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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the City of London 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank3640
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads372271
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.477 %0.304 %
As % of the category below4.533 %4.261 %
Daily rates quoted15685
Average minimum daily rate£413£466
Average daily rate£443£497
% change on same period last year-10.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£472£528
UK excluding London average daily rate£430£425
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted88
Average minimum hourly rate£45.13£40.00
Average hourly rate£47.69£41.38
% change on same period last year+15.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£50.25£42.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.21£31.76
% change on same period last year+14.00 %
Job Titles City of LondonJob Titles
City of London
Matching contract IT job ads82076360
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.53 %7.146 %
Daily rates quoted41402657
Average minimum daily rate£427£466
Average daily rate£464£497
% change on same period last year-6.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£502£527
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£353
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted313191
Average minimum hourly rate£23.79£24.18
Average hourly rate£25.63£25.76
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.47£27.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.48£25.12
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Consultant LondonConsultant
London

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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Consultant across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

City of London Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

City of London Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the City of London region over the past 3 months.

City of London Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

City of London Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the City of London region over the past 3 months.

City of London Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the City of London region citing Consultant also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Consultant.

1164 (27.42 %)Finance
299 (16.56 %)Banking
394 (15.72 %)SAP
463 (10.54 %)SQL
554 (9.030 %)Oracle
652 (8.696 %)Windows
748 (8.027 %)Investment Banking
847 (7.860 %)Unix
942 (7.023 %)Microsoft
1041 (6.856 %)Migration
1131 (5.184 %)Business Intelligence
1229 (4.849 %)Government
1229 (4.849 %)Active Directory
1327 (4.515 %)Project Management
1327 (4.515 %)SharePoint
1327 (4.515 %)Java
1426 (4.348 %)SQL Server
1525 (4.181 %)SAP BW
1624 (4.013 %)SAN
1723 (3.846 %)SAP HR
1723 (3.846 %)Sybase
1723 (3.846 %).NET
1723 (3.846 %)Derivative
1822 (3.679 %)Insurance
1921 (3.512 %)Perl
1921 (3.512 %)Murex
2020 (3.344 %)XML
2020 (3.344 %)IBM
2020 (3.344 %)VMware
2119 (3.177 %)SharePoint Server 2007

