Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Business Consultant role in IT contracts within the North West 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 Business Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Business Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank105135
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching contract IT job ads228
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.725 %0.197 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£414£375
Average daily rate£420£375
% change on same period last year+12.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£427£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£414£409
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
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-£45.38
% change on same period last year-
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Business Consultant EnglandBusiness 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.

Business Consultant
Demand Trend

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

North West Business Consultant Demand Trend

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Business Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Consultant across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Business Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Business Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Business Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Business Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the North West 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
ManchesterUp+79£443-
MerseysideDown-23£380-5.00 %
CheshireUp+13£380-
Business Consultant EnglandBusiness Consultant
England

Business Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title.

116 (39.02 %)Business Intelligence
211 (26.83 %)BusinessObjects
211 (26.83 %)Datawarehouse
211 (26.83 %)Business Objects
310 (24.39 %)SQL
49 (21.95 %)Finance
58 (19.51 %)Oracle
58 (19.51 %)OLAP
67 (17.07 %)ETL
76 (14.63 %).NET
76 (14.63 %)Stakeholder Management
85 (12.20 %)Project Management
85 (12.20 %)SQL Server
85 (12.20 %)SQL Server 2005
85 (12.20 %)SQL Server Integration Services
85 (12.20 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
94 (9.756 %)UNIX
94 (9.756 %)Data Mining
94 (9.756 %)Telecoms
94 (9.756 %)Government
94 (9.756 %)Health
103 (7.317 %)OpenView
103 (7.317 %)HP
103 (7.317 %)Hyperion
103 (7.317 %)SQL Server 2000
103 (7.317 %)Microsoft
103 (7.317 %)Data Modelling
103 (7.317 %)WebServices
103 (7.317 %)MS Excel
103 (7.317 %)Windows

Business Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (14.63 %).NET
23 (7.317 %)WebServices
23 (7.317 %).NET Framework
31 (2.439 %)Adobe Flex
31 (2.439 %)XML
31 (2.439 %)XBRL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.439 %)Oracle Workflow
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.317 %)MS Excel
21 (2.439 %)MS Visio
21 (2.439 %)Spreadsheet
21 (2.439 %)MS Project
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.439 %)Oracle 11i
11 (2.439 %)Oracle HRMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.439 %)Intranet
11 (2.439 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (26.83 %)Datawarehouse
111 (26.83 %)BusinessObjects
28 (19.51 %)OLAP
37 (17.07 %)ETL
45 (12.20 %)SQL Server
45 (12.20 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (12.20 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (12.20 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
54 (9.756 %)Data Mining
63 (7.317 %)BusinessObjects XI
63 (7.317 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (4.878 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
72 (4.878 %)PerformancePoint
72 (4.878 %)Xcelsius
72 (4.878 %)Oracle 10g
81 (2.439 %)Oracle BI EE
81 (2.439 %)BODI
81 (2.439 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
81 (2.439 %)Oracle Discoverer
81 (2.439 %)Oracle Reports
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.439 %)Oracle Forms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (21.95 %)Finance
24 (9.756 %)Government
24 (9.756 %)Health
24 (9.756 %)Telecoms
33 (7.317 %)Retail
33 (7.317 %)Local Government
42 (4.878 %)Manufacturing
51 (2.439 %)Home Office
51 (2.439 %)Legal
51 (2.439 %)Automotive
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.439 %)Data Integration
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (9.756 %)UNIX
23 (7.317 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (39.02 %)Business Intelligence
26 (14.63 %)Stakeholder Management
35 (12.20 %)Project Management
43 (7.317 %)Business Analysis
43 (7.317 %)Data Modelling
52 (4.878 %)Workflow
52 (4.878 %)Six Sigma
61 (2.439 %)Benchmarking
61 (2.439 %)UML
61 (2.439 %)OO
61 (2.439 %)Validation
61 (2.439 %)Change Management
61 (2.439 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (2.439 %)Project Planning
61 (2.439 %)Risk Analysis
61 (2.439 %)Security Cleared
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (24.39 %)SQL
23 (7.317 %)Transact-SQL
32 (4.878 %)PL/SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.878 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.317 %)OpenView
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (26.83 %)Business Objects
28 (19.51 %)Oracle
33 (7.317 %)Microsoft
33 (7.317 %)HP
33 (7.317 %)Hyperion
41 (2.439 %)Remedy
41 (2.439 %)ProClarity
41 (2.439 %)Adobe
41 (2.439 %)Cognos
41 (2.439 %)IBM