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The table below looks at the demand for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OLAP over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-67
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.538 %
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£335£370
% change on same period last year-9.39 %
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£32.10£41.86
% change on same period last year-23.31 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads116195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.183 %0.209 %
Daily rates quoted3046
Average minimum daily rate£355£358
Average daily rate£373£381
% change on same period last year-2.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£391£404
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£346
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Hourly rates quoted1424
Average minimum hourly rate£19.47£13.86
Average hourly rate£23.30£15.33
% change on same period last year+51.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.13£16.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.32£31.87
% change on same period last year-14.27 %
OLAP West MidlandsOLAP
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.

OLAP
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham OLAP Demand Trend

OLAP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham OLAP Daily Rate Trend

OLAP
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing OLAP 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 OLAP.

13 (75.00 %)SQL
13 (75.00 %)Datawarehouse
22 (50.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
22 (50.00 %)RDBMS
22 (50.00 %)C
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
22 (50.00 %)WinRunner
22 (50.00 %)TestDirector
22 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
22 (50.00 %)QA
22 (50.00 %)Oracle OLAP
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %)Statistical Analysis
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)NHS
31 (25.00 %)Business Objects
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (25.00 %)ETL

OLAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing OLAP 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 OLAP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (75.00 %)Datawarehouse
22 (50.00 %)Crystal Reports
22 (50.00 %)RDBMS
22 (50.00 %)Oracle OLAP
31 (25.00 %)BusinessObjects
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)ETL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)WinRunner
12 (50.00 %)TestDirector
12 (50.00 %)LoadRunner
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Software Tester
12 (50.00 %)Tester
12 (50.00 %)QA Tester
12 (50.00 %)QA Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Developer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Information Analyst
21 (25.00 %)SQL Developer
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server Developer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (25.00 %)Statistical Analysis
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)C
22 (50.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)QA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)Business Objects
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft