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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the London 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
Rank2022
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads20212919
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.845 %2.950 %
As % of the category below7.252 %6.873 %
Daily rates quoted655950
Average minimum daily rate£428£434
Average daily rate£458£470
% change on same period last year-2.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£488£506
UK excluding London average daily rate£422£424
% change on same period last year-0.45 %
Hourly rates quoted3148
Average minimum hourly rate£38.35£32.37
Average hourly rate£42.31£33.93
% change on same period last year+24.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£46.26£35.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.08£31.83
% change on same period last year+3.93 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2787042471
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.24 %42.92 %
Daily rates quoted1157315986
Average minimum daily rate£400£422
Average daily rate£429£451
% change on same period last year-4.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£479
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted15952259
Average minimum hourly rate£24.05£24.09
Average hourly rate£25.60£25.73
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.16£27.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Consultant EnglandConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

London 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 London region.

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

London 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 London region.

London Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

London Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

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 London 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
City of LondonUp+7331£450-7.68 %
UxbridgeDown-620£419-8.07 %
Docklands, LondonDown-2412£429-14.75 %
HammersmithNo change011£500+42.85 %
Canary WharfDown-89£396-29.02 %
LutonUp+138£310-38.44 %
CroydonUp+36£351-12.29 %
WestminsterNew entry-5--
BrentfordNo change04£463+8.82 %
HounslowNew entry-4£450-
TeddingtonNew entry-3£437-
WembleyUp+53--
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-1--
BromleyNew entry-1--
EdgwareNew entry-1--
HayesNew entry-1--
Consultant EnglandConsultant
England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

11092 (25.88 %)SAP
2788 (18.67 %)Finance
3439 (10.40 %)Oracle
4374 (8.863 %)Banking
5302 (7.156 %)Windows
6275 (6.517 %)SQL
7265 (6.280 %)Microsoft
8250 (5.924 %)Government
9248 (5.877 %)Business Intelligence
10241 (5.711 %)Migration
10241 (5.711 %)Security Cleared
11230 (5.450 %)UNIX
12208 (4.929 %)Project Management
13207 (4.905 %)CRM
14195 (4.621 %)SAP HR
15193 (4.573 %)SQL Server
16167 (3.957 %)Retail
17163 (3.863 %)Active Directory
18151 (3.578 %)SharePoint
19148 (3.507 %)SAP FI
19148 (3.507 %).NET
20144 (3.412 %)ABAP
20144 (3.412 %)Investment Banking
21141 (3.341 %)Java
22136 (3.223 %)HP
23134 (3.175 %)Cisco
24133 (3.152 %)SAP CO
25131 (3.104 %)SC Cleared
26128 (3.033 %)ERP
27127 (3.009 %)SAP FI/CO

