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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7388
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.272 %0.647 %
Daily rates quoted43
Average minimum daily rate£358£250
Average daily rate£367£250
% change on same period last year+46.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£402
% change on same period last year-7.96 %
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£34.77£23.46
% change on same period last year+48.23 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads629773
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.830 %0.770 %
Daily rates quoted214314
Average minimum daily rate£346£338
Average daily rate£366£357
% change on same period last year+2.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted7281
Average minimum hourly rate£26.72£20.98
Average hourly rate£27.58£22.78
% change on same period last year+21.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.44£24.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Cognos East of EnglandCognos
East of England

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 IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Cognos Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Cognos Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
WatfordUp+111£380+117.14 %
Cognos East of EnglandCognos
East of England

Cognos
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Cognos 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 Cognos.

111 (61.11 %)Finance
210 (55.56 %)Business Intelligence
37 (38.89 %)Migration
46 (33.33 %)MicroStrategy
54 (22.22 %)Datawarehouse
63 (16.67 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
63 (16.67 %)Project Management
63 (16.67 %)Cognos Impromptu
72 (11.11 %)Cognos Powerplay
72 (11.11 %)Retail
81 (5.556 %)Cognos Planning
81 (5.556 %)SQL
81 (5.556 %)Data Modelling
81 (5.556 %)ETL
81 (5.556 %)CODA

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing Cognos 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 Cognos. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (16.67 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (5.556 %)Cognos Planning
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (22.22 %)Datawarehouse
23 (16.67 %)Cognos Impromptu
32 (11.11 %)Cognos Powerplay
41 (5.556 %)ETL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (61.11 %)Finance
22 (11.11 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (22.22 %)Project Leader
22 (11.11 %)Consultant
22 (11.11 %)Author
22 (11.11 %)Report Writer
22 (11.11 %)BI Manager
22 (11.11 %)Business Manager
31 (5.556 %)Cognos Developer
31 (5.556 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Project Manager
31 (5.556 %)Developer
31 (5.556 %)Analyst
31 (5.556 %)Team Leader
31 (5.556 %)Cognos Specialist
31 (5.556 %)Cognos Consultant
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (55.56 %)Business Intelligence
27 (38.89 %)Migration
33 (16.67 %)Project Management
41 (5.556 %)Data Modelling
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.556 %)SQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (33.33 %)MicroStrategy
21 (5.556 %)CODA