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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Technical 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 Senior Technical Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Senior Technical Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank367456
Rank change on same period last yearUp+89
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.025 %0.023 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£465-
Average daily rate£473-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£481-
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£419
% change on same period last year-17.01 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
London
Matching contract IT job ads2424839496
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled38.19 %42.32 %
Daily rates quoted987414909
Average minimum daily rate£390£424
Average daily rate£418£452
% change on same period last year-7.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£446£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted14742042
Average minimum hourly rate£23.27£25.05
Average hourly rate£24.69£26.61
% change on same period last year-7.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.11£28.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Senior Technical Consultant EnglandSenior Technical Consultant
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.

Senior Technical Consultant
Demand Trend

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

London Senior Technical Consultant Demand Trend

Senior Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

London Senior Technical Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Senior Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Technical Consultant across the London region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

London Senior Technical Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London Senior Technical Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Technical Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Technical Consultant within the London region over the 3 months to 21 November 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 LondonNew entry-2£375-
Docklands, LondonUp+341£750-
Senior Technical Consultant EnglandSenior Technical Consultant
England

Senior Technical Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Senior Technical 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 Senior Technical Consultant in their job title.

17 (43.75 %)SQL
26 (37.50 %)Java
35 (31.25 %).NET
35 (31.25 %)Windows
35 (31.25 %)WebServices
35 (31.25 %)XML
35 (31.25 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (31.25 %)Unit Testing
44 (25.00 %)Biometrics
44 (25.00 %)Microsoft
44 (25.00 %)Oracle
53 (18.75 %)DB2
53 (18.75 %)WebSphere Application Server
53 (18.75 %)J2EE
53 (18.75 %)Apache
53 (18.75 %)Tomcat
53 (18.75 %)MS Exchange
53 (18.75 %)MOM
53 (18.75 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
53 (18.75 %)Active Directory
53 (18.75 %)Identity Management
53 (18.75 %)Oracle Application Server
53 (18.75 %)IBM
53 (18.75 %)Project Management
53 (18.75 %)WebSphere
53 (18.75 %)SC Cleared
53 (18.75 %)Security Cleared
62 (12.50 %)VMware Infrastructure
62 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2008
62 (12.50 %)ESB

Senior Technical Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Senior Technical 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 Senior Technical Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (31.25 %).NET
15 (31.25 %)WebServices
15 (31.25 %)XML
23 (18.75 %)J2EE
23 (18.75 %)WebSphere
32 (12.50 %)jBPM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (18.75 %)WebSphere Application Server
13 (18.75 %)Apache
13 (18.75 %)Tomcat
13 (18.75 %)MS Exchange
13 (18.75 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (12.50 %)ESB
22 (12.50 %)SharePoint
31 (6.250 %)IIS
31 (6.250 %)Lotus Notes
31 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2003
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.250 %)Oracle Applications
11 (6.250 %)SoftGrid
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (12.50 %)VoIP
12 (12.50 %)DWDM
21 (6.250 %)SAN
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)DB2
22 (12.50 %)RDBMS
31 (6.250 %)Oracle Reports
31 (6.250 %)Oracle Discoverer
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)Oracle Forms
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Education
12 (12.50 %)Government
21 (6.250 %)Banking
21 (6.250 %)Investment Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (25.00 %)Biometrics
21 (6.250 %)PKI
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (31.25 %)Windows
15 (31.25 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (6.250 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (6.250 %)UNIX
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (31.25 %)Unit Testing
23 (18.75 %)SC Cleared
23 (18.75 %)Security Cleared
23 (18.75 %)Project Management
23 (18.75 %)Identity Management
32 (12.50 %)Workflow
32 (12.50 %)Network Design
32 (12.50 %)SOA
41 (6.250 %)Business Analysis
41 (6.250 %)Migration
41 (6.250 %)Information Security
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (43.75 %)SQL
26 (37.50 %)Java
31 (6.250 %)PL/SQL
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (12.50 %)Cisco Certification
21 (6.250 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (6.250 %)MCSE
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (18.75 %)Active Directory
22 (12.50 %)VMware ESX
22 (12.50 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
22 (12.50 %)Citrix Presentation Server
22 (12.50 %)VMware Infrastructure
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (18.75 %)MOM
13 (18.75 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (6.250 %)SCOM
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (25.00 %)Oracle
14 (25.00 %)Microsoft
23 (18.75 %)IBM
32 (12.50 %)Cisco
32 (12.50 %)Citrix
32 (12.50 %)VMware
41 (6.250 %)Lotus
41 (6.250 %)Murex
41 (6.250 %)Sybase