The first table below looks at the demand for the Consultant 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 Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Consultant
Rank 27 32 39
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 348 343 402
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 5.455% 4.361% 4.104%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.904% 4.769% 4.470%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 232 274
Average daily rate £450 £439 £454
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.56% -3.35%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £352 £314 £342
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £555 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £425 £400
% change year-on-year
- +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
Average hourly rate - £21.50 £40.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -46.25%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.75 £32.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year
- -6.42%
All Job Titles
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5894 7192 8993
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 92.40% 91.44% 91.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 4333 5169 6545
Average daily rate £450 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £285 £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 138 186 197
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 £133.00 £41.28 £41.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Consultant
London

Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

City of London Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

City of London Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the City of London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

City of London Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

City of London Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

1 139 (23.24%) Finance
2 118 (19.73%) SAP
3 84 (14.05%) Banking
4 71 (11.87%) Oracle
5 64 (10.70%) Migration
6 60 (10.03%) Microsoft
7 58 (9.699%) SQL
8 51 (8.528%) Windows
9 49 (8.194%) Business Intelligence
10 47 (7.860%) CRM
11 31 (5.184%) Siebel
11 31 (5.184%) Data Migration
12 30 (5.017%) FMCG
13 29 (4.849%) Security Cleared
13 29 (4.849%) SQL Server
14 27 (4.515%) Project Management
14 27 (4.515%) Java
14 27 (4.515%) MS Excel
15 25 (4.181%) Stakeholder Management
15 25 (4.181%) Linux
16 24 (4.013%) E-Commerce
16 24 (4.013%) MS Exchange
16 24 (4.013%) VMware
16 24 (4.013%) Retail
17 23 (3.846%) Telecoms
17 23 (3.846%) Risk Management
17 23 (3.846%) Active Directory
18 22 (3.679%) SharePoint
18 22 (3.679%) ITIL
18 22 (3.679%) Investment Banking

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London 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.

