| Voice Over IP (VoIP) |
| 3 months to
11 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 86 | 57 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -29 |  +10 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 14 | 39 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 0.210 % | 0.940 % | 1.361 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 3.540 % | 6.393 % | 13.18 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Average daily rate | £226 | £300 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £157 | £157 | £187 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £295 | £309 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £330 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £24.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.75 | £22.50 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 113 | 219 | 296 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 5.919 % | 14.71 % | 10.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 34 | 62 | 66 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £300 |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £180 | £170 | £153 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £475 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £330 | £340 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 29 | 27 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £40.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £17.40 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.50 | £42.50 | £33.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £24.00 | £28.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VoIP across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
