The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Cheshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within SAP Business Objects.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Objects
Rank 58 60 59
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -1
Contract jobs citing Business Objects 3 7 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 0.416% 0.866% 1.407%
As % of the Vendors category 0.826% 1.512% 2.863%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 2
Average daily rate £393 £265 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+48.11% -33.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £367 £165 £370
10% offered a daily rate of more than £419 £450 £430
UK excluding London average daily rate £359 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.50% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Average hourly rate £55.00 - £12.42
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.89 £18.25 £21.75
% change year-on-year
+69.26% -16.09%
All Vendors
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
363 463 489
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 50.28% 57.30% 49.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 230 262
Average daily rate £373 £355 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.92% +1.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £226 £285 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £493 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 11 12
Average hourly rate £37.50 £15.75 £12.46
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+138.09% +26.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.30 £14.00 £8.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £30.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Business Objects
North West

Business Objects
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Cheshire Business Objects Jobs Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Chester - 1 - -
Business Objects
North West

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

1 10 (83.33%) SAP
1 10 (83.33%) BusinessObjects
2 8 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 7 (58.33%) SAP BI
4 6 (50.00%) SAP BW
5 5 (41.67%) Primavera
6 2 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
6 2 (16.67%) SAP GRC
6 2 (16.67%) Migration
6 2 (16.67%) SAP Data Services
6 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 2 (16.67%) MS Excel
6 2 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (16.67%) Oracle
7 1 (8.333%) SQL Server
7 1 (8.333%) SQL
7 1 (8.333%) T-SQL
7 1 (8.333%) VBScript
7 1 (8.333%) ODBC
7 1 (8.333%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (8.333%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (8.333%) MS Visio
7 1 (8.333%) Data Modelling
7 1 (8.333%) ETL
7 1 (8.333%) MS Access
7 1 (8.333%) HP
7 1 (8.333%) TOGAF
7 1 (8.333%) Document Management
7 1 (8.333%) Freedom of Information
7 1 (8.333%) Local Government

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Application Development
1 1 (8.333%) ODBC
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) MS Excel
2 1 (8.333%) MS Visio
2 1 (8.333%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (16.67%) SAP GRC
2 1 (8.333%) SAP PS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (83.33%) BusinessObjects
2 7 (58.33%) SAP BI
3 6 (50.00%) SAP BW
4 2 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (16.67%) SAP Data Services
5 1 (8.333%) GIS
5 1 (8.333%) SQL Server 2008
5 1 (8.333%) SQL Server
5 1 (8.333%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (8.333%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (8.333%) MS Access
General
1 1 (8.333%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Consultant
2 6 (50.00%) SAP Consultant
3 4 (33.33%) Business Intelligence Consultant
4 3 (25.00%) Business Consultant
4 3 (25.00%) SAP Business Consultant
4 3 (25.00%) SAP BI Consultant
5 2 (16.67%) Business Objects Consultant
6 1 (8.333%) Applications Architect
6 1 (8.333%) SAP Test Analyst
6 1 (8.333%) Process Consultant
6 1 (8.333%) SAP BW Consultant
6 1 (8.333%) SAP Analyst
6 1 (8.333%) Architect
6 1 (8.333%) Analyst
6 1 (8.333%) Test Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.333%) Management Information System
1 1 (8.333%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (8.333%) Freedom of Information Act
1 1 (8.333%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (16.67%) Migration
2 2 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
3 1 (8.333%) SAP Implementation
3 1 (8.333%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (8.333%) Unit Testing
3 1 (8.333%) Data Migration
3 1 (8.333%) Data Validation
3 1 (8.333%) Data Modelling
3 1 (8.333%) ETL
3 1 (8.333%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (8.333%) TOGAF
3 1 (8.333%) Document Management
3 1 (8.333%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (8.333%) Project Management
3 1 (8.333%) E-business
3 1 (8.333%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.333%) SQL
1 1 (8.333%) T-SQL
1 1 (8.333%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1 (8.333%) SC Cleared
1 1 (8.333%) BC Cleared
1 1 (8.333%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (8.333%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 10 (83.33%) SAP
2 5 (41.67%) Primavera
3 2 (16.67%) Oracle
3 2 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 1 (8.333%) HP
Business Objects contract role in Cheshire, North...
The role will include report writing, T-SQL Scripting and requirements gathering from senior stakeholders from across the business.
IS Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 1 May 2013