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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank130162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+32
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.500 %0.488 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£450
% change on same period last year-31.66 %
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-£31.75
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads120205
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.171 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted3869
Average minimum daily rate£413£336
Average daily rate£448£355
% change on same period last year+25.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£421
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
Hourly rates quoted17
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£30.21
Average hourly rate£36.00£31.00
% change on same period last year+16.12 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£31.79
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£28.18
% change on same period last year-15.43 %
Cognos Business Intelligence EnglandCognos Business Intelligence
England

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.

Cognos Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

East of England Cognos Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence across the East of England region.

East of England Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the East of England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
HertfordshireUp+183£350-
Cognos Business Intelligence EnglandCognos Business Intelligence
England

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence.

15 (100.00 %)Cognos
15 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
23 (60.00 %)Oracle
32 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
32 (40.00 %)Cognos Powerplay
32 (40.00 %)Cognos Impromptu
32 (40.00 %)Datawarehouse
32 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
41 (20.00 %)Cognos Planning
41 (20.00 %)Informatica
41 (20.00 %)Java
41 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
41 (20.00 %)SQL

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)Cognos Planning
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 9i
12 (40.00 %)Cognos Powerplay
12 (40.00 %)Cognos Impromptu
12 (40.00 %)Datawarehouse
12 (40.00 %)Oracle 10g
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Cognos Consultant
12 (40.00 %)Business Manager
12 (40.00 %)BI Manager
21 (20.00 %)SQL Developer
21 (20.00 %)PL/SQL Developer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Java
11 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (20.00 %)SQL
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Cognos
23 (60.00 %)Oracle
31 (20.00 %)Informatica