Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Solutions Consultant role in IT contracts within the Berkshire 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 Solutions Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Solution Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank113-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.162 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£505-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£560-
UK excluding London average daily rate£505£344
% change on same period last year+46.69 %
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£65.00-
% change on same period last year-
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads24713622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.892 %3.881 %
Daily rates quoted6651004
Average minimum daily rate£341£334
Average daily rate£363£354
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted179429
Average minimum hourly rate£21.41£25.90
Average hourly rate£22.81£27.38
% change on same period last year-16.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.21£28.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Solutions Consultant South EastSolutions Consultant
South East

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.

Solutions Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Solutions Consultant Demand Trend

Solutions Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire Solutions Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Solutions Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Solutions Consultant across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Solutions Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Solutions Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Solutions Consultant within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NewburyNew entry-1£510-
Solutions Consultant South EastSolutions Consultant
South East

Solutions Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Consultant in their job title.

13 (37.50 %)Migration
22 (25.00 %)SAN
22 (25.00 %)Back Office
22 (25.00 %)NetBackup
22 (25.00 %)EMC NetWorker
22 (25.00 %)Test Management
22 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (25.00 %)VPN
22 (25.00 %)Sun
22 (25.00 %)EMC
22 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (25.00 %)Symantec
22 (25.00 %)Project Management
31 (12.50 %)TCAP
31 (12.50 %)ISUP
31 (12.50 %)SCCP
31 (12.50 %)INAP
31 (12.50 %)CAD
31 (12.50 %)MGCP
31 (12.50 %)VXML
31 (12.50 %)PMI
31 (12.50 %)Cisco
31 (12.50 %)CRM
31 (12.50 %)Siebel
31 (12.50 %)VoIP
31 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
31 (12.50 %)Cisco ICM
31 (12.50 %)Risk Analysis
31 (12.50 %)Telecoms

Solutions Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region that cited Solutions 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 Solutions Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (12.50 %)VXML
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (25.00 %)VPN
12 (25.00 %)SAN
21 (12.50 %)MGCP
21 (12.50 %)TCAP
21 (12.50 %)ISUP
21 (12.50 %)SCCP
21 (12.50 %)INAP
21 (12.50 %)Cisco ICM
21 (12.50 %)VoIP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Back Office
21 (12.50 %)Telecoms
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)PMI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)Windows
12 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
12 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Migration
22 (25.00 %)Project Management
22 (25.00 %)Test Management
31 (12.50 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (12.50 %)Risk Analysis
31 (12.50 %)PRINCE2
31 (12.50 %)CRM
31 (12.50 %)CAD
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (25.00 %)NetBackup
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (25.00 %)EMC NetWorker
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Sun
12 (25.00 %)EMC
12 (25.00 %)Symantec
21 (12.50 %)Cramer
21 (12.50 %)Siebel
21 (12.50 %)Cisco