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The table below looks at the demand for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOnline Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4372
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching contract IT job ads154
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.004 %
As % of the category below10.14 %1.794 %
Daily rates quoted71
Average minimum daily rate£350£300
Average daily rate£366£325
% change on same period last year+12.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£347£414
% change on same period last year-16.13 %
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 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads148223
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.207 %0.229 %
Daily rates quoted3527
Average minimum daily rate£342£320
Average daily rate£359£332
% change on same period last year+8.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
Hourly rates quoted1333
Average minimum hourly rate£26.63£25.58
Average hourly rate£28.41£26.94
% change on same period last year+5.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.19£28.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.15£31.77
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
OLAP East of EnglandOLAP
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.

OLAP
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire OLAP Daily Rate Histogram

OLAP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OLAP within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 8 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+218£368-
PeterboroughUp+113£400+23.07 %
OLAP East of EnglandOLAP
East of England

OLAP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

132 (91.43 %)SQL Server
230 (85.71 %)SQL Server 2005
324 (68.57 %)SQL
422 (62.86 %)Datawarehouse
521 (60.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
620 (57.14 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
718 (51.43 %)Transact-SQL
815 (42.86 %)VBA
815 (42.86 %)Business Intelligence
815 (42.86 %)Finance
914 (40.00 %)ETL
914 (40.00 %)Banking
1013 (37.14 %)SQL Server 2000
1013 (37.14 %).NET
1111 (31.43 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1210 (28.57 %)SharePoint
139 (25.71 %)BusinessObjects
139 (25.71 %)Business Objects
139 (25.71 %)VB.NET
139 (25.71 %)Cognos
139 (25.71 %)XML
139 (25.71 %)Insurance
139 (25.71 %)Telecoms
148 (22.86 %)ProClarity
157 (20.00 %)DTS
166 (17.14 %)C#
166 (17.14 %)MS Office
166 (17.14 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
166 (17.14 %)Dimensional Modelling
175 (14.29 %)Microsoft

OLAP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (37.14 %).NET
29 (25.71 %)XML
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (28.57 %)SharePoint
22 (5.714 %)Lotus Notes
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (17.14 %)MS Office
21 (2.857 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.714 %)Academy Housing
12 (5.714 %)arcHouse
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (91.43 %)SQL Server
230 (85.71 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (62.86 %)Datawarehouse
421 (60.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
520 (57.14 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
614 (40.00 %)ETL
713 (37.14 %)SQL Server 2000
811 (31.43 %)SQL Server Integration Services
99 (25.71 %)BusinessObjects
107 (20.00 %)DTS
116 (17.14 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
122 (5.714 %)Data Mining
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (42.86 %)Finance
214 (40.00 %)Banking
39 (25.71 %)Telecoms
39 (25.71 %)Insurance
44 (11.43 %)Retail
52 (5.714 %)Health
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (88.57 %)Developer
213 (37.14 %)SQL Developer
39 (25.71 %)Datawarehouse Developer
47 (20.00 %)SQL Server Developer
56 (17.14 %)Business Developer
65 (14.29 %)ETL Developer
65 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence Developer
72 (5.714 %)Business Project Manager
72 (5.714 %)Business Manager
72 (5.714 %)Analyst
72 (5.714 %)Project Manager
72 (5.714 %)Business Analyst
81 (2.857 %)Consultant
81 (2.857 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
81 (2.857 %)DBA
81 (2.857 %)SQL Server DBA
81 (2.857 %)SQL DBA
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.857 %)Replication
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.857 %)Windows
11 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (42.86 %)Business Intelligence
26 (17.14 %)Dimensional Modelling
34 (11.43 %)Web Development
34 (11.43 %)CRM
42 (5.714 %)Project Management
42 (5.714 %)Asset Management
51 (2.857 %)E-Commerce
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (68.57 %)SQL
218 (51.43 %)Transact-SQL
315 (42.86 %)VBA
49 (25.71 %)VB.NET
56 (17.14 %)C#
62 (5.714 %)C
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (25.71 %)Business Objects
19 (25.71 %)Cognos
28 (22.86 %)ProClarity
35 (14.29 %)Microsoft
42 (5.714 %)Lotus
42 (5.714 %)Anite
42 (5.714 %)Northgate
42 (5.714 %)Civica
42 (5.714 %)Capita
42 (5.714 %)Orchard