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This section looks at the demand for Business Intelligence (BI) skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Intelligence (BI)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3147
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads72
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.002 %
As % of the category below4.000 %0.588 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£475
Average daily rate-£475
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£429
% change on same period last year-7.77 %
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£33.05£38.96
% change on same period last year-15.18 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads175340
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.233 %0.339 %
Daily rates quoted3781
Average minimum daily rate£365£348
Average daily rate£384£359
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted3734
Average minimum hourly rate£23.86£25.40
Average hourly rate£25.20£27.39
% change on same period last year-8.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.53£29.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Business Intelligence North WestBusiness Intelligence
North West

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.

Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Business Intelligence Daily Rate Trend

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Business Intelligence Hourly Rate Trend

Business Intelligence
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 29 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
PrestonNew entry-4--
ChorleyNew entry-1--
BlackpoolNew entry-1--
Business Intelligence North WestBusiness Intelligence
North West

Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing 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 Business Intelligence.

17 (53.85 %)Oracle
25 (38.46 %)Datawarehouse
34 (30.77 %)Hyperion
43 (23.08 %)Government
43 (23.08 %)Siebel
43 (23.08 %)Data Modelling
43 (23.08 %)UNIX
43 (23.08 %)Data Integration
52 (15.38 %)Hyperion Essbase
52 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (15.38 %)Statistics
52 (15.38 %)AIX
52 (15.38 %)HPUX
52 (15.38 %)Solaris
52 (15.38 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (15.38 %)SQL Server
52 (15.38 %)IBM
52 (15.38 %)Sun
52 (15.38 %)HP
52 (15.38 %)Intel
52 (15.38 %)Configuration Management
61 (7.692 %)Health
61 (7.692 %)Validation
61 (7.692 %)Workflow
61 (7.692 %)Finance
61 (7.692 %)NHS
61 (7.692 %)SAP BI
61 (7.692 %)Benchmarking
61 (7.692 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (7.692 %)SQL

Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire region citing 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 Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.692 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (38.46 %)Datawarehouse
22 (15.38 %)SQL Server
22 (15.38 %)Hyperion Essbase
22 (15.38 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (7.692 %)OLAP
31 (7.692 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (7.692 %)SAP BI
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.692 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (23.08 %)Government
21 (7.692 %)Health
21 (7.692 %)Insurance
21 (7.692 %)Finance
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (30.77 %)Consultant
14 (30.77 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
23 (23.08 %)Solutions Architect
23 (23.08 %)Architect
23 (23.08 %)Business Consultant
23 (23.08 %)Siebel Architect
32 (15.38 %)Technical Lead
32 (15.38 %)Business Intelligence Developer
32 (15.38 %)Developer
32 (15.38 %)Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Business Developer
41 (7.692 %)Project Manager
41 (7.692 %)SAP Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Analyst Developer
41 (7.692 %)SAP BI Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
41 (7.692 %)Information Analyst
41 (7.692 %)SQL Developer
41 (7.692 %)SQL Server Developer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (23.08 %)Data Integration
22 (15.38 %)Statistics
31 (7.692 %)Computer Science
31 (7.692 %)NHS
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (23.08 %)UNIX
22 (15.38 %)AIX
22 (15.38 %)HPUX
22 (15.38 %)Solaris
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (23.08 %)Data Modelling
22 (15.38 %)Configuration Management
31 (7.692 %)Workflow
31 (7.692 %)Validation
31 (7.692 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.692 %)Benchmarking
31 (7.692 %)PRINCE2
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.692 %)SQL
11 (7.692 %)Transact-SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (7.692 %)Degree
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (53.85 %)Oracle
24 (30.77 %)Hyperion
33 (23.08 %)Siebel
42 (15.38 %)IBM
42 (15.38 %)Sun
42 (15.38 %)HP
42 (15.38 %)Intel
51 (7.692 %)SAP
51 (7.692 %)Cognos