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The table below looks at the demand for the Applications Consultant role in IT contracts within the South West 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 Applications Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Consultant
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank129162
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.152 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£425-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£475-
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£490
% change on same period last year-11.26 %
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£45.00£33.83
% change on same period last year+33.01 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South West
Matching contract IT job ads39505371
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.222 %5.755 %
Daily rates quoted11381373
Average minimum daily rate£346£342
Average daily rate£367£362
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted557675
Average minimum hourly rate£23.34£25.38
Average hourly rate£24.90£27.00
% change on same period last year-7.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.46£28.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Applications Consultant EnglandApplications 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.

Applications Consultant
Demand Trend

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

South West Applications Consultant Demand Trend

Applications Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Applications Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Applications Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Applications Consultant across the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

South West Applications Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Applications Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Consultant within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
WiltshireNew entry-4--
GloucestershireNew entry-1£450-
BristolNew entry-1£450-
Applications Consultant EnglandApplications Consultant
England

Applications Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Applications 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 Applications Consultant in their job title.

13 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (42.86 %)SharePoint Server 2007
13 (42.86 %)Windows 2000 Server
13 (42.86 %)SQL
13 (42.86 %).NET
13 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
13 (42.86 %)Windows
13 (42.86 %)SharePoint
13 (42.86 %)Active Directory
22 (28.57 %)C#
22 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Java
31 (14.29 %)MCSE
31 (14.29 %)Oracle 11i
31 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (14.29 %)Pegasus
31 (14.29 %)ERP
31 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
31 (14.29 %)CSS
31 (14.29 %)XML
31 (14.29 %)XSL
31 (14.29 %)MCSD
31 (14.29 %)Oracle
31 (14.29 %)SAP
31 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS R12
31 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
31 (14.29 %)Degree
31 (14.29 %)Project Management
31 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS
31 (14.29 %)Finance

Applications Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Applications 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 Applications Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %).NET
13 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
21 (14.29 %)CSS
21 (14.29 %)XML
21 (14.29 %)XSL
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (42.86 %)SharePoint
13 (42.86 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (14.29 %)Oracle 11i
11 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS
11 (14.29 %)Oracle Applications
11 (14.29 %)Oracle EBS R12
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Finance
11 (14.29 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (42.86 %)Windows
13 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2003
13 (42.86 %)Windows 2000 Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)ERP
21 (14.29 %)Data Modelling
21 (14.29 %)Project Management
21 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (42.86 %)SQL
22 (28.57 %)C#
31 (14.29 %)Java
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)MCSD
11 (14.29 %)MCSE
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (14.29 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (42.86 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)Oracle
11 (14.29 %)SAP
11 (14.29 %)Pegasus