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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Lancashire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1613
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads2247
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.047 %
As % of the category below7.006 %8.592 %
Daily rates quoted810
Average minimum daily rate£420£420
Average daily rate£442£460
% change on same period last year-3.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£464£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£433£416
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
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£30.68£30.20
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads314547
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.414 %0.545 %
Daily rates quoted74123
Average minimum daily rate£323£322
Average daily rate£336£334
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.32 %
Hourly rates quoted7587
Average minimum hourly rate£22.51£25.01
Average hourly rate£24.35£26.75
% change on same period last year-8.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.19£28.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.60£25.69
% change on same period last year-8.13 %
Consultant North WestConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 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
BlackpoolUp+15£450-
PrestonUp+92£625+25.00 %
Lytham St AnnesUp+42£380-
BlackburnUp+42£350-
ChorleyDown-11--
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

116 (28.57 %)Oracle
211 (19.64 %)SQL
211 (19.64 %)Finance
39 (16.07 %)AIX
48 (14.29 %)UNIX
48 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
57 (12.50 %)SAP
57 (12.50 %)Government
66 (10.71 %)XML
66 (10.71 %)Navision
66 (10.71 %)E-Commerce
75 (8.929 %)Oracle 10g
75 (8.929 %)WebServices
75 (8.929 %)C
75 (8.929 %)Java
75 (8.929 %)Migration
75 (8.929 %)Retail
75 (8.929 %)Oracle RAC
84 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
84 (7.143 %)Oracle EBS
93 (5.357 %)Project Management
93 (5.357 %)PL/SQL
93 (5.357 %)Data Modelling
93 (5.357 %)Business Intelligence
102 (3.571 %)Network Planning
102 (3.571 %)Altiris
102 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (3.571 %)Incident Management
102 (3.571 %)VLAN
102 (3.571 %)Blog

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (10.71 %)XML
25 (8.929 %)WebServices
31 (1.786 %)WebSphere
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (3.571 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.786 %)CMS
21 (1.786 %)SharePoint
21 (1.786 %)Oracle 10gAS
21 (1.786 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (1.786 %)Oracle Application Server
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (10.71 %)Navision
24 (7.143 %)Oracle EBS
32 (3.571 %)Oracle Financials
32 (3.571 %)SAP APO
41 (1.786 %)Oracle Applications
41 (1.786 %)SAP FI/CO
41 (1.786 %)SAP FI
41 (1.786 %)SAP WM
41 (1.786 %)Oracle 11i
41 (1.786 %)SAP CO
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)VLAN
21 (1.786 %)Intranet
21 (1.786 %)Firewall
21 (1.786 %)Cisco PIX
21 (1.786 %)Cisco ASA
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (8.929 %)Oracle 10g
22 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (3.571 %)SQL Server
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.786 %)SAP BI
31 (1.786 %)Datawarehouse
31 (1.786 %)Oracle Reports
31 (1.786 %)DB2
31 (1.786 %)Oracle Discoverer
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.786 %)ClearQuest
11 (1.786 %)ClearCase
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (19.64 %)Finance
27 (12.50 %)Government
35 (8.929 %)Retail
42 (3.571 %)Legal
51 (1.786 %)Health
51 (1.786 %)General Ledger
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.571 %)Blog
21 (1.786 %)Mainframe
21 (1.786 %)Data Conversion
21 (1.786 %)Data Integration
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (16.07 %)AIX
28 (14.29 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (14.29 %)Security Cleared
26 (10.71 %)E-Commerce
35 (8.929 %)Migration
44 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
53 (5.357 %)Project Management
53 (5.357 %)Data Modelling
53 (5.357 %)Business Intelligence
62 (3.571 %)Network Planning
62 (3.571 %)Incident Management
62 (3.571 %)CRM
62 (3.571 %)Validation
71 (1.786 %)Benchmarking
71 (1.786 %)Workflow
71 (1.786 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.786 %)GAP Analysis
71 (1.786 %)Resource Management
71 (1.786 %)QMS
71 (1.786 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (1.786 %)Document Management
71 (1.786 %)Business Analysis
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (19.64 %)SQL
25 (8.929 %)C
25 (8.929 %)Java
33 (5.357 %)PL/SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.571 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.786 %)Oracle Certification
21 (1.786 %)CCNP
21 (1.786 %)CCNA
21 (1.786 %)Cisco Certification
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (8.929 %)Oracle RAC
22 (3.571 %)VMware ESX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.786 %)AutoSys
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (28.57 %)Oracle
27 (12.50 %)SAP
32 (3.571 %)Altiris
32 (3.571 %)Microsoft
32 (3.571 %)IXOS
32 (3.571 %)VMware
41 (1.786 %)Hyperion
41 (1.786 %)Informatica
41 (1.786 %)Agresso
41 (1.786 %)Cisco