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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Northampton 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank295
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching contract IT job ads526
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.026 %
As % of the category below2.000 %15.29 %
Daily rates quoted33
Average minimum daily rate£360£315
Average daily rate£410£365
% change on same period last year+12.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£460£415
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£418
% change on same period last year+3.01 %
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£29.79£30.46
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Northampton
Matching contract IT job ads250170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.338 %0.168 %
Daily rates quoted13244
Average minimum daily rate£410£346
Average daily rate£432£373
% change on same period last year+15.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted4224
Average minimum hourly rate£15.78£18.16
Average hourly rate£16.89£19.86
% change on same period last year-14.96 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.99£21.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Consultant NorthamptonshireConsultant
Northamptonshire

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

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton 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 Northampton region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Northampton Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

112 (63.16 %)SAS
112 (63.16 %)Finance
24 (21.05 %)SAP
33 (15.79 %)Datawarehouse
33 (15.79 %)ABAP
33 (15.79 %)Migration
42 (10.53 %)OLAP
42 (10.53 %)Data Modelling
42 (10.53 %)ETL
42 (10.53 %)Business Intelligence
42 (10.53 %)SAP BW
42 (10.53 %)Base SAS
42 (10.53 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
42 (10.53 %)Credit Risk
42 (10.53 %)Banking
42 (10.53 %)SAP PI
51 (5.263 %)VMware Server
51 (5.263 %)Cisco PIX
51 (5.263 %)DV Cleared
51 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
51 (5.263 %)VLAN
51 (5.263 %)SAP ERP
51 (5.263 %)BizTalk Server
51 (5.263 %)SAP FI
51 (5.263 %)Symantec
51 (5.263 %)Project Management
51 (5.263 %)Firewall
51 (5.263 %)SLA
51 (5.263 %)Cisco
51 (5.263 %)CCNP

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.53 %)SAP PI
21 (5.263 %)SAP XI
21 (5.263 %)SAP Basis
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (63.16 %)SAS
21 (5.263 %)BizTalk Server
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.263 %)SAP FI
11 (5.263 %)SAP FI/CO
11 (5.263 %)SAP CO
11 (5.263 %)SAP ERP
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.263 %)WAN
11 (5.263 %)Firewall
11 (5.263 %)VLAN
11 (5.263 %)Cisco PIX
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.79 %)Datawarehouse
22 (10.53 %)ETL
22 (10.53 %)SAP BW
22 (10.53 %)Base SAS
22 (10.53 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
22 (10.53 %)OLAP
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (63.16 %)Finance
22 (10.53 %)Banking
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)Credit Risk
21 (5.263 %)NHS
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.79 %)Migration
22 (10.53 %)Data Modelling
22 (10.53 %)Business Intelligence
31 (5.263 %)Project Management
31 (5.263 %)ERP
31 (5.263 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (5.263 %)DV Cleared
31 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.79 %)ABAP
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)CCNP
11 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)SLA
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.263 %)VMware Server
Northampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (21.05 %)SAP
21 (5.263 %)Cisco
21 (5.263 %)Symantec
21 (5.263 %)Ab Initio
21 (5.263 %)VMware