Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts advertised for the Birmingham 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 16 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Birmingham region.

 Consultant
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank4114
Rank change year-on-year
Up+7Down-7
Matching contract IT job ads5540120
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham14.55 %8.621 %12.78 %
As % of the Job Titles category15.99 %9.456 %13.87 %
Daily rates quoted251542
Average daily rate£425£450£473
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.550 %-4.760 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£239£353
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£490£559
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£404£440
% change year-on-year
-0.860 %-8.290 %
Hourly rates quoted003
Average hourly rate--£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.85£32.50£28.52
% change year-on-year
-14.30 %+13.95 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Birmingham
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
344423865
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham91.01 %91.16 %92.12 %
Daily rates quoted144145241
Average daily rate£310£306£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.220 %-18.33 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£200£200£200
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£450£460£515
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£340£350
% change year-on-year
-4.410 %-2.850 %
Hourly rates quoted2938125
Average hourly rate£13.50£17.50£15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-22.85 %+16.66 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.00£10.25
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£25.00£35.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.60£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-12.00 %-9.090 %
Consultant West MidlandsConsultant
West Midlands

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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

Birmingham Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

169 (58.97 %)SAP
217 (14.53 %)Finance
316 (13.68 %)Business Intelligence
414 (11.97 %)Oracle
512 (10.26 %)CRM
512 (10.26 %)SAP HR
610 (8.547 %)ABAP
78 (6.838 %)ERP
78 (6.838 %)SAP Portal
87 (5.983 %)Security Cleared
87 (5.983 %)BusinessObjects XI
87 (5.983 %)BusinessObjects
87 (5.983 %)Microsoft
87 (5.983 %)Java
87 (5.983 %)Business Objects
87 (5.983 %)Manufacturing
96 (5.128 %)Identity Management
96 (5.128 %)Change Management
96 (5.128 %)C
96 (5.128 %)SQL
96 (5.128 %)Oracle Reports
96 (5.128 %)SAP PM
96 (5.128 %)General Ledger
105 (4.274 %)Insurance
105 (4.274 %)Content Management
105 (4.274 %)Logistics
105 (4.274 %)SAP BI
105 (4.274 %)SAP XI
105 (4.274 %)SAP CRM
105 (4.274 %)Migration

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
15 (4.274 %)SAP XI
15 (4.274 %)Web Dynpro
24 (3.419 %)J2EE
24 (3.419 %)WebSphere
33 (2.564 %)BAPI
42 (1.709 %)WDK
42 (1.709 %)Web Services
51 (0.855 %)MDX
51 (0.855 %)SAP PI
51 (0.855 %)SAP Basis
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
18 (6.838 %)SAP Portal
24 (3.419 %)CMS
24 (3.419 %)NetWeaver
24 (3.419 %)WebSphere Portal
33 (2.564 %)Lotus Notes
33 (2.564 %)Documentum
42 (1.709 %)Captiva
42 (1.709 %)Oracle Application Server
51 (0.855 %)ArcGIS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
14 (3.419 %)Photoshop
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
112 (10.26 %)SAP HR
26 (5.128 %)SAP PM
35 (4.274 %)SAP CRM
35 (4.274 %)Oracle EBS
44 (3.419 %)SAP FI
44 (3.419 %)SAP xRPM
44 (3.419 %)Dynamics AX
53 (2.564 %)SAP Payroll
62 (1.709 %)Oracle Applications
62 (1.709 %)SAP SD
62 (1.709 %)SAP APO
62 (1.709 %)Oracle Financials
62 (1.709 %)SAP FSCM
62 (1.709 %)SAP HCM
62 (1.709 %)SAP EBP
62 (1.709 %)SAP SRM
62 (1.709 %)Dynamics CRM
62 (1.709 %)SAP Oil and Gas
71 (0.855 %)SAP SCM
71 (0.855 %)SAP PLM
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (0.855 %)VPN
11 (0.855 %)Intranet
11 (0.855 %)Internet
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (5.983 %)BusinessObjects XI
17 (5.983 %)BusinessObjects
26 (5.128 %)Oracle Reports
35 (4.274 %)SAP BI
44 (3.419 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
53 (2.564 %)ETL
53 (2.564 %)SAP BW
62 (1.709 %)Oracle 10g
62 (1.709 %)Datawarehouse
62 (1.709 %)SQL Server
62 (1.709 %)BODI
71 (0.855 %)SQL Server Integration Services
71 (0.855 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.855 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.855 %)OLAP
71 (0.855 %)GIS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
117 (14.53 %)Finance
27 (5.983 %)Manufacturing
36 (5.128 %)General Ledger
45 (4.274 %)Insurance
54 (3.419 %)Government
54 (3.419 %)Retail
63 (2.564 %)Health
63 (2.564 %)Back Office
72 (1.709 %)Electric
72 (1.709 %)Marketing
72 (1.709 %)Local Government
81 (0.855 %)Auditing
81 (0.855 %)Pensions
81 (0.855 %)Banking
81 (0.855 %)Investment Banking
81 (0.855 %)Aerospace
81 (0.855 %)Automotive
81 (0.855 %)Construction
81 (0.855 %)Education
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
12 (1.709 %)Clustering
12 (1.709 %)NHS
12 (1.709 %)FMCG
21 (0.855 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
21 (0.855 %)EPoS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
12 (1.709 %)AIX
12 (1.709 %)UNIX
21 (0.855 %)Windows
21 (0.855 %)Windows NT
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
116 (13.68 %)Business Intelligence
212 (10.26 %)CRM
38 (6.838 %)ERP
46 (5.128 %)Identity Management
46 (5.128 %)Change Management
55 (4.274 %)Content Management
55 (4.274 %)Logistics
55 (4.274 %)Migration
64 (3.419 %)Programme Management
64 (3.419 %)Project Management
64 (3.419 %)Asset Management
73 (2.564 %)E-Procurement
82 (1.709 %)Workflow
82 (1.709 %)SAP Security
82 (1.709 %)Time Management
82 (1.709 %)Performance Management
82 (1.709 %)Data Migration
82 (1.709 %)Information Management
82 (1.709 %)Software Testing
91 (0.855 %)Business Analysis
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
110 (8.547 %)ABAP
27 (5.983 %)Java
36 (5.128 %)C
36 (5.128 %)SQL
42 (1.709 %)PL/SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
17 (5.983 %)Security Cleared
23 (2.564 %)SC Cleared
32 (1.709 %)SAP Certification
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.855 %)QA
11 (0.855 %)ISO27001
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (3.419 %)Active Directory
22 (1.709 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.855 %)XenDesktop
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (0.855 %)SCCM
11 (0.855 %)SCOM
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
169 (58.97 %)SAP
214 (11.97 %)Oracle
37 (5.983 %)Microsoft
37 (5.983 %)Business Objects
43 (2.564 %)Citrix
43 (2.564 %)Lotus
43 (2.564 %)VMware
51 (0.855 %)Northgate
51 (0.855 %)Alterian
51 (0.855 %)Vignette
51 (0.855 %)Cognos
51 (0.855 %)Cisco
51 (0.855 %)Chordiant
51 (0.855 %)Mercator
51 (0.855 %)CheckPoint
51 (0.855 %)EMC
51 (0.855 %)Interwoven
51 (0.855 %)Sage
51 (0.855 %)Minitab
51 (0.855 %)Thunderhead