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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank228232
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads512622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.675 %0.660 %
As % of the category below1.563 %1.524 %
Daily rates quoted146210
Average minimum daily rate£424£425
Average daily rate£461£449
% change on same period last year+2.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£498£473
UK excluding London average daily rate£415£375
% change on same period last year+10.77 %
Hourly rates quoted279
Average minimum hourly rate£25.76£27.89
Average hourly rate£28.85£29.00
% change on same period last year-0.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.94£30.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.09£29.30
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Vendors UKVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3275640815
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.19 %43.29 %
Daily rates quoted951111470
Average minimum daily rate£381£387
Average daily rate£406£410
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£356
% change on same period last year+1.15 %
Hourly rates quoted28583234
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£24.06
Average hourly rate£23.58£25.68
% change on same period last year-8.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.12£27.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.91£25.10
% change on same period last year-8.72 %

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

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

Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Cognos Daily Rate Histogram

Cognos
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cognos Hourly Rate Trend

Cognos
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Cognos within the UK over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Cognos Hourly Rate Histogram

Cognos
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Cognos within the UK 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
EnglandUp+1420£454-1.45 %
LondonNo change0197£495+2.72 %
South EastUp+376£407+2.69 %
City of LondonDown-1556£518-0.84 %
Northern IrelandNew entry-36£625-
County AntrimNew entry-34£650-
BelfastNew entry-34£650-
West MidlandsUp+631£413+16.06 %
SurreyDown-328£359-10.71 %
YorkshireUp+2426£331-
North WestDown-324£371-10.10 %
ScotlandDown-717£400+8.69 %
East of EnglandDown-617£290-1.27 %
BerkshireUp+2516£350-4.10 %
East MidlandsDown-314--
South WalesNew entry-14--
WalesNew entry-14--
ManchesterDown-1312£300-20.00 %
West YorkshireUp+910£288-
MidlandsUp+610£416-
South WestUp+139£319-16.11 %
CambridgeshireDown-48£325-
HertfordshireDown-28£185-26.00 %
BirminghamUp+188£450-
Thames ValleyUp+248--
Canary WharfNew entry-8£450-
Docklands, LondonUp+27£450-3.04 %
ReadingDown-107£350+11.11 %
CambridgeUp+27£325-
CardiffNew entry-7--

Cognos
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Cognos 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.

1465 (45.99 %)Business Intelligence
2331 (32.74 %)Oracle
3316 (31.26 %)Datawarehouse
4296 (29.28 %)Finance
5294 (29.08 %)SQL
6174 (17.21 %)SQL Server
7169 (16.72 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
8146 (14.44 %)ETL
9107 (10.58 %)Cognos Powerplay
10103 (10.19 %)BusinessObjects
10103 (10.19 %)Business Objects
1187 (8.605 %)SQL Server 2005
1283 (8.210 %)Banking
1382 (8.111 %)Retail
1480 (7.913 %)Oracle 8/8i
1576 (7.517 %)ReportNet
1673 (7.221 %)Data Modelling
1772 (7.122 %)Cognos Impromptu
1871 (7.023 %)SQL Server 2000
1871 (7.023 %)Migration
1968 (6.726 %)Oracle Reports
2065 (6.429 %)DecisionStream
2161 (6.034 %)OLAP
2258 (5.737 %)PL/SQL
2356 (5.539 %)DTS
2453 (5.242 %)Oracle 10g
2552 (5.143 %)Oracle Financials
2648 (4.748 %)MicroStrategy
2743 (4.253 %)Microsoft
2743 (4.253 %)Oracle 9i

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Cognos 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
130 (2.967 %).NET
222 (2.176 %)XML
39 (0.890 %)ASP
47 (0.692 %)MDX
56 (0.593 %)ASP.NET
64 (0.396 %)HTML
64 (0.396 %)WebServices
64 (0.396 %)SAP XI
73 (0.297 %)XML Schema
82 (0.198 %)WebSphere
82 (0.198 %).NET Framework
82 (0.198 %)Java RMI
82 (0.198 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (0.198 %)J2EE
91 (0.099 %)JSP
91 (0.099 %)EDI
91 (0.099 %)Adobe Flex
91 (0.099 %)Middleware
91 (0.099 %)Hibernate
Application Platforms
122 (2.176 %)SAS
28 (0.791 %)IIS
37 (0.692 %)Lotus Notes
46 (0.593 %)SharePoint
55 (0.495 %)MS Exchange
64 (0.396 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (0.297 %)Office Project Server
73 (0.297 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
82 (0.198 %)Tuxedo
91 (0.099 %)WebLogic
91 (0.099 %)JBoss
91 (0.099 %)Lotus Domino
91 (0.099 %)Apache
91 (0.099 %)Tomcat
91 (0.099 %)CMS
91 (0.099 %)LiveLink
91 (0.099 %)Oracle Workflow
91 (0.099 %)Documentum
91 (0.099 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.099 %)iPlanet
Applications
137 (3.660 %)MS Excel
216 (1.583 %)MS PowerPoint
38 (0.791 %)MS Office
38 (0.791 %)MS Visio
46 (0.593 %)SPSS
46 (0.593 %)MS Project
52 (0.198 %)MATLAB
Business Applications
1169 (16.72 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
252 (5.143 %)Oracle Financials
330 (2.967 %)Cognos Planning
410 (0.989 %)ResourceLink
59 (0.890 %)Oracle Applications
64 (0.396 %)Cognos Controller
64 (0.396 %)Loan IQ
64 (0.396 %)Navision
64 (0.396 %)Oracle EBS
73 (0.297 %)SAP APO
73 (0.297 %)SAP Oil and Gas
73 (0.297 %)Dynamics NAV
73 (0.297 %)FLEXCUBE
73 (0.297 %)Oracle HRMS
82 (0.198 %)SAP R/3
82 (0.198 %)Movex
82 (0.198 %)Applix TM1
91 (0.099 %)SAP SD
91 (0.099 %)SAP FI
91 (0.099 %)CODA-Financials
Communications & Networking
16 (0.593 %)TCP/IP
16 (0.593 %)Internet
25 (0.495 %)LDAP
34 (0.396 %)VPN
43 (0.297 %)Intranet
51 (0.099 %)LAN
51 (0.099 %)WAN
51 (0.099 %)Extranet
51 (0.099 %)TELNET
51 (0.099 %)Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1316 (31.26 %)Datawarehouse
2174 (17.21 %)SQL Server
3146 (14.44 %)ETL
4107 (10.58 %)Cognos Powerplay
5103 (10.19 %)BusinessObjects
687 (8.605 %)SQL Server 2005
780 (7.913 %)Oracle 8/8i
876 (7.517 %)ReportNet
972 (7.122 %)Cognos Impromptu
1071 (7.023 %)SQL Server 2000
1168 (6.726 %)Oracle Reports
1265 (6.429 %)DecisionStream
1361 (6.034 %)OLAP
1456 (5.539 %)DTS
1553 (5.242 %)Oracle 10g
1643 (4.253 %)Oracle 9i
1741 (4.055 %)TOAD
1837 (3.660 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1936 (3.561 %)RDBMS
1936 (3.561 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
15 (0.495 %)Oracle Forms
15 (0.495 %)TestDirector
15 (0.495 %)ERwin
22 (0.198 %)Synon
22 (0.198 %)Oracle APEX
31 (0.099 %)COOL2E
31 (0.099 %)ProC
31 (0.099 %)Rational Rose
31 (0.099 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.099 %)PVCS
31 (0.099 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
1296 (29.28 %)Finance
283 (8.210 %)Banking
382 (8.111 %)Retail
441 (4.055 %)Investment Banking
529 (2.868 %)Insurance
626 (2.572 %)Pharmaceutical
723 (2.275 %)Financial Institution
822 (2.176 %)General Ledger
921 (2.077 %)Manufacturing
921 (2.077 %)Publishing
1019 (1.879 %)Government
1117 (1.682 %)Marketing
1213 (1.286 %)Telecoms
138 (0.791 %)Health
147 (0.692 %)Front Office
156 (0.593 %)Back Office
156 (0.593 %)FMCG
156 (0.593 %)Retail Banking
164 (0.396 %)Local Government
164 (0.396 %)Billing
Job Titles
1386 (38.18 %)Developer
2282 (27.89 %)Cognos Developer
