The first table below looks at the demand for the Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Functional Consultant
Rank 189 199 230
Rank change year-on-year
+10 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 34 43 29
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.437% 0.423% 0.275%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.472% 0.458% 0.297%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 11 12
Average daily rate £475 £465 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.15% +9.41%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £330 £361
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £465 £450
% change year-on-year
-3.22% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Average hourly rate - - £30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £51.39 - £30.00
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7204 9391 9776
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.56% 92.35% 92.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 3605 4218 4213
Average daily rate £350 £350 £355
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.40%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £220 £215
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 572 721 839
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%
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Functional Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Functional Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Functional Consultant across the South East region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

South East Functional Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Functional Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Functional Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 23 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
Hampshire +6 17 £481 +43.65%
Surrey +11 4 £493 -8.37%
Berkshire +14 3 £500 -
Middlesex +12 2 £550 -
Buckinghamshire +6 1 £435 -
Oxfordshire +5 1 - -
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title.

1 54 (71.05%) Oracle
2 33 (43.42%) Oracle EBS R12
3 31 (40.79%) Finance
4 23 (30.26%) Oracle EBS
5 19 (25.00%) SAP
6 15 (19.74%) SQL
7 13 (17.11%) ERP
8 12 (15.79%) CRM
8 12 (15.79%) Oracle Payroll
9 10 (13.16%) Oracle HRMS
10 8 (10.53%) ETL
10 8 (10.53%) Retail
10 8 (10.53%) Security Cleared
11 7 (9.211%) SC Cleared
11 7 (9.211%) Oracle BI EE
11 7 (9.211%) SAP ERP
11 7 (9.211%) Migration
12 6 (7.895%) Pegasus
12 6 (7.895%) Data Migration
13 5 (6.579%) Oracle 11g
13 5 (6.579%) Informatica
13 5 (6.579%) SAP FI
13 5 (6.579%) Business Intelligence
13 5 (6.579%) Oracle Financials
14 4 (5.263%) Oracle 8/8i
14 4 (5.263%) Oracle 11i
14 4 (5.263%) Oracle Reports
14 4 (5.263%) Oracle Applications
14 4 (5.263%) SAP CRM
14 4 (5.263%) Telecoms

Functional Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (3.947%) Middleware
2 1 (1.316%) SAP PI
2 1 (1.316%) BAPI
2 1 (1.316%) XML
2 1 (1.316%) JSystem
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.316%) Oracle Workflow
1 1 (1.316%) Oracle UPK
Applications
1 1 (1.316%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 33 (43.42%) Oracle EBS R12
2 23 (30.26%) Oracle EBS
3 12 (15.79%) Oracle Payroll
4 10 (13.16%) Oracle HRMS
5 7 (9.211%) SAP ERP
6 5 (6.579%) SAP FI
6 5 (6.579%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (5.263%) Oracle 11i
7 4 (5.263%) Oracle Applications
7 4 (5.263%) SAP CRM
8 3 (3.947%) SAP CO
8 3 (3.947%) SAP SD
8 3 (3.947%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (3.947%) Oracle iProcurement
9 2 (2.632%) Oracle iStore
9 2 (2.632%) Oracle iRecruitment
9 2 (2.632%) Dynamics CRM
9 2 (2.632%) Dynamics AX
9 2 (2.632%) SAP PSCD
10 1 (1.316%) SAP FI-CA
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.632%) PABX
1 2 (2.632%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.211%) Oracle BI EE
2 5 (6.579%) Oracle 11g
3 4 (5.263%) Oracle 8/8i
3 4 (5.263%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (2.632%) SAP Data Services
4 2 (2.632%) TOAD
5 1 (1.316%) DataStage
5 1 (1.316%) BusinessObjects
General
1 31 (40.79%) Finance
2 8 (10.53%) Retail
3 4 (5.263%) Telecoms
4 3 (3.947%) General Ledger
4 3 (3.947%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (2.632%) Local Government
5 2 (2.632%) Billing
5 2 (2.632%) Spanish Language
6 1 (1.316%) Greek Language
6 1 (1.316%) Italian Language
6 1 (1.316%) Portuguese Language
6 1 (1.316%) Marketing
6 1 (1.316%) Banking
6 1 (1.316%) Legal
6 1 (1.316%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.632%) FMCG
2 1 (1.316%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (17.11%) ERP
2 12 (15.79%) CRM
3 8 (10.53%) ETL
4 7 (9.211%) Migration
5 6 (7.895%) Data Migration
6 5 (6.579%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (5.263%) Logistics
7 4 (5.263%) Business Development
7 4 (5.263%) QMS
8 3 (3.947%) Integration Testing
8 3 (3.947%) Project Management
8 3 (3.947%) E-business
8 3 (3.947%) Data Modelling
9 2 (2.632%) BPEL
9 2 (2.632%) Data Management
9 2 (2.632%) Data Mapping
9 2 (2.632%) Revenue Management
10 1 (1.316%) Test Management
10 1 (1.316%) System Testing
10 1 (1.316%) Matrix Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (19.74%) SQL
2 3 (3.947%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.316%) ABAP
3 1 (1.316%) R
Qualifications
1 8 (10.53%) Security Cleared
2 7 (9.211%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.316%) CCA
3 1 (1.316%) Siebel Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (1.316%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 54 (71.05%) Oracle
2 19 (25.00%) SAP
3 6 (7.895%) Pegasus
4 5 (6.579%) Informatica
5 4 (5.263%) Primavera
6 2 (2.632%) Siebel
6 2 (2.632%) Microsoft
6 2 (2.632%) CA
7 1 (1.316%) JD Edwards
7 1 (1.316%) HP
7 1 (1.316%) Genesys
7 1 (1.316%) IBM
7 1 (1.316%) Business Objects