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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI) skills within the London 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank351456
Rank change on same period last yearUp+105
Matching contract IT job ads4025
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.025 %
As % of the category below1.754 %0.708 %
Daily rates quoted234
Average minimum daily rate£385£360
Average daily rate£392£409
% change on same period last year-4.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£458
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£450
% change on same period last year-31.66 %
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-£31.75
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
London
Matching contract IT job ads22813530
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.242 %3.565 %
Daily rates quoted7581191
Average minimum daily rate£438£463
Average daily rate£474£498
% change on same period last year-4.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£510£533
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£421
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
Hourly rates quoted6292
Average minimum hourly rate£36.67£24.86
Average hourly rate£40.49£26.95
% change on same period last year+50.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.32£29.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£28.18
% change on same period last year-15.43 %
Cognos Business Intelligence EnglandCognos Business Intelligence
England

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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

London 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 London region.

London 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 London region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

London Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Cognos Business Intelligence Hourly Rate Trend

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 London region over the 3 months to 7 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
City of LondonUp+614£353-
HammersmithNew entry-1£500-
Cognos Business Intelligence EnglandCognos Business Intelligence
England

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

167 (100.00 %)Cognos
167 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
225 (37.31 %)Datawarehouse
324 (35.82 %)SQL
422 (32.84 %)ETL
521 (31.34 %)Oracle
620 (29.85 %)Finance
718 (26.87 %)Cognos Powerplay
811 (16.42 %)Banking
99 (13.43 %)SQL Server
99 (13.43 %)VB
108 (11.94 %)SQL Server Integration Services
108 (11.94 %)Investment Banking
117 (10.45 %)SQL Server 2005
117 (10.45 %)Oracle 9i
117 (10.45 %)DTS
117 (10.45 %)BPR
126 (8.955 %)DRM
126 (8.955 %)Oracle 10g
126 (8.955 %)DecisionStream
126 (8.955 %)Informatica
126 (8.955 %)Data Modelling
126 (8.955 %)TOAD
135 (7.463 %)CRM
135 (7.463 %)ReportNet
144 (5.970 %)SharePoint
144 (5.970 %)Data Architecture
144 (5.970 %)Data Cleansing
144 (5.970 %)Cognos Planning
144 (5.970 %)Retail

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (5.970 %)SharePoint
23 (4.478 %)Office Project Server
31 (1.493 %)SAS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.478 %)MS Project
21 (1.493 %)MS Excel
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (5.970 %)Cognos Planning
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.493 %)LDAP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
125 (37.31 %)Datawarehouse
222 (32.84 %)ETL
318 (26.87 %)Cognos Powerplay
49 (13.43 %)SQL Server
58 (11.94 %)SQL Server Integration Services
67 (10.45 %)SQL Server 2005
67 (10.45 %)Oracle 9i
67 (10.45 %)DTS
76 (8.955 %)Oracle 10g
76 (8.955 %)DecisionStream
76 (8.955 %)TOAD
85 (7.463 %)ReportNet
94 (5.970 %)Data Cleansing
102 (2.985 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (2.985 %)BusinessObjects
102 (2.985 %)Oracle Reports
102 (2.985 %)Oracle 8/8i
102 (2.985 %)RDBMS
111 (1.493 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
111 (1.493 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (29.85 %)Finance
211 (16.42 %)Banking
38 (11.94 %)Investment Banking
44 (5.970 %)Retail
53 (4.478 %)Government
62 (2.985 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (1.493 %)Marketing
71 (1.493 %)Health
71 (1.493 %)Manufacturing
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (29.85 %)Analyst
216 (23.88 %)Developer
315 (22.39 %)Cognos Developer
414 (20.90 %)Business Analyst
510 (14.93 %)Consultant
69 (13.43 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
69 (13.43 %)Cognos Specialist
69 (13.43 %)Cognos Consultant
69 (13.43 %)Business Intelligence Specialist
77 (10.45 %)Business Intelligence Developer
84 (5.970 %)Project Manager
93 (4.478 %)Technical Administrator
93 (4.478 %)SQL Developer
93 (4.478 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
93 (4.478 %)Cognos Support
93 (4.478 %)Cognos Administrator
93 (4.478 %)Trainer
93 (4.478 %)Systems Administrator
93 (4.478 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
93 (4.478 %)Support Analyst
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.478 %)E-Learning
21 (1.493 %)Replication
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (4.478 %)Windows XP
13 (4.478 %)Windows
22 (2.985 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
167 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
27 (10.45 %)BPR
36 (8.955 %)DRM
36 (8.955 %)Data Modelling
45 (7.463 %)CRM
54 (5.970 %)Data Architecture
63 (4.478 %)Data Management
63 (4.478 %)Software Testing
63 (4.478 %)Data Mapping
63 (4.478 %)PRINCE2
63 (4.478 %)Change Management
63 (4.478 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (2.985 %)ERP
81 (1.493 %)Knowledge Management
81 (1.493 %)SC Cleared
81 (1.493 %)Security Cleared
81 (1.493 %)Project Management
81 (1.493 %)Stakeholder Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (35.82 %)SQL
29 (13.43 %)VB
33 (4.478 %)PL/SQL
42 (2.985 %)VBA
51 (1.493 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.493 %)C
51 (1.493 %)COBOL
51 (1.493 %)Shell Script
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.478 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (2.985 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
167 (100.00 %)Cognos
221 (31.34 %)Oracle
36 (8.955 %)Informatica
42 (2.985 %)Hyperion
42 (2.985 %)MicroStrategy
42 (2.985 %)Business Objects
51 (1.493 %)PeopleSoft
51 (1.493 %)SAP
51 (1.493 %)Ascential