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The table below looks at the demand for Degree in IT contracts within the West Lothian region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Degree over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDegree
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads100
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.000 %
As % of the category below90.91 %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£354£303
% change on same period last year+16.94 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00-
Average hourly rate£16.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.66£31.25
% change on same period last year-11.49 %
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Lothian
Matching contract IT job ads111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.001 %
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£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00-
Average hourly rate£16.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Degree ScotlandDegree
Scotland

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.

Degree
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the West Lothian region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Lothian Degree Demand Trend

Degree
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Lothian Degree Daily Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Lothian Degree Hourly Rate Trend

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Degree across the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Lothian Degree Hourly Rate Histogram

Degree
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the West Lothian region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LivingstonNew entry-7£375-
Degree ScotlandDegree
Scotland

Degree
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Lothian region citing Degree 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 Degree.

18 (47.06 %)UML
18 (47.06 %)Use Case
27 (41.18 %)Business Analysis
27 (41.18 %)HND
27 (41.18 %)UNIX
27 (41.18 %)Rational Rose
27 (41.18 %)CRM
35 (29.41 %)Billing
35 (29.41 %)Software Engineering
35 (29.41 %)C
35 (29.41 %)C++
44 (23.53 %)SOA
44 (23.53 %)Data Modelling
44 (23.53 %)MS Excel
44 (23.53 %)Systems Analysis
44 (23.53 %)Requirements Management
44 (23.53 %)Requirements Analysis
44 (23.53 %)Finance
44 (23.53 %)Casewise
53 (17.65 %)Electric
53 (17.65 %)RDBMS
53 (17.65 %)SQL
62 (11.76 %)MS Office
62 (11.76 %).NET
62 (11.76 %)Oracle
62 (11.76 %)SQL Server
62 (11.76 %)Microsoft
62 (11.76 %)XML
62 (11.76 %)Agile Software Development
62 (11.76 %)MS PowerPoint

Degree
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Lothian region citing Degree 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 Degree. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %)XML
12 (11.76 %).NET
21 (5.882 %)WebServices
21 (5.882 %)Spring
21 (5.882 %).NET Remoting
21 (5.882 %).NET Framework
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (23.53 %)MS Excel
22 (11.76 %)MS PowerPoint
22 (11.76 %)MS Office
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (17.65 %)RDBMS
22 (11.76 %)SQL Server
31 (5.882 %)Crystal Reports
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (41.18 %)Rational Rose
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (29.41 %)Billing
24 (23.53 %)Finance
33 (17.65 %)Electric
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Developer
16 (35.29 %)Analyst
16 (35.29 %)Business Analyst
25 (29.41 %)Software Developer
32 (11.76 %)Customer Support Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Customer Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Support Engineer
32 (11.76 %)Administrator
41 (5.882 %).NET Developer
41 (5.882 %)Project Administrator
41 (5.882 %)Billing Analyst
41 (5.882 %)UML Business Analyst
41 (5.882 %)Junior
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Computer Science
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (41.18 %)UNIX
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (47.06 %)UML
18 (47.06 %)Use Case
27 (41.18 %)Business Analysis
27 (41.18 %)CRM
35 (29.41 %)Software Engineering
44 (23.53 %)Systems Analysis
44 (23.53 %)SOA
44 (23.53 %)Data Modelling
44 (23.53 %)Requirements Management
44 (23.53 %)Requirements Analysis
52 (11.76 %)Agile Software Development
61 (5.882 %)OOD
61 (5.882 %)OOA/OOD
61 (5.882 %)OO
61 (5.882 %)Project Management
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (29.41 %)C
15 (29.41 %)C++
23 (17.65 %)SQL
31 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
31 (5.882 %)VB
31 (5.882 %)VC++
31 (5.882 %)Java
31 (5.882 %)C#
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (41.18 %)HND
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.882 %)MSMQ
West Lothian IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)Casewise
22 (11.76 %)Oracle
22 (11.76 %)Microsoft