The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Luton region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Luton region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within SAP Business Objects.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Objects
Rank - 13 11
Contract jobs citing Business Objects 0 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Luton - 1.493% 1.818%
As % of the Vendors category - 5.000% 4.000%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Average daily rate - - £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £359 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.50% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £20.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.89 £18.25 £21.75
% change year-on-year
+69.26% -16.09%
All Vendors
Luton
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
30 20 25
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Luton 40.00% 29.85% 45.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 11 14
Average daily rate £325 £388 £305
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.12% +27.04%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £253 £193
10% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £444 £385
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Average hourly rate - £20.50 £21.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -4.65%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Business Objects
Bedfordshire

Business Objects
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the Luton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Luton Business Objects Jobs Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Objects across the Luton region.

Luton Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the Luton region.

Luton Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend