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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4222
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads50108
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.109 %
As % of the category below3.506 %6.140 %
Daily rates quoted1444
Average minimum daily rate£394£391
Average daily rate£433£407
% change on same period last year+6.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£473£423
UK excluding London average daily rate£435£414
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
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£31.39£29.55
% change on same period last year+6.23 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads14261759
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.901 %1.780 %
Daily rates quoted522682
Average minimum daily rate£359£330
Average daily rate£386£350
% change on same period last year+10.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£370
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted181161
Average minimum hourly rate£24.27£22.02
Average hourly rate£25.34£23.13
% change on same period last year+9.58 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.41£24.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Hertfordshire Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 jobs citing Consultant within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 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
WatfordUp+411£429+4.57 %
RickmansworthNew entry-3£354-
Welwyn Garden CityDown-21--
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
East of England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

136 (23.53 %)Finance
233 (21.57 %)SAP
322 (14.38 %)Retail
420 (13.07 %)Oracle
514 (9.150 %)Migration
611 (7.190 %)Information Security
611 (7.190 %)UNIX
611 (7.190 %)Microsoft
710 (6.536 %)SQL Server
710 (6.536 %)Firewall
710 (6.536 %)Information Security Management
710 (6.536 %)Security Management
89 (5.882 %)Management Information System
89 (5.882 %)Telecoms
89 (5.882 %)Project Management
98 (5.229 %)SAP FI
98 (5.229 %)SAP HR
98 (5.229 %)Windows
98 (5.229 %)ITIL
98 (5.229 %)Datawarehouse
98 (5.229 %)Legal
98 (5.229 %)SAP FI/CO
98 (5.229 %)SAP CO
98 (5.229 %)PCI DSS
107 (4.575 %)SAP Retail
107 (4.575 %)J2EE
107 (4.575 %)SQL
116 (3.922 %)Java
116 (3.922 %)WebLogic
116 (3.922 %)MS Exchange

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (4.575 %)J2EE
26 (3.922 %)WebSphere
35 (3.268 %).NET
44 (2.614 %)SAP XI
53 (1.961 %)JDBC
62 (1.307 %)EJB
62 (1.307 %)Jolt
62 (1.307 %)WebServices
62 (1.307 %)XML
62 (1.307 %)JNDI
71 (0.654 %)AJAX
71 (0.654 %)Application Packaging
71 (0.654 %)XSL
71 (0.654 %)CORBA
71 (0.654 %)XHTML
71 (0.654 %)EDI
71 (0.654 %)Middleware
71 (0.654 %)BAPI
71 (0.654 %)SAP Basis
71 (0.654 %)CSS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (3.922 %)WebLogic
16 (3.922 %)MS Exchange
24 (2.614 %)SharePoint
33 (1.961 %)WebSphere Application Server
33 (1.961 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (1.961 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (1.307 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (1.307 %)Lotus Notes
42 (1.307 %)CICS
51 (0.654 %)Commerce Server
51 (0.654 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (0.654 %)SAS
51 (0.654 %)Tuxedo
51 (0.654 %)Commerce Server 2007
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.307 %)MS Visio
21 (0.654 %)CA Clarity
21 (0.654 %)MS Project
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (5.229 %)SAP HR
18 (5.229 %)SAP FI
18 (5.229 %)SAP FI/CO
18 (5.229 %)SAP CO
27 (4.575 %)SAP Retail
33 (1.961 %)SAP HCM
33 (1.961 %)Oracle Financials
42 (1.307 %)SAP MM
42 (1.307 %)Oracle Applications
42 (1.307 %)SAP Payroll
51 (0.654 %)BASE24
51 (0.654 %)Oracle 11i
51 (0.654 %)SAP SD
51 (0.654 %)SAP Oil and Gas
51 (0.654 %)SAP Business One
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (6.536 %)Firewall
26 (3.922 %)Network Security
34 (2.614 %)SAN
43 (1.961 %)Internet
52 (1.307 %)VPN
52 (1.307 %)LDAP
52 (1.307 %)SMTP
52 (1.307 %)CTI
52 (1.307 %)TACACS
52 (1.307 %)Intrusion Detection
61 (0.654 %)Cisco IOS
61 (0.654 %)IPsec
61 (0.654 %)FTP
61 (0.654 %)HTTP
61 (0.654 %)TCP/IP
61 (0.654 %)LAN
61 (0.654 %)VoIP
61 (0.654 %)WAN
61 (0.654 %)DNS
