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 Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 21 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 Middlesex 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Objects
Rank 20 29 32
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +3
Contract jobs citing Business Objects 7 2 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 3.398% 0.643% 1.445%
As % of the Vendors category 5.932% 1.379% 2.907%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
Average daily rate £450 £275 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+63.63% -35.29%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £290 £275 £365
10% offered a daily rate of more than £490 £275 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £360 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
+2.85% -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.89 £17.50 £21.75
% change year-on-year
+76.51% -19.54%
All Vendors
Middlesex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
118 145 172
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 57.28% 46.62% 49.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 71 62
Average daily rate £400 £375 £410
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -8.59%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £278 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £515 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 8
Average hourly rate £32.50 £27.50 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.18% -5.17%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
- -7.31%
Business Objects
South East

Business Objects
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Middlesex Business Objects Daily Rate Histogram

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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects.

1 8 (61.54%) SAP
1 8 (61.54%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (30.77%) Service Delivery
2 4 (30.77%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (30.77%) Degree
3 3 (23.08%) Analytics
3 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
3 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
3 3 (23.08%) ITIL
3 3 (23.08%) SQL
4 2 (15.38%) VB
4 2 (15.38%) Oracle
4 2 (15.38%) SharePoint
4 2 (15.38%) ADSL
4 2 (15.38%) Broadband
4 2 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (15.38%) BT
4 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
4 2 (15.38%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (15.38%) SAP BW
4 2 (15.38%) Web Analytics
4 2 (15.38%) MS PowerPoint
4 2 (15.38%) Omniture
4 2 (15.38%) BODI
4 2 (15.38%) Statistical Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Marketing
4 2 (15.38%) Online Marketing
4 2 (15.38%) SharePoint 2010
4 2 (15.38%) SAP Data Services
4 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (7.692%) COM
Application Platforms
1 2 (15.38%) SharePoint
1 2 (15.38%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (7.692%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 2 (15.38%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (7.692%) Acrobat
2 1 (7.692%) MS Excel
2 1 (7.692%) MS Project
2 1 (7.692%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (7.692%) SAP Oil and Gas
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) ADSL
1 2 (15.38%) Broadband
1 2 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (61.54%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (15.38%) SAP BW
2 2 (15.38%) BODI
2 2 (15.38%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (7.692%) BusinessObjects XI
3 1 (7.692%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 1 (7.692%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (7.692%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (7.692%) SAP BI
3 1 (7.692%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (7.692%) SQL Server
3 1 (7.692%) OLAP
3 1 (7.692%) Crystal Reports
General
1 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
1 2 (15.38%) Marketing
2 1 (7.692%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Business Objects Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) SAP Support
3 2 (15.38%) SAP Support Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) SAP Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Business Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Business Objects Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Data Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) SAP Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Web Analytics Specialist
3 2 (15.38%) Insight Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Insight Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Portfolio Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Delivery Manager
4 1 (7.692%) SAP Business Analyst
4 1 (7.692%) Business Support Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Service Delivery
1 4 (30.77%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (23.08%) Analytics
2 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
2 3 (23.08%) ITIL
3 2 (15.38%) Web Analytics
3 2 (15.38%) Statistical Analysis
3 2 (15.38%) Online Marketing
3 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (7.692%) Data Management
4 1 (7.692%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) SQL
2 2 (15.38%) VB
3 1 (7.692%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Degree
2 2 (15.38%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) SAP
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
3 2 (15.38%) Oracle
3 2 (15.38%) BT
3 2 (15.38%) Omniture
4 1 (7.692%) Planview
4 1 (7.692%) Adobe