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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts within the Edinburgh region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3444
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads2323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.023 %
As % of the category below8.185 %5.192 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£233£280
Average daily rate£259£280
% change on same period last year-7.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£284£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£352
% change on same period last year+5.16 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.75
Average hourly rate-£19.38
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.94£33.14
% change on same period last year-27.75 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads281443
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.375 %0.448 %
Daily rates quoted5996
Average minimum daily rate£321£292
Average daily rate£340£306
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£320
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted1522
Average minimum hourly rate£17.80£22.79
Average hourly rate£18.88£23.51
% change on same period last year-19.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.95£24.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Business Objects ScotlandBusiness Objects
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

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

Edinburgh Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Edinburgh Business Objects Daily Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Edinburgh Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Business Objects 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 Objects.

156 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
224 (42.86 %)Oracle
320 (35.71 %)Finance
417 (30.36 %)Datawarehouse
515 (26.79 %)BusinessObjects XI
613 (23.21 %)SQL
711 (19.64 %)Banking
711 (19.64 %)Migration
89 (16.07 %)User Acceptance Testing
97 (12.50 %)Business Intelligence
105 (8.929 %)Risk Management
105 (8.929 %)Retail
105 (8.929 %)Basel II
114 (7.143 %)TestDirector
114 (7.143 %)LoadRunner
114 (7.143 %)PVCS
114 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
114 (7.143 %)MS Excel
114 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
114 (7.143 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
114 (7.143 %)Retail Banking
123 (5.357 %)MS PowerPoint
123 (5.357 %)Oracle BI EE
123 (5.357 %)Crystal Reports
123 (5.357 %)DataStage
123 (5.357 %)ETL
123 (5.357 %)Financial Institution
132 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
132 (3.571 %)Business Analysis
132 (3.571 %)PL/SQL

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region citing Business Objects 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 Objects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.571 %)SharePoint
21 (1.786 %)SAS
21 (1.786 %)Oracle 9iAS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.143 %)MS Excel
23 (5.357 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.786 %)Spreadsheet
31 (1.786 %)MS Visio
31 (1.786 %)MS Project
31 (1.786 %)MS Office
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.786 %)Siebel Analytics
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
156 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
217 (30.36 %)Datawarehouse
315 (26.79 %)BusinessObjects XI
44 (7.143 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
44 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
53 (5.357 %)Crystal Reports
53 (5.357 %)ETL
53 (5.357 %)Oracle BI EE
53 (5.357 %)DataStage
62 (3.571 %)BODI
62 (3.571 %)Oracle Discoverer
62 (3.571 %)Oracle 9i
62 (3.571 %)MS Access
71 (1.786 %)SQL Server
71 (1.786 %)RDBMS
71 (1.786 %)Oracle 10g
71 (1.786 %)DTS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.143 %)PVCS
14 (7.143 %)TestDirector
14 (7.143 %)LoadRunner
22 (3.571 %)Oracle APEX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (35.71 %)Finance
211 (19.64 %)Banking
35 (8.929 %)Retail
44 (7.143 %)Retail Banking
53 (5.357 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.786 %)Pensions
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (33.93 %)Developer
217 (30.36 %)Analyst
312 (21.43 %)Business Objects Developer
410 (17.86 %)Business Developer
58 (14.29 %)Business Analyst
66 (10.71 %)Consultant
66 (10.71 %)Business Consultant
74 (7.143 %)Performance Tester
74 (7.143 %)Tester
74 (7.143 %)Test Manager
74 (7.143 %)Business Objects Consultant
74 (7.143 %)MI Analyst
83 (5.357 %)Support Analyst
92 (3.571 %)Applications Support
92 (3.571 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
92 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse Developer
92 (3.571 %)Oracle Applications Support Analyst
92 (3.571 %)Oracle Applications Support
92 (3.571 %)Report Developer
92 (3.571 %)Applications Support Analyst
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.786 %)UNIX
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (19.64 %)Migration
29 (16.07 %)User Acceptance Testing
37 (12.50 %)Business Intelligence
45 (8.929 %)Risk Management
54 (7.143 %)Test Scripting
62 (3.571 %)Business Analysis
62 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
71 (1.786 %)PRINCE2
71 (1.786 %)CRM
71 (1.786 %)Service Management
71 (1.786 %)Process Management
71 (1.786 %)GAP Analysis
71 (1.786 %)ITSM
71 (1.786 %)Project Planning
71 (1.786 %)Performance Testing
71 (1.786 %)Dimensional Modelling
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (23.21 %)SQL
22 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
31 (1.786 %)VB
31 (1.786 %)VBA
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (8.929 %)Basel II
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (42.86 %)Oracle
22 (3.571 %)SAP
22 (3.571 %)IBM
22 (3.571 %)Ascential
22 (3.571 %)Informatica
31 (1.786 %)Microsoft
31 (1.786 %)Siebel
31 (1.786 %)PeopleSoft
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