61 (0.654 %)HTTPS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (6.536 %)SQL Server
28 (5.229 %)Datawarehouse
35 (3.268 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (2.614 %)DB2
53 (1.961 %)ETL
62 (1.307 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (1.307 %)SAP BW
62 (1.307 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (1.307 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
62 (1.307 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (1.307 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (1.307 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.654 %)Siebel EIM
71 (0.654 %)Oracle 10g
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.268 %)ERwin
23 (1.961 %)LSMW
31 (0.654 %)Eclipse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (23.53 %)Finance
222 (14.38 %)Retail
39 (5.882 %)Telecoms
48 (5.229 %)Legal
53 (1.961 %)Manufacturing
53 (1.961 %)Billing
53 (1.961 %)Electric
62 (1.307 %)Government
62 (1.307 %)Health
62 (1.307 %)Online Games
62 (1.307 %)FMCG
62 (1.307 %)Games
62 (1.307 %)Construction
62 (1.307 %)Education
71 (0.654 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.654 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.654 %)Banking
71 (0.654 %)Insurance
71 (0.654 %)Marketing
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (5.882 %)Management Information System
25 (3.268 %)PKI
34 (2.614 %)AS400
42 (1.307 %)PMI
42 (1.307 %)CCTV
42 (1.307 %)Computer Science
51 (0.654 %)IBM Mainframe
51 (0.654 %)Data Conversion
51 (0.654 %)N-Tier
51 (0.654 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
51 (0.654 %)EFT
51 (0.654 %)Mainframe
51 (0.654 %)IVR
51 (0.654 %)Cryptography
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (7.190 %)UNIX
28 (5.229 %)Windows
35 (3.268 %)AIX
42 (1.307 %)Linux
42 (1.307 %)zOS
51 (0.654 %)MVS
51 (0.654 %)HPUX
51 (0.654 %)Solaris
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (9.150 %)Migration
211 (7.190 %)Information Security
310 (6.536 %)Information Security Management
310 (6.536 %)Security Management
49 (5.882 %)Project Management
58 (5.229 %)ITIL
66 (3.922 %)PRINCE2
66 (3.922 %)E-Procurement
75 (3.268 %)User Acceptance Testing
75 (3.268 %)Security Cleared
84 (2.614 %)Data Migration
84 (2.614 %)Data Modelling
84 (2.614 %)Business Intelligence
93 (1.961 %)CRM
93 (1.961 %)Risk Management
93 (1.961 %)Business Analysis
93 (1.961 %)Test Scripting
93 (1.961 %)Problem Management
102 (1.307 %)Unit Testing
102 (1.307 %)Resource Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (4.575 %)SQL
26 (3.922 %)Java
34 (2.614 %)C
34 (2.614 %)ABAP
43 (1.961 %)Shell Script
43 (1.961 %)COBOL
43 (1.961 %)RPG
52 (1.307 %)Transact-SQL
61 (0.654 %)C#
61 (0.654 %)C++
61 (0.654 %)Perl
61 (0.654 %)PHP
61 (0.654 %)PeopleCode
61 (0.654 %)SQR
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.922 %)Degree
22 (1.307 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (1.307 %)ITIL Certification
31 (0.654 %)PMP
31 (0.654 %)PMI Certification
31 (0.654 %)CCSA
31 (0.654 %)CCVP
31 (0.654 %)CCSE
31 (0.654 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.654 %)HNC
31 (0.654 %)HND
31 (0.654 %)MCSE
31 (0.654 %)CCSP
31 (0.654 %)CCNP
31 (0.654 %)ISEB
31 (0.654 %)CISSP
31 (0.654 %)Cisco Certification
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (5.229 %)PCI DSS
23 (1.961 %)ISO27001
32 (1.307 %)QA
32 (1.307 %)SLA
41 (0.654 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.654 %)ISO9001
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (3.268 %)Active Directory
21 (0.654 %)ISA Server
21 (0.654 %)NetBackup
21 (0.654 %)Oracle RMAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.654 %)Unicenter
11 (0.654 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (0.654 %)WSUS
11 (0.654 %)OMEGAMON
11 (0.654 %)SCCM
11 (0.654 %)HP Data Protector
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
133 (21.57 %)SAP
220 (13.07 %)Oracle
311 (7.190 %)Microsoft
46 (3.922 %)Cisco
46 (3.922 %)IBM
55 (3.268 %)Ab Initio
55 (3.268 %)Netezza
64 (2.614 %)Agresso
64 (2.614 %)PeopleSoft
73 (1.961 %)HP
73 (1.961 %)JDA
73 (1.961 %)VMware
73 (1.961 %)Crossbeam
82 (1.307 %)Amdocs
82 (1.307 %)Lotus
82 (1.307 %)JD Edwards
82 (1.307 %)Genesys
82 (1.307 %)Compaq
82 (1.307 %)EMC
82 (1.307 %)Cognos
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