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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Business Objects products and/or services in IT contracts within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Objects over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1538
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.001 %
As % of the category below15.52 %0.769 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£344
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.93£34.14
% change on same period last year-26.97 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads58130
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.131 %
Daily rates quoted1123
Average minimum daily rate£273£330
Average daily rate£287£342
% change on same period last year-15.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£302£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted2045
Average minimum hourly rate£25.65£21.96
Average hourly rate£25.81£23.06
% change on same period last year+11.90 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.96£24.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Business Objects East of EnglandBusiness Objects
East of 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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Business Objects SA.

Business Objects
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk Business Objects Demand Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Business Objects Daily Rate Trend

Business Objects
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Objects across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Suffolk Business Objects Daily Rate Histogram

Business Objects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Business Objects Hourly Rate Trend

Business Objects
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Objects within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 10 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
IpswichNew entry-8£300-
Business Objects East of EnglandBusiness Objects
East of England

Business Objects
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing Business Objects 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 Objects.

19 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
24 (44.44 %)Insurance
24 (44.44 %)BusinessObjects XI
33 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
33 (33.33 %)Pensions
42 (22.22 %)Project Management
42 (22.22 %)SQL
42 (22.22 %)MS Access
42 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
42 (22.22 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (11.11 %)Kalido
51 (11.11 %)Degree
51 (11.11 %)SharePoint
51 (11.11 %)Datawarehouse
51 (11.11 %)ERP
51 (11.11 %)Oracle
51 (11.11 %)Crystal Reports
51 (11.11 %)SAP
51 (11.11 %)Windows
51 (11.11 %)SAP BW
51 (11.11 %)Internet
51 (11.11 %)Finance

Business Objects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing Business Objects 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 Objects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)SharePoint
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS PowerPoint
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (11.11 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (100.00 %)BusinessObjects
24 (44.44 %)BusinessObjects XI
33 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
42 (22.22 %)MS Access
51 (11.11 %)Datawarehouse
51 (11.11 %)SAP BW
51 (11.11 %)Crystal Reports
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Insurance
23 (33.33 %)Pensions
31 (11.11 %)Finance
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Developer
24 (44.44 %)Business Developer
24 (44.44 %)Business Objects Developer
33 (33.33 %)Analyst
33 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
41 (11.11 %)IT Manager
41 (11.11 %)Information Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Crystal Reports Developer
41 (11.11 %)Management Information Analyst
41 (11.11 %)MI Analyst
41 (11.11 %)Report Developer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)Project Management
12 (22.22 %)User Acceptance Testing
21 (11.11 %)ERP
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (22.22 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)Degree
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Oracle
11 (11.11 %)SAP
11 (11.11 %)Kalido