Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Data Consultant role in IT contracts within the Birmingham 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 Data Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Data Consultant
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank-57
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.491 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£450
Average daily rate-£475
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£442£435
% change on same period last year+1.59 %
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-£42.00
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads445814
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.892 %1.018 %
Daily rates quoted144189
Average minimum daily rate£335£347
Average daily rate£357£375
% change on same period last year-4.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted52166
Average minimum hourly rate£19.18£17.52
Average hourly rate£21.47£18.73
% change on same period last year+14.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.75£19.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Data Consultant West MidlandsData Consultant
West Midlands

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.

Data Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Data Consultant Demand Trend

Data Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Data Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Data Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Data Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Data Consultant
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Data 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 Data Consultant in their job title.

13 (75.00 %)SAP
22 (50.00 %)Data Migration
22 (50.00 %)Migration
31 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
31 (25.00 %)FoxPro (VFP)
31 (25.00 %)SAP FI
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server

Data Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region that cited Data 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 Data Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)SAP FI
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Migration
12 (50.00 %)Data Migration
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)SQL
11 (25.00 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)SAP