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The table below looks at the demand for the Senior Consultant role in IT contracts within the South East region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSenior Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank220257
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads2736
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.036 %
As % of the category below0.247 %0.230 %
Daily rates quoted812
Average minimum daily rate£423£427
Average daily rate£439£451
% change on same period last year-2.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£456£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£431£445
% change on same period last year-3.17 %
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-£55.00
% change on same period last year-
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South East
Matching contract IT job ads1091315672
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled15.36 %15.84 %
Daily rates quoted28414021
Average minimum daily rate£332£337
Average daily rate£353£355
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted12712066
Average minimum hourly rate£22.91£24.95
Average hourly rate£24.44£26.43
% change on same period last year-7.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.97£27.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Senior Consultant EnglandSenior Consultant
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.

Senior Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Consultant across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Senior Consultant Demand Trend

Senior Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

South East Senior Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Senior Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Senior Consultant across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East Senior Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Senior Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South East Senior Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Senior Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Consultant within the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
BerkshireUp+277£425-14.78 %
HampshireUp+217--
SurreyUp+305£525-
OxfordshireNew entry-4£355-
Thames ValleyUp+101--
BuckinghamshireUp+191--
Senior Consultant EnglandSenior Consultant
England

Senior Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Senior 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 Senior Consultant in their job title.

114 (22.95 %)Oracle
213 (21.31 %)Java
312 (19.67 %)Windows
410 (16.39 %)J2EE
58 (13.11 %)SAP
67 (11.48 %)Government
67 (11.48 %)Finance
76 (9.836 %)SQL Server
85 (8.197 %)SQL
85 (8.197 %)Linux
85 (8.197 %)MS Exchange
85 (8.197 %)Migration
85 (8.197 %)ATG
85 (8.197 %)Insurance
94 (6.557 %)Firewall
94 (6.557 %)Project Management
94 (6.557 %)CRM
94 (6.557 %)UNIX
94 (6.557 %)Informix
94 (6.557 %)MS Office
94 (6.557 %)MySQL
94 (6.557 %)Perl
94 (6.557 %)Active Directory
94 (6.557 %)Microsoft
94 (6.557 %)TestDirector
94 (6.557 %)Windows Server 2003
103 (4.918 %)NHS
103 (4.918 %)HP
103 (4.918 %)VPN
103 (4.918 %)XML

Senior Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Senior 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 Senior Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (16.39 %)J2EE
23 (4.918 %)XML
32 (3.279 %)EJB
32 (3.279 %)WebSphere
32 (3.279 %)Java EE
41 (1.639 %)Oracle Fusion
41 (1.639 %)SAP XI
41 (1.639 %)SAP Basis
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (8.197 %)MS Exchange
23 (4.918 %)ATG Dynamo
32 (3.279 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.639 %)NetWeaver
41 (1.639 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (1.639 %)SharePoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (6.557 %)MS Office
22 (3.279 %)MS Excel
31 (1.639 %)MS PowerPoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (3.279 %)SAP FI
12 (3.279 %)Oracle CRM
12 (3.279 %)Oracle ERP
12 (3.279 %)SAP FI/CO
12 (3.279 %)SAP CO
21 (1.639 %)SAP FS
21 (1.639 %)SAP CRM
21 (1.639 %)Oracle HRMS
21 (1.639 %)SAP PS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (6.557 %)Firewall
23 (4.918 %)VPN
32 (3.279 %)DNS
32 (3.279 %)WAN
32 (3.279 %)DHCP
32 (3.279 %)Wireless
32 (3.279 %)SAN
32 (3.279 %)Cisco IPT
41 (1.639 %)Network Security
41 (1.639 %)iSCSI
41 (1.639 %)PPTP
41 (1.639 %)IP Telephony
41 (1.639 %)BSS
41 (1.639 %)Intrusion Detection
41 (1.639 %)VLAN
41 (1.639 %)TCP/IP
41 (1.639 %)SSL
41 (1.639 %)LAN
41 (1.639 %)SMS
41 (1.639 %)VoIP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (9.836 %)SQL Server
24 (6.557 %)MySQL
24 (6.557 %)Informix
32 (3.279 %)DB2
41 (1.639 %)OLAP
41 (1.639 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.639 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.639 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.639 %)SQL Server 2008
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (6.557 %)TestDirector
22 (3.279 %)Rational Rose
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (11.48 %)Government
17 (11.48 %)Finance
25 (8.197 %)Insurance
33 (4.918 %)Telecoms
33 (4.918 %)Retail
42 (3.279 %)Billing
42 (3.279 %)Marketing
42 (3.279 %)Auditing
51 (1.639 %)FMCG
51 (1.639 %)Retail Banking
51 (1.639 %)Education
51 (1.639 %)Health
51 (1.639 %)Law
51 (1.639 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.639 %)Banking
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.918 %)NHS
22 (3.279 %)Blackberry
31 (1.639 %)Cryptography
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (19.67 %)Windows
25 (8.197 %)Linux
34 (6.557 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (6.557 %)UNIX
42 (3.279 %)AIX
51 (1.639 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.639 %)Windows XP
51 (1.639 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (1.639 %)Red Hat Linux
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (8.197 %)Migration
24 (6.557 %)CRM
24 (6.557 %)Project Management
33 (4.918 %)Change Management
33 (4.918 %)GAP Analysis
33 (4.918 %)OOD
33 (4.918 %)E-Commerce
33 (4.918 %)ERP
33 (4.918 %)OOA/OOD
33 (4.918 %)Performance Management
33 (4.918 %)SC Cleared
33 (4.918 %)Security Cleared
42 (3.279 %)Financial Modelling
42 (3.279 %)Data Migration
42 (3.279 %)Logistics
42 (3.279 %)Web Analytics
42 (3.279 %)Internet Marketing
42 (3.279 %)OO
42 (3.279 %)ITIL
42 (3.279 %)UML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (21.31 %)Java
25 (8.197 %)SQL
34 (6.557 %)Perl
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (4.918 %)Degree
22 (3.279 %)Cisco Certification
22 (3.279 %)ITIL Certification
31 (1.639 %)ACCA
31 (1.639 %)CCSA
31 (1.639 %)CCSE
31 (1.639 %)HND
31 (1.639 %)MCSE
31 (1.639 %)CCNA
31 (1.639 %)CCDA
31 (1.639 %)Microsoft Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.639 %)JSP 440
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (6.557 %)Active Directory
21 (1.639 %)Citrix Presentation Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.279 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
12 (3.279 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.639 %)Netcool
21 (1.639 %)SCCM
21 (1.639 %)SCOM
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (22.95 %)Oracle
28 (13.11 %)SAP
35 (8.197 %)ATG
44 (6.557 %)Microsoft
53 (4.918 %)HP
62 (3.279 %)Cisco
62 (3.279 %)IBM
62 (3.279 %)Omniture
71 (1.639 %)ProCurve
71 (1.639 %)Cramer
71 (1.639 %)3Com
71 (1.639 %)Altiris
71 (1.639 %)NetCracker
71 (1.639 %)Nortel
71 (1.639 %)Citrix
71 (1.639 %)CA
71 (1.639 %)Novell
71 (1.639 %)VERITAS
71 (1.639 %)Red Hat
71 (1.639 %)Apple