Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2333
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below3.571 %1.087 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£375-
Average daily rate£388-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£384
% change on same period last year-12.13 %
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£22.65£33.43
% change on same period last year-32.25 %
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cardiff
Matching contract IT job ads5692
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.090 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted1126
Average minimum daily rate£320£276
Average daily rate£334£329
% change on same period last year+1.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted77
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£26.50
Average hourly rate£28.82£28.09
% change on same period last year+2.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.64£29.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Cognos South WalesCognos
South Wales

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 IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

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

Cardiff Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cardiff Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos across the Cardiff region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Cardiff Cognos Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing Cognos 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 Cognos.

15 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
24 (80.00 %)Data Modelling
32 (40.00 %)ETL
32 (40.00 %)Business Intelligence
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (40.00 %)DTS
32 (40.00 %)SQL
32 (40.00 %)SQL Server
32 (40.00 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
32 (40.00 %)Finance
41 (20.00 %)Dimensional Modelling

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cardiff region citing Cognos 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 Cognos. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (40.00 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
22 (40.00 %)DTS
22 (40.00 %)ETL
22 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (40.00 %)SQL Server
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Finance
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Developer
15 (100.00 %)Cognos Developer
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)Data Modelling
22 (40.00 %)Business Intelligence
31 (20.00 %)Dimensional Modelling
Cardiff IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)SQL