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This section looks at the demand for IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkIBM Cognos Business Intelligence (Cognos BI)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank491626
Rank change on same period last yearUp+135
Matching contract IT job ads9429
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.125 %0.029 %
As % of the category below1.739 %0.411 %
Daily rates quoted235
Average minimum daily rate£433£390
Average daily rate£484£434
% change on same period last year+11.50 %
Average maximum daily rate£535£478
UK excluding London average daily rate£517£398
% change on same period last year+29.70 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£31.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£31.75
% change on same period last year+10.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00£31.75
% change on same period last year+10.23 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads54047061
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled7.203 %7.144 %
Daily rates quoted13781798
Average minimum daily rate£437£435
Average daily rate£469£467
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£501£498
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£435
% change on same period last year+3.35 %
Hourly rates quoted145124
Average minimum hourly rate£29.41£25.45
Average hourly rate£33.06£27.72
% change on same period last year+19.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.70£29.99
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.61£25.77
% change on same period last year+14.91 %

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.

Cognos Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Cognos Business Intelligence Demand Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the UK.

Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cognos Business Intelligence Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the UK.

Cognos Business Intelligence Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cognos Business Intelligence Hourly Rate Histogram

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos Business Intelligence within the UK over the 3 months to 25 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
EnglandUp+10557£462-1.00 %
LondonUp+8429£463-5.05 %
BelfastNew entry-18£675-
County AntrimNew entry-18£675-
Northern IrelandNew entry-18£675-
South EastUp+5512--
ScotlandUp+3811£400-
Thames ValleyNew entry-8--
WalesNew entry-5--
South WalesNew entry-4--
City of LondonNew entry-4£475-
East MidlandsUp+43--
South WestUp+283£450+5.88 %
YorkshireUp+143--
North WestDown-33--
BerkshireUp+373--
NorthamptonshireNew entry-3--
West MidlandsUp+92--
M4 CorridorNew entry-2--
GlasgowUp+112£425-
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
HammersmithNew entry-2£475-
StrathclydeNew entry-1--
Canary WharfNew entry-1£450-
East of EnglandNew entry-1--
SomersetNew entry-1£450-
South YorkshireNew entry-1--
StaffordshireNew entry-1--
SurreyNew entry-1--
HertfordshireNew entry-1--

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence.

1176 (100.00 %)Cognos
1176 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
277 (43.75 %)Finance
372 (40.91 %)Oracle
466 (37.50 %)Datawarehouse
545 (25.57 %)ETL
643 (24.43 %)SQL
741 (23.30 %)Oracle Financials
835 (19.89 %)Oracle Reports
933 (18.75 %)Oracle 8/8i
1030 (17.05 %)Data Modelling
1123 (13.07 %)SQL Server
1222 (12.50 %)Cognos Powerplay
1316 (9.091 %)DTS
1415 (8.523 %)ReportNet
1415 (8.523 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1514 (7.955 %)SQL Server 2005
1514 (7.955 %)OLAP
1613 (7.386 %)Informatica
1711 (6.250 %)General Ledger
1711 (6.250 %)Insurance
1711 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
1810 (5.682 %)Cognos Impromptu
199 (5.114 %)Oracle 9i
199 (5.114 %)Dimensional Modelling
207 (3.977 %)Retail
207 (3.977 %)BPR
207 (3.977 %)DecisionStream
216 (3.409 %)Oracle 10g
216 (3.409 %)DRM

