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The table below looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Sussex 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 Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1415
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads315
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.015 %
As % of the category below3.488 %7.212 %
Daily rates quoted15
Average minimum daily rate£490£400
Average daily rate£490£400
% change on same period last year+22.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£490£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£424£423
% change on same period last year+0.17 %
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£33.17£32.13
% change on same period last year+3.23 %
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads86208
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.209 %
Daily rates quoted1726
Average minimum daily rate£445£368
Average daily rate£456£376
% change on same period last year+21.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£468£383
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted822
Average minimum hourly rate£30.80£17.43
Average hourly rate£35.18£18.70
% change on same period last year+88.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.55£19.97
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Consultant South EastConsultant
South East

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 Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Sussex 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 Sussex region.

Sussex 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 Sussex region.

Sussex Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex 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.

17 (58.33 %)Finance
25 (41.67 %)Insurance
25 (41.67 %)SAP
25 (41.67 %)Six Sigma
32 (16.67 %)Migration
32 (16.67 %)SAP FI/CO
32 (16.67 %)SAP CO
32 (16.67 %)SAP FI
32 (16.67 %)Data Migration
41 (8.333 %)SAP Implementation
41 (8.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (8.333 %)Test Scripting
41 (8.333 %)SAP BI
41 (8.333 %)SQL
41 (8.333 %)SQL Server
41 (8.333 %)Windows
41 (8.333 %)Data Modelling
41 (8.333 %)Business Intelligence
41 (8.333 %)Microsoft
41 (8.333 %)SAP BW
41 (8.333 %)SAP HR
41 (8.333 %)SAP SD
41 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (8.333 %)Lean Six Sigma

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sussex 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.

Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (16.67 %)SAP FI
12 (16.67 %)SAP FI/CO
12 (16.67 %)SAP CO
21 (8.333 %)SAP HR
21 (8.333 %)SAP SD
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)SQL Server
11 (8.333 %)SAP BW
11 (8.333 %)SAP BI
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (58.33 %)Finance
25 (41.67 %)Insurance
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (8.333 %)Windows
11 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)Six Sigma
22 (16.67 %)Migration
22 (16.67 %)Data Migration
31 (8.333 %)Data Modelling
31 (8.333 %)Business Intelligence
31 (8.333 %)Lean Six Sigma
31 (8.333 %)SAP Implementation
31 (8.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (8.333 %)Test Scripting
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)SQL
Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (41.67 %)SAP
21 (8.333 %)Microsoft