The first table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Aberdeen 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Consultant
Rank 16 19 10
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 10 8 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen 6.289% 4.188% 10.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.849% 4.598% 11.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 10
Average daily rate £436 £358 £383
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+22.02% -6.53%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £407 £292 £281
10% offered a daily rate of more than £485 £424 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £405
% change year-on-year
- +4.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £32.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year
- -6.42%
All Job Titles
Aberdeen
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
146 174 173
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen 91.82% 91.10% 91.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 72 66
Average daily rate £350 £300 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+16.66% -14.28%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £215 £150 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £455 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 11 17
Average hourly rate £15.77 £17.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.23% +13.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £14.30 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.60 £33.10 £31.01
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Consultant
Scotland

Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Aberdeen Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 12 (41.38%) SAP
2 7 (24.14%) ERP
3 6 (20.69%) UNIX
3 6 (20.69%) Logistics
4 5 (17.24%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 5 (17.24%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (13.79%) SAP SCM
5 4 (13.79%) SAP MM
6 3 (10.34%) SharePoint
6 3 (10.34%) SAP CO
6 3 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (6.897%) Degree
7 2 (6.897%) SAP PM
7 2 (6.897%) SAP Smart Forms
7 2 (6.897%) MS Excel
7 2 (6.897%) ABAP
7 2 (6.897%) Oracle
7 2 (6.897%) Microsoft
7 2 (6.897%) Adobe
7 2 (6.897%) Project Management
7 2 (6.897%) SAP BW
7 2 (6.897%) SAPscript
7 2 (6.897%) Back Office
7 2 (6.897%) E-Procurement
8 1 (3.448%) Finance
8 1 (3.448%) Migration
8 1 (3.448%) Web Dynpro
8 1 (3.448%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (3.448%) SAP R/3
8 1 (3.448%) SAP FI

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 2 (6.897%) SAP Smart Forms
2 1 (3.448%) Web Dynpro
Application Platforms
1 3 (10.34%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.448%) Documentum
2 1 (3.448%) ArcSDE
2 1 (3.448%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 2 (6.897%) MS Excel
2 1 (3.448%) MS Visio
2 1 (3.448%) MS Project
2 1 (3.448%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 5 (17.24%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 5 (17.24%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (13.79%) SAP SCM
2 4 (13.79%) SAP MM
3 3 (10.34%) SAP CO
4 2 (6.897%) SAP PM
5 1 (3.448%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (3.448%) SAP R/3
5 1 (3.448%) SAP FI
5 1 (3.448%) Maximo
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.897%) SAP BW
2 1 (3.448%) GIS
2 1 (3.448%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (3.448%) SAP BI
General
1 2 (6.897%) Back Office
2 1 (3.448%) Finance
2 1 (3.448%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.448%) Data Integration
1 1 (3.448%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.69%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (24.14%) ERP
2 6 (20.69%) Logistics
3 3 (10.34%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (6.897%) Project Management
4 2 (6.897%) E-Procurement
5 1 (3.448%) Migration
5 1 (3.448%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (3.448%) CRM
5 1 (3.448%) OO
5 1 (3.448%) PLM
5 1 (3.448%) Information Management
5 1 (3.448%) Document Management
5 1 (3.448%) Supply Chain Management
5 1 (3.448%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (3.448%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.897%) ABAP
1 2 (6.897%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 2 (6.897%) Degree
2 1 (3.448%) CIMA
2 1 (3.448%) ACCA
Vendors
1 12 (41.38%) SAP
2 2 (6.897%) Oracle
2 2 (6.897%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.897%) Adobe
3 1 (3.448%) ESRI
3 1 (3.448%) Sage
3 1 (3.448%) Business Objects
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