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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Consultant role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire 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 Technical Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Consultant
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank34-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.459 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£421
% change on same period last year-11.29 %
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£41.25£32.76
% change on same period last year+25.91 %
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads218176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted8152
Average minimum daily rate£308£299
Average daily rate£333£320
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted3442
Average minimum hourly rate£16.57£24.54
Average hourly rate£18.12£26.37
% change on same period last year-31.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.68£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Technical Consultant West MidlandsTechnical Consultant
West Midlands

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.

Technical Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire Technical Consultant Demand Trend

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Technical Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Staffordshire Technical Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Consultant
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title.

12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
12 (50.00 %)SCCM
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2008
21 (25.00 %)NHS
21 (25.00 %)Finance
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (25.00 %)Logistics
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
21 (25.00 %)C
21 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server
21 (25.00 %)OLAP
21 (25.00 %)XML
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Forms
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials
21 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Discoverer

Technical Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)XML
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Financials
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)OLAP
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Reports
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)Oracle Forms
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)NHS
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)Logistics
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C
11 (25.00 %)PL/SQL
11 (25.00 %)SQL
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (50.00 %)SCCM
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Oracle