The first table below looks at the demand for BusinessObjects XI skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited BusinessObjects XI over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Database & Business Intelligence category for the North West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SAP BusinessObjects XI (BOXI)
Rank 112 129 127
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -2
Contract jobs citing BusinessObjects XI 5 3 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.218% 0.095% 0.162%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.936% 0.428% 0.730%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Average daily rate - £180 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £358 £315 £375
% change year-on-year
+13.49% -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Average hourly rate - £16.50 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £45.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year
- +5.88%
All Database & Business Intelligence
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Database & Business Intelligence category
534 701 685
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 23.25% 22.13% 22.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 368 381
Average daily rate £325 £300 £328
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.33% -8.39%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £225 £222
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £453 £413
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £333 £338
% change year-on-year
-2.25% -1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 31 41
Average hourly rate £30.00 £30.00 £22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +33.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.57 £10.70 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £71.50 £35.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £27.50 £27.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year
- -15.38%
BusinessObjects XI
England

BusinessObjects XI
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing BusinessObjects XI across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

North West BusinessObjects XI Jobs Demand Trend

BusinessObjects XI
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BusinessObjects XI across the North West region.

North West BusinessObjects XI Daily Rate Trend

BusinessObjects XI
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BusinessObjects XI across the North West region.

North West BusinessObjects XI Hourly Rate Trend

BusinessObjects XI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BusinessObjects XI within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Manchester - 4 - -
Lancashire - 1 - -
BusinessObjects XI
England

BusinessObjects XI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BusinessObjects XI 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 BusinessObjects XI.

1 8 (100.00%) Business Objects
2 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
3 3 (37.50%) Data Modelling
3 3 (37.50%) SQL
3 3 (37.50%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (25.00%) Xcelsius
4 2 (25.00%) RedPrairie
4 2 (25.00%) SAP Data Services
4 2 (25.00%) Oracle 11g
4 2 (25.00%) T-SQL
4 2 (25.00%) VBA
4 2 (25.00%) Oracle
4 2 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
4 2 (25.00%) Oracle 8/8i
4 2 (25.00%) MS Excel
4 2 (25.00%) MS Access
4 2 (25.00%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (25.00%) Intel
4 2 (25.00%) Baan
5 1 (12.50%) Service Management
5 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
5 1 (12.50%) assyst
5 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (12.50%) DTS
5 1 (12.50%) ETL
5 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) UNIX
5 1 (12.50%) Windows

BusinessObjects XI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BusinessObjects XI 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 BusinessObjects XI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 2 (25.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (12.50%) assyst
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) SQL Server
2 3 (37.50%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (25.00%) Xcelsius
3 2 (25.00%) SAP Data Services
3 2 (25.00%) Oracle 11g
3 2 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
3 2 (25.00%) Oracle 8/8i
3 2 (25.00%) MS Access
4 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (12.50%) DTS
4 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (12.50%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Developer
2 3 (37.50%) Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Business Developer
2 3 (37.50%) Business Objects Developer
2 3 (37.50%) Report Developer
2 3 (37.50%) Business Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Business Support Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Business Objects Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Support Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Crystal Reports Developer
4 1 (12.50%) MI Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) UNIX
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Data Modelling
2 1 (12.50%) ETL
2 1 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (12.50%) Service Management
2 1 (12.50%) Dimensional Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) SQL
2 2 (25.00%) T-SQL
2 2 (25.00%) VBA
3 1 (12.50%) PL/SQL
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Business Objects
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) Intel
2 2 (25.00%) Baan
2 2 (25.00%) RedPrairie
2 2 (25.00%) Oracle
Business Objects contract role in Cheshire, North...
The role will include report writing, T-SQL Scripting and requirements gathering from senior stakeholders from across the business.
IS Recruitment Ltd
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 1 May 2013