Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts within the Chester 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2927
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.222 %3.191 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£341
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£6.00-
Average hourly rate£7.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£8.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.73£31.78
% change on same period last year-41.05 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads9094
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.146 %0.103 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£267£247
Average daily rate£269£257
% change on same period last year+4.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£270£267
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted347
Average minimum hourly rate£22.73£27.50
Average hourly rate£23.88£27.60
% change on same period last year-13.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.03£27.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Business Objects CheshireBusiness Objects
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)AIX
21 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (50.00 %)TOAD
21 (50.00 %)Crystal Enterprise
21 (50.00 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
21 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)PL/SQL

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (50.00 %)TOAD
21 (50.00 %)Crystal Enterprise
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Systems Administrator
11 (50.00 %)Support Assistant
11 (50.00 %)1st Line Support
11 (50.00 %)Applications Support
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)AIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)PL/SQL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
21 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)Citrix