IT contractors were July’s hottest temps in Scotland

Individuals trained in computing had the pick of the jobs in Scotland in July, with both permanent and contract opportunities being more abundant in IT than they were seven other recruitment sectors.  

Leading the improvement in the Scottish jobs climate, the number of openings in the IT market grew over the four-week period at an unparalleled rate, for full-time and temporary job-seekers alike.

Put another way, in terms of demand for skills in July, no area of hiring, including Engineering and Executive, was busier for permanent and contract staff recruiters than the technology market.

Where “both permanent and temporary staff appointment increased strongly,” wrote the Bank of Scotland, releasing the findings in its latest Report on Jobs, “Scottish recruitment agencies [are] attributing the rise to greater client demand.”

In July last year, IT was also the biggest provider of temporary and full-time job opportunities in Scotland, partly because all major sectors of the economy were relying on computer staff for their individual business needs.    

Estimates handed to CUK at the time, from the Alliance Sector Skills Council of Scotland, are still valid, as they state Scotland will require 7,500 new IT professionals each year until 2015.

In the latest report, but not exclusive to IT, Edinburgh reported the highest temporary pay inflation, Aberdeen posted the fastest growth rate in temporary billings and Dundee registered the greatest skills shortage.