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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Thames Valley 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
Rank421
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads6560
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.064 %
As % of the category below16.05 %7.538 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£383£413
Average daily rate£473£444
% change on same period last year+6.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£563£475
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 Thames ValleyJob Titles
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads405796
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.534 %0.844 %
Daily rates quoted3771
Average minimum daily rate£345£334
Average daily rate£388£347
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted2630
Average minimum hourly rate£27.18£34.68
Average hourly rate£30.19£35.31
% change on same period last year-14.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.20£35.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
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 Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1105 (63.25 %)SAP
225 (15.06 %)SAP FI
316 (9.639 %)Finance
316 (9.639 %)Oracle
316 (9.639 %)Business Intelligence
415 (9.036 %)CRM
511 (6.627 %)SAP BW
610 (6.024 %)ABAP
610 (6.024 %)SAP CRM
610 (6.024 %)SAP FI/CO
610 (6.024 %)SAP CO
610 (6.024 %)FMCG
79 (5.422 %)SAP MM
88 (4.819 %)Telecoms
88 (4.819 %)Manufacturing
88 (4.819 %)SAP HR
88 (4.819 %)LSMW
97 (4.217 %)Automotive
97 (4.217 %)SAP BI
106 (3.614 %)SAP APO
106 (3.614 %)Wireless
106 (3.614 %)Migration
106 (3.614 %)SAP Certification
106 (3.614 %)Oracle 10g
106 (3.614 %)Cognos
106 (3.614 %)Datawarehouse
106 (3.614 %)Windows
106 (3.614 %)Oracle Reports
115 (3.012 %)Billing
115 (3.012 %)SharePoint Server 2007

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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 (2.410 %)Middleware
14 (2.410 %)SAP Basis
14 (2.410 %).NET
21 (0.602 %)ASP.NET
21 (0.602 %)CSS
21 (0.602 %)Windows SharePoint Services
21 (0.602 %)WebSphere
21 (0.602 %)WF
Application Platforms
15 (3.012 %)SharePoint Server 2007
24 (2.410 %)Oracle 10gAS
24 (2.410 %)Oracle Application Server
33 (1.807 %)SharePoint
33 (1.807 %)BizTalk Server
33 (1.807 %)ArcGIS
42 (1.205 %)NetWeaver
51 (0.602 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (0.602 %)MS Exchange
51 (0.602 %)SAP EP
51 (0.602 %)WPS
51 (0.602 %)WebSphere MQ
51 (0.602 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (0.602 %)Exchange Server 2003
51 (0.602 %)ESB
51 (0.602 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Applications
11 (0.602 %)MS Project
11 (0.602 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
125 (15.06 %)SAP FI
210 (6.024 %)SAP CRM
210 (6.024 %)SAP FI/CO
210 (6.024 %)SAP CO
39 (5.422 %)SAP MM
48 (4.819 %)SAP HR
56 (3.614 %)SAP APO
65 (3.012 %)SAP SD
65 (3.012 %)SAP FI-AP
73 (1.807 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
73 (1.807 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
73 (1.807 %)SAP Payroll
82 (1.205 %)SAP MDM
82 (1.205 %)SAP WM
82 (1.205 %)SAP PM
82 (1.205 %)SAP FI-GL
82 (1.205 %)Cognos Planning
91 (0.602 %)SAP IS-U
91 (0.602 %)SAP PP-PI
91 (0.602 %)SAP SRM
Communications & Networking
16 (3.614 %)Wireless
25 (3.012 %)Broadband
34 (2.410 %)DSLAM
