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

LinkBusiness Intelligence (BI)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5461
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads1010
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.010 %
As % of the category below2.268 %1.471 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£436
% change on same period last year-6.37 %
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£33.54£38.96
% change on same period last year-13.92 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads441680
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.582 %0.677 %
Daily rates quoted127166
Average minimum daily rate£266£341
Average daily rate£288£358
% change on same period last year-19.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted1510
Average minimum hourly rate£26.90£33.98
Average hourly rate£28.85£36.02
% change on same period last year-19.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.80£38.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Business Intelligence ScotlandBusiness Intelligence
Scotland

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.

Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Business Intelligence Daily Rate Trend

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Business Intelligence Hourly Rate Trend

Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing 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 Business Intelligence.

116 (61.54 %)Oracle
210 (38.46 %)Finance
39 (34.62 %)Datawarehouse
39 (34.62 %)Oracle BI EE
47 (26.92 %)BusinessObjects
47 (26.92 %)Business Objects
56 (23.08 %)SQL
56 (23.08 %)Oracle Reports
65 (19.23 %)PL/SQL
74 (15.38 %)Banking
83 (11.54 %)SQL Server
83 (11.54 %)Oracle 9i
83 (11.54 %)Enterprise Architecture
92 (7.692 %)Retail Banking
92 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
92 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
92 (7.692 %)Oracle Discoverer
92 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
92 (7.692 %)Data Modelling
92 (7.692 %)SharePoint
92 (7.692 %)Pharmaceutical
92 (7.692 %)MS Excel
92 (7.692 %)Cognos
92 (7.692 %).NET
92 (7.692 %)SAP
92 (7.692 %)Chemicals
92 (7.692 %)Retail
92 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
101 (3.846 %)Business Analysis
101 (3.846 %)Northgate

Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (7.692 %).NET
21 (3.846 %)J2EE
21 (3.846 %)Middleware
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
12 (7.692 %)SharePoint
21 (3.846 %)Oracle 9iAS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (3.846 %)Movex
11 (3.846 %)Oracle Financials
11 (3.846 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
11 (3.846 %)Siebel Analytics
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (3.846 %)LDAP
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (34.62 %)Datawarehouse
19 (34.62 %)Oracle BI EE
27 (26.92 %)BusinessObjects
36 (23.08 %)Oracle Reports
43 (11.54 %)SQL Server
43 (11.54 %)Oracle 9i
52 (7.692 %)Oracle Discoverer
52 (7.692 %)Oracle 10g
61 (3.846 %)Cognos Powerplay
61 (3.846 %)DataStage
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (38.46 %)Finance
24 (15.38 %)Banking
32 (7.692 %)Retail Banking
32 (7.692 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (7.692 %)Chemicals
32 (7.692 %)Retail
32 (7.692 %)Manufacturing
41 (3.846 %)Financial Institution
41 (3.846 %)Electronics
41 (3.846 %)Health
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (42.31 %)Developer
26 (23.08 %)Consultant
26 (23.08 %)Report Developer
35 (19.23 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
35 (19.23 %)Analyst
35 (19.23 %)Business Consultant
44 (15.38 %)Oracle Developer
53 (11.54 %)Architect
62 (7.692 %)Business Developer
62 (7.692 %)DBA
62 (7.692 %)Solutions Architect
62 (7.692 %)Oracle Reports Developer
62 (7.692 %)Oracle Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Business Objects Developer
62 (7.692 %)Data Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Oracle DBA
71 (3.846 %)Service Desk Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Datawarehouse Developer
71 (3.846 %)Technical Designer
71 (3.846 %)Cognos Consultant
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (3.846 %)UNIX
11 (3.846 %)Windows
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (11.54 %)Enterprise Architecture
22 (7.692 %)E-Commerce
22 (7.692 %)Data Modelling
31 (3.846 %)Business Analysis
31 (3.846 %)Content Management
31 (3.846 %)Data Analysis
31 (3.846 %)Systems Analysis
31 (3.846 %)Service Management
31 (3.846 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (3.846 %)ITSM
31 (3.846 %)Identity Management
31 (3.846 %)e-GIF
31 (3.846 %)ERP
31 (3.846 %)Data Mapping
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (23.08 %)SQL
25 (19.23 %)PL/SQL
31 (3.846 %)Java
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.846 %)Active Directory
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (61.54 %)Oracle
27 (26.92 %)Business Objects
32 (7.692 %)Cognos
32 (7.692 %)SAP
41 (3.846 %)Northgate
41 (3.846 %)Siebel
41 (3.846 %)Agresso
41 (3.846 %)Lawson