The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in IT contracts advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Telecoms over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the Scotland region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Telecommunications (Telecoms)
Rank 50 37 61
Rank change year-on-year
-13 +24
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 84 85 53
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 3.355% 3.161% 1.861%
As % of the General category 7.706% 5.878% 3.380%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 22 18
Average daily rate £377 £328 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+14.96% -6.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £262 £285
10% offered a daily rate of more than £510 £438 £480
UK excluding London average daily rate £339 £335 £343
% change year-on-year
+1.11% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 11 4
Average hourly rate £9.25 £9.50 £33.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.63% -71.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.20 £9.50 £29.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.10 £32.50 £49.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.50 £34.50 £30.50
% change year-on-year
-5.79% +13.11%
All of the General Category
Scotland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
1090 1446 1568
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 43.53% 53.77% 55.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 549 694 842
Average daily rate £396 £370 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.02% -1.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £250 £253
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £475 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £380 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 23 17
Average hourly rate £11.50 £12.60 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-8.73% -40.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.20 £9.50 £10.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.00 £32.10 £37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £24.99 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+0.05% -3.89%
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Telecoms across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Scotland Telecoms Jobs Demand Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Telecoms Daily Rate Trend

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Scotland Telecoms Daily Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland Telecoms Hourly Rate Trend

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Telecoms across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Scotland Telecoms Hourly Rate Histogram

Telecoms
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Aberdeen +4 19 £355 +8.81% 8
Edinburgh -9 15 £425 +21.42% 3
Glasgow -27 15 £425 +41.66% 3
Renfrewshire - 9 £500 -
Fife - 8 £421 -
West Lothian - - - - 3
South Ayrshire - - - -
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.

1 35 (24.48%) Microsoft
2 30 (20.98%) Windows
3 29 (20.28%) WAN
3 29 (20.28%) Finance
4 28 (19.58%) Cisco
5 22 (15.38%) LAN
6 21 (14.69%) SC Cleared
6 21 (14.69%) Security Cleared
7 19 (13.29%) Wireless
8 18 (12.59%) Cisco Certification
9 17 (11.89%) CCNP
9 17 (11.89%) ERP
9 17 (11.89%) Manufacturing
9 17 (11.89%) SaaS
10 15 (10.49%) Riverbed
11 14 (9.790%) Retail
11 14 (9.790%) IP Telephony
12 13 (9.091%) Degree
12 13 (9.091%) MS Excel
12 13 (9.091%) HND
13 12 (8.392%) CCIE
13 12 (8.392%) Windows Server 2003
13 12 (8.392%) Nortel
13 12 (8.392%) Citrix
14 11 (7.692%) Windows XP
14 11 (7.692%) SDH
14 11 (7.692%) ATM
14 11 (7.692%) Ethernet
14 11 (7.692%) Workflow
15 10 (6.993%) SCADA

