Functional Consultant Contracts in the North West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Functional Consultant role 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 Functional Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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 Job Titles advertised 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
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Functional Consultant
Rank 105 115 114
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 13 17 12
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.558% 0.546% 0.393%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.598% 0.596% 0.426%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 2
Average daily rate £488 £485 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.46% -2.94%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £425 £436 £460
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £583 £540
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £465 £450
% change year-on-year
-3.22% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £51.39 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £51.39 - £30.00
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All Job Titles
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 2173 2851 2817
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 93.22% 91.64% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1036 1402 1393
Average daily rate £338 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.84% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £225 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £468
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 171 189
Average hourly rate £17.50 £19.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.25% +8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £12.50 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £33.32 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Functional Consultant across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Functional Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West Functional Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Functional Consultant across the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

North West Functional Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Functional Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West Functional Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 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
Cheshire +4 7 £425 -15.00%
Manchester +4 4 £525 +18.64%
Lancashire +8 1 £500 -
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title.

1 23 (65.71%) Oracle
2 16 (45.71%) Oracle EBS R12
3 14 (40.00%) Finance
4 13 (37.14%) Oracle EBS
5 12 (34.29%) SAP
6 10 (28.57%) SQL
7 9 (25.71%) Oracle Applications
8 8 (22.86%) Open Text
8 8 (22.86%) Test Scripting
9 7 (20.00%) Oracle Workflow
9 7 (20.00%) Workflow
10 6 (17.14%) PL/SQL
11 5 (14.29%) Oracle Financials
12 4 (11.43%) TOAD
12 4 (11.43%) SAP HR
13 3 (8.571%) HTTP
13 3 (8.571%) PRINCE2
13 3 (8.571%) Oracle HRMS
13 3 (8.571%) General Ledger
13 3 (8.571%) SAP FI-AP
13 3 (8.571%) Local Government
14 2 (5.714%) SC Cleared
14 2 (5.714%) Security Cleared
14 2 (5.714%) Oracle iProcurement
14 2 (5.714%) Supplier Management
14 2 (5.714%) Oracle Payroll
14 2 (5.714%) UNIX
14 2 (5.714%) ERP
14 2 (5.714%) Oracle Discoverer
14 2 (5.714%) Change Management

Functional Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (2.857%) XML
1 1 (2.857%) Oracle Fusion
Application Platforms
1 7 (20.00%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (2.857%) LiveLink
2 1 (2.857%) Oracle Application Server
Business Applications
1 16 (45.71%) Oracle EBS R12
2 13 (37.14%) Oracle EBS
3 9 (25.71%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (14.29%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (11.43%) SAP HR
6 3 (8.571%) Oracle HRMS
6 3 (8.571%) SAP FI-AP
7 2 (5.714%) Oracle iProcurement
7 2 (5.714%) Oracle Payroll
8 1 (2.857%) SAP SD
8 1 (2.857%) SAP FI
8 1 (2.857%) SAP WM
8 1 (2.857%) Oracle 11i
8 1 (2.857%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (2.857%) SAP CO
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.571%) HTTP
2 1 (2.857%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.43%) TOAD
2 2 (5.714%) Oracle Discoverer
3 1 (2.857%) OLTP
3 1 (2.857%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (2.857%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (2.857%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (2.857%) Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
1 1 (2.857%) ProC
1 1 (2.857%) Oracle Forms
General
1 14 (40.00%) Finance
2 3 (8.571%) General Ledger
2 3 (8.571%) Local Government
3 1 (2.857%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.857%) E-Learning
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.714%) UNIX
2 1 (2.857%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (22.86%) Test Scripting
2 7 (20.00%) Workflow
3 3 (8.571%) PRINCE2
4 2 (5.714%) Supplier Management
4 2 (5.714%) ERP
4 2 (5.714%) Change Management
4 2 (5.714%) E-business
4 2 (5.714%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (2.857%) Migration
5 1 (2.857%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (2.857%) SOA
5 1 (2.857%) ETL
5 1 (2.857%) Project Planning
5 1 (2.857%) SAP Implementation
5 1 (2.857%) BPEL
5 1 (2.857%) Supply Chain Management
5 1 (2.857%) Cash Management
5 1 (2.857%) Change Control
5 1 (2.857%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (2.857%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 10 (28.57%) SQL
2 6 (17.14%) PL/SQL
3 1 (2.857%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (5.714%) SC Cleared
1 2 (5.714%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.857%) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
1 23 (65.71%) Oracle
2 12 (34.29%) SAP
3 8 (22.86%) Open Text
4 1 (2.857%) Pegasus
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