Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank814
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads30756252
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK8.952 %8.120 %
As % of the Job Titles category10.08 %8.965 %
Daily rates quoted10431587
Average daily rate£400£440
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-9.090 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£250£300
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£425
% change on same period last year-9.410 %
Hourly rates quoted8298
Average hourly rate£31.00£38.75
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-20.00 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.05£12.88
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£50.45£62.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.00£32.50
% change on same period last year-4.610 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3051169739
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK88.82 %90.58 %
Daily rates quoted1179222223
Average daily rate£375£400
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£205£230
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350
% change on same period last year-7.140 %
Hourly rates quoted23755970
Average hourly rate£19.50£20.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-2.500 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.25£11.25
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.50£20.00
% change on same period last year-2.500 %

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

Consultant
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+32616£400-8.83 %
LondonUp+11114£400-11.11 %
South EastNo change0541£400-5.88 %
City of LondonUp+6228£425-5.55 %
North WestDown-1166£363-17.61 %
South WestDown-2165£400-5.88 %
BerkshireUp+2152£357-12.92 %
West MidlandsUp+6135£300-33.33 %
YorkshireUp+13120£325-7.14 %
HampshireUp+1091£404-5.00 %
ScotlandDown-290£325-18.75 %
SurreyUp+881£400-11.11 %
East of EnglandNo change081£450+12.50 %
East MidlandsUp+879£340-15.00 %
West YorkshireUp+1477£313-16.66 %
ReadingUp+262£350-9.67 %
BirminghamUp+155£205-54.44 %
WalesNo change055£325-23.52 %
CheshireUp+1451£300-25.00 %
ManchesterDown-250£350-12.50 %
BuckinghamshireNo change045£325-14.47 %
WiltshireUp+1040£450-2.70 %
Milton KeynesDown-138£357+2.00 %
MidlandsUp+435£375-16.66 %
GloucestershireDown-535£385+21.06 %
North EastUp+333£375-13.04 %
LeedsUp+331£448+27.85 %
EdinburghDown-331£325-27.77 %
BradfordUp+930£200-66.66 %
South WalesUp+328£325-27.77 %

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

11862 (28.11 %)SAP
21071 (16.17 %)Finance
3896 (13.52 %)Oracle
4673 (10.16 %)Security Cleared
5557 (8.408 %)Windows
6512 (7.728 %)Microsoft
7460 (6.943 %)Migration
8430 (6.491 %)CRM
9429 (6.475 %)SQL
10389 (5.872 %)Business Intelligence
11374 (5.645 %)SC Cleared
12369 (5.570 %)Government
13274 (4.136 %)SharePoint
14269 (4.060 %)SQL Server
15268 (4.045 %)UNIX
16263 (3.970 %)Banking
17259 (3.909 %)SAP FI
18254 (3.834 %)ABAP
19249 (3.758 %)ERP
20248 (3.743 %)SAP CO
21240 (3.623 %)Project Management
22235 (3.547 %)SAP HR
23231 (3.487 %)Windows Server 2003
24227 (3.426 %)Java
25221 (3.336 %)HP
26219 (3.306 %)SAP FI/CO
27203 (3.064 %)Active Directory
28196 (2.958 %)Workflow
29193 (2.913 %).NET
30179 (2.702 %)Datawarehouse