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1148 (3.507 %).NET
280 (1.896 %)XML
372 (1.706 %)WebSphere
463 (1.493 %)J2EE
562 (1.469 %)WebServices
649 (1.161 %)ASP.NET
739 (0.924 %)HTML
837 (0.877 %)Middleware
933 (0.782 %)SAP XI
1029 (0.687 %)SAP Basis
1122 (0.521 %)CSS
1221 (0.498 %)EDI
1318 (0.427 %).NET Framework
1417 (0.403 %)AJAX
1516 (0.379 %)Adobe Flex
1516 (0.379 %)SAP Business Workflow
1614 (0.332 %)ASP
1713 (0.308 %)XSLT
1811 (0.261 %)SAP ALE
1811 (0.261 %)SAP BSP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1151 (3.578 %)SharePoint
289 (2.109 %)MS Exchange
385 (2.014 %)SharePoint Server 2007
450 (1.185 %)Exchange Server 2003
540 (0.948 %)IIS
637 (0.877 %)Apache
637 (0.877 %)NetWeaver
735 (0.829 %)BizTalk Server
832 (0.758 %)Exchange Server 2007
931 (0.735 %)CMS
1029 (0.687 %)SAS
1123 (0.545 %)Tomcat
1220 (0.474 %)WebSphere Application Server
1319 (0.450 %)Oracle Workflow
1415 (0.355 %)WebSphere MQ
1513 (0.308 %)SAP Web AS
1513 (0.308 %)Documentum
1612 (0.284 %)JBoss
1612 (0.284 %)Lotus Notes
1612 (0.284 %)ESB
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1108 (2.559 %)MS Excel
273 (1.730 %)MS Office
367 (1.588 %)MS Visio
433 (0.782 %)MS Project
516 (0.379 %)Spreadsheet
615 (0.355 %)MS PowerPoint
75 (0.118 %)InfoPath
75 (0.118 %)CA Clarity
82 (0.047 %)AutoCAD
91 (0.024 %)MATLAB
91 (0.024 %)CATIA
91 (0.024 %)Adobe Illustrator
91 (0.024 %)InDesign
91 (0.024 %)Windchill
91 (0.024 %)Pro/ENGINEER
91 (0.024 %)SPSS
91 (0.024 %)Fireworks
91 (0.024 %)Open Workbench
91 (0.024 %)Photoshop
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1195 (4.621 %)SAP HR
2148 (3.507 %)SAP FI
3133 (3.152 %)SAP CO
4127 (3.009 %)SAP FI/CO
580 (1.896 %)SAP CRM
673 (1.730 %)SAP SD
771 (1.682 %)HFM
864 (1.517 %)SAP MM
958 (1.374 %)SAP Payroll
1046 (1.090 %)Oracle EBS
1144 (1.043 %)Oracle Financials
1144 (1.043 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1241 (0.972 %)Oracle Applications
1337 (0.877 %)Microsoft CRM
1425 (0.592 %)SAP WM
1425 (0.592 %)SAP Retail
1524 (0.569 %)Hyperion Planning
1623 (0.545 %)Oracle HRMS
1721 (0.498 %)SAP APO
1819 (0.450 %)SAP R/3
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1105 (2.488 %)Firewall
299 (2.346 %)SAN
370 (1.659 %)Internet
448 (1.137 %)WAN
543 (1.019 %)TCP/IP
642 (0.995 %)LAN
737 (0.877 %)DNS
833 (0.782 %)Network Security
929 (0.687 %)VPN
1028 (0.664 %)MPLS
1125 (0.592 %)Intranet
1221 (0.498 %)Wireless
1221 (0.498 %)VoIP
1320 (0.474 %)LDAP
1417 (0.403 %)DHCP
1516 (0.379 %)BGP
1615 (0.355 %)NetScreen
1615 (0.355 %)Cisco PIX
1615 (0.355 %)VLAN
1711 (0.261 %)Cisco ASA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1193 (4.573 %)SQL Server
2122 (2.891 %)SAP BW
396 (2.275 %)Datawarehouse
484 (1.991 %)BusinessObjects
582 (1.943 %)SAP BI
681 (1.919 %)ETL
767 (1.588 %)SQL Server 2005
860 (1.422 %)Oracle Reports
945 (1.066 %)Hyperion Essbase
1038 (0.900 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1137 (0.877 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1232 (0.758 %)Oracle 10g
1329 (0.687 %)DB2
1329 (0.687 %)Oracle Discoverer
