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

LinkSenior Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4363
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching contract IT job ads37
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.546 %0.712 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£400£320
Average daily rate£475£333
% change on same period last year+42.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£550£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£433£460
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
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-£55.00
% change on same period last year-
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads549983
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.865 %1.053 %
Daily rates quoted169229
Average minimum daily rate£354£375
Average daily rate£378£402
% change on same period last year-6.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted82182
Average minimum hourly rate£21.45£16.15
Average hourly rate£23.17£17.23
% change on same period last year+34.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.89£18.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Senior Consultant West MidlandsSenior 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.

Senior Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Senior Consultant Demand Trend

Senior Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Senior Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Senior Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham Senior Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Consultant
Top 15 Related IT Skills

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

12 (28.57 %)SAP R/3
12 (28.57 %)Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SAP
12 (28.57 %)SAP BW
21 (14.29 %)Local Government
21 (14.29 %)Project Planning
21 (14.29 %)Java
21 (14.29 %)WDK
21 (14.29 %)Documentum
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)Active Directory
21 (14.29 %)NHS
21 (14.29 %)Government
21 (14.29 %)Health
21 (14.29 %)Stakeholder Management

Senior Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)WDK
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)Documentum
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (28.57 %)SAP R/3
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SAP BW
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Government
11 (14.29 %)Health
11 (14.29 %)Local Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)NHS
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Business Intelligence
21 (14.29 %)Stakeholder Management
21 (14.29 %)Project Planning
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)Java
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (14.29 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)SAP
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft