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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the M4 Corridor 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank65
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads2431
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.031 %
As % of the category below14.63 %13.48 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£500
Average daily rate-£525
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£550
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£418
% change on same period last year+3.01 %
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£29.79£30.46
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads164230
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.227 %
Daily rates quoted4353
Average minimum daily rate£409£402
Average daily rate£442£419
% change on same period last year+5.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£475£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted46
Average minimum hourly rate£24.67£38.36
Average hourly rate£28.42£40.41
% change on same period last year-29.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.17£42.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Consultant South EastConsultant
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

114 (33.33 %)SAP
29 (21.43 %)Oracle
35 (11.90 %)Retail
35 (11.90 %)Finance
44 (9.524 %)Migration
44 (9.524 %)BS7799
44 (9.524 %)MS Project
44 (9.524 %)QA
53 (7.143 %)CA Clarity
53 (7.143 %)SAP Certification
53 (7.143 %)ISO17799
53 (7.143 %)Project Management
53 (7.143 %)SAP MM
53 (7.143 %)SAP PP
53 (7.143 %)SAP R/3
53 (7.143 %)Niku
53 (7.143 %)Oracle EBS
62 (4.762 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (4.762 %)Stakeholder Management
62 (4.762 %)SAP HR
62 (4.762 %)SAP SD
62 (4.762 %)UNIX
62 (4.762 %)Windows
62 (4.762 %)Manugistics
62 (4.762 %)Cisco
62 (4.762 %)Billing
62 (4.762 %)SAP Retail
62 (4.762 %)SAP QM
62 (4.762 %)Data Migration
62 (4.762 %)DV Cleared

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.381 %)SAP EP
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (9.524 %)MS Project
23 (7.143 %)CA Clarity
31 (2.381 %)MS Office
31 (2.381 %)MS Visio
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (7.143 %)SAP R/3
13 (7.143 %)SAP MM
13 (7.143 %)SAP PP
13 (7.143 %)Oracle EBS
22 (4.762 %)SAP HR
22 (4.762 %)SAP SD
22 (4.762 %)SAP QM
22 (4.762 %)SAP Retail
31 (2.381 %)Retail-J
31 (2.381 %)SAP FI-CA
31 (2.381 %)SAP IS-U
31 (2.381 %)Oracle 11i
31 (2.381 %)SAP FI
31 (2.381 %)Oracle HRMS
31 (2.381 %)Oracle Applications
31 (2.381 %)SAP Payroll
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.381 %)LAN
11 (2.381 %)WAN
11 (2.381 %)SMTP
11 (2.381 %)FTP
11 (2.381 %)HTTP
11 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
11 (2.381 %)DNS
11 (2.381 %)SSL
11 (2.381 %)Internet
11 (2.381 %)MPLS
11 (2.381 %)Firewall
11 (2.381 %)Intrusion Detection
11 (2.381 %)VLAN
11 (2.381 %)Network Security
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.381 %)BusinessObjects
11 (2.381 %)DataStage
11 (2.381 %)BusinessObjects XI
11 (2.381 %)Data Cleansing
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (11.90 %)Retail
15 (11.90 %)Finance
22 (4.762 %)Billing
31 (2.381 %)Pensions
31 (2.381 %)Retail Banking
31 (2.381 %)FMCG
31 (2.381 %)Banking
31 (2.381 %)Telecoms
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.381 %)Thin Client
11 (2.381 %)Handset
11 (2.381 %)PKI
11 (2.381 %)Fat Client
11 (2.381 %)Data Extraction
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.762 %)UNIX
12 (4.762 %)Windows
21 (2.381 %)Windows NT
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (9.524 %)Migration
23 (7.143 %)Project Management
32 (4.762 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (4.762 %)Data Migration
32 (4.762 %)DV Cleared
32 (4.762 %)Security Cleared
32 (4.762 %)Stakeholder Management
41 (2.381 %)Business Continuity
41 (2.381 %)Information Management
41 (2.381 %)Supply Chain Management
41 (2.381 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (2.381 %)CRM
41 (2.381 %)ERP
41 (2.381 %)Business Intelligence
41 (2.381 %)BCP
41 (2.381 %)Benchmarking
41 (2.381 %)Data Mapping
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (2.381 %)SQL
11 (2.381 %)ABAP
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (7.143 %)SAP Certification
21 (2.381 %)CISSP
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (9.524 %)BS7799
14 (9.524 %)QA
23 (7.143 %)ISO17799
31 (2.381 %)SLA
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (2.381 %)VMware Infrastructure
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (33.33 %)SAP
29 (21.43 %)Oracle
33 (7.143 %)Niku
42 (4.762 %)Manugistics
42 (4.762 %)Cisco
51 (2.381 %)IBM
51 (2.381 %)Microsoft
51 (2.381 %)Citrix
51 (2.381 %)Avaya
51 (2.381 %)CA
51 (2.381 %)JDA
51 (2.381 %)VMware
51 (2.381 %)Business Objects