3219 (21.66 %)Analyst
4155 (15.33 %)Consultant
5121 (11.97 %)Cognos Consultant
656 (5.539 %)Business Analyst
754 (5.341 %)Business Intelligence Developer
845 (4.451 %)Datawarehouse Analyst
944 (4.352 %)Architect
1039 (3.858 %)Project Manager
1129 (2.868 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
1129 (2.868 %)Report Writer
1227 (2.671 %)Datawarehouse Developer
1324 (2.374 %)SQL Developer
1324 (2.374 %)Report Developer
1423 (2.275 %)Business Intelligence Analyst
1521 (2.077 %)Data Analyst
1620 (1.978 %)Analyst Developer
1719 (1.879 %)Business Consultant
1719 (1.879 %)Business Developer
Miscellaneous
110 (0.989 %)AS400
29 (0.890 %)Management Information System
36 (0.593 %)Credit Risk
45 (0.495 %)NHS
45 (0.495 %)Client/Server
45 (0.495 %)Asset Management
45 (0.495 %)Statistics
53 (0.297 %)Computer Science
53 (0.297 %)French Language
53 (0.297 %)German Language
53 (0.297 %)Replication
53 (0.297 %)Data Conversion
62 (0.198 %)Fixed Income
62 (0.198 %)Equities
62 (0.198 %)PMI
71 (0.099 %)EPoS
71 (0.099 %)Fund Management
71 (0.099 %)Mathematics
71 (0.099 %)Credit Derivative
71 (0.099 %)Data Extraction
Operating Systems
140 (3.956 %)Unix
216 (1.583 %)Windows
36 (0.593 %)Solaris
36 (0.593 %)VMS
42 (0.198 %)Windows NT
51 (0.099 %)Windows XP
51 (0.099 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.099 %)VME
51 (0.099 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.099 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1465 (45.99 %)Business Intelligence
273 (7.221 %)Data Modelling
371 (7.023 %)Migration
437 (3.660 %)User Acceptance Testing
529 (2.868 %)Data Migration
529 (2.868 %)Data Analysis
529 (2.868 %)Business Analysis
619 (1.879 %)Project Management
714 (1.385 %)PRINCE2
714 (1.385 %)Data Management
714 (1.385 %)Performance Management
714 (1.385 %)Dimensional Modelling
812 (1.187 %)Performance Testing
911 (1.088 %)UML
1010 (0.989 %)CRM
1010 (0.989 %)Change Management
1010 (0.989 %)Security Cleared
119 (0.890 %)Stakeholder Management
119 (0.890 %)E-business
119 (0.890 %)Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1294 (29.08 %)SQL
258 (5.737 %)PL/SQL
339 (3.858 %)VBA
424 (2.374 %)Transact-SQL
522 (2.176 %)VB
613 (1.286 %)VB.NET
613 (1.286 %)Shell Script
613 (1.286 %)C
613 (1.286 %)C#
79 (0.890 %)VBScript
86 (0.593 %)PowerHouse
86 (0.593 %)RPG
86 (0.593 %)PHP
95 (0.495 %)Java
95 (0.495 %)DCL
102 (0.198 %)JavaScript
102 (0.198 %)Perl
102 (0.198 %)C++
102 (0.198 %)COBOL
Qualifications
111 (1.088 %)ISEB
111 (1.088 %)Degree
28 (0.791 %)ISEB Practitioner
34 (0.396 %)PRINCE2 Certification
43 (0.297 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
52 (0.198 %)CIMA
52 (0.198 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.099 %)CIPFA
61 (0.099 %)MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
114 (1.385 %)QA
28 (0.791 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
35 (0.495 %)SLA
42 (0.198 %)Basel II
System Software
18 (0.791 %)Active Directory
23 (0.297 %)ISA Server
Systems Management
14 (0.396 %)OpenView
21 (0.099 %)AutoSys
21 (0.099 %)DameWare
Vendors
1331 (32.74 %)Oracle
2103 (10.19 %)Business Objects
348 (4.748 %)MicroStrategy
443 (4.253 %)Microsoft
536 (3.561 %)Hyperion
627 (2.671 %)Informatica
627 (2.671 %)SAP
714 (1.385 %)Teradata
813 (1.286 %)Siebel
910 (0.989 %)PeopleSoft
910 (0.989 %)Sybase
910 (0.989 %)Northgate
109 (0.890 %)Sun
109 (0.890 %)Agresso
118 (0.791 %)IBM
127 (0.692 %)Retek
127 (0.692 %)Lotus
136 (0.593 %)ReadSoft
145 (0.495 %)JD Edwards
145 (0.495 %)HP
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