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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Dorset 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1616
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads3030
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.030 %
As % of the category below6.944 %6.726 %
Daily rates quoted1515
Average minimum daily rate£411£367
Average daily rate£429£390
% change on same period last year+10.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£448£412
UK excluding London average daily rate£433£416
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.83
Average hourly rate-£40.83
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£30.20
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching contract IT job ads432446
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.570 %0.444 %
Daily rates quoted149202
Average minimum daily rate£330£333
Average daily rate£355£352
% change on same period last year+0.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£380£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted8341
Average minimum hourly rate£25.52£22.00
Average hourly rate£27.33£23.62
% change on same period last year+15.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.15£25.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Consultant South WestConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Dorset Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant 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
BournemouthUp+511£446+26.99 %
PooleUp+79£428+10.53 %
Consultant South WestConsultant
South West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

111 (19.64 %)UNIX
28 (14.29 %)SQL
28 (14.29 %)SharePoint
28 (14.29 %)Microsoft
28 (14.29 %)Finance
37 (12.50 %)InfoPath
37 (12.50 %)DNS
37 (12.50 %)Datawarehouse
37 (12.50 %).NET
46 (10.71 %)Oracle
46 (10.71 %)Windows
46 (10.71 %)Siebel
46 (10.71 %)Active Directory
46 (10.71 %)MS Exchange
46 (10.71 %)DHCP
46 (10.71 %)VMware
46 (10.71 %)VMware ESX
46 (10.71 %)Siebel Analytics
46 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2007
46 (10.71 %)Oracle BI EE
55 (8.929 %)Performance Management
55 (8.929 %)ITIL Certification
55 (8.929 %)SAN
55 (8.929 %)ISA Server
55 (8.929 %)ISO9001
55 (8.929 %)Solaris
55 (8.929 %)ITIL
64 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
64 (7.143 %)MS Excel
64 (7.143 %)Windows XP

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (12.50 %).NET
21 (1.786 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (14.29 %)SharePoint
26 (10.71 %)MS Exchange
26 (10.71 %)Exchange Server 2007
33 (5.357 %)SAS
41 (1.786 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (1.786 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (12.50 %)InfoPath
24 (7.143 %)MS Excel
31 (1.786 %)MS Project
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (10.71 %)Siebel Analytics
21 (1.786 %)SAP FI-AR
21 (1.786 %)SAP FI
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (12.50 %)DNS
26 (10.71 %)DHCP
35 (8.929 %)SAN
44 (7.143 %)Bluetooth
44 (7.143 %)GPRS
44 (7.143 %)Wi-Fi
52 (3.571 %)Internet
52 (3.571 %)Network Security
52 (3.571 %)BIG-IP
61 (1.786 %)LDAP
61 (1.786 %)Ethernet
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (12.50 %)Datawarehouse
26 (10.71 %)Oracle BI EE
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.786 %)Data Cleansing
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server
31 (1.786 %)ETL
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (14.29 %)Finance
24 (7.143 %)Telecoms
33 (5.357 %)Marketing
33 (5.357 %)Government
42 (3.571 %)Banking
51 (1.786 %)Insurance
51 (1.786 %)Pensions
51 (1.786 %)Financial Institution
51 (1.786 %)Health
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (7.143 %)NHS
14 (7.143 %)PDA
23 (5.357 %)French Language
23 (5.357 %)Clustering
32 (3.571 %)Swedish Language
41 (1.786 %)Freedom of Information
41 (1.786 %)German Language
41 (1.786 %)Italian Language
41 (1.786 %)Russian Language
41 (1.786 %)Spanish Language
41 (1.786 %)AS400
41 (1.786 %)Smartcard
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (19.64 %)UNIX
26 (10.71 %)Windows
35 (8.929 %)Solaris
44 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
44 (7.143 %)Windows XP
44 (7.143 %)Mac OS X
44 (7.143 %)Windows Mobile
52 (3.571 %)Linux
61 (1.786 %)MVS
61 (1.786 %)AIX
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (8.929 %)Performance Management
15 (8.929 %)ITIL
23 (5.357 %)SC Cleared
23 (5.357 %)DV Cleared
23 (5.357 %)Security Cleared
23 (5.357 %)Migration
32 (3.571 %)Data Migration
41 (1.786 %)Penetration Testing
41 (1.786 %)Agile Software Development
41 (1.786 %)Data Protection
41 (1.786 %)Information Security
41 (1.786 %)Identity Management
41 (1.786 %)PRINCE2
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (14.29 %)SQL
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (8.929 %)ITIL Certification
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (8.929 %)ISO9001
21 (1.786 %)ISO27001
21 (1.786 %)QA
21 (1.786 %)ISO9000
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (10.71 %)Active Directory
16 (10.71 %)VMware ESX
25 (8.929 %)ISA Server
31 (1.786 %)NFS
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (5.357 %)AutoSys
21 (1.786 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Dorset IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (14.29 %)Microsoft
26 (10.71 %)Oracle
26 (10.71 %)Siebel
26 (10.71 %)VMware
34 (7.143 %)HP
42 (3.571 %)Sun
42 (3.571 %)Teradata
51 (1.786 %)Brocade
51 (1.786 %)Blue Coat
51 (1.786 %)NetApp
51 (1.786 %)Novell
51 (1.786 %)SAP
51 (1.786 %)Cisco
51 (1.786 %)EMC
51 (1.786 %)Citrix