The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Consultant role in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 South East 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Consultant
Rank 218 225 211
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -14
Contract jobs requiring a Business Consultant 11 21 31
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.139% 0.203% 0.302%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.150% 0.220% 0.326%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 12 25
Average daily rate £525 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+31.25% -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £395 £353 £312
10% offered a daily rate of more than £541 £448 £520
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £400 £425
% change year-on-year
+12.50% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7340 9547 9507
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.65% 92.30% 92.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3646 4278 4096
Average daily rate £350 £350 £357
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.96%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £220 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 588 732 811
Average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £11.25 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Consultant
England

Business Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Business Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Consultant across the South East region.

South East Business Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Consultant across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Business Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Business Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Consultant across the South East region.

South East Business Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Business Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Berkshire +11 3 £350 -9.67%
West Sussex - 2 - -
Surrey +17 1 £525 -
Oxfordshire +3 1 £425 -1.73%
Hampshire -5 1 £550 +41.93%
Middlesex - 1 £500 -
Business Consultant
England

Business Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title.

1 5 (26.32%) SAP
1 5 (26.32%) Telecoms
2 4 (21.05%) Six Sigma
2 4 (21.05%) Finance
3 3 (15.79%) Business Objects
3 3 (15.79%) SAP BW
3 3 (15.79%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (15.79%) BusinessObjects
3 3 (15.79%) SQL
3 3 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (10.53%) SAP Data Services
4 2 (10.53%) Oracle BI EE
4 2 (10.53%) BODI
4 2 (10.53%) Lean Six Sigma
4 2 (10.53%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 2 (10.53%) Business Continuity
4 2 (10.53%) PL/SQL
4 2 (10.53%) Oracle
4 2 (10.53%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (10.53%) MS Visio
4 2 (10.53%) ETL
4 2 (10.53%) 3G
4 2 (10.53%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (10.53%) Front Office
4 2 (10.53%) Risk Management
5 1 (5.263%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.263%) Project Management
5 1 (5.263%) JDA
5 1 (5.263%) OLAP
5 1 (5.263%) Crystal Reports

Business Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Business 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 Business Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (5.263%) XML
Applications
1 2 (10.53%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (5.263%) SAP Business One
1 1 (5.263%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.53%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.79%) SAP BW
1 3 (15.79%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (10.53%) SAP Data Services
2 2 (10.53%) Oracle BI EE
2 2 (10.53%) BODI
2 2 (10.53%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (5.263%) OLAP
3 1 (5.263%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (5.263%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (5.263%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 1 (5.263%) LSMW
1 1 (5.263%) eCATT
General
1 5 (26.32%) Telecoms
2 4 (21.05%) Finance
3 2 (10.53%) Front Office
4 1 (5.263%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.263%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (21.05%) Six Sigma
2 3 (15.79%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (15.79%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (10.53%) Lean Six Sigma
3 2 (10.53%) Business Continuity
3 2 (10.53%) ETL
3 2 (10.53%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (10.53%) Risk Management
4 1 (5.263%) Project Management
4 1 (5.263%) Workflow
4 1 (5.263%) Data Analysis
4 1 (5.263%) Logistics
4 1 (5.263%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (5.263%) Test Scripting
4 1 (5.263%) Time Management
4 1 (5.263%) Dimensional Modelling
4 1 (5.263%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (5.263%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.79%) SQL
2 2 (10.53%) PL/SQL
3 1 (5.263%) C
3 1 (5.263%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.263%) BS25999
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) SAP
2 3 (15.79%) Business Objects
3 2 (10.53%) Oracle
4 1 (5.263%) JDA
4 1 (5.263%) Tableau