Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank42-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below24.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£293-
Average daily rate£302-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£310-
UK excluding London average daily rate£310£415
% change on same period last year-25.40 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads2543
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted119
Average minimum daily rate£328£389
Average daily rate£332£391
% change on same period last year-15.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£446£434
% change on same period last year+2.75 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£19.27-
Average hourly rate£19.27-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£19.27-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.01£26.58
% change on same period last year+12.88 %
Cognos Business Intelligence South EastCognos Business Intelligence
South East

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.

Cognos Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

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

Kent Cognos Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos Business Intelligence
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DoverNew entry-3£315-
Cognos Business Intelligence South EastCognos Business Intelligence
South East

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence.

16 (100.00 %)Cognos
16 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
25 (83.33 %)Datawarehouse
34 (66.67 %)SQL
43 (50.00 %)DTS
43 (50.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (33.33 %)Project Management
52 (33.33 %)NHS
61 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (16.67 %)SQL Server
61 (16.67 %)ETL
61 (16.67 %)Health
61 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (83.33 %)Datawarehouse
23 (50.00 %)DTS
23 (50.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server
31 (16.67 %)ETL
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Health
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Developer
15 (83.33 %)Datawarehouse Developer
21 (16.67 %)Cognos Consultant
21 (16.67 %)Technical Lead
21 (16.67 %)Consultant
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)NHS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
22 (33.33 %)Project Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Cognos