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The table below looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Impromptu skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos Impromptu over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Cognos Impromptu
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank225270
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching contract IT job ads619
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.287 %0.600 %
Daily rates quoted36
Average minimum daily rate£367£273
Average daily rate£400£273
% change on same period last year+46.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£273
% change on same period last year+46.29 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£25.00
Average hourly rate£25.00£27.50
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00£21.25
% change on same period last year+64.70 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
South East
Matching contract IT job ads20943167
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.398 %3.457 %
Daily rates quoted546775
Average minimum daily rate£306£333
Average daily rate£330£350
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£347
% change on same period last year-3.36 %
Hourly rates quoted171274
Average minimum hourly rate£26.13£34.01
Average hourly rate£28.24£36.38
% change on same period last year-22.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.36£38.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.53£31.68
% change on same period last year-16.25 %
Cognos Impromptu EnglandCognos Impromptu
England

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.

Cognos Impromptu
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cognos Impromptu across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

South East Cognos Impromptu Demand Trend

Cognos Impromptu
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Cognos Impromptu Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Impromptu
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos Impromptu across the South East region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

South East Cognos Impromptu Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos Impromptu
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Cognos Impromptu across the South East region.

South East Cognos Impromptu Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos Impromptu
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos Impromptu within the South East region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BerkshireNew entry-3£388-
West SussexNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
SurreyNew entry-1£425-
Cognos Impromptu EnglandCognos Impromptu
England

Cognos Impromptu
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Cognos Impromptu 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 Impromptu.

16 (75.00 %)Cognos
16 (75.00 %)Cognos Powerplay
25 (62.50 %)Datawarehouse
34 (50.00 %)SQL
34 (50.00 %)Oracle
43 (37.50 %)Business Intelligence
52 (25.00 %)ReportNet
52 (25.00 %)ETL
52 (25.00 %)SQL Server
61 (12.50 %)MS Office
61 (12.50 %)Windows
61 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
61 (12.50 %)BPCS
61 (12.50 %)MS Access
61 (12.50 %)CRM
61 (12.50 %)LAN
61 (12.50 %)WAN
61 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
61 (12.50 %)Microsoft
61 (12.50 %)Citrix
61 (12.50 %)DecisionStream
61 (12.50 %)Lotus
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (12.50 %)IP Telephony
61 (12.50 %)Systems Analysis
61 (12.50 %)InterBase
61 (12.50 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
61 (12.50 %)Data Protection

Cognos Impromptu
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region citing Cognos Impromptu 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 Impromptu. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (12.50 %)Lotus Notes
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (12.50 %)MS Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (12.50 %)BPCS
11 (12.50 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (12.50 %)LAN
11 (12.50 %)WAN
11 (12.50 %)TCP/IP
11 (12.50 %)IP Telephony
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (75.00 %)Cognos Powerplay
25 (62.50 %)Datawarehouse
32 (25.00 %)ETL
32 (25.00 %)SQL Server
32 (25.00 %)ReportNet
41 (12.50 %)InterBase
41 (12.50 %)MS Access
41 (12.50 %)DecisionStream
41 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)Developer
13 (37.50 %)Cognos Developer
22 (25.00 %)Cognos Specialist
22 (25.00 %)Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Applications Support
31 (12.50 %)Applications Support Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Cognos Consultant
31 (12.50 %)Developer Analyst
31 (12.50 %)Business Analyst
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (12.50 %)Windows
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Business Intelligence
21 (12.50 %)Systems Analysis
21 (12.50 %)Data Protection
21 (12.50 %)CRM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (50.00 %)SQL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (75.00 %)Cognos
24 (50.00 %)Oracle
31 (12.50 %)Microsoft
31 (12.50 %)Citrix
31 (12.50 %)Lotus