Telecoms
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (4.895%) .NET
2 5 (3.497%) HTML
2 5 (3.497%) XML
2 5 (3.497%) Spring
2 5 (3.497%) Hibernate
3 4 (2.797%) ASP.NET
4 2 (1.399%) JPA
4 2 (1.399%) TopLink
4 2 (1.399%) JSF
4 2 (1.399%) XMLBeans
4 2 (1.399%) JMS
4 2 (1.399%) EJB
4 2 (1.399%) CSS
4 2 (1.399%) JDBC
4 2 (1.399%) JSP
4 2 (1.399%) Servlets
4 2 (1.399%) SOAP
4 2 (1.399%) Web Services
5 1 (0.699%) XSL
5 1 (0.699%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 8 (5.594%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.797%) SharePoint 2010
2 4 (2.797%) ArcGIS
3 3 (2.098%) SharePoint Server
3 3 (2.098%) Jetty
4 2 (1.399%) SharePoint 2013
4 2 (1.399%) IBM Notes
5 1 (0.699%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.699%) IIS
5 1 (0.699%) MTS
5 1 (0.699%) Documentum
5 1 (0.699%) LiveLink
5 1 (0.699%) Alfresco
5 1 (0.699%) Lync
Applications
1 13 (9.091%) MS Excel
2 4 (2.797%) MS Office
3 1 (0.699%) MS Project
3 1 (0.699%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.699%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 7 (4.895%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 6 (4.196%) SAP GTS
2 6 (4.196%) SAP CCM
2 6 (4.196%) Maximo
3 3 (2.098%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (2.098%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 29 (20.28%) WAN
2 22 (15.38%) LAN
3 19 (13.29%) Wireless
4 14 (9.790%) IP Telephony
5 11 (7.692%) SDH
5 11 (7.692%) ATM
5 11 (7.692%) Ethernet
6 10 (6.993%) VPN
7 9 (6.294%) VoIP
7 9 (6.294%) PABX
8 8 (5.594%) Cisco ASA
8 8 (5.594%) BGP
8 8 (5.594%) EIGRP
9 7 (4.895%) MGCP
9 7 (4.895%) 3G
9 7 (4.895%) H.323
9 7 (4.895%) Cisco Nexus
10 6 (4.196%) Firewall
10 6 (4.196%) Broadband
11 5 (3.497%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.594%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.196%) GIS
3 3 (2.098%) MongoDB
3 3 (2.098%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.399%) MS Access
4 2 (1.399%) MySQL
5 1 (0.699%) EDRMS
5 1 (0.699%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.699%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.699%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.699%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (0.699%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.699%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (0.699%) Xcelsius
5 1 (0.699%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (0.699%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Development Applications
1 2 (1.399%) Maven
1 2 (1.399%) StarTeam
1 2 (1.399%) TestDirector
2 1 (0.699%) LoadRunner
General
1 29 (20.28%) Finance
2 17 (11.89%) Manufacturing
3 14 (9.790%) Retail
4 10 (6.993%) Banking
5 4 (2.797%) Retail Banking
6 3 (2.098%) Investment Banking
6 3 (2.098%) Aerospace
6 3 (2.098%) Games
7 2 (1.399%) Law
7 2 (1.399%) Local Government
8 1 (0.699%) Billing
Job Titles
1 24 (16.78%) Network Engineer
2 15 (10.49%) Developer
3 14 (9.790%) Consultant
4 12 (8.392%) Architect
5 10 (6.993%) Project Manager
6 9 (6.294%) Senior Network Engineer
6 9 (6.294%) Transmission Planner
7 8 (5.594%) Telecoms Engineer
8 7 (4.895%) Analyst
8 7 (4.895%) Solutions Architect
9 6 (4.196%) Infrastructure Project Manager
9 6 (4.196%) .NET Developer
9 6 (4.196%) Infrastructure Manager
9 6 (4.196%) GIS Technician
9 6 (4.196%) Programme Manager
10 5 (3.497%) Java Developer
10 5 (3.497%) Field Engineer
11 4 (2.797%) Support Analyst
11 4 (2.797%) Network Consultant
12 3 (2.098%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.89%) SaaS
2 10 (6.993%) SCADA
3 9 (6.294%) CCTV
4 5 (3.497%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (2.797%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.797%) PKI
5 4 (2.797%) Smartcard
6 3 (2.098%) Open Source
6 3 (2.098%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.399%) FMCG
7 2 (1.399%) CMDB
7 2 (1.399%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.399%) Photography
7 2 (1.399%) N-Tier
8 1 (0.699%) Mainframe
8 1 (0.699%) W3C
8 1 (0.699%) Thin Client
8 1 (0.699%) Cryptography
8 1 (0.699%) Clustering
8 1 (0.699%) Streaming Video
Operating Systems
1 30 (20.98%) Windows
2 12 (8.392%) Windows Server 2003
3 11 (7.692%) Windows XP
4 9 (6.294%) Windows Server 2008
5 6 (4.196%) Solaris
6 5 (3.497%) Linux
7 4 (2.797%) Windows 7
7 4 (2.797%) UNIX
8 3 (2.098%) Windows Vista
9 2 (1.399%) AIX
10 1 (0.699%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (11.89%) ERP
2 11 (7.692%) Workflow
3 10 (6.993%) ITIL
3 10 (6.993%) Project Management
4 9 (6.294%) Business Intelligence
4 9 (6.294%) Network Planning
4 9 (6.294%) Time Management
5 8 (5.594%) Security Architecture
5 8 (5.594%) Service Management
5 8 (5.594%) Enterprise Architecture
5 8 (5.594%) Data Management
6 7 (4.895%) PRINCE2
