Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2211
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads3758
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.073 %
As % of the category below6.218 %7.205 %
Daily rates quoted1527
Average minimum daily rate£337£475
Average daily rate£363£489
% change on same period last year-25.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£503
UK excluding London average daily rate£424£444
% change on same period last year-4.46 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.95£31.70
% change on same period last year+35.51 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads595805
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.193 %1.007 %
Daily rates quoted169282
Average minimum daily rate£299£350
Average daily rate£322£365
% change on same period last year-11.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted133145
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.07
Average hourly rate£24.14£25.07
% change on same period last year-3.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£27.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Consultant South WestConsultant
South West

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Bristol Consultant Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol Consultant Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

118 (23.38 %)Oracle
118 (23.38 %)Finance
217 (22.08 %)SAP
38 (10.39 %)Java
38 (10.39 %)UNIX
38 (10.39 %)Security Cleared
46 (7.792 %)Telecoms
46 (7.792 %)J2EE
46 (7.792 %)SQL Server
46 (7.792 %)NetWeaver
55 (6.494 %)Six Sigma
55 (6.494 %)Performance Testing
64 (5.195 %)Lean Six Sigma
64 (5.195 %)BPR
64 (5.195 %)Government
64 (5.195 %)DMAIC
64 (5.195 %)Active Directory
64 (5.195 %)HP
64 (5.195 %)SQL
64 (5.195 %)Windows
64 (5.195 %)Solaris
64 (5.195 %)Linux
73 (3.896 %)CRM
73 (3.896 %).NET
73 (3.896 %)SharePoint
73 (3.896 %)Chordiant
73 (3.896 %)Chordiant JX
73 (3.896 %)MS Exchange
73 (3.896 %)VERITAS
73 (3.896 %)Migration

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (7.792 %)J2EE
23 (3.896 %).NET
32 (2.597 %)Windows SharePoint Services
32 (2.597 %)ASP.NET
32 (2.597 %)XML
41 (1.299 %)XSL
41 (1.299 %)XSLT
41 (1.299 %)JMS
41 (1.299 %)Middleware
41 (1.299 %)SAP XI
41 (1.299 %)SAP Basis
41 (1.299 %)EJB
41 (1.299 %)CSS
41 (1.299 %)JDBC
41 (1.299 %)JSP
41 (1.299 %).NET Framework
41 (1.299 %)SAP PI
41 (1.299 %)HTML
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (7.792 %)NetWeaver
23 (3.896 %)SharePoint
23 (3.896 %)MS Exchange
23 (3.896 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (2.597 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (2.597 %)WebLogic
41 (1.299 %)IIS
41 (1.299 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.299 %)Apache
41 (1.299 %)Oracle Application Server
41 (1.299 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (1.299 %)Exchange Server 2007
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (3.896 %)Chordiant JX
13 (3.896 %)Oracle EBS
13 (3.896 %)Oracle HRMS
13 (3.896 %)SAP SRM
22 (2.597 %)Oracle Applications
31 (1.299 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (1.299 %)MAXIMO
31 (1.299 %)SAP CO
31 (1.299 %)BusinessWorks
31 (1.299 %)SAP FI
31 (1.299 %)SAP PS
31 (1.299 %)Line 500
31 (1.299 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.896 %)Firewall
22 (2.597 %)Network Security
22 (2.597 %)Intranet
31 (1.299 %)LAN
31 (1.299 %)HTTP
31 (1.299 %)SSL
31 (1.299 %)SAN
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (7.792 %)SQL Server
22 (2.597 %)Oracle Reports
22 (2.597 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (2.597 %)Oracle Discoverer
22 (2.597 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.299 %)Oracle 10g
31 (1.299 %)BusinessObjects
31 (1.299 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.299 %)Oracle OWB
31 (1.299 %)ETL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (23.38 %)Finance
26 (7.792 %)Telecoms
34 (5.195 %)Government
43 (3.896 %)Pensions
43 (3.896 %)Marketing
52 (2.597 %)Insurance
52 (2.597 %)Retail
61 (1.299 %)Billing
61 (1.299 %)Legal
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.299 %)NHS
11 (1.299 %)Clustering
11 (1.299 %)Data Integration
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (10.39 %)UNIX
24 (5.195 %)Windows
24 (5.195 %)Solaris
24 (5.195 %)Linux
31 (1.299 %)Windows 2000
31 (1.299 %)Windows XP
31 (1.299 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (1.299 %)HPUX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (6.494 %)Six Sigma
15 (6.494 %)Performance Testing
24 (5.195 %)Lean Six Sigma
24 (5.195 %)BPR
24 (5.195 %)DMAIC
33 (3.896 %)Migration
33 (3.896 %)CRM
42 (2.597 %)ITIL
42 (2.597 %)Project Management
42 (2.597 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (2.597 %)Change Management
42 (2.597 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (2.597 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.299 %)Performance Management
51 (1.299 %)Security Management
51 (1.299 %)Document Management
51 (1.299 %)Business Analysis
51 (1.299 %)IT Governance
51 (1.299 %)Service Management
51 (1.299 %)Quality Management
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (10.39 %)Java
24 (5.195 %)SQL
31 (1.299 %)VB.NET
31 (1.299 %)ABAP
31 (1.299 %)C#
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (10.39 %)Security Cleared
22 (2.597 %)SC Cleared
31 (1.299 %)DV Cleared
31 (1.299 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.299 %)ISO9000
11 (1.299 %)BS7799
11 (1.299 %)COBIT
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (5.195 %)Active Directory
23 (3.896 %)NetBackup
31 (1.299 %)Oracle RAC
31 (1.299 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (1.299 %)ISA Server
31 (1.299 %)VMware ESX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (23.38 %)Oracle
217 (22.08 %)SAP
34 (5.195 %)HP
43 (3.896 %)VERITAS
43 (3.896 %)Chordiant
52 (2.597 %)Actuate
52 (2.597 %)webMethods
52 (2.597 %)Symantec
52 (2.597 %)ATG
52 (2.597 %)CheckPoint
52 (2.597 %)Altiris
52 (2.597 %)Crossbeam
52 (2.597 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.299 %)TIBCO
61 (1.299 %)VMware
61 (1.299 %)Brio
61 (1.299 %)Teradata
61 (1.299 %)Informatica
61 (1.299 %)Dell
61 (1.299 %)Citrix