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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Leicestershire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1221
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads1822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.022 %
As % of the category below7.965 %6.414 %
Daily rates quoted89
Average minimum daily rate£379£333
Average daily rate£396£383
% change on same period last year+3.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£413£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£422£424
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
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£33.08£31.83
% change on same period last year+3.93 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads226343
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.318 %0.347 %
Daily rates quoted5565
Average minimum daily rate£296£339
Average daily rate£313£372
% change on same period last year-15.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted5494
Average minimum hourly rate£15.93£16.62
Average hourly rate£16.64£17.44
% change on same period last year-4.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.36£18.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Consultant East MidlandsConsultant
East Midlands

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 Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
LeicesterUp+316£395+13.43 %
Consultant East MidlandsConsultant
East Midlands

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

111 (28.21 %)SAP
28 (20.51 %)WebSphere
35 (12.82 %)Information Security
35 (12.82 %)Risk Management
35 (12.82 %)Finance
35 (12.82 %)WebSphere Application Server
44 (10.26 %)AIX
44 (10.26 %)Microsoft
44 (10.26 %)Manufacturing
44 (10.26 %)Risk Assessment
44 (10.26 %)WebSphere MQ
44 (10.26 %)Benchmarking
44 (10.26 %)Banking
44 (10.26 %)Penetration Testing
44 (10.26 %)Time Management
53 (7.692 %)SCCM
53 (7.692 %)CISSP
53 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
53 (7.692 %)IBM
53 (7.692 %)JD Edwards
53 (7.692 %)Oracle
62 (5.128 %)Java
62 (5.128 %)Business Objects
62 (5.128 %)Struts
62 (5.128 %)Tomcat
62 (5.128 %)CRM
62 (5.128 %)SAP BW
62 (5.128 %)SAP HR
62 (5.128 %)UNIX
62 (5.128 %)BusinessObjects

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (20.51 %)WebSphere
22 (5.128 %)Struts
22 (5.128 %)Spring
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (12.82 %)WebSphere Application Server
24 (10.26 %)WebSphere MQ
32 (5.128 %)Tomcat
41 (2.564 %)SharePoint
41 (2.564 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.564 %)Lotus Domino
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.128 %)SAP HR
12 (5.128 %)SAP SRM
21 (2.564 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (2.564 %)SageCRM MME
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (5.128 %)BusinessObjects
12 (5.128 %)SAP BW
12 (5.128 %)BusinessObjects XI
21 (2.564 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (2.564 %)EDRMS
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.564 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.564 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (2.564 %)ClearCase
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (12.82 %)Finance
24 (10.26 %)Manufacturing
24 (10.26 %)Banking
31 (2.564 %)Construction
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.128 %)Mainframe
21 (2.564 %)Replication
21 (2.564 %)EPoS
21 (2.564 %)NHS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.26 %)AIX
22 (5.128 %)UNIX
31 (2.564 %)Windows
31 (2.564 %)Windows 2000
31 (2.564 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (12.82 %)Information Security
15 (12.82 %)Risk Management
24 (10.26 %)Time Management
24 (10.26 %)Penetration Testing
24 (10.26 %)Benchmarking
24 (10.26 %)Risk Assessment
33 (7.692 %)Business Intelligence
42 (5.128 %)Service Delivery
42 (5.128 %)CRM
42 (5.128 %)Data Modelling
51 (2.564 %)ITIL
51 (2.564 %)ERP
51 (2.564 %)CMMI
51 (2.564 %)Supply Chain Management
51 (2.564 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.564 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (2.564 %)Predictive Analytics
51 (2.564 %)Matrix Management
51 (2.564 %)Performance Management
51 (2.564 %)Data Protection
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (5.128 %)Java
21 (2.564 %)SQL
21 (2.564 %)ABAP
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.692 %)CISSP
21 (2.564 %)CISM
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.564 %)BS7799
11 (2.564 %)Basel II
11 (2.564 %)BS15000
11 (2.564 %)ISO27001
11 (2.564 %)COBIT
11 (2.564 %)PCI DSS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.564 %)VMware ESX
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.692 %)SCCM
22 (5.128 %)BMC PATROL
22 (5.128 %)BMC Performance Manager
31 (2.564 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (28.21 %)SAP
24 (10.26 %)Microsoft
33 (7.692 %)IBM
33 (7.692 %)Oracle
33 (7.692 %)JD Edwards
42 (5.128 %)Business Objects
42 (5.128 %)BMC
51 (2.564 %)Lotus
51 (2.564 %)Citrix
51 (2.564 %)Sage
51 (2.564 %)VMware