Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts within the North East region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank1824
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads2136
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.045 %
As % of the category below12.50 %9.399 %
Daily rates quoted310
Average minimum daily rate£373£371
Average daily rate£415£377
% change on same period last year+10.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£457£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£350
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£33.33
Average hourly rate£30.00£40.83
% change on same period last year-26.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£48.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.84£23.85
% change on same period last year+16.75 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
North East
Matching contract IT job ads168383
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.337 %0.479 %
Daily rates quoted3986
Average minimum daily rate£276£326
Average daily rate£298£340
% change on same period last year-12.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted3540
Average minimum hourly rate£17.26£19.64
Average hourly rate£17.92£23.69
% change on same period last year-24.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.57£27.74
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£23.32
% change on same period last year+1.85 %
Business Objects EnglandBusiness Objects
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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North East Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Objects across the North East region.

North East Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the North East region.

North East Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the North East region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

North East Business Objects Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Objects within the North East region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and WearUp+920£415-5.35 %
Business Objects EnglandBusiness Objects
England

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

134 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
223 (67.65 %)SQL
319 (55.88 %)SQL Server
414 (41.18 %).NET
513 (38.24 %)BusinessObjects XI
612 (35.29 %)Business Intelligence
711 (32.35 %)Government
711 (32.35 %)SQL Server 2005
810 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2000
810 (29.41 %)Oracle
810 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
99 (26.47 %)XML
99 (26.47 %)Transact-SQL
99 (26.47 %)OO
99 (26.47 %)Management Information System
99 (26.47 %)AJAX
108 (23.53 %)Datawarehouse
117 (20.59 %)SAP
117 (20.59 %)UML
117 (20.59 %)MS Excel
117 (20.59 %)C#
117 (20.59 %)DB2
126 (17.65 %)MS Office
126 (17.65 %)PL/SQL
126 (17.65 %)VB
126 (17.65 %)Microsoft
126 (17.65 %)SAP XI
126 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
135 (14.71 %)NHS
144 (11.76 %)Windows Server 2003

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (41.18 %).NET
210 (29.41 %)ASP.NET
39 (26.47 %)XML
39 (26.47 %)AJAX
46 (17.65 %)SAP XI
53 (8.824 %)ASP
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.882 %)SharePoint
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (20.59 %)MS Excel
26 (17.65 %)MS Office
32 (5.882 %)MS Visio
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.941 %)Oracle Financials
11 (2.941 %)Oracle Applications
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.941 %)Intranet
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
219 (55.88 %)SQL Server
313 (38.24 %)BusinessObjects XI
411 (32.35 %)SQL Server 2005
510 (29.41 %)SQL Server 2000
68 (23.53 %)Datawarehouse
77 (20.59 %)DB2
83 (8.824 %)Crystal Reports
83 (8.824 %)Oracle 9i
83 (8.824 %)TOAD
83 (8.824 %)Oracle 10g
92 (5.882 %)ETL
92 (5.882 %)Oracle OWB
101 (2.941 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.882 %)VSS/SourceSafe
North East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (32.35 %)Government
22 (5.882 %)Telecoms
22 (5.882 %)Finance
31 (2.941 %)Local Government
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (52.94 %)Developer
26 (17.65 %)Analyst
26 (17.65 %)Business Developer
26 (17.65 %)Business Objects Developer
35 (14.71 %)Senior Analyst
43 (8.824 %).NET Developer
52 (5.882 %)VB.NET Developer
52 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse Developer
52 (5.882 %)ETL Developer
52 (5.882 %)Report Developer
52 (5.882 %)Programme Manager
52 (5.882 %)Business Objects Specialist
61 (2.941 %)Financial Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
61 (2.941 %)BI Manager
61 (2.941 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
61 (2.941 %)Business Manager
61 (2.941 %)Performance Manager
61 (2.941 %)Security Specialist
61 (2.941 %)Senior Data Analyst
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (26.47 %)Management Information System
25 (14.71 %)NHS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (11.76 %)UNIX
14 (11.76 %)Windows
14 (11.76 %)Solaris
14 (11.76 %)Windows 2000
14 (11.76 %)Windows XP
14 (11.76 %)Windows Server 2003
14 (11.76 %)Windows Vista
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (35.29 %)Business Intelligence
29 (26.47 %)OO
37 (20.59 %)UML
44 (11.76 %)Data Analysis
44 (11.76 %)Performance Management
44 (11.76 %)CRM
44 (11.76 %)Risk Management
53 (8.824 %)Time Management
62 (5.882 %)Web Development
62 (5.882 %)ERD
71 (2.941 %)Migration
71 (2.941 %)Project Management
71 (2.941 %)Service Management
71 (2.941 %)Service Delivery
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (67.65 %)SQL
29 (26.47 %)Transact-SQL
37 (20.59 %)C#
46 (17.65 %)PL/SQL
46 (17.65 %)VB
54 (11.76 %)VBScript
62 (5.882 %)VB.NET
North East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
24 (11.76 %)SC Cleared
33 (8.824 %)Degree
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.941 %)QA
North East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.882 %)VMware Workstation
12 (5.882 %)VMware Infrastructure
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (5.882 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
North East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (29.41 %)Oracle
27 (20.59 %)SAP
36 (17.65 %)Microsoft
42 (5.882 %)VMware
51 (2.941 %)Accenture
51 (2.941 %)Cognos