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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3224
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching contract IT job ads5365
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.065 %
As % of the category below4.534 %5.856 %
Daily rates quoted1316
Average minimum daily rate£429£432
Average daily rate£458£459
% change on same period last year-0.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£487£485
UK excluding London average daily rate£433£417
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£32.00
Average hourly rate-£36.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.60£30.60
% change on same period last year-6.53 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11691110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.558 %1.107 %
Daily rates quoted291188
Average minimum daily rate£322£335
Average daily rate£344£359
% change on same period last year-4.11 %
Average maximum daily rate£365£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted6392
Average minimum hourly rate£22.34£27.49
Average hourly rate£24.49£28.77
% change on same period last year-14.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.64£30.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Consultant West YorkshireConsultant
West Yorkshire

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Leeds Consultant Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds Consultant Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the Leeds region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leeds Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

120 (18.02 %)Finance
218 (16.22 %)Health
218 (16.22 %)SAP
218 (16.22 %)NHS
316 (14.41 %)SQL
414 (12.61 %)Oracle
512 (10.81 %)SQL Server
512 (10.81 %)ITIL
512 (10.81 %)Business Intelligence
512 (10.81 %)SQL Server 2005
69 (8.108 %)Microsoft
69 (8.108 %)PRINCE2
69 (8.108 %)Retail
78 (7.207 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
78 (7.207 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
78 (7.207 %)SQL Server Integration Services
78 (7.207 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
78 (7.207 %)Internet
87 (6.306 %)Firewall
87 (6.306 %)PRINCE2 Certification
87 (6.306 %)Active Directory
87 (6.306 %)Windows
96 (5.405 %)Windows Vista
96 (5.405 %)SAP IS-U
96 (5.405 %)Change Management
105 (4.505 %)Government
105 (4.505 %)Legal
105 (4.505 %)MCSE
105 (4.505 %)Oracle 11i
105 (4.505 %)Windows XP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (2.703 %)WebServices
22 (1.802 %)J2EE
31 (0.901 %)Hibernate
31 (0.901 %)J2ME
31 (0.901 %)HTML
31 (0.901 %)WebSphere
31 (0.901 %)Windows SharePoint Services
31 (0.901 %)Spring
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.604 %)Exchange Server 2003
14 (3.604 %)MS Exchange
23 (2.703 %)SharePoint Server 2007
32 (1.802 %)SharePoint
32 (1.802 %)CMS
41 (0.901 %)Tomcat
41 (0.901 %)WebLogic
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.901 %)MS Office
11 (0.901 %)MS PowerPoint
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (5.405 %)SAP IS-U
25 (4.505 %)Oracle 11i
34 (3.604 %)SAP CRM
43 (2.703 %)SAP MM
43 (2.703 %)Oracle Financials
52 (1.802 %)Oracle EBS
52 (1.802 %)Oracle Applications
52 (1.802 %)BASE24
61 (0.901 %)Oracle ERP
61 (0.901 %)SAP SD
61 (0.901 %)SAP Retail
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (7.207 %)Internet
27 (6.306 %)Firewall
34 (3.604 %)SAN
34 (3.604 %)VPN
34 (3.604 %)WAN
34 (3.604 %)MPLS
43 (2.703 %)Intranet
43 (2.703 %)DNS
52 (1.802 %)LDAP
61 (0.901 %)Extranet
61 (0.901 %)Cisco IPT
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (10.81 %)SQL Server
112 (10.81 %)SQL Server 2005
28 (7.207 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
28 (7.207 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
28 (7.207 %)SQL Server Integration Services
28 (7.207 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
34 (3.604 %)Crystal Reports
34 (3.604 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (2.703 %)Datawarehouse
52 (1.802 %)SAP BW
52 (1.802 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.901 %)SAP BI
61 (0.901 %)ReportNet
61 (0.901 %)ETL
61 (0.901 %)DTS
61 (0.901 %)TOAD
61 (0.901 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (0.901 %)BusinessObjects XI
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.901 %)Ant
11 (0.901 %)LoadRunner
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (18.02 %)Finance
218 (16.22 %)Health
39 (8.108 %)Retail
45 (4.505 %)Government
45 (4.505 %)Legal
45 (4.505 %)Marketing
52 (1.802 %)Telecoms
61 (0.901 %)Manufacturing
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (16.22 %)NHS
24 (3.604 %)Clustering
33 (2.703 %)Smartcard
33 (2.703 %)PKI
42 (1.802 %)NPfIT
42 (1.802 %)Mainframe
51 (0.901 %)Client/Server
51 (0.901 %)Informatics
51 (0.901 %)Economics
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (6.306 %)Windows
26 (5.405 %)Windows Vista
35 (4.505 %)Windows XP
44 (3.604 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (3.604 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (1.802 %)Linux
61 (0.901 %)HPUX
61 (0.901 %)UNIX
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (10.81 %)ITIL
112 (10.81 %)Business Intelligence
29 (8.108 %)PRINCE2
36 (5.405 %)Change Management
44 (3.604 %)Network Load Balancing
44 (3.604 %)Security Cleared
44 (3.604 %)CRM
53 (2.703 %)Project Management
53 (2.703 %)Migration
53 (2.703 %)Stakeholder Management
53 (2.703 %)Service Management
53 (2.703 %)Incident Management
53 (2.703 %)Document Management
62 (1.802 %)Content Management
62 (1.802 %)Lean Six Sigma
62 (1.802 %)Data Migration
62 (1.802 %)SC Cleared
62 (1.802 %)Integration Testing
62 (1.802 %)ERP
62 (1.802 %)Data Modelling
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (14.41 %)SQL
25 (4.505 %)Java
33 (2.703 %)C#
41 (0.901 %)JavaScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (6.306 %)PRINCE2 Certification
25 (4.505 %)MCSE
25 (4.505 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (1.802 %)Degree
41 (0.901 %)CIPD
41 (0.901 %)MCIPD
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.802 %)ISO27001
12 (1.802 %)QA
12 (1.802 %)ISO17799
12 (1.802 %)BS15000
12 (1.802 %)BS7799
21 (0.901 %)SLA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (6.306 %)Active Directory
24 (3.604 %)VMware Infrastructure
24 (3.604 %)VMware ESX
32 (1.802 %)MetaFrame
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.703 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (0.901 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.901 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.901 %)OpenView
21 (0.901 %)AssetCenter
21 (0.901 %)OVSD
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (16.22 %)SAP
214 (12.61 %)Oracle
39 (8.108 %)Microsoft
44 (3.604 %)Sun
44 (3.604 %)VMware
53 (2.703 %)Hyperion
62 (1.802 %)Citrix
62 (1.802 %)Business Objects
71 (0.901 %)Symantec
71 (0.901 %)Remedy
71 (0.901 %)McAfee Security
71 (0.901 %)TIBCO
71 (0.901 %)RedDot
71 (0.901 %)Stellent
71 (0.901 %)Cognos
71 (0.901 %)Vignette
71 (0.901 %)Cisco
71 (0.901 %)JD Edwards
71 (0.901 %)Interwoven
71 (0.901 %)Genesys