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This section looks at the demand for Business Objects BusinessObjects (BO) skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BusinessObjects over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects BusinessObjects (BO)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6856
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads1313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.013 %
As % of the category below4.869 %4.797 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£400£283
Average daily rate£400£300
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£349
% change on same period last year+4.21 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£16.83-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.91£33.73
% change on same period last year-23.19 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads267271
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.352 %0.270 %
Daily rates quoted3849
Average minimum daily rate£280£283
Average daily rate£300£307
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£359
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
Hourly rates quoted3324
Average minimum hourly rate£25.70£18.71
Average hourly rate£28.96£20.78
% change on same period last year+39.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.23£22.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.61£32.20
% change on same period last year+1.25 %
BusinessObjects North WestBusinessObjects
North West

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.

BusinessObjects
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BusinessObjects across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Manchester BusinessObjects Demand Trend

BusinessObjects
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BusinessObjects across the Manchester region.

Manchester BusinessObjects Daily Rate Trend

BusinessObjects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester BusinessObjects Hourly Rate Trend

BusinessObjects
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BusinessObjects across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Manchester BusinessObjects Hourly Rate Histogram

BusinessObjects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing BusinessObjects 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 BusinessObjects.

126 (100.00 %)Business Objects
212 (46.15 %)SQL
39 (34.62 %)Business Intelligence
39 (34.62 %)Crystal Reports
39 (34.62 %)Datawarehouse
47 (26.92 %)Cognos
56 (23.08 %)Cramer
65 (19.23 %)Data Analysis
65 (19.23 %)Migration
65 (19.23 %)OLAP
65 (19.23 %)Telecoms
74 (15.38 %)ETL
74 (15.38 %)Oracle
83 (11.54 %)PL/SQL
83 (11.54 %)MS Office
83 (11.54 %)MS Excel
83 (11.54 %)Management Information System
92 (7.692 %)Systems Analysis
92 (7.692 %)Billing
92 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (7.692 %)Data Migration
92 (7.692 %)NHS
92 (7.692 %)Mapinfo
92 (7.692 %)Shell Script
92 (7.692 %)CRM
92 (7.692 %)UNIX
92 (7.692 %)Oracle Reports
92 (7.692 %)Perl
92 (7.692 %)SQL Server
101 (3.846 %)Oracle 9i

BusinessObjects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing BusinessObjects 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 BusinessObjects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.846 %)SharePoint
11 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
11 (3.846 %)SAS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (11.54 %)MS Office
13 (11.54 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (34.62 %)Crystal Reports
19 (34.62 %)Datawarehouse
25 (19.23 %)OLAP
34 (15.38 %)ETL
42 (7.692 %)Oracle Reports
42 (7.692 %)SQL Server
51 (3.846 %)Oracle 9i
51 (3.846 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (3.846 %)BODI
51 (3.846 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (3.846 %)Data Mart
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (19.23 %)Telecoms
22 (7.692 %)Billing
31 (3.846 %)Manufacturing
31 (3.846 %)Retail
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (46.15 %)Analyst
28 (30.77 %)Data Analyst
36 (23.08 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
44 (15.38 %)Business Analyst
53 (11.54 %)Consultant
53 (11.54 %)Business Consultant
53 (11.54 %)Business Objects Consultant
62 (7.692 %)Information Analyst
62 (7.692 %)MI Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Architect
71 (3.846 %)Data Architect
71 (3.846 %)2nd Line Support
71 (3.846 %)Developer
71 (3.846 %)Business Developer
71 (3.846 %)SQL Server Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Server Analyst
71 (3.846 %)Server Specialist
71 (3.846 %)Datawarehouse Architect
71 (3.846 %)Business Objects Developer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (11.54 %)Management Information System
22 (7.692 %)NHS
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (7.692 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (34.62 %)Business Intelligence
25 (19.23 %)Data Analysis
25 (19.23 %)Migration
32 (7.692 %)Systems Analysis
32 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (7.692 %)Data Migration
32 (7.692 %)CRM
41 (3.846 %)Network Planning
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (46.15 %)SQL
23 (11.54 %)PL/SQL
32 (7.692 %)Shell Script
32 (7.692 %)Perl
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.846 %)Degree
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.846 %)Active Directory
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (100.00 %)Business Objects
27 (26.92 %)Cognos
36 (23.08 %)Cramer
44 (15.38 %)Oracle
52 (7.692 %)Mapinfo
61 (3.846 %)Remedy
61 (3.846 %)Microsoft