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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Herefordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 7 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to 7 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank831
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads98
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.008 %
As % of the category below8.738 %3.960 %
Daily rates quoted24
Average minimum daily rate£550£374
Average daily rate£575£382
% change on same period last year+50.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£600£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£438£415
% change on same period last year+5.46 %
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£32.63£28.04
% change on same period last year+16.37 %
Job Titles HerefordshireJob Titles
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads103202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.136 %0.214 %
Daily rates quoted2950
Average minimum daily rate£270£304
Average daily rate£292£316
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£327
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Hourly rates quoted816
Average minimum hourly rate£19.83£15.67
Average hourly rate£22.58£17.11
% change on same period last year+31.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.33£18.56
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.40£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.22 %
Consultant West MidlandsConsultant
West Midlands

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Consultant within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 7 July 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+173--
HarpendenNew entry-3--
HerefordNew entry-2£575-
Consultant West MidlandsConsultant
West Midlands

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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 (29.03 %)Government
28 (25.81 %)Windows
28 (25.81 %)Active Directory
37 (22.58 %)Cisco
46 (19.35 %)Microsoft
46 (19.35 %)Windows 2000
46 (19.35 %)SAP
55 (16.13 %)Windows XP
64 (12.90 %)Firewall
73 (9.677 %)Cisco IOS
73 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
73 (9.677 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (9.677 %)TACACS
73 (9.677 %)ASP.NET
73 (9.677 %)WebServices
73 (9.677 %)MS Excel
73 (9.677 %)C#
73 (9.677 %)SQL
73 (9.677 %)Transact-SQL
73 (9.677 %).NET
73 (9.677 %)SQL Server
82 (6.452 %)IIS
82 (6.452 %)MS Project
82 (6.452 %)ABAP
82 (6.452 %)MCSE
82 (6.452 %)LAN
82 (6.452 %)MOLAP
82 (6.452 %)IBM
82 (6.452 %)Dell
82 (6.452 %)CiscoWorks

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Application Development
13 (9.677 %).NET
13 (9.677 %)ASP.NET
13 (9.677 %)WebServices
21 (3.226 %)XML
21 (3.226 %)EDI
21 (3.226 %)SAP Smart Forms
Application Platforms
12 (6.452 %)IIS
12 (6.452 %)Exchange Server 2003
12 (6.452 %)Office Project Server
12 (6.452 %)Exchange Server 2007
21 (3.226 %)NetWeaver
Applications
13 (9.677 %)MS Excel
22 (6.452 %)MS Project
Business Applications
11 (3.226 %)Axapta
11 (3.226 %)Navision
11 (3.226 %)SAP PP
11 (3.226 %)SAP Oil and Gas
11 (3.226 %)Dynamics CRM
11 (3.226 %)SAP IS-U
Communications & Networking
14 (12.90 %)Firewall
23 (9.677 %)Cisco IOS
23 (9.677 %)TACACS
32 (6.452 %)SAN
32 (6.452 %)LAN
41 (3.226 %)WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (9.677 %)SQL Server
22 (6.452 %)MOLAP
22 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2005
General
19 (29.03 %)Government
22 (6.452 %)Finance
31 (3.226 %)Education
31 (3.226 %)Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)Thin Client
12 (6.452 %)Fat Client
21 (3.226 %)Statistics
Operating Systems
18 (25.81 %)Windows
26 (19.35 %)Windows 2000
35 (16.13 %)Windows XP
43 (9.677 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (3.226 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
13 (9.677 %)Security Cleared
22 (6.452 %)Time Management
22 (6.452 %)PRINCE2
22 (6.452 %)Project Management
22 (6.452 %)Change Management
22 (6.452 %)Business Desktop Deployment
31 (3.226 %)SAP Implementation
31 (3.226 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (3.226 %)Workflow
31 (3.226 %)Business Continuity
31 (3.226 %)Service Management
31 (3.226 %)CRM
31 (3.226 %)ITIL
Programming Languages
13 (9.677 %)C#
13 (9.677 %)SQL
13 (9.677 %)Transact-SQL
22 (6.452 %)ABAP
31 (3.226 %)Java
Qualifications
12 (6.452 %)MCSE
12 (6.452 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.226 %)CCNP
21 (3.226 %)CCNA
21 (3.226 %)Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.226 %)SLA
System Software
18 (25.81 %)Active Directory
22 (6.452 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (3.226 %)NetBackup
Systems Management
12 (6.452 %)CiscoWorks
Vendors
17 (22.58 %)Cisco
26 (19.35 %)SAP
26 (19.35 %)Microsoft
32 (6.452 %)Dell
32 (6.452 %)Citrix
32 (6.452 %)VERITAS
32 (6.452 %)Symantec
32 (6.452 %)VMware
32 (6.452 %)Brocade
32 (6.452 %)IBM
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