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This section looks at the demand for Business Objects BusinessObjects (BO) skills within the Dorset region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BusinessObjects over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects BusinessObjects (BO)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3735
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads89
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below8.511 %11.54 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£283
Average daily rate-£313
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£349
% change on same period last year+4.35 %
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£25.91£33.73
% change on same period last year-23.19 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads9478
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted3336
Average minimum daily rate£385£361
Average daily rate£399£385
% change on same period last year+3.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted135
Average minimum hourly rate£24.78£24.33
Average hourly rate£27.22£26.92
% change on same period last year+1.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.66£29.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
BusinessObjects South WestBusinessObjects
South West

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.

BusinessObjects
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BusinessObjects across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Dorset BusinessObjects Demand Trend

BusinessObjects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset BusinessObjects Daily Rate Trend

BusinessObjects
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BusinessObjects within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PooleUp+13--
BusinessObjects South WestBusinessObjects
South West

BusinessObjects
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing BusinessObjects 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 BusinessObjects.

19 (100.00 %)Business Objects
24 (44.44 %)SQL
24 (44.44 %)Oracle
24 (44.44 %)Datawarehouse
33 (33.33 %)Cognos
42 (22.22 %)BusinessObjects XI
42 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
51 (11.11 %)MySQL
51 (11.11 %)MS Office
51 (11.11 %)UNIX
51 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (11.11 %)MS Excel
51 (11.11 %)Data Modelling
51 (11.11 %)Data Mining
51 (11.11 %)ETL
51 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
51 (11.11 %)Hyperion
51 (11.11 %)Informatica
51 (11.11 %)MicroStrategy
51 (11.11 %)FreeHand
51 (11.11 %)Shell Script
51 (11.11 %)ProC
51 (11.11 %)Retail
51 (11.11 %)Finance
51 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
51 (11.11 %)Dimensional Modelling

BusinessObjects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset region citing BusinessObjects 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 BusinessObjects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (11.11 %)MS Office
11 (11.11 %)MS Excel
11 (11.11 %)FreeHand
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (44.44 %)Datawarehouse
22 (22.22 %)BusinessObjects XI
31 (11.11 %)MySQL
31 (11.11 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (11.11 %)Data Mining
31 (11.11 %)ETL
31 (11.11 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (11.11 %)ProC
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Retail
11 (11.11 %)Finance
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Developer
23 (33.33 %)Analyst
23 (33.33 %)Report Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Business Developer
32 (22.22 %)Business Objects Developer
41 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Datawarehouse Developer
41 (11.11 %)SQL Developer
41 (11.11 %)PL/SQL Developer
41 (11.11 %)Business Objects Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Cognos Developer
41 (11.11 %)Report Developer
41 (11.11 %)Oracle Developer
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (11.11 %)Data Modelling
11 (11.11 %)Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)Dimensional Modelling
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)PL/SQL
31 (11.11 %)Shell Script
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (100.00 %)Business Objects
24 (44.44 %)Oracle
33 (33.33 %)Cognos
41 (11.11 %)Hyperion
41 (11.11 %)Informatica
41 (11.11 %)MicroStrategy