1329 (0.687 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1427 (0.640 %)OLAP
1427 (0.640 %)Oracle 8/8i
1526 (0.616 %)SQL Server 2000
1625 (0.592 %)RDBMS
1722 (0.521 %)GIS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (0.498 %)Oracle Forms
218 (0.427 %)Flash
312 (0.284 %)Visual Studio
312 (0.284 %)LoadRunner
312 (0.284 %)LSMW
411 (0.261 %)TestDirector
59 (0.213 %)QuickTest Pro
68 (0.190 %)Ant
77 (0.166 %)ClearCase
85 (0.118 %)PVCS
94 (0.095 %)JUnit
94 (0.095 %)WinRunner
94 (0.095 %)Subversion
94 (0.095 %)MSI
94 (0.095 %)CruiseControl
103 (0.071 %)JIRA
103 (0.071 %)ProC
103 (0.071 %)ClearQuest
112 (0.047 %)JDeveloper
112 (0.047 %)Rational Rose
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1788 (18.67 %)Finance
2374 (8.863 %)Banking
3250 (5.924 %)Government
4167 (3.957 %)Retail
5144 (3.412 %)Investment Banking
698 (2.322 %)Telecoms
767 (1.588 %)Health
862 (1.469 %)Insurance
951 (1.209 %)Front Office
1049 (1.161 %)Manufacturing
1144 (1.043 %)Billing
1243 (1.019 %)Marketing
1341 (0.972 %)Legal
1341 (0.972 %)Back Office
1439 (0.924 %)Financial Institution
1531 (0.735 %)FMCG
1629 (0.687 %)Law
1726 (0.616 %)Pharmaceutical
1820 (0.474 %)Publishing
1820 (0.474 %)Local Government
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
167 (1.588 %)Derivative
257 (1.351 %)NHS
344 (1.043 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
432 (0.758 %)PKI
531 (0.735 %)RMADS
629 (0.687 %)Management Information System
629 (0.687 %)Fixed Income
726 (0.616 %)Credit Risk
824 (0.569 %)Equities
921 (0.498 %)Mainframe
1020 (0.474 %)CESG
1117 (0.403 %)Biometrics
1117 (0.403 %)Market Risk
1117 (0.403 %)Data Conversion
1215 (0.355 %)Replication
1215 (0.355 %)CESG CLAS
1215 (0.355 %)French Language
1215 (0.355 %)German Language
1314 (0.332 %)Psychology
1314 (0.332 %)Interactive TV
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1302 (7.156 %)Windows
2230 (5.450 %)UNIX
3114 (2.701 %)Windows Server 2003
4111 (2.630 %)Solaris
568 (1.611 %)Linux
651 (1.209 %)AIX
727 (0.640 %)Windows XP
825 (0.592 %)Windows 2000
916 (0.379 %)HPUX
916 (0.379 %)Windows 2000 Server
1014 (0.332 %)Red Hat Linux
119 (0.213 %)Windows NT
127 (0.166 %)Windows Server 2008
135 (0.118 %)Windows Mobile
143 (0.071 %)Windows Vista
143 (0.071 %)NetWare
152 (0.047 %)Tru64
161 (0.024 %)SUSE
161 (0.024 %)VxWorks
161 (0.024 %)Mac OS X
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1248 (5.877 %)Business Intelligence
2241 (5.711 %)Migration
2241 (5.711 %)Security Cleared
3208 (4.929 %)Project Management
4207 (4.905 %)CRM
5131 (3.104 %)SC Cleared
6128 (3.033 %)ERP
7120 (2.844 %)ITIL
8109 (2.583 %)Information Security
9107 (2.536 %)Workflow
10101 (2.393 %)Change Management
1196 (2.275 %)PRINCE2
1292 (2.180 %)Asset Management
1387 (2.062 %)Risk Management
1483 (1.967 %)Data Migration
1572 (1.706 %)Data Modelling
1670 (1.659 %)Service Management
1769 (1.635 %)Business Analysis
1859 (1.398 %)User Acceptance Testing
1949 (1.161 %)GAP Analysis
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1275 (6.517 %)SQL
2144 (3.412 %)ABAP
3141 (3.341 %)Java
488 (2.085 %)C#
571 (1.682 %)PL/SQL
650 (1.185 %)C
737 (0.877 %)JavaScript
