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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5673
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.784 %1.326 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£343£346
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
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£24.93£33.44
% change on same period last year-25.43 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads255377
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.356 %0.379 %
Daily rates quoted4660
Average minimum daily rate£310£300
Average daily rate£332£313
% change on same period last year+6.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted5287
Average minimum hourly rate£20.65£27.14
Average hourly rate£22.47£28.64
% change on same period last year-21.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.30£30.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Business Objects East of EnglandBusiness Objects
East of England

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Cambridgeshire Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridgeshire Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Objects within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+162--
Business Objects East of EnglandBusiness Objects
East of England

Business Objects
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects.

110 (100.00 %)VB.NET
110 (100.00 %)VBA
110 (100.00 %).NET
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server
110 (100.00 %)OLAP
110 (100.00 %)XML
110 (100.00 %)Cognos
110 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
110 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
110 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
110 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
24 (40.00 %)Banking
24 (40.00 %)Retail
24 (40.00 %)Telecoms
24 (40.00 %)Finance
32 (20.00 %)Health
32 (20.00 %)ETL
32 (20.00 %)C

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (100.00 %).NET
110 (100.00 %)XML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server
110 (100.00 %)OLAP
110 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
110 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
110 (100.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
110 (100.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
22 (20.00 %)ETL
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Telecoms
14 (40.00 %)Finance
14 (40.00 %)Banking
14 (40.00 %)Retail
22 (20.00 %)Health
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (100.00 %)Developer
110 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse Developer
27 (70.00 %)Business Developer
36 (60.00 %)Business Intelligence Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (100.00 %)VB.NET
110 (100.00 %)VBA
22 (20.00 %)C
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (100.00 %)Cognos