6 7 (4.895%) Workflow Management
6 7 (4.895%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (4.196%) Data Entry
7 6 (4.196%) CAD
8 4 (2.797%) Release Management
8 4 (2.797%) Migration
8 4 (2.797%) Programme Management
8 4 (2.797%) Network Design
Programming Languages
1 9 (6.294%) Java
2 8 (5.594%) C
3 6 (4.196%) SQL
4 5 (3.497%) VBScript
5 4 (2.797%) Bourne shell
5 4 (2.797%) Korn
5 4 (2.797%) C#
5 4 (2.797%) Perl
6 3 (2.098%) PL/SQL
6 3 (2.098%) VB.NET
6 3 (2.098%) Scala
7 2 (1.399%) PowerShell
7 2 (1.399%) Jython
8 1 (0.699%) VB
8 1 (0.699%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.699%) C++
8 1 (0.699%) COBOL
8 1 (0.699%) XPath
8 1 (0.699%) ALGOL
Qualifications
1 21 (14.69%) SC Cleared
1 21 (14.69%) Security Cleared
2 18 (12.59%) Cisco Certification
3 17 (11.89%) CCNP
4 13 (9.091%) Degree
4 13 (9.091%) HND
5 12 (8.392%) CCIE
6 5 (3.497%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.797%) CCNA
8 3 (2.098%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.399%) PMP
9 2 (1.399%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.699%) MCP
10 1 (0.699%) CIMA
10 1 (0.699%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.699%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.699%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.594%) SLA
2 2 (1.399%) QA
3 1 (0.699%) JSP 440
System Software
1 7 (4.895%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.098%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.399%) XenApp
4 1 (0.699%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.699%) XenServer
4 1 (0.699%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 5 (3.497%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 3 (2.098%) HP Quality Center
3 2 (1.399%) HP SiteScope
3 2 (1.399%) HP UCMDB
3 2 (1.399%) SCCM
4 1 (0.699%) Tivoli Storage Manager
4 1 (0.699%) Netcool
4 1 (0.699%) WMI
4 1 (0.699%) HP Operations Orchestration
4 1 (0.699%) SolarWinds Orion
4 1 (0.699%) SCOM
Vendors
1 35 (24.48%) Microsoft
2 28 (19.58%) Cisco
3 15 (10.49%) Riverbed
4 12 (8.392%) Nortel
4 12 (8.392%) Citrix
5 8 (5.594%) SAP
5 8 (5.594%) Ericsson
6 7 (4.895%) Cramer
7 6 (4.196%) Lumension
7 6 (4.196%) HP
7 6 (4.196%) Avaya
7 6 (4.196%) Remedy
8 5 (3.497%) CheckPoint
8 5 (3.497%) VMware
9 4 (2.797%) Aruba
9 4 (2.797%) Mitel
9 4 (2.797%) Oracle
9 4 (2.797%) Juniper
9 4 (2.797%) McAfee
10 3 (2.098%) Blue Coat
Aberdeen, Scotland
A strong Level 2 Network / Telecomms Engineer is required to support full lifecycle activities i-e- creating tenders, business cases; performing design, implementation and operations- Excellent communication skills...
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP320 - GBP360 per day
Posted: 11 June 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
The successful candidate will be at Senior Consultant level and will be Cisco Certified (CCNP / CCIE) with a minimum of 6-10 years work experience with Telecoms in...
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP350 - GBP380 per day
Posted: 11 June 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Start Date: ASAP. Duration: 1 Year Initially. World Leading Global Energy Oil Company has an exciting opportunity for a Network Engineer to provide onshore and on occasion offshore...
Eaglecliff
Rate: From £220 to £260 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
Inverclyde, Scotland
Your duties will include: * phone support for IT infrastructure and applications * solve 1st and 2nd level incidents and Service Requests * ensure that calls are recorded, solutions communicated and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £120.00 - £170 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
Inverclyde, Scotland
Your duties will include: * phone support for IT infrastructure and applications * solve technical incidents and Service Requests * ensure that calls are recorded, solutions communicated and tasks closed * ensure...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Rate: £150 - £200 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Cathcart Associates
Rate: £360 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £120 - £135 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
Claremont Consulting
Rate: £9 - £9.50 per hour
Posted: 7 June 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
MBA Ltd
Posted: 17 June 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Claremont Consulting Ltd
Rate: £9.00 - £9.50 per hour
Posted: 17 June 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Eaglecliff
Rate: Unspecified Market Rates
Posted: 17 June 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Advantage Resourcing
Salary: £25.31 - £33.03 per hour
Posted: 17 June 2013
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