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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts within the Reading region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6573
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads54
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.004 %0.826 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£400
Average daily rate-£400
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£344
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£34.00£18.00
Average hourly rate£35.75£18.00
% change on same period last year+98.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.93£34.14
% change on same period last year-26.97 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads498484
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.701 %0.489 %
Daily rates quoted132180
Average minimum daily rate£368£347
Average daily rate£387£368
% change on same period last year+5.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted2779
Average minimum hourly rate£32.62£25.98
Average hourly rate£35.00£27.16
% change on same period last year+28.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.38£28.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Business Objects BerkshireBusiness Objects
Berkshire

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 Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

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

Reading Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Objects across the Reading region.

Reading Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the Reading region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Reading Business Objects Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects.

117 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
27 (41.18 %)Finance
27 (41.18 %)MS Excel
27 (41.18 %)SQL
35 (29.41 %)MS Access
44 (23.53 %)Data Modelling
44 (23.53 %)HP
53 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
53 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
53 (17.65 %)MS PowerPoint
53 (17.65 %)Statistical Analysis
53 (17.65 %)Service Delivery
53 (17.65 %)VBA
53 (17.65 %)ITIL
53 (17.65 %)SharePoint
62 (11.76 %)UNIX
62 (11.76 %)SAP
62 (11.76 %)ODBC
62 (11.76 %)SAS
62 (11.76 %)Business Intelligence
62 (11.76 %)Microsoft
62 (11.76 %)TestDirector
62 (11.76 %)Borland
62 (11.76 %)Shell Script
62 (11.76 %)Telecoms
62 (11.76 %)Legal
62 (11.76 %)Informix
62 (11.76 %)Billing
62 (11.76 %)StarTeam
62 (11.76 %)Marketing

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing Business Objects 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 Business Objects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (11.76 %)ODBC
21 (5.882 %)XML
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)SharePoint
22 (11.76 %)SAS
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (41.18 %)MS Excel
23 (17.65 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (5.882 %)MS Visio
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.882 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
25 (29.41 %)MS Access
32 (11.76 %)Informix
32 (11.76 %)BusinessObjects XI
41 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse
41 (5.882 %)TOAD
41 (5.882 %)SQL Server
41 (5.882 %)Crystal Reports
41 (5.882 %)SAP BW
41 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (5.882 %)SAP BI
41 (5.882 %)BODI
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.76 %)TestDirector
12 (11.76 %)StarTeam
21 (5.882 %)ERwin
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (41.18 %)Finance
22 (11.76 %)Legal
22 (11.76 %)Billing
22 (11.76 %)Marketing
22 (11.76 %)Telecoms
31 (5.882 %)FMCG
31 (5.882 %)Insurance
31 (5.882 %)Banking
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (64.71 %)Analyst
24 (23.53 %)Report Analyst
24 (23.53 %)Developer
33 (17.65 %)Business Objects Developer
33 (17.65 %)Business Developer
42 (11.76 %)Consultant
42 (11.76 %)Support Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Applications Support
42 (11.76 %)Pricing Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Business Consultant
42 (11.76 %)Information Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Business Objects Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Systems Support Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Functional Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Financial Analyst
51 (5.882 %)SAP Business Consultant
51 (5.882 %)SAP BI Consultant
51 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support
51 (5.882 %)SAP BW Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Applications Support Analyst
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Data Conversion
11 (5.882 %)Data Extraction
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.76 %)UNIX
21 (5.882 %)Windows
21 (5.882 %)HPUX
21 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)Data Modelling
23 (17.65 %)ITIL
23 (17.65 %)Service Delivery
23 (17.65 %)Statistical Analysis
23 (17.65 %)SC Cleared
23 (17.65 %)Security Cleared
32 (11.76 %)Business Intelligence
41 (5.882 %)Configuration Management
41 (5.882 %)Project Management
41 (5.882 %)Information Management
41 (5.882 %)ERP
41 (5.882 %)Release Management
41 (5.882 %)Performance Management
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (41.18 %)SQL
23 (17.65 %)VBA
32 (11.76 %)Shell Script
41 (5.882 %)AWK
41 (5.882 %)Perl
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)OpenView
11 (5.882 %)OVSD
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)HP
22 (11.76 %)Borland
22 (11.76 %)SAP
22 (11.76 %)Microsoft
31 (5.882 %)Oracle
31 (5.882 %)Cognos
31 (5.882 %)Ab Initio
31 (5.882 %)Epiphany
31 (5.882 %)Teradata