Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Chester region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3010
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads221
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.000 %11.60 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£170
Average daily rate-£223
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£433
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
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£41.62£32.17
% change on same period last year+29.36 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads200181
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.198 %
Daily rates quoted2722
Average minimum daily rate£266£281
Average daily rate£269£288
% change on same period last year-6.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£272£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted5514
Average minimum hourly rate£22.54£26.61
Average hourly rate£24.13£26.82
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.73£27.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Consultant CheshireConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Chester Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title.

13 (30.00 %)Project Management
13 (30.00 %)Service Management
22 (20.00 %)PMI
22 (20.00 %)PRINCE
22 (20.00 %)Banking
22 (20.00 %)Telecoms
22 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Project Planning
22 (20.00 %)Matrix Management
22 (20.00 %)ServiceCenter
31 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (10.00 %)DV Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Internet Marketing
31 (10.00 %)Information Security
31 (10.00 %)Retail
31 (10.00 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
31 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (10.00 %)Incident Management
31 (10.00 %)Retail Banking
31 (10.00 %)International Banking
31 (10.00 %)Marketing
31 (10.00 %)Internet
31 (10.00 %)Symantec
31 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
31 (10.00 %)Change Management
31 (10.00 %)MS Project
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (10.00 %)RAD

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Consultant in their job title 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 with Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Project
11 (10.00 %)MS Excel
11 (10.00 %)MS Visio
11 (10.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)Internet
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Telecoms
12 (20.00 %)Finance
12 (20.00 %)Banking
21 (10.00 %)Retail
21 (10.00 %)Retail Banking
21 (10.00 %)International Banking
21 (10.00 %)Marketing
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)PMI
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Project Management
13 (30.00 %)Service Management
22 (20.00 %)PRINCE
22 (20.00 %)Project Planning
22 (20.00 %)Matrix Management
31 (10.00 %)Internet Marketing
31 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (10.00 %)DV Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (10.00 %)ITIL
31 (10.00 %)RAD
31 (10.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
31 (10.00 %)Change Management
31 (10.00 %)Information Security
31 (10.00 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
31 (10.00 %)Incident Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)ISO17799
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (20.00 %)ServiceCenter
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft
11 (10.00 %)Symantec