Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the East Sussex 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1529
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads66
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.007 %
As % of the category below3.636 %2.034 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£400£450
Average daily rate£500£450
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£600£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£433
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
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£41.62£32.17
% change on same period last year+29.36 %
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads165295
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.269 %0.323 %
Daily rates quoted3578
Average minimum daily rate£317£330
Average daily rate£346£348
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted2543
Average minimum hourly rate£18.79£15.08
Average hourly rate£20.48£16.35
% change on same period last year+25.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.18£17.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Consultant South EastConsultant
South East

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 East Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East Sussex 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 East Sussex region.

East Sussex Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Sussex Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the East Sussex region over the 3 months to 5 December 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
BrightonUp+54--
Consultant South EastConsultant
South East

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

19 (50.00 %)SAP
25 (27.78 %)Data Modelling
33 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
33 (16.67 %)SAP CRM
33 (16.67 %)SAP Smart Forms
33 (16.67 %)SQL Server
33 (16.67 %)CRM
33 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
33 (16.67 %)Java
33 (16.67 %)ABAP
33 (16.67 %)Business Intelligence
42 (11.11 %)CA
42 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (11.11 %)SAP FI
42 (11.11 %)Project Management
42 (11.11 %)Change Management
42 (11.11 %)Telecoms
42 (11.11 %)J2EE
42 (11.11 %)Eclipse
42 (11.11 %)Broadband
42 (11.11 %)Music
42 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (11.11 %)SAP FI-CA
51 (5.556 %)Oracle OWB
51 (5.556 %)VMware
51 (5.556 %)Quality Management
51 (5.556 %)Google
51 (5.556 %)Retail
51 (5.556 %)SQL Server Analysis Services

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (16.67 %)SAP Smart Forms
22 (11.11 %)J2EE
31 (5.556 %).NET
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (16.67 %)SAP CRM
22 (11.11 %)SAP FI-CA
22 (11.11 %)SAP FI
31 (5.556 %)SAP MM
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.11 %)Broadband
21 (5.556 %)Intranet
21 (5.556 %)Internet
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (16.67 %)SQL Server
13 (16.67 %)Datawarehouse
13 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
22 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (5.556 %)Oracle OWB
31 (5.556 %)MS Access
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (5.556 %)Oracle BI EE
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.11 %)Eclipse
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Telecoms
12 (11.11 %)Music
21 (5.556 %)Marketing
21 (5.556 %)Retail
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)NHS
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.556 %)Windows
11 (5.556 %)Windows Server 2003
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (27.78 %)Data Modelling
23 (16.67 %)Business Intelligence
23 (16.67 %)CRM
23 (16.67 %)Business Analysis
32 (11.11 %)Project Management
32 (11.11 %)Change Management
41 (5.556 %)SEO
41 (5.556 %)Migration
41 (5.556 %)Quality Management
41 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
41 (5.556 %)B2B
41 (5.556 %)Internet Marketing
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (16.67 %)Java
13 (16.67 %)ABAP
21 (5.556 %)VBA
21 (5.556 %)JavaScript
21 (5.556 %)SQL
21 (5.556 %)VB
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)MCSE
11 (5.556 %)CCA
11 (5.556 %)Citrix Certification
11 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)Citrix Presentation Server
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (50.00 %)SAP
22 (11.11 %)CA
31 (5.556 %)VMware
31 (5.556 %)Google
31 (5.556 %)Microsoft
31 (5.556 %)Citrix
31 (5.556 %)Oracle