Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Cognos 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 Cognos Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Cognos Consultant
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank123142
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.132 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£200£450
Average daily rate£215£475
% change on same period last year-54.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£230£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£364£429
% change on same period last year-15.27 %
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--
% 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 %
Cognos Consultant EnglandCognos 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.

Cognos Consultant
Demand Trend

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

North West Cognos Consultant Demand Trend

Cognos Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Cognos Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

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

North West Cognos Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Cognos Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos 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
LancashireNew entry-2£215-
Cognos Consultant EnglandCognos Consultant
England

Cognos Consultant
Top 10 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %)Cognos
24 (57.14 %)Business Intelligence
32 (28.57 %)ETL
32 (28.57 %)SQL
32 (28.57 %)MySQL
32 (28.57 %)OLAP
41 (14.29 %)Law
41 (14.29 %)German Language
41 (14.29 %)Data Integration
41 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet

Cognos 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 Cognos 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 Cognos Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)Spreadsheet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)MySQL
12 (28.57 %)OLAP
12 (28.57 %)ETL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Law
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)German Language
11 (14.29 %)Data Integration
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (57.14 %)Business Intelligence
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (28.57 %)SQL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Cognos