Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Aberdeen region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2325
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads77
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.008 %
As % of the category below4.000 %3.241 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£333
Average daily rate-£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£429
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£48.33-
Average hourly rate£48.33-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£48.33-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.27£32.99
% change on same period last year+19.03 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads175216
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.273 %0.235 %
Daily rates quoted1620
Average minimum daily rate£250£218
Average daily rate£262£236
% change on same period last year+10.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£273£254
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£350
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Hourly rates quoted5351
Average minimum hourly rate£24.73£16.21
Average hourly rate£25.78£16.88
% change on same period last year+52.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.83£17.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.35£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.45 %
Consultant ScotlandConsultant
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.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Aberdeen Consultant Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Consultant Daily Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

Aberdeen Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title.

19 (33.33 %)SAP
19 (33.33 %)Cisco
28 (29.63 %)Microsoft
28 (29.63 %)PBX
28 (29.63 %)Avaya
28 (29.63 %)MS Exchange
37 (25.93 %)Exchange Server 2003
45 (18.52 %)Oracle
53 (11.11 %)Windows
53 (11.11 %)Citrix
53 (11.11 %)Telecoms
53 (11.11 %)Education
53 (11.11 %)SAP Oil and Gas
53 (11.11 %)SAP PM
62 (7.407 %)IP Telephony
62 (7.407 %)SAP Smart Forms
62 (7.407 %)BAPI
62 (7.407 %)SAP ALE
62 (7.407 %)Cisco IPT
62 (7.407 %)ABAP
62 (7.407 %)SAP Payroll
62 (7.407 %)Finance
62 (7.407 %)SAP BW
62 (7.407 %)SAPscript
62 (7.407 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (7.407 %)Oracle 10g
62 (7.407 %)OO
62 (7.407 %)MCSE
62 (7.407 %)MS Excel
71 (3.704 %)Client/Server

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.407 %)SAP Smart Forms
12 (7.407 %)BAPI
12 (7.407 %)SAP ALE
21 (3.704 %)Web Dynpro
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (29.63 %)MS Exchange
27 (25.93 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2007
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.407 %)MS Excel
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (11.11 %)SAP PM
13 (11.11 %)SAP Oil and Gas
22 (7.407 %)SAP Payroll
31 (3.704 %)Dynamics AX
31 (3.704 %)SAP SCM
31 (3.704 %)Oracle Financials
31 (3.704 %)Axapta
31 (3.704 %)SAP APO
31 (3.704 %)SAP PP
31 (3.704 %)Oracle EBS
31 (3.704 %)Oracle Applications
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (29.63 %)PBX
22 (7.407 %)IP Telephony
22 (7.407 %)Cisco IPT
31 (3.704 %)Network Security
31 (3.704 %)ADSL
31 (3.704 %)LAN
31 (3.704 %)VoIP
31 (3.704 %)WAN
31 (3.704 %)MPLS
31 (3.704 %)Firewall
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (7.407 %)Oracle 10g
12 (7.407 %)SAP BW
21 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (3.704 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (3.704 %)BusinessObjects
21 (3.704 %)SQL Server
21 (3.704 %)Oracle 9i
21 (3.704 %)RDBMS
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.704 %)TestDirector
11 (3.704 %)QuickTest Pro
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Education
13 (11.11 %)Telecoms
22 (7.407 %)Finance
31 (3.704 %)Construction
31 (3.704 %)Health
31 (3.704 %)General Ledger
31 (3.704 %)Pensions
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)Client/Server
11 (3.704 %)N-Tier
11 (3.704 %)Replication
11 (3.704 %)Clustering
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (11.11 %)Windows
21 (3.704 %)Windows XP
21 (3.704 %)NetWare
21 (3.704 %)UNIX
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (7.407 %)OO
21 (3.704 %)ERP
21 (3.704 %)Project Management
21 (3.704 %)Service Management
21 (3.704 %)Quality Management
21 (3.704 %)Migration
21 (3.704 %)Programme Management
21 (3.704 %)Network Design
21 (3.704 %)Network Planning
21 (3.704 %)Supply Chain Management
21 (3.704 %)Supplier Management
21 (3.704 %)SAP Implementation
21 (3.704 %)Test Scripting
21 (3.704 %)V-Model
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (7.407 %)ABAP
12 (7.407 %)SAPscript
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (7.407 %)MCSE
12 (7.407 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.704 %)CNA
21 (3.704 %)Novell Certification
21 (3.704 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
21 (3.704 %)CCIE
21 (3.704 %)ISEB
21 (3.704 %)Citrix Certification
21 (3.704 %)CCEA
21 (3.704 %)Cisco Certification
21 (3.704 %)MCP
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.704 %)Active Directory
11 (3.704 %)VMware ESX
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.704 %)OpenView
11 (3.704 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (33.33 %)SAP
19 (33.33 %)Cisco
28 (29.63 %)Microsoft
28 (29.63 %)Avaya
35 (18.52 %)Oracle
43 (11.11 %)Citrix
51 (3.704 %)Business Objects
51 (3.704 %)Novell
51 (3.704 %)Remedy
51 (3.704 %)VMware
51 (3.704 %)Altiris
51 (3.704 %)HP