Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the North Wales 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
Rank47
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads73
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.003 %
As % of the category below17.50 %7.895 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£360£500
Average daily rate£366£581
% change on same period last year-37.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£663
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 Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads4038
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.041 %
Daily rates quoted1110
Average minimum daily rate£360£389
Average daily rate£395£428
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£24.36£15.02
Average hourly rate£25.45£15.02
% change on same period last year+69.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.55£15.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Consultant WalesConsultant
Wales

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

North Wales 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 Wales region.

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

North Wales 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 Wales region.

North Wales 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 Wales 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
WrexhamNew entry-2--
Consultant WalesConsultant
Wales

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

13 (30.00 %)ITIL
13 (30.00 %)Service Management
22 (20.00 %)ServiceCenter
22 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
31 (10.00 %)Content Management
31 (10.00 %)Marketing
31 (10.00 %)HTML
31 (10.00 %)JavaScript
31 (10.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (10.00 %)SQL
31 (10.00 %)Oracle
31 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
31 (10.00 %)IIS
31 (10.00 %)CSS
31 (10.00 %)Linux
31 (10.00 %)Oracle Reports
31 (10.00 %)Apache
31 (10.00 %)Tomcat
31 (10.00 %)MS Excel
31 (10.00 %)SharePoint
31 (10.00 %)ERP
31 (10.00 %)SLA
31 (10.00 %)Microsoft
31 (10.00 %)ITIL Certification
31 (10.00 %)NHS
31 (10.00 %)Internet
31 (10.00 %)WebTrends
31 (10.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
31 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (10.00 %)ERD

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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 Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (10.00 %)HTML
11 (10.00 %)CSS
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (10.00 %)IIS
11 (10.00 %)Apache
11 (10.00 %)Tomcat
11 (10.00 %)SharePoint
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Excel
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (10.00 %)WebTrends
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)Internet
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
11 (10.00 %)Oracle Reports
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (10.00 %)Marketing
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)NHS
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (10.00 %)Linux
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Service Management
13 (30.00 %)ITIL
21 (10.00 %)ERP
21 (10.00 %)Service Delivery
21 (10.00 %)Content Management
21 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (10.00 %)ERD
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)JavaScript
11 (10.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (10.00 %)SQL
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)ITIL Certification
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (10.00 %)SLA
11 (10.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (20.00 %)ServiceCenter
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Oracle
11 (10.00 %)Microsoft