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the City of London region citing Consultant also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Consultant. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
123 (3.846 %).NET
220 (3.344 %)XML
315 (2.508 %)WebServices
410 (1.672 %)J2EE
59 (1.505 %)WebSphere
68 (1.338 %)ASP.NET
68 (1.338 %)HTML
77 (1.171 %)Middleware
77 (1.171 %)Hibernate
85 (0.836 %)Struts
85 (0.836 %)SAP Basis
94 (0.669 %)Windows SharePoint Services
94 (0.669 %)Swing
103 (0.502 %)XSLT
103 (0.502 %)WDK
103 (0.502 %)WinForms
103 (0.502 %)JRules
103 (0.502 %)Spring
103 (0.502 %)JFC
103 (0.502 %)ISPF
Application Platforms
127 (4.515 %)SharePoint
219 (3.177 %)SharePoint Server 2007
311 (1.839 %)Exchange Server 2003
311 (1.839 %)IIS
410 (1.672 %)BizTalk Server
59 (1.505 %)MS Exchange
59 (1.505 %)Exchange Server 2007
67 (1.171 %)Documentum
67 (1.171 %)SAS
67 (1.171 %)MQSeries
76 (1.003 %)TIBCO EMS
85 (0.836 %)JBoss
94 (0.669 %)Lotus Notes
103 (0.502 %)CICS
103 (0.502 %)Exchange Server 2000
103 (0.502 %)SharePoint Portal Server
112 (0.334 %)ESB
112 (0.334 %)TeamSite
112 (0.334 %)Oracle Application Server
112 (0.334 %)LiveLink
Applications
116 (2.676 %)MS Excel
212 (2.007 %)MS Office
38 (1.338 %)MS Visio
46 (1.003 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (0.502 %)InfoPath
62 (0.334 %)MS Project
71 (0.167 %)SPSS
Business Applications
123 (3.846 %)SAP HR
219 (3.177 %)SAP FI
318 (3.010 %)SAP FI/CO
318 (3.010 %)SAP CO
413 (2.174 %)SAP SD
59 (1.505 %)Murex MxG2000
59 (1.505 %)SAP PS
66 (1.003 %)Oracle Financials
66 (1.003 %)SAP CRM
75 (0.836 %)SAP Payroll
75 (0.836 %)Fidessa
75 (0.836 %)BusinessWorks
84 (0.669 %)Axapta
84 (0.669 %)Dynamics AX
84 (0.669 %)SAP Oil and Gas
93 (0.502 %)Kondor+
93 (0.502 %)SAP QM
93 (0.502 %)MAXIMO
93 (0.502 %)Summit
93 (0.502 %)HiPortfolio
Communications & Networking
124 (4.013 %)SAN
211 (1.839 %)Internet
39 (1.505 %)DNS
46 (1.003 %)TCP/IP
46 (1.003 %)Firewall
55 (0.836 %)DHCP
64 (0.669 %)Ethernet
64 (0.669 %)LDAP
64 (0.669 %)Intrusion Detection
64 (0.669 %)Intranet
64 (0.669 %)iSCSI
73 (0.502 %)VLAN
73 (0.502 %)WINS
73 (0.502 %)WAN
82 (0.334 %)VoIP
82 (0.334 %)LAN
82 (0.334 %)FTP
82 (0.334 %)IPCC
82 (0.334 %)OSPF
82 (0.334 %)BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
126 (4.348 %)SQL Server
225 (4.181 %)SAP BW
313 (2.174 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (1.672 %)SAP BI
59 (1.505 %)BusinessObjects
68 (1.338 %)Datawarehouse
76 (1.003 %)ETL
76 (1.003 %)BusinessObjects XI
85 (0.836 %)OLAP
85 (0.836 %)Oracle Reports
94 (0.669 %)Oracle Discoverer
94 (0.669 %)SQL Server 2000
94 (0.669 %)GIS
103 (0.502 %)DataStage
103 (0.502 %)RDBMS
103 (0.502 %)Data Mining
103 (0.502 %)DB2
103 (0.502 %)SQL Server 7
112 (0.334 %)Oracle 9i
112 (0.334 %)MySQL
Development Applications
13 (0.502 %)Ant
13 (0.502 %)Visual Studio
13 (0.502 %)RequisitePro
13 (0.502 %)XDE
13 (0.502 %)TestDirector
22 (0.334 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (0.334 %)ClearQuest
22 (0.334 %)MSI
22 (0.334 %)Oracle Forms
22 (0.334 %)ClearCase
31 (0.167 %)ERwin
31 (0.167 %)ProC
31 (0.167 %)NUnit
31 (0.167 %)Oracle APEX
31 (0.167 %)LoadRunner
General
1164 (27.42 %)Finance
299 (16.56 %)Banking
348 (8.027 %)Investment Banking
429 (4.849 %)Government
522 (3.679 %)Insurance
616 (2.676 %)Retail
714 (2.341 %)Financial Institution
811 (1.839 %)Front Office
98 (1.338 %)Health
107 (1.171 %)Telecoms
116 (1.003 %)Back Office
116 (1.003 %)Marketing
125 (0.836 %)Auditing
125 (0.836 %)Billing
125 (0.836 %)Electric
134 (0.669 %)Manufacturing
134 (0.669 %)Construction
143 (0.502 %)Police
143 (0.502 %)Pensions
152 (0.334 %)Local Government
Miscellaneous
123 (3.846 %)Derivative
217 (2.843 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
315 (2.508 %)Asset Management
