Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the South Wales 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 Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1715
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads3944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.046 %
As % of the category below7.386 %8.397 %
Daily rates quoted419
Average minimum daily rate£500£460
Average daily rate£519£470
% change on same period last year+10.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£538£480
UK excluding London average daily rate£423£425
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
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£32.96£31.62
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads528524
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.752 %0.542 %
Daily rates quoted166109
Average minimum daily rate£318£361
Average daily rate£336£394
% change on same period last year-14.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted10074
Average minimum hourly rate£29.47£21.39
Average hourly rate£31.16£23.10
% change on same period last year+34.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.84£24.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Consultant WalesConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South Wales Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

South Wales Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South Wales Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South Wales Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 15 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
CardiffUp+617£525+6.99 %
NewportDown-114--
GlamorganUp+33--
Consultant WalesConsultant
Wales

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited 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 Consultant in their job title.

122 (26.19 %)Security Cleared
218 (21.43 %)SAP
218 (21.43 %)Finance
311 (13.10 %)Active Directory
410 (11.90 %)Migration
59 (10.71 %)Microsoft
59 (10.71 %)SQL
68 (9.524 %)Oracle
68 (9.524 %)Datawarehouse
68 (9.524 %)Telecoms
77 (8.333 %)SQL Server
77 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
86 (7.143 %)UNIX
86 (7.143 %)HP
86 (7.143 %)Cisco
86 (7.143 %)Government
86 (7.143 %)Legal
95 (5.952 %)VMware
95 (5.952 %)NetBackup
95 (5.952 %)SAN
95 (5.952 %)VERITAS
95 (5.952 %)ETL
95 (5.952 %).NET
95 (5.952 %)Perl
104 (4.762 %)SAP CO
104 (4.762 %)Marketing
104 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
104 (4.762 %)C
104 (4.762 %)Windows
104 (4.762 %)AIX

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales region that cited 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (5.952 %).NET
23 (3.571 %)J2EE
23 (3.571 %)WebSphere
32 (2.381 %)SAP Business Workflow
32 (2.381 %)XML
32 (2.381 %)ADO
32 (2.381 %)JDBC
32 (2.381 %)SAP ALE
41 (1.190 %)WebServices
41 (1.190 %)XSLT
41 (1.190 %)XML Schema
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (4.762 %)SharePoint
14 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
23 (3.571 %)WebLogic
23 (3.571 %)Lotus Notes
23 (3.571 %)MS Exchange
23 (3.571 %)SAS
32 (2.381 %)Oracle Application Server
32 (2.381 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.190 %)ESB
41 (1.190 %)Oracle 10gAS
41 (1.190 %)NetWeaver
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.571 %)MS Excel
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (4.762 %)SAP FI/CO
14 (4.762 %)SAP CO
14 (4.762 %)SAP FI
23 (3.571 %)SAP SD
23 (3.571 %)SAP PS
32 (2.381 %)SAP MM
32 (2.381 %)SAP PLM
32 (2.381 %)SAP PM
32 (2.381 %)SAP IS-U
41 (1.190 %)Dynamics GP
41 (1.190 %)SAP SRM
41 (1.190 %)Google Analytics
41 (1.190 %)SAP FI-GL
41 (1.190 %)Oracle EBS
41 (1.190 %)Oracle HRMS
41 (1.190 %)Oracle Applications
41 (1.190 %)Oracle Payroll
41 (1.190 %)SAP R/3
41 (1.190 %)Oracle Financials
41 (1.190 %)SAP HR
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (5.952 %)SAN
23 (3.571 %)SMTP
32 (2.381 %)HTTP
41 (1.190 %)WAN
41 (1.190 %)Internet
41 (1.190 %)MPLS
41 (1.190 %)OSPF
41 (1.190 %)BGP
41 (1.190 %)EIGRP
41 (1.190 %)Firewall
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (9.524 %)Datawarehouse
27 (8.333 %)SQL Server
35 (5.952 %)ETL
43 (3.571 %)Crystal Reports
43 (3.571 %)BusinessObjects
43 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (3.571 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (3.571 %)RDBMS
52 (2.381 %)Oracle 10g
52 (2.381 %)Data Cleansing
52 (2.381 %)Oracle 11g
52 (2.381 %)SAP BW
61 (1.190 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (1.190 %)SAP BI
61 (1.190 %)Oracle Discoverer
61 (1.190 %)Base SAS
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.571 %)Ant
13 (3.571 %)ClearCase
21 (1.190 %)JDeveloper
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (21.43 %)Finance
28 (9.524 %)Telecoms
36 (7.143 %)Government
36 (7.143 %)Legal
44 (4.762 %)Marketing
52 (2.381 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.190 %)Advertising
61 (1.190 %)Back Office
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.571 %)Taxonomies
22 (2.381 %)Statistics
22 (2.381 %)Replication
31 (1.190 %)PKI
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (7.143 %)UNIX
24 (4.762 %)Windows
24 (4.762 %)AIX
32 (2.381 %)HPUX
32 (2.381 %)Linux
41 (1.190 %)Windows Server 2008
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (26.19 %)Security Cleared
210 (11.90 %)Migration
37 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
44 (4.762 %)Business Intelligence
53 (3.571 %)RUP
53 (3.571 %)Configuration Management
53 (3.571 %)BC Cleared
53 (3.571 %)Systems Analysis
53 (3.571 %)CRAMM
53 (3.571 %)Data Migration
62 (2.381 %)Test Management
62 (2.381 %)Strategic Planning
62 (2.381 %)Risk Assessment
62 (2.381 %)PLM
62 (2.381 %)Workflow
62 (2.381 %)Document Management
62 (2.381 %)Logistics
71 (1.190 %)ITIL
71 (1.190 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.190 %)Data Management
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (10.71 %)SQL
25 (5.952 %)Perl
34 (4.762 %)C
43 (3.571 %)Java
43 (3.571 %)PL/SQL
43 (3.571 %)VB
52 (2.381 %)Shell Script
61 (1.190 %)VB.NET
61 (1.190 %)Transact-SQL
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.190 %)CCIE
11 (1.190 %)CCNP
11 (1.190 %)Citrix Certification
11 (1.190 %)Cisco Certification
11 (1.190 %)OCA
11 (1.190 %)Oracle Certification
11 (1.190 %)CIPD
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.381 %)ISO27001
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (13.10 %)Active Directory
25 (5.952 %)NetBackup
32 (2.381 %)Oracle RAC
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.190 %)Tivoli
11 (1.190 %)SCCM
11 (1.190 %)SCOM
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (21.43 %)SAP
29 (10.71 %)Microsoft
38 (9.524 %)Oracle
46 (7.143 %)HP
46 (7.143 %)Cisco
55 (5.952 %)VERITAS
55 (5.952 %)VMware
63 (3.571 %)Business Objects
63 (3.571 %)Lotus
63 (3.571 %)Symantec
72 (2.381 %)Sybase
81 (1.190 %)Cognos
81 (1.190 %)Progress
81 (1.190 %)IBM
81 (1.190 %)EMC
81 (1.190 %)McAfee Security
81 (1.190 %)Google