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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Merseyside 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1222
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads3019
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.019 %
As % of the category below8.475 %5.810 %
Daily rates quoted102
Average minimum daily rate£437£400
Average daily rate£453£415
% change on same period last year+9.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£469£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£435£414
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£9.50£20.00
Average hourly rate£9.50£27.50
% change on same period last year-65.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£9.50£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.39£29.55
% change on same period last year+6.23 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads354327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.472 %0.331 %
Daily rates quoted9491
Average minimum daily rate£327£288
Average daily rate£345£303
% change on same period last year+13.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted4941
Average minimum hourly rate£15.81£18.69
Average hourly rate£17.55£20.30
% change on same period last year-13.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.29£21.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Consultant North WestConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Merseyside Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
LiverpoolNo change018£448+7.85 %
BootleNew entry-3£188-
St HelensNew entry-1--
Consultant North WestConsultant
North West

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

125 (37.31 %)SAP
29 (13.43 %)Government
29 (13.43 %)Security Cleared
38 (11.94 %)SC Cleared
38 (11.94 %)SAP FI
38 (11.94 %)LAN
38 (11.94 %)WAN
47 (10.45 %)SAN
47 (10.45 %)Telecoms
47 (10.45 %)Finance
47 (10.45 %)SAP FI/CO
47 (10.45 %)SAP CO
56 (8.955 %)Cisco
56 (8.955 %)Sun
65 (7.463 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (7.463 %)Windows
65 (7.463 %)Solaris
65 (7.463 %)Enterprise Architecture
74 (5.970 %)FMCG
74 (5.970 %)ETL
74 (5.970 %)Oracle
74 (5.970 %)SAP HR
74 (5.970 %)Billing
74 (5.970 %)IPCC
74 (5.970 %)Migration
83 (4.478 %)Workflow
83 (4.478 %)VMware
83 (4.478 %)Information Security
83 (4.478 %)NetApp
83 (4.478 %)TCP/IP

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (4.478 %)XML
22 (2.985 %).NET
22 (2.985 %)ODBC
22 (2.985 %)WebServices
31 (1.493 %)SAP BSP
31 (1.493 %)Adobe Flex
31 (1.493 %)ASP.NET
31 (1.493 %)XSD
31 (1.493 %)XSL
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.493 %)SharePoint
11 (1.493 %)BizTalk Server
11 (1.493 %)Oracle Workflow
11 (1.493 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.493 %)InfoPath
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (11.94 %)SAP FI
27 (10.45 %)SAP FI/CO
27 (10.45 %)SAP CO
34 (5.970 %)SAP HR
42 (2.985 %)Oracle Financials
42 (2.985 %)SAP APO
42 (2.985 %)ProfileStage
42 (2.985 %)SAP R/3
42 (2.985 %)SAP QM
42 (2.985 %)Siebel Analytics
42 (2.985 %)SAP WM
42 (2.985 %)SAP CRM
42 (2.985 %)SAP Payroll
51 (1.493 %)BASE24
51 (1.493 %)Oracle HRMS
51 (1.493 %)SAP MM
51 (1.493 %)SAP PP
51 (1.493 %)JDE OneWorld
51 (1.493 %)SAP SD
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (11.94 %)LAN
18 (11.94 %)WAN
27 (10.45 %)SAN
34 (5.970 %)IPCC
43 (4.478 %)TCP/IP
52 (2.985 %)DEFINITY
61 (1.493 %)DNS
61 (1.493 %)DHCP
61 (1.493 %)Intranet
61 (1.493 %)OSPF
61 (1.493 %)EIGRP
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (5.970 %)ETL
22 (2.985 %)BusinessObjects
22 (2.985 %)OLAP
22 (2.985 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (2.985 %)Oracle 9i
22 (2.985 %)Datawarehouse
22 (2.985 %)DataStage
22 (2.985 %)QualityStage
22 (2.985 %)Data Cleansing
31 (1.493 %)SQL Server
31 (1.493 %)SAP BW
31 (1.493 %)Oracle Discoverer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (2.985 %)Oracle Forms
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (13.43 %)Government
27 (10.45 %)Telecoms
27 (10.45 %)Finance
34 (5.970 %)Billing
34 (5.970 %)FMCG
42 (2.985 %)Banking
42 (2.985 %)Pensions
51 (1.493 %)General Ledger
51 (1.493 %)Insurance
51 (1.493 %)Automotive
51 (1.493 %)Health
51 (1.493 %)Manufacturing
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.985 %)Mainframe
12 (2.985 %)Replication
12 (2.985 %)IVR
21 (1.493 %)CESG
21 (1.493 %)CESG CLAS
21 (1.493 %)RMADS
21 (1.493 %)CLARiiON
21 (1.493 %)Symmetrix
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (7.463 %)Windows
15 (7.463 %)Solaris
15 (7.463 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (4.478 %)UNIX
31 (1.493 %)Windows XP
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (13.43 %)Security Cleared
28 (11.94 %)SC Cleared
35 (7.463 %)Enterprise Architecture
44 (5.970 %)Migration
53 (4.478 %)Workflow
53 (4.478 %)Information Security
53 (4.478 %)Unit Testing
62 (2.985 %)Test Scripting
62 (2.985 %)Penetration Testing
62 (2.985 %)BC Cleared
62 (2.985 %)Network Load Balancing
62 (2.985 %)Data Management
62 (2.985 %)CRM
62 (2.985 %)ERP
62 (2.985 %)EAI
62 (2.985 %)Quality Management
62 (2.985 %)Change Management
62 (2.985 %)E-business
71 (1.493 %)Risk Management
71 (1.493 %)Service Delivery
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.985 %)PL/SQL
12 (2.985 %)SQL
12 (2.985 %)C#
21 (1.493 %)JavaScript
21 (1.493 %)VBScript
21 (1.493 %)ABAP
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.478 %)MCSE
13 (4.478 %)Cisco Certification
13 (4.478 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.985 %)CCNA
31 (1.493 %)CCDP
31 (1.493 %)CISSP
31 (1.493 %)CCNP
31 (1.493 %)SAP Certification
31 (1.493 %)EMC Certification
31 (1.493 %)MCSD
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.493 %)QA
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (4.478 %)VMware Infrastructure
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.493 %)WSUS
11 (1.493 %)SCCM
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (37.31 %)SAP
26 (8.955 %)Sun
26 (8.955 %)Cisco
34 (5.970 %)Oracle
43 (4.478 %)NetApp
43 (4.478 %)VMware
52 (2.985 %)IBM
52 (2.985 %)Microsoft
52 (2.985 %)Business Objects
52 (2.985 %)Siebel
52 (2.985 %)HP
52 (2.985 %)EMC
52 (2.985 %)Avaya
61 (1.493 %)CA
61 (1.493 %)JD Edwards
61 (1.493 %)Tripwire
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