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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5452
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.333 %0.498 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£409
% change on same period last year-19.48 %
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£19.79£35.56
% change on same period last year-44.35 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads300201
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.426 %0.203 %
Daily rates quoted8938
Average minimum daily rate£290£325
Average daily rate£308£341
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted5341
Average minimum hourly rate£23.26£16.78
Average hourly rate£24.35£18.16
% change on same period last year+34.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.44£19.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Cognos South EastCognos
South East

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cognos across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Oxfordshire Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Cognos 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 Cognos.

11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
11 (50.00 %)Progress
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)Lotus
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (50.00 %)Six Sigma
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (50.00 %)WFM
11 (50.00 %)QA

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Cognos 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 Cognos. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Architect
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Solutions Architect
11 (50.00 %)Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
11 (50.00 %)Progress Programmer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)ITIL
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (50.00 %)Six Sigma
11 (50.00 %)WFM
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)SQL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Progress
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)Lotus