410 (1.672 %)Interest Rate Derivative
58 (1.338 %)Management Information System
67 (1.171 %)Fixed Income
67 (1.171 %)Equities
76 (1.003 %)Clustering
76 (1.003 %)Equity Derivative
76 (1.003 %)German Language
85 (0.836 %)Mainframe
94 (0.669 %)CCTV
94 (0.669 %)Client/Server
103 (0.502 %)Thin Client
103 (0.502 %)Blackberry
103 (0.502 %)PKI
103 (0.502 %)French Language
103 (0.502 %)Credit Risk
103 (0.502 %)Market Risk
103 (0.502 %)Fat Client
Operating Systems
152 (8.696 %)Windows
247 (7.860 %)Unix
319 (3.177 %)Solaris
413 (2.174 %)Linux
413 (2.174 %)AIX
59 (1.505 %)Windows 2000
66 (1.003 %)Windows NT
75 (0.836 %)Windows Server 2003
84 (0.669 %)MVS
84 (0.669 %)HPUX
93 (0.502 %)zOS
102 (0.334 %)NetWare
102 (0.334 %)Windows Vista
102 (0.334 %)FreeBSD
111 (0.167 %)Windows XP
111 (0.167 %)VMS
111 (0.167 %)Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
141 (6.856 %)Migration
231 (5.184 %)Business Intelligence
327 (4.515 %)Project Management
417 (2.843 %)Business Analysis
512 (2.007 %)Information Security
512 (2.007 %)CRM
611 (1.839 %)ITIL
611 (1.839 %)Change Management
79 (1.505 %)Service Management
79 (1.505 %)E-Commerce
79 (1.505 %)Stakeholder Management
79 (1.505 %)User Acceptance Testing
88 (1.338 %)Investment Management
88 (1.338 %)Business Continuity
88 (1.338 %)Data Modelling
97 (1.171 %)Risk Management
97 (1.171 %)Workflow
97 (1.171 %)Data Analysis
97 (1.171 %)Logistics
97 (1.171 %)Data Migration
Programming Languages
163 (10.54 %)SQL
227 (4.515 %)Java
321 (3.512 %)Perl
419 (3.177 %)C#
513 (2.174 %)ABAP
612 (2.007 %)Shell Script
711 (1.839 %)PL/SQL
810 (1.672 %)VB
98 (1.338 %)C++
98 (1.338 %)C
106 (1.003 %)JavaScript
115 (0.836 %)RPG
115 (0.836 %)VB.NET
115 (0.836 %)Transact-SQL
124 (0.669 %)VBScript
124 (0.669 %)VBA
133 (0.502 %)JCL
142 (0.334 %)VB6
142 (0.334 %)PHP
151 (0.167 %)PeopleCode
Qualifications
114 (2.341 %)CISSP
213 (2.174 %)Degree
312 (2.007 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
48 (1.338 %)Microsoft Certification
48 (1.338 %)Citrix Certification
56 (1.003 %)MCSE
65 (0.836 %)Cisco Certification
74 (0.669 %)CCA
74 (0.669 %)ITIL Certification
83 (0.502 %)CCVP
83 (0.502 %)ISEB
83 (0.502 %)CCEA
83 (0.502 %)HNC
83 (0.502 %)HND
83 (0.502 %)CCIE
92 (0.334 %)CCNP
92 (0.334 %)PRINCE2 Certification
92 (0.334 %)CCAB
92 (0.334 %)CISA
101 (0.167 %)CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (0.836 %)QA
24 (0.669 %)ISO27001
32 (0.334 %)COBIT
32 (0.334 %)Basel II
32 (0.334 %)BS7799
41 (0.167 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.167 %)ISO17799
41 (0.167 %)ISO9001
41 (0.167 %)SLA
41 (0.167 %)ISO8583
41 (0.167 %)CESG Infosec
41 (0.167 %)JSP 440
System Software
129 (4.849 %)Active Directory
28 (1.338 %)VMware ESX
36 (1.003 %)NFS
44 (0.669 %)NetBackup
53 (0.502 %)RACF
62 (0.334 %)ISA Server
62 (0.334 %)ClearTrust
62 (0.334 %)Citrix Presentation Server
71 (0.167 %)AquaLogic
71 (0.167 %)Xen
71 (0.167 %)Oracle RAC
71 (0.167 %)VMware GSX
Systems Management
18 (1.338 %)Tivoli
25 (0.836 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
34 (0.669 %)Unicenter
43 (0.502 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
52 (0.334 %)AutoSys
52 (0.334 %)OpenView
61 (0.167 %)MOM
61 (0.167 %)BMC PATROL
61 (0.167 %)CONTROL-M
61 (0.167 %)TIBCO Hawk
61 (0.167 %)ZENworks
61 (0.167 %)EMC TimeFinder
61 (0.167 %)WSUS
61 (0.167 %)AssetCenter
61 (0.167 %)SCCM
Vendors
194 (15.72 %)SAP
254 (9.030 %)Oracle
342 (7.023 %)Microsoft
423 (3.846 %)Sybase
521 (3.512 %)Murex
620 (3.344 %)IBM
620 (3.344 %)VMware
718 (3.010 %)Cisco
817 (2.843 %)EMC
915 (2.508 %)HP
1013 (2.174 %)Citrix
1111 (1.839 %)Remedy
129 (1.505 %)CA
129 (1.505 %)Business Objects
129 (1.505 %)PeopleSoft
138 (1.338 %)NetApp
138 (1.338 %)TIBCO
147 (1.171 %)Sun
147 (1.171 %)Calypso
156 (1.003 %)Altiris
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