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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT contracts within the South Wales region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5240
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching contract IT job ads515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.832 %5.051 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£460
Average daily rate-£480
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£418
% change on same period last year-17.55 %
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£32.11£26.81
% change on same period last year+19.76 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads273297
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.369 %0.293 %
Daily rates quoted8370
Average minimum daily rate£328£348
Average daily rate£348£374
% change on same period last year-6.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£401
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted3242
Average minimum hourly rate£34.15£19.67
Average hourly rate£35.42£20.90
% change on same period last year+69.48 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.69£22.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Cognos WalesCognos
Wales

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 IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
CardiffDown-93--
Cognos WalesCognos
Wales

Cognos
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Cognos 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.

117 (73.91 %)Datawarehouse
216 (69.57 %)Finance
313 (56.52 %)Business Intelligence
411 (47.83 %)Data Modelling
510 (43.48 %)SQL
67 (30.43 %)ETL
76 (26.09 %)DTS
76 (26.09 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
76 (26.09 %)Dimensional Modelling
84 (17.39 %)SQL Server
92 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2005
92 (8.696 %)SQL Server Integration Services
92 (8.696 %)Requirements Analysis
92 (8.696 %)Publishing
92 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2000
101 (4.348 %)ReportNet
101 (4.348 %)Project Management
101 (4.348 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
101 (4.348 %)PRINCE2 Certification
101 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
101 (4.348 %)Oracle
101 (4.348 %)Oracle HRMS
101 (4.348 %)Banking
101 (4.348 %)Retail
101 (4.348 %)Data Management
101 (4.348 %)Business Analysis
101 (4.348 %)Change Management
101 (4.348 %)Data Architecture

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region citing Cognos 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (26.09 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (4.348 %)Oracle HRMS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (73.91 %)Datawarehouse
27 (30.43 %)ETL
36 (26.09 %)DTS
44 (17.39 %)SQL Server
52 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (8.696 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (4.348 %)ReportNet
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (69.57 %)Finance
22 (8.696 %)Publishing
31 (4.348 %)Banking
31 (4.348 %)Retail
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (52.17 %)Developer
112 (52.17 %)Cognos Developer
25 (21.74 %)Architect
33 (13.04 %)Business Analyst
33 (13.04 %)Business Architect
33 (13.04 %)Analyst
41 (4.348 %)Technical Architect
41 (4.348 %)Consultant
41 (4.348 %)Data Architect
41 (4.348 %)Technical Consultant
41 (4.348 %)Datawarehouse Architect
41 (4.348 %)ETL Specialist
41 (4.348 %)Business Intelligence Specialist
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (56.52 %)Business Intelligence
211 (47.83 %)Data Modelling
36 (26.09 %)Dimensional Modelling
42 (8.696 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (4.348 %)Data Architecture
51 (4.348 %)PRINCE2
51 (4.348 %)Project Management
51 (4.348 %)Change Management
51 (4.348 %)Data Management
51 (4.348 %)Business Analysis
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (43.48 %)SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.348 %)PRINCE2 Certification
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.348 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.348 %)Oracle