34 (2.410 %)DSL
34 (2.410 %)ADSL
43 (1.807 %)TETRA
43 (1.807 %)Internet
43 (1.807 %)MPLS
51 (0.602 %)OSPF
51 (0.602 %)BGP
51 (0.602 %)LAN
51 (0.602 %)VoIP
51 (0.602 %)WAN
51 (0.602 %)IPv4
51 (0.602 %)IPv6
51 (0.602 %)CTI
51 (0.602 %)VDSL
51 (0.602 %)VLAN
51 (0.602 %)SHDSL
Database & Business Intelligence
111 (6.627 %)SAP BW
27 (4.217 %)SAP BI
36 (3.614 %)Oracle Reports
36 (3.614 %)Datawarehouse
36 (3.614 %)Oracle 10g
45 (3.012 %)SQL Server
54 (2.410 %)SQL Server 2005
63 (1.807 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
63 (1.807 %)OLAP
63 (1.807 %)Oracle Discoverer
63 (1.807 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
72 (1.205 %)ETL
72 (1.205 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
72 (1.205 %)SQL Server Integration Services
81 (0.602 %)BusinessObjects XI
81 (0.602 %)Oracle OWB
81 (0.602 %)SQL Server 7
81 (0.602 %)ReportNet
81 (0.602 %)BusinessObjects
81 (0.602 %)Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
18 (4.819 %)LSMW
21 (0.602 %)ClearCase
General
116 (9.639 %)Finance
210 (6.024 %)FMCG
38 (4.819 %)Telecoms
38 (4.819 %)Manufacturing
47 (4.217 %)Automotive
55 (3.012 %)Billing
62 (1.205 %)Government
62 (1.205 %)Retail
62 (1.205 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.602 %)Health
71 (0.602 %)General Ledger
71 (0.602 %)Local Government
Miscellaneous
12 (1.205 %)Greek Language
21 (0.602 %)CMDB
21 (0.602 %)Fat Client
21 (0.602 %)N-Tier
21 (0.602 %)iDTV
21 (0.602 %)Thin Client
21 (0.602 %)Smartcard
21 (0.602 %)AS400
21 (0.602 %)IVR
21 (0.602 %)PKI
Operating Systems
16 (3.614 %)Windows
24 (2.410 %)Linux
24 (2.410 %)VMS
33 (1.807 %)Ubuntu
33 (1.807 %)Unix
41 (0.602 %)Windows NT
41 (0.602 %)AIX
41 (0.602 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
116 (9.639 %)Business Intelligence
215 (9.036 %)CRM
36 (3.614 %)Migration
45 (3.012 %)Data Migration
45 (3.012 %)Security Cleared
54 (2.410 %)Change Management
54 (2.410 %)Data Management
63 (1.807 %)Business Analysis
63 (1.807 %)Workflow
72 (1.205 %)Technical Architecture
72 (1.205 %)Performance Testing
72 (1.205 %)Time Management
72 (1.205 %)Logistics
72 (1.205 %)ITIL
72 (1.205 %)PRINCE2
72 (1.205 %)Project Management
81 (0.602 %)Service Management
81 (0.602 %)Service Delivery
81 (0.602 %)Configuration Management
81 (0.602 %)ERP
Programming Languages
110 (6.024 %)ABAP
24 (2.410 %)SQL
33 (1.807 %)VB.NET
42 (1.205 %)Java
42 (1.205 %)PL/SQL
51 (0.602 %)C#
Qualifications
16 (3.614 %)SAP Certification
22 (1.205 %)ACCA
22 (1.205 %)CIMA
31 (0.602 %)ITIL Certification
31 (0.602 %)Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.410 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.602 %)COBIT
System Software
14 (2.410 %)Oracle RAC
22 (1.205 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.602 %)Active Directory
31 (0.602 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
11 (0.602 %)OpenView
11 (0.602 %)MOM
11 (0.602 %)AssetCenter
Vendors
1105 (63.25 %)SAP
216 (9.639 %)Oracle
36 (3.614 %)Cognos
44 (2.410 %)Microsoft
53 (1.807 %)Cisco
53 (1.807 %)Citrix
53 (1.807 %)JD Edwards
53 (1.807 %)VMware
53 (1.807 %)PeopleSoft
62 (1.205 %)Ab Initio
62 (1.205 %)Alcatel
62 (1.205 %)Sun
62 (1.205 %)HP
71 (0.602 %)Business Objects
71 (0.602 %)IBM
71 (0.602 %)MicroStrategy
71 (0.602 %)Avaya
71 (0.602 %)Juniper
71 (0.602 %)Lucent
71 (0.602 %)Softricity
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