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This section looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI) skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank18-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.000 %
As % of the category below30.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£375-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£525-
UK excluding London average daily rate£398£468
% change on same period last year-14.89 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00£31.75
% change on same period last year+10.23 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads4012
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.053 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted92
Average minimum daily rate£423£325
Average daily rate£476£338
% change on same period last year+41.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£529£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£443£421
% change on same period last year+5.05 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.59£24.63
% change on same period last year+12.02 %
Cognos Business Intelligence County AntrimCognos Business Intelligence
County Antrim

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.

Cognos Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence across the Belfast region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Belfast Cognos Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence across the Belfast region.

Belfast Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence.

140 (100.00 %)Cognos
140 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
238 (95.00 %)Oracle
238 (95.00 %)Finance
334 (85.00 %)Oracle Financials
427 (67.50 %)Oracle Reports
525 (62.50 %)Oracle 8/8i
67 (17.50 %)General Ledger
75 (12.50 %)SQL
84 (10.00 %)Oracle Applications
84 (10.00 %)E-business
84 (10.00 %)Data Modelling
84 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
84 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
84 (10.00 %)Integration Testing
84 (10.00 %)Oracle General Ledger
93 (7.500 %)ReadSoft
93 (7.500 %)Security Cleared
101 (2.500 %)Telecoms

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
134 (85.00 %)Oracle Financials
24 (10.00 %)Oracle Applications
24 (10.00 %)Oracle General Ledger
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (67.50 %)Oracle Reports
225 (62.50 %)Oracle 8/8i
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
138 (95.00 %)Finance
27 (17.50 %)General Ledger
31 (2.500 %)Telecoms
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (70.00 %)Developer
128 (70.00 %)Cognos Developer
29 (22.50 %)Consultant
38 (20.00 %)Cognos Consultant
45 (12.50 %)Report Developer
54 (10.00 %)Cognos Support
63 (7.500 %)Oracle Consultant
72 (5.000 %)Support Analyst
72 (5.000 %)Analyst
81 (2.500 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
81 (2.500 %)Business Intelligence Developer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
140 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
24 (10.00 %)E-business
24 (10.00 %)Data Modelling
24 (10.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (10.00 %)Performance Testing
24 (10.00 %)Unit Testing
24 (10.00 %)Integration Testing
33 (7.500 %)Security Cleared
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (12.50 %)SQL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (100.00 %)Cognos
238 (95.00 %)Oracle
33 (7.500 %)ReadSoft