Application Development
1 14 (2.341%) XML
1 14 (2.341%) .NET
2 12 (2.007%) Web Services
3 9 (1.505%) HTML
4 7 (1.171%) CSS
4 7 (1.171%) Middleware
4 7 (1.171%) SAP Basis
4 7 (1.171%) WebSphere
5 5 (0.836%) JSP
5 5 (0.836%) J2EE
5 5 (0.836%) Mason
6 4 (0.669%) Silverlight
6 4 (0.669%) JMS
6 4 (0.669%) COM
6 4 (0.669%) SOAP
7 3 (0.502%) Servlets
7 3 (0.502%) XSLT
7 3 (0.502%) ASP.NET
7 3 (0.502%) EDI
7 3 (0.502%) SAP XI
Application Platforms
1 24 (4.013%) MS Exchange
2 22 (3.679%) SharePoint
3 15 (2.508%) Exchange Server 2010
4 10 (1.672%) Exchange Server 2003
4 10 (1.672%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 8 (1.338%) Lotus Domino
6 6 (1.003%) Lotus Notes
7 5 (0.836%) SAS
7 5 (0.836%) NetWeaver
7 5 (0.836%) Office Communications Server
7 5 (0.836%) SharePoint 2010
8 3 (0.502%) Oracle Workflow
8 3 (0.502%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.502%) Oracle Coherence
8 3 (0.502%) TIBCO EMS
8 3 (0.502%) Lync
8 3 (0.502%) Adobe CQ
9 2 (0.334%) SAP Portal
9 2 (0.334%) Alfresco
9 2 (0.334%) CMS
Applications
1 27 (4.515%) MS Excel
2 10 (1.672%) MS PowerPoint
3 8 (1.338%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.338%) MS Office
4 3 (0.502%) MS Project
4 3 (0.502%) Acrobat
4 3 (0.502%) Office 365
5 2 (0.334%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.167%) RoboHelp
6 1 (0.167%) Fireworks
6 1 (0.167%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.167%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 21 (3.512%) SAP FI/CO
1 21 (3.512%) SAP CO
1 21 (3.512%) SAP FI
2 19 (3.177%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (2.341%) Oracle EBS R12
3 14 (2.341%) SAP SD
4 11 (1.839%) SAP PP
5 9 (1.505%) SAP MM
6 8 (1.338%) Oracle EBS
7 6 (1.003%) SAP SCM
7 6 (1.003%) Oracle CRM
7 6 (1.003%) Oracle Financials
8 5 (0.836%) SAP CRM
8 5 (0.836%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 4 (0.669%) SAP HCM
9 4 (0.669%) Google Analytics
9 4 (0.669%) SAP Retail
9 4 (0.669%) Oracle Applications
9 4 (0.669%) Endur
10 3 (0.502%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.174%) Internet
2 11 (1.839%) SMTP
3 9 (1.505%) TCP/IP
3 9 (1.505%) SAN
3 9 (1.505%) Firewall
4 8 (1.338%) Network Security
4 8 (1.338%) HTTP
4 8 (1.338%) LAN
4 8 (1.338%) LDAP
5 7 (1.171%) SSL
5 7 (1.171%) DNS
5 7 (1.171%) WAN
6 6 (1.003%) CTI
6 6 (1.003%) MPLS
6 6 (1.003%) POP3
7 4 (0.669%) NetScaler
7 4 (0.669%) DHCP
8 3 (0.502%) ATM
8 3 (0.502%) PBX
8 3 (0.502%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.849%) SQL Server
2 18 (3.010%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.843%) SAP BW
3 17 (2.843%) SAP BI
4 12 (2.007%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 11 (1.839%) SQL Server 2008
6 9 (1.505%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.171%) OLAP
7 7 (1.171%) MS Access
7 7 (1.171%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 6 (1.003%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 6 (1.003%) BusinessObjects
8 6 (1.003%) Oracle 8/8i
9 5 (0.836%) DB2
9 5 (0.836%) Essbase
9 5 (0.836%) SQL Server 2005
9 5 (0.836%) Oracle BI EE
10 4 (0.669%) QlikView
10 4 (0.669%) Oracle 11g
10 4 (0.669%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 5 (0.836%) MSI
2 4 (0.669%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.502%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (0.502%) Selenium
4 2 (0.334%) Mockito
4 2 (0.334%) Axure RP
4 2 (0.334%) Talend Open Studio
4 2 (0.334%) Maven
4 2 (0.334%) ERwin
4 2 (0.334%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.334%) Ant
4 2 (0.334%) JUnit
5 1 (0.167%) ClearCase
5 1 (0.167%) OpenDeploy
5 1 (0.167%) QuickTest Pro
5 1 (0.167%) AppScan
5 1 (0.167%) LSMW
5 1 (0.167%) Subversion
5 1 (0.167%) SilkTest
5 1 (0.167%) JIRA
General
1 139 (23.24%) Finance
2 84 (14.05%) Banking
3 24 (4.013%) Retail
4 23 (3.846%) Telecoms
5 22 (3.679%) Investment Banking
6 21 (3.512%) Marketing
7 18 (3.010%) Legal
8 12 (2.007%) Manufacturing
8 12 (2.007%) Financial Institution
9 10 (1.672%) General Ledger
10 5 (0.836%) Billing
11 4 (0.669%) Advertising
11 4 (0.669%) Law
11 4 (0.669%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (0.502%) Front Office
12 3 (0.502%) Back Office
12 3 (0.502%) Corporate Banking
13 2 (0.334%) Dutch Language
13 2 (0.334%) Automotive
13 2 (0.334%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.017%) FMCG
2 14 (2.341%) Blackberry
3 11 (1.839%) Derivative
4 9 (1.505%) Fixed Income
5 8 (1.338%) SWIFT
6 7 (1.171%) Mainframe
6 7 (1.171%) Management Information System
7 5 (0.836%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (0.836%) LPAR
7 5 (0.836%) Data Extraction
8 4 (0.669%) iPad
8 4 (0.669%) Credit Risk
9 3 (0.502%) NHS
9 3 (0.502%) Firmware
9 3 (0.502%) Computer Science
9 3 (0.502%) Data Conversion
9 3 (0.502%) Social Media
9 3 (0.502%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.334%) SaaS
10 2 (0.334%) DataPower
Operating Systems
1 51 (8.528%) Windows
2 25 (4.181%) Linux
3 21 (3.512%) UNIX
4 20 (3.344%) Windows Server 2008
5 19 (3.177%) Windows 7
6 11 (1.839%) AIX
6 11 (1.839%) Windows Server 2003
7 6 (1.003%) Solaris
8 5 (0.836%) HPUX
8 5 (0.836%) SUSE
9 4 (0.669%) Windows XP
10 2 (0.334%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.334%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.167%) zOS
11 1 (0.167%) CentOS
11 1 (0.167%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (10.70%) Migration
2 49 (8.194%) Business Intelligence
3 47 (7.860%) CRM
4 31 (5.184%) Data Migration
5 27 (4.515%) Project Management
6 25 (4.181%) Stakeholder Management
7 24 (4.013%) E-Commerce
8 23 (3.846%) Risk Management
9 22 (3.679%) ITIL
10 20 (3.344%) Workflow
11 19 (3.177%) Business Analysis
12 17 (2.843%) Information Security
12 17 (2.843%) SAP Implementation
13 15 (2.508%) ETL
14 13 (2.174%) Data Modelling
14 13 (2.174%) Content Management
14 13 (2.174%) Data Analysis
14 13 (2.174%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 12 (2.007%) User Acceptance Testing
15 12 (2.007%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 58 (9.699%) SQL
2 27 (4.515%) Java
3 17 (2.843%) PowerShell
4 14 (2.341%) JavaScript
