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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Suffolk region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank244
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads637
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.039 %
As % of the category below3.529 %16.44 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£265£383
Average daily rate£303£410
% change on same period last year-26.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£438£415
% change on same period last year+5.64 %
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£32.63£27.47
% change on same period last year+18.77 %
Job Titles SuffolkJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads170225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.239 %
Daily rates quoted5550
Average minimum daily rate£339£312
Average daily rate£358£327
% change on same period last year+9.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted2048
Average minimum hourly rate£21.05£19.89
Average hourly rate£22.03£20.75
% change on same period last year+6.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£21.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Consultant within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
IpswichDown-85£303-26.57 %
Consultant East of EnglandConsultant
East of England

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

121 (45.65 %)SAP
218 (39.13 %)SAP QM
314 (30.43 %)Security Cleared
412 (26.09 %)Quality Management
510 (21.74 %)German Language
510 (21.74 %)SC Cleared
69 (19.57 %)BC Cleared
77 (15.22 %)Windows
86 (13.04 %)Oracle
95 (10.87 %)SQL
95 (10.87 %)VoIP
95 (10.87 %)Cisco
95 (10.87 %)Microsoft
104 (8.696 %)Business Intelligence
104 (8.696 %)SAP MM
104 (8.696 %)Windows NT
104 (8.696 %)XML
104 (8.696 %)Unix
113 (6.522 %)Insurance
113 (6.522 %)SQL Server
113 (6.522 %)Perl
113 (6.522 %)PHP
113 (6.522 %)PSTN
113 (6.522 %)Solaris
113 (6.522 %)Python
113 (6.522 %)Mainframe
113 (6.522 %)Telecoms
113 (6.522 %)Migration
122 (4.348 %)PostgreSQL
122 (4.348 %)Government

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Application Development
14 (8.696 %)XML
22 (4.348 %)HTML
31 (2.174 %).NET
31 (2.174 %).NET Framework
31 (2.174 %)WCF
31 (2.174 %)WPF
Application Platforms
12 (4.348 %)IIS
21 (2.174 %)Apache
21 (2.174 %)MS Exchange
21 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 5.5
21 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (2.174 %)Office Project Server
Applications
11 (2.174 %)MS Project
Business Applications
118 (39.13 %)SAP QM
24 (8.696 %)SAP MM
32 (4.348 %)Oracle Financials
41 (2.174 %)SAP PP
Communications & Networking
15 (10.87 %)VoIP
23 (6.522 %)PSTN
32 (4.348 %)Broadband
32 (4.348 %)Ethernet
32 (4.348 %)MPLS
32 (4.348 %)Cisco IOS
41 (2.174 %)NGN
41 (2.174 %)DNS
41 (2.174 %)SAN
41 (2.174 %)ADSL
41 (2.174 %)SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (6.522 %)SQL Server
22 (4.348 %)DB2
22 (4.348 %)MS Access
22 (4.348 %)PostgreSQL
22 (4.348 %)MySQL
31 (2.174 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (2.174 %)Oracle 9i
General
13 (6.522 %)Telecoms
13 (6.522 %)Insurance
22 (4.348 %)Finance
22 (4.348 %)Government
31 (2.174 %)Advertising
31 (2.174 %)Automotive
Miscellaneous
110 (21.74 %)German Language
23 (6.522 %)Mainframe
31 (2.174 %)IPTV
Operating Systems
17 (15.22 %)Windows
24 (8.696 %)Unix
24 (8.696 %)Windows NT
33 (6.522 %)Solaris
42 (4.348 %)Linux
42 (4.348 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
114 (30.43 %)Security Cleared
212 (26.09 %)Quality Management
310 (21.74 %)SC Cleared
49 (19.57 %)BC Cleared
54 (8.696 %)Business Intelligence
63 (6.522 %)Migration
72 (4.348 %)Network Design
81 (2.174 %)Data Protection
81 (2.174 %)Project Management
81 (2.174 %)ITIL
Programming Languages
15 (10.87 %)SQL
23 (6.522 %)Python
23 (6.522 %)Perl
23 (6.522 %)PHP
32 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
32 (4.348 %)DHTML
32 (4.348 %)JavaScript
41 (2.174 %)C
41 (2.174 %)C#
41 (2.174 %)C++
41 (2.174 %)Shell Script
Qualifications
11 (2.174 %)CCNA
11 (2.174 %)Cisco Certification
11 (2.174 %)CCVP
System Software
11 (2.174 %)NFS
Systems Management
12 (4.348 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (2.174 %)MOM
Vendors
121 (45.65 %)SAP
26 (13.04 %)Oracle
35 (10.87 %)Cisco
35 (10.87 %)Microsoft
42 (4.348 %)HP
42 (4.348 %)Sybase
42 (4.348 %)Intel
42 (4.348 %)Alcatel
42 (4.348 %)Siemens
51 (2.174 %)DoubleClick
51 (2.174 %)Brocade
51 (2.174 %)NetApp
51 (2.174 %)EMC
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