.89 %)Pair Programming
35 (27.78 %)Web Design
43 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
43 (16.67 %)OO
51 (5.556 %)CRM
51 (5.556 %)OOP
51 (5.556 %)Data Management
51 (5.556 %)Refactoring
51 (5.556 %)Unit Testing
51 (5.556 %)Integration Testing
51 (5.556 %)Continuous Integration
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (83.33 %)Java
28 (44.44 %)SQL
36 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
36 (33.33 %)JavaScript
45 (27.78 %)Ruby
52 (11.11 %)Groovy
52 (11.11 %)C#
61 (5.556 %)C++
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)Degree
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (50.00 %)Adobe
28 (44.44 %)Sybase
32 (11.11 %)Oracle
41 (5.556 %)Microsoft
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