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The table below looks at the demand for Business Objects BusinessObjects (BO) skills within the Thames Valley region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BusinessObjects over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects BusinessObjects (BO)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1932
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads1321
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.023 %
As % of the category below20.31 %10.05 %
Daily rates quoted50
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£320-
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£341
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
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£18.73£31.78
% change on same period last year-41.05 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads64209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.228 %
Daily rates quoted98
Average minimum daily rate£251£323
Average daily rate£283£363
% change on same period last year-22.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£314£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£347
% change on same period last year-3.36 %
Hourly rates quoted26
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£39.17
Average hourly rate£26.00£39.17
% change on same period last year-33.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.50£39.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.53£31.68
% change on same period last year-16.25 %
BusinessObjects South EastBusinessObjects
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.

BusinessObjects
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing BusinessObjects across the Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Thames Valley BusinessObjects Demand Trend

BusinessObjects
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BusinessObjects across the Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley BusinessObjects Daily Rate Trend

BusinessObjects
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing BusinessObjects across the Thames Valley region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Thames Valley BusinessObjects Daily Rate Histogram

BusinessObjects
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Thames Valley BusinessObjects Hourly Rate Trend

BusinessObjects
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing BusinessObjects 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 BusinessObjects.

117 (100.00 %)Business Objects
26 (35.29 %)Oracle
26 (35.29 %)BusinessObjects XI
35 (29.41 %)SQL
35 (29.41 %)SAP
35 (29.41 %)Business Intelligence
44 (23.53 %)ERP
44 (23.53 %)Finance
53 (17.65 %)Datawarehouse
53 (17.65 %)Telecoms
53 (17.65 %)VB
53 (17.65 %)C++
53 (17.65 %)Crystal Reports
53 (17.65 %)Test Scripting
53 (17.65 %)CA Clarity
53 (17.65 %)Dutch Language
53 (17.65 %)French Language
53 (17.65 %)German Language
53 (17.65 %)Italian Language
53 (17.65 %)Spanish Language
62 (11.76 %)PL/SQL
62 (11.76 %)SQL Server
62 (11.76 %)NHS
62 (11.76 %)SAP BI
71 (5.882 %)SAP BW
71 (5.882 %)SAP XI
71 (5.882 %)Teradata
71 (5.882 %)Java
71 (5.882 %)ETL
71 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g

BusinessObjects
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley region citing BusinessObjects 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 BusinessObjects. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (5.882 %)SAP XI
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.882 %)WebLogic
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (17.65 %)CA Clarity
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (5.882 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (35.29 %)BusinessObjects XI
23 (17.65 %)Datawarehouse
23 (17.65 %)Crystal Reports
32 (11.76 %)SQL Server
32 (11.76 %)SAP BI
41 (5.882 %)Oracle Reports
41 (5.882 %)Oracle 9i
41 (5.882 %)ETL
41 (5.882 %)Oracle 10g
41 (5.882 %)SAP BW
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Finance
23 (17.65 %)Telecoms
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)Developer
25 (29.41 %)Business Objects Developer
25 (29.41 %)Business Developer
34 (23.53 %)Consultant
34 (23.53 %)Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Business Consultant
42 (11.76 %)Information Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Business Objects Consultant
42 (11.76 %)NHS Information Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Coordinator
51 (5.882 %)Clarity Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Business Intelligence Developer
51 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse Developer
51 (5.882 %)Test Analyst
51 (5.882 %)SAP Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Technical Consultant
51 (5.882 %)Oracle Developer
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)Dutch Language
13 (17.65 %)French Language
13 (17.65 %)German Language
13 (17.65 %)Italian Language
13 (17.65 %)Spanish Language
22 (11.76 %)NHS
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)Business Intelligence
24 (23.53 %)ERP
33 (17.65 %)Test Scripting
41 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.882 %)BC Cleared
41 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
41 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (29.41 %)SQL
23 (17.65 %)VB
23 (17.65 %)C++
32 (11.76 %)PL/SQL
41 (5.882 %)Java
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (100.00 %)Business Objects
26 (35.29 %)Oracle
35 (29.41 %)SAP
41 (5.882 %)Teradata