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The table below looks at the demand for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) skills within the Cambridge 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3455
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads93
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below12.33 %3.409 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£368-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£385-
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£400
% change on same period last year-14.11 %
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£32.13£42.43
% change on same period last year-24.28 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads7388
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.088 %
Daily rates quoted2212
Average minimum daily rate£328£347
Average daily rate£353£357
% change on same period last year-0.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£350
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Hourly rates quoted107
Average minimum hourly rate£25.62£29.64
Average hourly rate£27.27£33.27
% change on same period last year-18.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.92£36.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.29£31.81
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
OLAP CambridgeshireOLAP
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge OLAP Daily Rate Trend

OLAP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OLAP across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Cambridge OLAP Daily Rate Histogram

OLAP
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

121 (100.00 %)SQL Server
121 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
213 (61.90 %)Banking
310 (47.62 %)SQL
310 (47.62 %)Datawarehouse
310 (47.62 %)Business Intelligence
310 (47.62 %)SQL Server 2000
310 (47.62 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
49 (42.86 %)Cognos
49 (42.86 %)BusinessObjects
49 (42.86 %)VB.NET
49 (42.86 %)VBA
49 (42.86 %).NET
49 (42.86 %)Business Objects
49 (42.86 %)XML
49 (42.86 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
49 (42.86 %)Finance
58 (38.10 %)Telecoms
66 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
66 (28.57 %)C#
74 (19.05 %)Web Development
83 (14.29 %)Retail
92 (9.524 %)Health
92 (9.524 %)ETL
101 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2003
101 (4.762 %)C
101 (4.762 %)Windows
101 (4.762 %)Replication
101 (4.762 %)SQL Server Reporting Services

OLAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (42.86 %).NET
19 (42.86 %)XML
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (100.00 %)SQL Server
121 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
210 (47.62 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
210 (47.62 %)Datawarehouse
210 (47.62 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (42.86 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
39 (42.86 %)BusinessObjects
42 (9.524 %)ETL
51 (4.762 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (61.90 %)Banking
29 (42.86 %)Finance
38 (38.10 %)Telecoms
43 (14.29 %)Retail
52 (9.524 %)Health
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (95.24 %)Developer
211 (52.38 %)SQL Developer
39 (42.86 %)Datawarehouse Developer
47 (33.33 %)SQL Server Developer
56 (28.57 %)Business Intelligence Developer
56 (28.57 %)Business Developer
61 (4.762 %)DBA
61 (4.762 %)SQL Server DBA
61 (4.762 %)SQL DBA
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)Replication
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.762 %)Windows
11 (4.762 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (47.62 %)Business Intelligence
24 (19.05 %)Web Development
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (47.62 %)SQL
29 (42.86 %)VB.NET
29 (42.86 %)VBA
36 (28.57 %)Transact-SQL
36 (28.57 %)C#
41 (4.762 %)C
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (42.86 %)Business Objects
19 (42.86 %)Cognos