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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Halifax 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1910
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below2.500 %1.961 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£433£417
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
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£28.60£30.60
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Halifax
Matching contract IT job ads8051
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted314
Average minimum daily rate£279£310
Average daily rate£293£333
% change on same period last year-11.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£10.90£8.45
Average hourly rate£11.50£8.92
% change on same period last year+28.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.09£9.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Consultant West YorkshireConsultant
West Yorkshire

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

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax 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 Halifax region.

Halifax Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax 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.

12 (50.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)WBIMB
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere
21 (25.00 %)LANDesk
21 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
21 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)AIX
21 (25.00 %)CRM
21 (25.00 %)Cognos
21 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (25.00 %)IBM
21 (25.00 %)Tivoli
21 (25.00 %)Middleware
21 (25.00 %)ReportNet

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Halifax 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.

Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)Middleware
11 (25.00 %)WBIMB
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)ReportNet
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)AIX
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)CRM
11 (25.00 %)E-Commerce
11 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Tivoli
Halifax IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Cognos
11 (25.00 %)IBM
11 (25.00 %)LANDesk