The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Objects Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Objects Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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 Job Titles advertised for the City of London 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.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Objects Developer
Rank 167 205 221
Rank change year-on-year
+38 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Business Objects Developer 34 15 15
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 0.538% 0.192% 0.155%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.582% 0.210% 0.169%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 14 12
Average daily rate £425 £438 £488
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.85% -10.25%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £415 £372 £437
10% offered a daily rate of more than £543 £493 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £350 £325
% change year-on-year
-10.00% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £45.00 -
All Job Titles
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5840 7150 8882
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 92.42% 91.56% 91.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 4286 5125 6488
Average daily rate £450 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £279 £275 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 179 185
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +2.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £42.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Objects Developer
London

Business Objects Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects Developer across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

City of London Business Objects Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Business Objects Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

City of London Business Objects Developer Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects Developer across the City of London region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

City of London Business Objects Developer Daily Rate Histogram

Business Objects Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

City of London Business Objects Developer Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited Business Objects Developer 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 Business Objects Developer in their job title.

1 59 (100.00%) Business Objects
2 38 (64.41%) BusinessObjects XI
3 27 (45.76%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
4 24 (40.68%) SQL
5 22 (37.29%) Oracle
5 22 (37.29%) SAP
5 22 (37.29%) BusinessObjects
6 21 (35.59%) Data Warehouse
7 20 (33.90%) Banking
8 18 (30.51%) Finance
9 16 (27.12%) Business Intelligence
10 9 (15.25%) Data Modelling
10 9 (15.25%) SQL Server
11 8 (13.56%) Java
11 8 (13.56%) PL/SQL
11 8 (13.56%) SAP BW
11 8 (13.56%) Data Mart
12 7 (11.86%) Derivative
12 7 (11.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 7 (11.86%) HTTP
12 7 (11.86%) VBA
12 7 (11.86%) C
12 7 (11.86%) Crystal Reports
13 6 (10.17%) Oracle Reports
13 6 (10.17%) Oracle 10g
13 6 (10.17%) SAP XI
13 6 (10.17%) Investment Banking
14 5 (8.475%) Retail
14 5 (8.475%) Kimball Methodology
14 5 (8.475%) Analytics

Business Objects Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited Business Objects Developer 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 Business Objects Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (10.17%) SAP XI
2 3 (5.085%) J2EE
3 1 (1.695%) XML
3 1 (1.695%) Silverlight
3 1 (1.695%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 4 (6.780%) SharePoint
2 3 (5.085%) WebLogic
2 3 (5.085%) IIS
2 3 (5.085%) Apache
2 3 (5.085%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (5.085%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (5.085%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.695%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.86%) HTTP
2 1 (1.695%) LDAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (64.41%) BusinessObjects XI
2 27 (45.76%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 22 (37.29%) BusinessObjects
4 21 (35.59%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (15.25%) SQL Server
6 8 (13.56%) SAP BW
6 8 (13.56%) Data Mart
7 7 (11.86%) Crystal Reports
8 6 (10.17%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (10.17%) Oracle 10g
9 5 (8.475%) Star Schema
10 4 (6.780%) Xcelsius
11 3 (5.085%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (3.390%) QlikView
12 2 (3.390%) TOAD
12 2 (3.390%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (3.390%) ReportNet
13 1 (1.695%) SAP BI
13 1 (1.695%) CorVu
13 1 (1.695%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 3 (5.085%) JUnit
2 2 (3.390%) JIRA
3 1 (1.695%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (33.90%) Banking
2 18 (30.51%) Finance
3 6 (10.17%) Investment Banking
4 5 (8.475%) Retail
5 3 (5.085%) Retail Banking
6 2 (3.390%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.86%) Derivative
1 7 (11.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (5.085%) Computer Science
3 2 (3.390%) Credit Risk
3 2 (3.390%) Visualisation
4 1 (1.695%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.085%) Windows
2 1 (1.695%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (27.12%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (15.25%) Data Modelling
3 5 (8.475%) Kimball Methodology
3 5 (8.475%) Analytics
4 3 (5.085%) Project Management
4 3 (5.085%) GAP Analysis
4 3 (5.085%) Software Engineering
4 3 (5.085%) Business Analysis
5 2 (3.390%) Project Planning
5 2 (3.390%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (3.390%) Stress Testing
5 2 (3.390%) Risk Management
5 2 (3.390%) ETL
5 2 (3.390%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (3.390%) E-Commerce
5 2 (3.390%) Customer Insight
6 1 (1.695%) Asset Management
6 1 (1.695%) ITIL
6 1 (1.695%) OOP
6 1 (1.695%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 24 (40.68%) SQL
2 8 (13.56%) Java
2 8 (13.56%) PL/SQL
3 7 (11.86%) VBA
3 7 (11.86%) C
4 1 (1.695%) R
4 1 (1.695%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.695%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 3 (5.085%) Degree
2 1 (1.695%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 1 (1.695%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.390%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 59 (100.00%) Business Objects
2 22 (37.29%) SAP
2 22 (37.29%) Oracle
3 3 (5.085%) Cognos
3 3 (5.085%) IBM
4 1 (1.695%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.695%) Informatica
4 1 (1.695%) Remedy
4 1 (1.695%) Brio
4 1 (1.695%) Sybase
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They are running SAP BW and MS SQL Server here. It is expected that you?understand the security /?authorizations?setup around the deployment of the reports for this...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Rate: £400.00 - £500.00 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
My client is looking for a SAP Business Objects Developer with the following skills and experience: - Extensive BOXI r3 development experience... - Excellent communication skills - Extensive experience working within...
Aston Carter
Rate: market rate
Posted: 14 May 2013
City of London
Contract Business Objects Developer - Central London - Banking - 6 months - c... Our client's IT systems help support the trading of items such as derivatives swaps and FX products...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
Key skills: Business Objects r3 / BOXI development, BO universes, Business Objects Web Intelligence, Business Objects Desktop Intelligence, Crystal Reports, data warehousing... Our client's IT systems help support...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013