835 (0.829 %)VB
934 (0.806 %)Perl
1033 (0.782 %)VBA
1131 (0.735 %)C++
1229 (0.687 %)Transact-SQL
1327 (0.640 %)Shell Script
1422 (0.521 %)VBScript
1512 (0.284 %)PHP
1610 (0.237 %)RPG
177 (0.166 %)VB.NET
186 (0.142 %)SAPscript
195 (0.118 %)Korn
204 (0.095 %)XPath
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
194 (2.227 %)Degree
279 (1.872 %)Cisco Certification
367 (1.588 %)CISSP
457 (1.351 %)Microsoft Certification
553 (1.256 %)CCIE
635 (0.829 %)MCSE
727 (0.640 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
825 (0.592 %)Citrix Certification
922 (0.521 %)ACCA
922 (0.521 %)CIMA
1020 (0.474 %)CISM
1119 (0.450 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1119 (0.450 %)ISEB
1119 (0.450 %)CCNP
1216 (0.379 %)ITIL Certification
1216 (0.379 %)CISA
1315 (0.355 %)MCP
1413 (0.308 %)CCNA
1413 (0.308 %)SAP Certification
1512 (0.284 %)CCEA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
145 (1.066 %)ISO27001
244 (1.043 %)QA
333 (0.782 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
425 (0.592 %)ISO17799
522 (0.521 %)BS7799
614 (0.332 %)SLA
614 (0.332 %)Basel II
614 (0.332 %)COBIT
710 (0.237 %)CESG Infosec
710 (0.237 %)PCI DSS
88 (0.190 %)IAS 39
88 (0.190 %)IAS 32
96 (0.142 %)HMG Infosec
104 (0.095 %)COSO
113 (0.071 %)MiFID
113 (0.071 %)RosettaNet
113 (0.071 %)ISO9000
113 (0.071 %)ISO9001
122 (0.047 %)BS25999
131 (0.024 %)JSP 440
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1163 (3.863 %)Active Directory
258 (1.374 %)VMware Infrastructure
346 (1.090 %)VMware ESX
426 (0.616 %)ISA Server
523 (0.545 %)NetBackup
619 (0.450 %)Citrix Presentation Server
713 (0.308 %)Oracle RAC
86 (0.142 %)Backup Exec
86 (0.142 %)Terminal Services
95 (0.118 %)PowerConvert
95 (0.118 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
104 (0.095 %)NDS
104 (0.095 %)Xen
113 (0.071 %)NFS
113 (0.071 %)ClearTrust
113 (0.071 %)AquaLogic
113 (0.071 %)VMware Workstation
122 (0.047 %)MetaFrame
131 (0.024 %)Tivoli Workload Scheduler
131 (0.024 %)RACF
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
161 (1.445 %)Tivoli
236 (0.853 %)ServiceCenter
324 (0.569 %)HP Data Protector
324 (0.569 %)MOM
324 (0.569 %)Netcool
421 (0.498 %)Tivoli Monitoring
517 (0.403 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
517 (0.403 %)AssetCenter
616 (0.379 %)OpenView
710 (0.237 %)AutoSys
89 (0.213 %)SCOM
89 (0.213 %)CONTROL-M
89 (0.213 %)MAILsweeper
98 (0.190 %)SCCM
98 (0.190 %)OMEGAMON
98 (0.190 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
98 (0.190 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
105 (0.118 %)MIIS
114 (0.095 %)CA SiteMinder
123 (0.071 %)MIMEsweeper
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11092 (25.88 %)SAP
2439 (10.40 %)Oracle
3265 (6.280 %)Microsoft
4136 (3.223 %)HP
5134 (3.175 %)Cisco
6110 (2.607 %)Hyperion
7105 (2.488 %)VMware
884 (1.991 %)Business Objects
978 (1.848 %)Citrix
1077 (1.825 %)IBM
1158 (1.374 %)Sun
1247 (1.114 %)Sybase
1346 (1.090 %)EMC
1442 (0.995 %)Cognos
1442 (0.995 %)Informatica
1538 (0.900 %)Murex
1636 (0.853 %)Peregrine
1636 (0.853 %)CheckPoint
1732 (0.758 %)JD Edwards
1732 (0.758 %)Siebel