5 13 (2.174%) C
6 12 (2.007%) C#
7 10 (1.672%) VBA
8 9 (1.505%) ABAP
9 8 (1.338%) VB
9 8 (1.338%) PL/SQL
10 7 (1.171%) VB.NET
11 6 (1.003%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.669%) Perl
13 3 (0.502%) C++
13 3 (0.502%) T-SQL
14 2 (0.334%) Bourne shell
14 2 (0.334%) Korn
14 2 (0.334%) PHP
15 1 (0.167%) Python
15 1 (0.167%) ActionScript
Qualifications
1 29 (4.849%) Security Cleared
2 16 (2.676%) SC Cleared
3 14 (2.341%) Degree
3 14 (2.341%) Cisco Certification
4 11 (1.839%) CISSP
5 10 (1.672%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.338%) CCSE
6 8 (1.338%) CCIE
6 8 (1.338%) MCSE
7 7 (1.171%) CCNP
7 7 (1.171%) CCSA
8 6 (1.003%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.003%) CISM
9 4 (0.669%) CCA
9 4 (0.669%) CCNA
10 3 (0.502%) CISA
10 3 (0.502%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.502%) MBA
10 3 (0.502%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 2 (0.334%) NCDA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.174%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (1.505%) ISO 9001
2 9 (1.505%) QA
3 5 (0.836%) SLA
3 5 (0.836%) COBIT
3 5 (0.836%) PCI DSS
4 2 (0.334%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.167%) ISO 9000
5 1 (0.167%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (3.846%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.508%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.505%) vSphere
4 5 (0.836%) Microsoft App-V
4 5 (0.836%) vCloud
5 4 (0.669%) XenApp
5 4 (0.669%) VMware ESX
6 3 (0.502%) ISA Server
7 2 (0.334%) OpenSSO
7 2 (0.334%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.334%) XenDesktop
8 1 (0.167%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.167%) Oracle RMAN
8 1 (0.167%) ProxySG
8 1 (0.167%) VMware Server
8 1 (0.167%) SRDF
8 1 (0.167%) Forefront TMG
8 1 (0.167%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (1.505%) SCOM
1 9 (1.505%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 7 (1.171%) MAILsweeper
2 7 (1.171%) SCCM
3 5 (0.836%) Tivoli
4 4 (0.669%) Norton AntiVirus
5 3 (0.502%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.334%) Cisco CUCM
6 2 (0.334%) EMC NetWorker
6 2 (0.334%) Control-M
7 1 (0.167%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.167%) CA SiteMinder
7 1 (0.167%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.167%) Data Guard
Vendors
1 118 (19.73%) SAP
2 71 (11.87%) Oracle
3 60 (10.03%) Microsoft
4 31 (5.184%) Siebel
5 24 (4.013%) VMware
6 20 (3.344%) Cisco
7 17 (2.843%) Citrix
8 16 (2.676%) IBM
9 14 (2.341%) Juniper
10 11 (1.839%) Business Objects
10 11 (1.839%) Symantec
11 10 (1.672%) CheckPoint
11 10 (1.672%) HP
12 8 (1.338%) Lotus
12 8 (1.338%) Red Hat
13 7 (1.171%) Brocade
13 7 (1.171%) F5
13 7 (1.171%) Tableau
14 6 (1.003%) Guidewire
14 6 (1.003%) Hyperion
City, London
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Aston Carter
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
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Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
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Pioneer Consulting
Rate: MARKET RATE
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
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Annapurna
Rate: £400.00 - £450 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
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Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
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Annapurna
Rate: £400.00 - £500 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
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Annapurna HR
Rate: £400.00 - £500 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
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Venturi
Rate: Negotiable
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
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Spargonet Consulting Plc
Rate: £400 to £500 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
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Rate: £0.00 per annum + Market rates
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
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Rate: £380 per day
Posted: 11 May 2013
City, London
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EU Solutions
Rate: £500 - £700 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
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Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
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Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £450 - £650 per day
Posted: 8 May 2013
City, London
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Aston Carter
Rate: £200 - £225 per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
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Incisive Ltd
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City, London
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LA International
Rate: £600 - £670 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
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Salt
Rate: £400 - £475 per day
Posted: 25 May 2013
City of London
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Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £700 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
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Orgtel
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
City of London
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Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £700 per month
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
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Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £700 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
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Rate: MARKET RATE
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
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Posted: 21 May 2013
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Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013