Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the IT Consultant role in IT contracts within the Midlands 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 IT Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank54-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.236 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£473£320
% change on same period last year+47.55 %
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£37.50£22.25
% change on same period last year+68.53 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads8491516
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.337 %1.624 %
Daily rates quoted93247
Average minimum daily rate£374£381
Average daily rate£401£399
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted1477
Average minimum hourly rate£31.91£23.51
Average hourly rate£32.84£24.27
% change on same period last year+35.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.78£25.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
IT Consultant EnglandIT Consultant
England

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.

IT Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Midlands IT Consultant Demand Trend

IT Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands IT Consultant Daily Rate Trend

IT Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Midlands IT Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

IT Consultant
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited IT 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 IT Consultant in their job title.

12 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
21 (25.00 %)NPfIT
21 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (25.00 %)Management Information System
21 (25.00 %)Wireless
21 (25.00 %)Workflow
21 (25.00 %)Education
21 (25.00 %)Government
21 (25.00 %)WinForms
21 (25.00 %)Local Government
21 (25.00 %).NET Framework
21 (25.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %).NET
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (25.00 %)WebServices
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)SharePoint
21 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft

IT Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands region that cited IT 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 IT Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (25.00 %)WebServices
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)WinForms
11 (25.00 %).NET Framework
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
11 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)Wireless
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Education
11 (25.00 %)Government
11 (25.00 %)Local Government
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)NPfIT
21 (25.00 %)Management Information System
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (25.00 %)Windows
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Service Delivery
11 (25.00 %)Workflow
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C#
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft