Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the North Lanarkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.000 %
As % of the category below66.67 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£425£434
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
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£41.19£32.47
% change on same period last year+26.86 %
North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North Lanarkshire
Matching contract IT job ads96
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£7.83£22.17
Average hourly rate£8.28£22.83
% change on same period last year-63.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£8.72£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Consultant ScotlandConsultant
Scotland

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 North Lanarkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North Lanarkshire 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 North Lanarkshire region.

North Lanarkshire 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 North Lanarkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North Lanarkshire 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 North Lanarkshire region.

North Lanarkshire Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the North Lanarkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
MotherwellNew entry-6£375-
Consultant ScotlandConsultant
Scotland

Consultant
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Lanarkshire 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.

16 (100.00 %)MCSE
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
16 (100.00 %)Lotus
16 (100.00 %)Symantec
16 (100.00 %)Blackberry
16 (100.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
16 (100.00 %)Migration
16 (100.00 %)MCTS
16 (100.00 %)MCITP
16 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (66.67 %)Data Migration
24 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
24 (66.67 %)ISA Server
24 (66.67 %)VPN
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)Dell
32 (33.33 %)Lotus Domino
32 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
32 (33.33 %)Security Cleared

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Lanarkshire 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.

North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)Lotus Notes
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (100.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
16 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
24 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (33.33 %)Lotus Domino
North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (66.67 %)VPN
North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (100.00 %)Blackberry
North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (100.00 %)Migration
24 (66.67 %)Data Migration
32 (33.33 %)SC Cleared
32 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)MCSE
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
16 (100.00 %)MCTS
16 (100.00 %)MCITP
North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)ISA Server
North Lanarkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (100.00 %)Lotus
16 (100.00 %)Symantec
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)Dell