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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Middlesex 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2011
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads4042
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.043 %
As % of the category below6.944 %7.527 %
Daily rates quoted1011
Average minimum daily rate£399£344
Average daily rate£434£385
% change on same period last year+12.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£468£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£424
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
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£32.88£31.40
% change on same period last year+4.71 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads576558
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.815 %0.565 %
Daily rates quoted120140
Average minimum daily rate£342£301
Average daily rate£358£318
% change on same period last year+12.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted4153
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£20.78
Average hourly rate£24.62£21.54
% change on same period last year+14.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£22.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

132 (31.68 %)SAP
219 (18.81 %)Oracle
317 (16.83 %)Finance
412 (11.88 %)Change Management
511 (10.89 %)Security Cleared
610 (9.901 %)SAP BW
79 (8.911 %)SQL
79 (8.911 %)SC Cleared
88 (7.921 %)CRM
88 (7.921 %)Business Intelligence
88 (7.921 %)Government
88 (7.921 %)Pharmaceutical
97 (6.931 %)Project Management
97 (6.931 %)Siebel
97 (6.931 %)Windows
97 (6.931 %)Problem Management
97 (6.931 %)Business Analysis
106 (5.941 %)PRINCE2
106 (5.941 %)Oracle Financials
106 (5.941 %)Business Objects
106 (5.941 %)ERP
106 (5.941 %)BusinessObjects
115 (4.950 %)SAP XI
115 (4.950 %)Manufacturing
115 (4.950 %)Validation
115 (4.950 %)Migration
115 (4.950 %)Oracle 10g
115 (4.950 %)Datawarehouse
115 (4.950 %)Data Mining
115 (4.950 %)ETL

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.950 %)SAP XI
23 (2.970 %)SAP Basis
23 (2.970 %)SAP Business Workflow
32 (1.980 %).NET
32 (1.980 %)J2EE
41 (0.990 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.990 %)SOAP
41 (0.990 %)XML
41 (0.990 %)XSLT
41 (0.990 %)EDI
41 (0.990 %)WSDL
41 (0.990 %)Middleware
41 (0.990 %)EDIFACT
41 (0.990 %)BAPI
41 (0.990 %)SAP PI
41 (0.990 %)SAP ALE
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (4.950 %)IIS
22 (1.980 %)NetWeaver
22 (1.980 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.990 %)CMS
31 (0.990 %)SAP Web AS
31 (0.990 %)Office Project Server
31 (0.990 %)Apache
31 (0.990 %)SharePoint
31 (0.990 %)SAS
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (2.970 %)Spreadsheet
21 (0.990 %)MS Project
21 (0.990 %)MATLAB
21 (0.990 %)MS PowerPoint
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (5.941 %)Oracle Financials
24 (3.960 %)SAP HR
24 (3.960 %)SAP APO
24 (3.960 %)SAP CRM
33 (2.970 %)SAP Oil and Gas
33 (2.970 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.990 %)SAP ERP
41 (0.990 %)Siebel Analytics
41 (0.990 %)SAP FI/CO
41 (0.990 %)SAP MDM
41 (0.990 %)MAXIMO
41 (0.990 %)SAP CO
41 (0.990 %)SAP Retail
41 (0.990 %)SAP R/3
41 (0.990 %)SAP FI
41 (0.990 %)Oracle EBS
41 (0.990 %)SAP SD
41 (0.990 %)Oracle 11i
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.980 %)LDAP
12 (1.980 %)CTI
12 (1.980 %)Firewall
21 (0.990 %)BGP-4
21 (0.990 %)IGRP
21 (0.990 %)TCP/IP
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (9.901 %)SAP BW
26 (5.941 %)BusinessObjects
35 (4.950 %)Oracle 9i
35 (4.950 %)Datawarehouse
35 (4.950 %)Data Mining
35 (4.950 %)ETL
35 (4.950 %)Oracle 10g
44 (3.960 %)SQL Server
52 (1.980 %)Crystal Reports
52 (1.980 %)Oracle Reports
52 (1.980 %)MySQL
61 (0.990 %)TOAD
61 (0.990 %)SAP BI
61 (0.990 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (0.990 %)BusinessObjects XI
61 (0.990 %)Oracle BI EE
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.980 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (0.990 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.990 %)Flash
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (16.83 %)Finance
28 (7.921 %)Pharmaceutical
28 (7.921 %)Government
35 (4.950 %)Manufacturing
42 (1.980 %)Retail
51 (0.990 %)FMCG
51 (0.990 %)Law
51 (0.990 %)Legal
51 (0.990 %)Electronics
51 (0.990 %)Education
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.970 %)RMADS
22 (1.980 %)Data Conversion
22 (1.980 %)PMI
22 (1.980 %)AS400
22 (1.980 %)Economics
31 (0.990 %)CMDB
31 (0.990 %)Wiki
31 (0.990 %)Replication
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (6.931 %)Windows
24 (3.960 %)UNIX
33 (2.970 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.990 %)Linux
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (11.88 %)Change Management
211 (10.89 %)Security Cleared
39 (8.911 %)SC Cleared
48 (7.921 %)CRM
48 (7.921 %)Business Intelligence
57 (6.931 %)Project Management
57 (6.931 %)Business Analysis
57 (6.931 %)Problem Management
66 (5.941 %)PRINCE2
66 (5.941 %)ERP
75 (4.950 %)Validation
75 (4.950 %)Migration
75 (4.950 %)Information Security
75 (4.950 %)Incident Management
84 (3.960 %)Asset Management
84 (3.960 %)Risk Management
84 (3.960 %)ITIL
93 (2.970 %)Benchmarking
93 (2.970 %)Workflow
93 (2.970 %)Service Delivery
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (8.911 %)SQL
25 (4.950 %)ABAP
33 (2.970 %)Java
41 (0.990 %)PHP
41 (0.990 %)PL/SQL
41 (0.990 %)VB.NET
41 (0.990 %)C#
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.970 %)Degree
22 (1.980 %)CISSP
31 (0.990 %)SAP Certification
31 (0.990 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (0.990 %)PMP
31 (0.990 %)PMI Certification
31 (0.990 %)CISA
31 (0.990 %)CAPM
31 (0.990 %)Citrix Certification
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.980 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
12 (1.980 %)ISO27001
12 (1.980 %)QA
21 (0.990 %)BS15000
21 (0.990 %)SLA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (3.960 %)NetBackup
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
132 (31.68 %)SAP
219 (18.81 %)Oracle
37 (6.931 %)Siebel
46 (5.941 %)Business Objects
54 (3.960 %)VERITAS
63 (2.970 %)Citrix
63 (2.970 %)Avaya
63 (2.970 %)Genesys
72 (1.980 %)Geac
81 (0.990 %)Hyperion
81 (0.990 %)Manugistics
81 (0.990 %)Nokia
81 (0.990 %)IBM
81 (0.990 %)Microsoft
81 (0.990 %)Intel
81 (0.990 %)Pegasus
81 (0.990 %)CheckPoint
81 (0.990 %)Remedy
81 (0.990 %)IXOS
81 (0.990 %)Stellent