Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT contracts within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1920
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.002 %
As % of the category below17.19 %3.226 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£233-
Average daily rate£249-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£264-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£405
% change on same period last year-16.78 %
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£22.65£34.82
% change on same period last year-34.95 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads6462
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.067 %
Daily rates quoted2223
Average minimum daily rate£266£363
Average daily rate£287£403
% change on same period last year-28.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+3.05 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£19.04£16.37
Average hourly rate£21.54£16.96
% change on same period last year+27.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.04£17.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Cognos County AntrimCognos
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

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

Belfast Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

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

Belfast Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Belfast Cognos Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Belfast Cognos Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing Cognos 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.

128 (96.55 %)Oracle
226 (89.66 %)Business Intelligence
322 (75.86 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
421 (72.41 %)Finance
518 (62.07 %)Oracle Reports
617 (58.62 %)Oracle Financials
713 (44.83 %)Oracle 8/8i
87 (24.14 %)General Ledger
87 (24.14 %)Oracle General Ledger
87 (24.14 %)E-business
96 (20.69 %)BusinessObjects
96 (20.69 %)Business Objects
104 (13.79 %)SQL
104 (13.79 %)User Acceptance Testing
104 (13.79 %)Performance Testing
104 (13.79 %)Unit Testing
104 (13.79 %)Integration Testing
104 (13.79 %)Oracle Applications
113 (10.34 %)BC Cleared
113 (10.34 %)Security Cleared
113 (10.34 %)Data Modelling
122 (6.897 %)ETL
122 (6.897 %)Cognos Powerplay
122 (6.897 %)UNIX
122 (6.897 %)Informix
122 (6.897 %)ODBC
122 (6.897 %)Sybase
122 (6.897 %)DB2
122 (6.897 %)OLAP
122 (6.897 %)Oracle OLAP

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (6.897 %)ODBC
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.448 %)MS Project
11 (3.448 %)MS Office
11 (3.448 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
122 (75.86 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
217 (58.62 %)Oracle Financials
37 (24.14 %)Oracle General Ledger
44 (13.79 %)Oracle Applications
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (62.07 %)Oracle Reports
213 (44.83 %)Oracle 8/8i
36 (20.69 %)BusinessObjects
42 (6.897 %)Oracle OLAP
42 (6.897 %)DB2
42 (6.897 %)OLAP
42 (6.897 %)Informix
42 (6.897 %)Cognos Powerplay
42 (6.897 %)ETL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (72.41 %)Finance
27 (24.14 %)General Ledger
31 (3.448 %)Telecoms
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (51.72 %)Developer
214 (48.28 %)Cognos Developer
38 (27.59 %)Cognos Support
47 (24.14 %)Consultant
53 (10.34 %)Oracle Consultant
53 (10.34 %)Cognos Consultant
53 (10.34 %)E-Business Consultant
62 (6.897 %)Business Consultant
62 (6.897 %)Report Developer
71 (3.448 %)Project Manager
71 (3.448 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
71 (3.448 %)Business Intelligence Developer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (6.897 %)UNIX
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
126 (89.66 %)Business Intelligence
27 (24.14 %)E-business
34 (13.79 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (13.79 %)Performance Testing
34 (13.79 %)Unit Testing
34 (13.79 %)Integration Testing
43 (10.34 %)BC Cleared
43 (10.34 %)Security Cleared
43 (10.34 %)Data Modelling
51 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
51 (3.448 %)Change Management
51 (3.448 %)Document Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (13.79 %)SQL
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (96.55 %)Oracle
26 (20.69 %)Business Objects
32 (6.897 %)Sybase
41 (3.448 %)Microsoft