Cognos Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Cognos Business Intelligence 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 Cognos Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.705 %)WebSphere
22 (1.136 %)MDX
22 (1.136 %).NET
31 (0.568 %)XML
31 (0.568 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.705 %)Office Project Server
21 (0.568 %)Lotus Notes
21 (0.568 %)SAS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.273 %)MS Excel
23 (1.705 %)MS Project
31 (0.568 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
141 (23.30 %)Oracle Financials
26 (3.409 %)Oracle Applications
26 (3.409 %)Cognos Planning
31 (0.568 %)Movex
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.568 %)LDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
166 (37.50 %)Datawarehouse
245 (25.57 %)ETL
335 (19.89 %)Oracle Reports
433 (18.75 %)Oracle 8/8i
523 (13.07 %)SQL Server
622 (12.50 %)Cognos Powerplay
716 (9.091 %)DTS
815 (8.523 %)ReportNet
815 (8.523 %)SQL Server Integration Services
914 (7.955 %)SQL Server 2005
914 (7.955 %)OLAP
1011 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
1110 (5.682 %)Cognos Impromptu
129 (5.114 %)Oracle 9i
137 (3.977 %)DecisionStream
146 (3.409 %)SQL Server 7
146 (3.409 %)Oracle 10g
146 (3.409 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
154 (2.273 %)Data Cleansing
154 (2.273 %)TOAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.568 %)Synon
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
177 (43.75 %)Finance
211 (6.250 %)General Ledger
211 (6.250 %)Insurance
37 (3.977 %)Retail
46 (3.409 %)Manufacturing
55 (2.841 %)Investment Banking
55 (2.841 %)Marketing
55 (2.841 %)Banking
64 (2.273 %)Government
64 (2.273 %)Telecoms
73 (1.705 %)Health
82 (1.136 %)Publishing
91 (0.568 %)Electronics
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
198 (55.68 %)Developer
282 (46.59 %)Cognos Developer
335 (19.89 %)Consultant
433 (18.75 %)Cognos Consultant
528 (15.91 %)Analyst
620 (11.36 %)Business Intelligence Developer
714 (7.955 %)Business Analyst
812 (6.818 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
911 (6.250 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
109 (5.114 %)Report Developer
118 (4.545 %)SQL Developer
127 (3.977 %)SQL Server Developer
136 (3.409 %)Cognos Specialist
136 (3.409 %)Cognos Support
145 (2.841 %)Oracle Consultant
145 (2.841 %)Support Analyst
145 (2.841 %)Analyst Developer
145 (2.841 %)Project Manager
154 (2.273 %)Administrator
154 (2.273 %)Cognos Administrator
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.705 %)Replication
22 (1.136 %)AS400
31 (0.568 %)French Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (2.273 %)UNIX
14 (2.273 %)Windows
23 (1.705 %)Windows XP
31 (0.568 %)AIX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1176 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
230 (17.05 %)Data Modelling
39 (5.114 %)Dimensional Modelling
47 (3.977 %)BPR
56 (3.409 %)DRM
56 (3.409 %)User Acceptance Testing
56 (3.409 %)Unit Testing
56 (3.409 %)Integration Testing
65 (2.841 %)Performance Testing
65 (2.841 %)Security Cleared
74 (2.273 %)Data Architecture
74 (2.273 %)E-business
83 (1.705 %)Migration
83 (1.705 %)Software Testing
83 (1.705 %)Data Management
83 (1.705 %)PRINCE2
83 (1.705 %)Change Management
83 (1.705 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (1.705 %)Data Mapping
92 (1.136 %)Data Validation
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (24.43 %)SQL
25 (2.841 %)PL/SQL
25 (2.841 %)VB
34 (2.273 %)Transact-SQL
42 (1.136 %)C
42 (1.136 %)C#
42 (1.136 %)VB.NET
51 (0.568 %)VBA
51 (0.568 %)Shell Script
51 (0.568 %)COBOL
51 (0.568 %)PHP
51 (0.568 %)VBScript
51 (0.568 %)RPG
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (1.705 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.568 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.136 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1176 (100.00 %)Cognos
272 (40.91 %)Oracle
313 (7.386 %)Informatica
46 (3.409 %)ReadSoft
54 (2.273 %)Microsoft
54 (2.273 %)SAP
63 (1.705 %)MicroStrategy
72 (1.136 %)Hyperion
72 (1.136 %)Ascential
81 (0.568 %)Geac
81 (0.568 %)Business Objects
81 (0.568 %)PeopleSoft
81 (0.568 %)IBM
81 (0.568 %)Lotus
81 (0.568 %)Agresso
81 (0.568 %)Lawson
81 (0.568 %)Teradata
81 (0.568 %)Northgate
81 (0.568 %)Infor
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