South West Business Intelligence Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Business Intelligence (BI) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Business Intelligence (BI)
Location Aberdeen Altrincham Andover Barrow-in-Furness Basingstoke Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Bolton Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentford Bristol Buckinghamshire Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Canterbury Cardiff Cheltenham Cheshire Chorley City of London Colchester County Antrim Coventry Crawley Croydon Cumbria Docklands, London Dorset Dover East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Edinburgh Enfield England Essex Farnborough Fleetwood Gatwick Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Hammersmith Hampshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Home Counties Horsham Huntingdon Ipswich Johnstone Kegworth Kent Kingston Upon Thames Lancashire Leeds Leicestershire Liverpool London Luton M4 Corridor Macclesfield Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North West Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Potters Bar Preston Reading Renfrewshire Rickmansworth Runcorn Salisbury Sandwich Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southwark Staffordshire Staines Stoke-on-Trent Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey Swansea Swindon Telford Thames Valley Trowbridge Tyne and Wear UK Wales Warrington Warwickshire Watford Welwyn Garden City West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Wiltshire Windsor Woking Wokingham Worthing Yorkshire	3 months to 21 Nov 2008	Same period last year
Rank	46	100
Rank change on same period last year	+54
Matching contract IT job ads	112	63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.176 %	0.068 %
As % of the category below	4.040 %	2.011 %
Daily rates quoted	40	15
Average minimum daily rate	£387	£369
Average daily rate	£419	£398
% change on same period last year	+5.30 %
Average maximum daily rate	£450	£427
UK excluding London average daily rate	£398	£406
% change on same period last year	-1.75 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum hourly rate	-	£50.00
Average hourly rate	-	£50.00
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£17.21	£22.35
% change on same period last year	-22.96 %
Processes & Methodologies South West
Matching contract IT job ads	2772	3132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	4.366 %	3.356 %
Daily rates quoted	840	952
Average minimum daily rate	£376	£353
Average daily rate	£397	£375
% change on same period last year	+5.79 %
Average maximum daily rate	£418	£397
UK excluding London average daily rate	£380	£370
% change on same period last year	+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted	393	362
Average minimum hourly rate	£27.85	£30.53
Average hourly rate	£29.71	£32.29
% change on same period last year	-7.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£31.57	£34.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£28.17	£29.91
% change on same period last year	-5.80 %
Business Intelligence 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.

Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Intelligence across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

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

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Business Intelligence
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence 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.

Location	Rank 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
Wiltshire	+47	66	£488	-
Bristol	+9	15	£334	-8.97 %
Dorset	+13	1	£175	-54.62 %
Gloucestershire	+3	1	-	-

Business Intelligence England

Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence.

1 105 (51.72 %) Oracle 2 87 (42.86 %) Datawarehouse 3 56 (27.59 %) Security Cleared 4 48 (23.65 %) ETL 5 46 (22.66 %) Oracle Discoverer 6 45 (22.17 %) Oracle 10g 6 45 (22.17 %) SQL 6 45 (22.17 %) SAP 6 45 (22.17 %) SC Cleared 7 40 (19.70 %) Oracle Reports 8 37 (18.23 %) Finance 9 32 (15.76 %) Oracle BI EE 10 31 (15.27 %) Windows 11 30 (14.78 %) Business Objects 11 30 (14.78 %) BusinessObjects

11 30 (14.78 %) SAP BI 12 29 (14.29 %) Oracle OWB 13 23 (11.33 %) SQL Server 14 22 (10.84 %) PL/SQL 14 22 (10.84 %) OLAP 14 22 (10.84 %) Microsoft 14 22 (10.84 %) Oracle RAC 15 19 (9.360 %) Oracle 10gAS 15 19 (9.360 %) Government 16 18 (8.867 %) CRM 16 18 (8.867 %) Banking 17 17 (8.374 %) Data Analysis 17 17 (8.374 %) Oracle OLAP 17 17 (8.374 %) XML 17 17 (8.374 %) Windows Server 2003

Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 17 (8.374 %) XML 2 6 (2.956 %) Web Dynpro 2 6 (2.956 %) .NET 3 5 (2.463 %) WebServices 3 5 (2.463 %) WebSphere 3 5 (2.463 %) Oracle Fusion 4 4 (1.970 %) ASP.NET 5 3 (1.478 %) WinForms 5 3 (1.478 %) .NET Framework 5 3 (1.478 %) MDX 6 1 (0.493 %) WPF 6 1 (0.493 %) XSD 6 1 (0.493 %) ASP	Application Platforms 1 19 (9.360 %) Oracle 10gAS 2 5 (2.463 %) SAS 3 1 (0.493 %) SharePoint
Applications 1 1 (0.493 %) MS Project 1 1 (0.493 %) MS Excel 1 1 (0.493 %) MS Visio	Business Applications 1 15 (7.389 %) Oracle EBS 2 14 (6.897 %) SAP SRM 3 11 (5.419 %) SAP CRM 4 5 (2.463 %) SAP FI/CO 4 5 (2.463 %) SAP CO 4 5 (2.463 %) SAP FI 5 3 (1.478 %) Academy Housing 5 3 (1.478 %) arcHouse 5 3 (1.478 %) Siebel Analytics 6 2 (0.985 %) SAP PS 7 1 (0.493 %) Oracle Applications 7 1 (0.493 %) Cognos Business Intelligence 7 1 (0.493 %) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking 1 1 (0.493 %) Extranet 1 1 (0.493 %) DAB	Database & Business Intelligence 1 87 (42.86 %) Datawarehouse 2 48 (23.65 %) ETL 3 46 (22.66 %) Oracle Discoverer 4 45 (22.17 %) Oracle 10g 5 40 (19.70 %) Oracle Reports 6 32 (15.76 %) Oracle BI EE 7 30 (14.78 %) SAP BI 7 30 (14.78 %) BusinessObjects 8 29 (14.29 %) Oracle OWB 9 23 (11.33 %) SQL Server 10 22 (10.84 %) OLAP 11 17 (8.374 %) Oracle OLAP 12 13 (6.404 %) SAP BW 13 11 (5.419 %) Oracle 11g 14 8 (3.941 %) SQL Server Analysis Services 14 8 (3.941 %) DataStage 14 8 (3.941 %) OLTP 15 6 (2.956 %) SQL Server Integration Services 16 5 (2.463 %) Microsoft Analysis Services 16 5 (2.463 %) Crystal Reports
Development Applications 1 1 (0.493 %) Visual Studio 1 1 (0.493 %) PVCS 1 1 (0.493 %) Oracle Forms 1 1 (0.493 %) XMLSpy	General 1 37 (18.23 %) Finance 2 19 (9.360 %) Government 3 18 (8.867 %) Banking 4 12 (5.911 %) Insurance 5 10 (4.926 %) Telecoms 6 9 (4.433 %) Retail 7 5 (2.463 %) Military 8 4 (1.970 %) Retail Banking 9 2 (0.985 %) Local Government 10 1 (0.493 %) Wholesale Banking 10 1 (0.493 %) Multimedia 10 1 (0.493 %) Marketing 10 1 (0.493 %) Back Office 10 1 (0.493 %) Legal 10 1 (0.493 %) Construction 10 1 (0.493 %) Education 10 1 (0.493 %) Electric
Job Titles 1 58 (28.57 %) Developer 2 31 (15.27 %) Analyst 3 30 (14.78 %) Consultant 4 26 (12.81 %) DBA 5 25 (12.32 %) Architect 6 24 (11.82 %) Oracle DBA 7 21 (10.34 %) SAP Consultant 8 19 (9.360 %) Business Analyst 9 18 (8.867 %) Datawarehouse Developer 10 13 (6.404 %) Business Intelligence Consultant 11 12 (5.911 %) Technical Architect 11 12 (5.911 %) Oracle Developer 12 10 (4.926 %) Oracle Technical Architect 12 10 (4.926 %) Oracle Architect 13 9 (4.433 %) SAP BI Consultant 13 9 (4.433 %) SQL Developer 13 9 (4.433 %) Solutions Architect 14 8 (3.941 %) SAP BW Consultant 15 7 (3.448 %) Web Developer 15 7 (3.448 %) Oracle Datawarehouse Developer	Miscellaneous 1 12 (5.911 %) Management Information System 2 5 (2.463 %) Mainframe 3 4 (1.970 %) Data Integration 4 3 (1.478 %) Computer Science 5 2 (0.985 %) NHS 6 1 (0.493 %) E-Learning 6 1 (0.493 %) French Language
Operating Systems 1 31 (15.27 %) Windows 2 17 (8.374 %) Windows Server 2003 3 10 (4.926 %) Linux 4 1 (0.493 %) UNIX	Processes & Methodologies 1 56 (27.59 %) Security Cleared 2 45 (22.17 %) SC Cleared 3 18 (8.867 %) CRM 4 17 (8.374 %) Data Analysis 5 12 (5.911 %) Technical Architecture 6 10 (4.926 %) DSDM 7 9 (4.433 %) Data Modelling 7 9 (4.433 %) WFM 8 8 (3.941 %) ERP 8 8 (3.941 %) Dimensional Modelling 9 7 (3.448 %) Data Architecture 9 7 (3.448 %) Business Analysis 10 6 (2.956 %) PRINCE2 10 6 (2.956 %) Data Mapping 11 5 (2.463 %) DV Cleared 11 5 (2.463 %) User Acceptance Testing 11 5 (2.463 %) Test Scripting 11 5 (2.463 %) Time Management 11 5 (2.463 %) RAD 11 5 (2.463 %) SOA
Programming Languages 1 45 (22.17 %) SQL 2 22 (10.84 %) PL/SQL 3 7 (3.448 %) Java 4 4 (1.970 %) C 4 4 (1.970 %) C# 5 2 (0.985 %) VB 6 1 (0.493 %) ABAP 6 1 (0.493 %) VBA 6 1 (0.493 %) Transact-SQL 6 1 (0.493 %) JavaScript	Qualifications 1 3 (1.478 %) Degree 2 1 (0.493 %) PRINCE2 Certification 2 1 (0.493 %) ACCA 2 1 (0.493 %) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 2 (0.985 %) Sarbanes-Oxley	System Software 1 22 (10.84 %) Oracle RAC 2 1 (0.493 %) VMware Infrastructure 2 1 (0.493 %) Terminal Services 2 1 (0.493 %) VMware GSX
Systems Management 1 9 (4.433 %) Tivoli 1 9 (4.433 %) Tivoli Identity Manager	Vendors 1 105 (51.72 %) Oracle 2 45 (22.17 %) SAP 3 30 (14.78 %) Business Objects 4 22 (10.84 %) Microsoft 5 12 (5.911 %) Cognos 5 12 (5.911 %) VMware 6 8 (3.941 %) Teradata 7 6 (2.956 %) IBM 8 5 (2.463 %) Lagan 8 5 (2.463 %) Unisys 9 3 (1.478 %) Siebel 9 3 (1.478 %) Northgate 9 3 (1.478 %) Civica 9 3 (1.478 %) Comino 9 3 (1.478 %) Capita 9 3 (1.478 %) Orchard 9 3 (1.478 %) Anite 10 2 (0.985 %) Hyperion 10 2 (0.985 %) Informatica 11 1 (0.493 %) Telelogic