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1193 (2.913 %).NET
2120 (1.811 %)XML
3101 (1.525 %)WebSphere
485 (1.283 %)J2EE
485 (1.283 %)WebServices
570 (1.057 %)Middleware
658 (0.875 %)ASP.NET
754 (0.815 %)HTML
851 (0.770 %)SAP Basis
949 (0.740 %)SAP XI
1038 (0.574 %)Web Dynpro
1135 (0.528 %)CSS
1229 (0.438 %).NET Framework
1229 (0.438 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1327 (0.408 %)EDI
1424 (0.362 %)JSP
1518 (0.272 %)Application Packaging
1617 (0.257 %)ASP
1716 (0.242 %)XSLT
1716 (0.242 %)Spring
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1274 (4.136 %)SharePoint
2179 (2.702 %)SharePoint Server 2007
3102 (1.540 %)MS Exchange
490 (1.358 %)NetWeaver
573 (1.102 %)BizTalk Server
654 (0.815 %)CMS
753 (0.800 %)SAP Portal
850 (0.755 %)IIS
948 (0.725 %)Exchange Server 2007
1039 (0.589 %)Exchange Server 2003
1039 (0.589 %)SAS
1137 (0.558 %)WebLogic
1227 (0.408 %)Apache
1326 (0.392 %)WebSphere Message Broker
1422 (0.332 %)Tomcat
1521 (0.317 %)ESB
1617 (0.257 %)Lotus Notes
1617 (0.257 %)Oracle Workflow
1617 (0.257 %)WebSphere MQ
1716 (0.242 %)MQSeries
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1159 (2.400 %)MS Excel
295 (1.434 %)MS Office
376 (1.147 %)MS Visio
428 (0.423 %)MS PowerPoint
428 (0.423 %)MS Project
527 (0.408 %)Spreadsheet
613 (0.196 %)InfoPath
77 (0.106 %)SPSS
83 (0.045 %)Photoshop
92 (0.030 %)Adobe Illustrator
92 (0.030 %)Windchill
92 (0.030 %)CA Clarity
101 (0.015 %)Adobe Captivate
101 (0.015 %)Acrobat
101 (0.015 %)QuarkXPress
101 (0.015 %)FreeHand
101 (0.015 %)Fireworks
101 (0.015 %)AutoCAD
101 (0.015 %)Simulink
101 (0.015 %)ArcInfo
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1259 (3.909 %)SAP FI
2248 (3.743 %)SAP CO
3235 (3.547 %)SAP HR
4219 (3.306 %)SAP FI/CO
5167 (2.521 %)SAP IS-U
6156 (2.355 %)SAP CRM
7141 (2.128 %)Oracle EBS R12
8124 (1.872 %)Oracle Financials
9119 (1.796 %)SAP SD
1095 (1.434 %)SAP Oil and Gas
1192 (1.389 %)SAP Payroll
1291 (1.374 %)Oracle EBS
1291 (1.374 %)Dynamics AX
1387 (1.313 %)Oracle Applications
1481 (1.223 %)SAP MM
1572 (1.087 %)Dynamics CRM
1664 (0.966 %)SAP APO
1758 (0.875 %)SAP R/3
1855 (0.830 %)Axapta
1952 (0.785 %)SAP PM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1161 (2.430 %)SAN
298 (1.479 %)Firewall
390 (1.358 %)Internet
448 (0.725 %)WAN
544 (0.664 %)DNS
643 (0.649 %)TCP/IP
741 (0.619 %)Intranet
840 (0.604 %)VoIP
939 (0.589 %)LDAP
939 (0.589 %)LAN
939 (0.589 %)MPLS
1030 (0.453 %)HTTP
1127 (0.408 %)Network Security
1226 (0.392 %)VPN
1322 (0.332 %)BGP
1322 (0.332 %)NAS
1420 (0.302 %)DHCP
1518 (0.272 %)Extranet
1616 (0.242 %)3G
1715 (0.226 %)VLAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1269 (4.060 %)SQL Server
2179 (2.702 %)Datawarehouse
3172 (2.596 %)BusinessObjects
4147 (2.219 %)SAP BW
5118 (1.781 %)SQL Server 2005
699 (1.494 %)ETL
795 (1.434 %)SAP BI
869 (1.042 %)Oracle 10g
869 (1.042 %)Oracle Reports
966 (0.996 %)Oracle 8/8i
1046 (0.694 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1145 (0.679 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1244 (0.664 %)BusinessObjects XI
1342 (0.634 %)SQL Server 2000
1440 (0.604 %)DB2
1535 (0.528 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1631 (0.468 %)BODI
1631 (0.468 %)RDBMS
1729 (0.438 %)Oracle BI EE
1827 (0.408 %)MS Access
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (0.468 %)LoadRunner
230 (0.453 %)LSMW
326 (0.392 %)Oracle Forms
421 (0.317 %)ClearCase
516 (0.242 %)ClearQuest
615 (0.226 %)Visual Studio
710 (0.151 %)TestDirector
710 (0.151 %)QuickTest Pro
710 (0.151 %)MSI
89 (0.136 %)StarTeam
98 (0.121 %)RequisitePro
98 (0.121 %)Ant
107 (0.106 %)Eclipse
107 (0.106 %)JDeveloper
116 (0.091 %)JCAPS
125 (0.075 %)MorphX
125 (0.075 %)TestPartner
134 (0.060 %)QALoad
134 (0.060 %)ProC
143 (0.045 %)Introscope
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11071 (16.17 %)Finance
2369 (5.570 %)Government
3263 (3.970 %)Banking
4162 (2.445 %)Billing
5161 (2.430 %)Telecoms
6123 (1.857 %)Manufacturing
7113 (1.706 %)Retail
8101 (1.525 %)Insurance
8101 (1.525 %)Health
989 (1.343 %)Marketing
1081 (1.223 %)Investment Banking
1156 (0.845 %)Local Government
1253 (0.800 %)Electric
1348 (0.725 %)Pharmaceutical
1447 (0.709 %)General Ledger
1542 (0.634 %)Financial Institution
1639 (0.589 %)Education
1639 (0.589 %)Legal
1738 (0.574 %)Front Office
1837 (0.558 %)Pensions
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1124 (1.872 %)NHS
254 (0.815 %)RMADS
351 (0.770 %)Management Information System
448 (0.725 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
448 (0.725 %)CESG
542 (0.634 %)Clustering
639 (0.589 %)Replication
737 (0.558 %)Mainframe
836 (0.543 %)Derivative
930 (0.453 %)FMCG
1026 (0.392 %)German Language
1026 (0.392 %)CESG CLAS
1125 (0.377 %)Fixed Income
1223 (0.347 %)E-Learning
1318 (0.272 %)French Language
1318 (0.272 %)Data Integration
1417 (0.257 %)Smart meter
1516 (0.242 %)Video Conferencing
1516 (0.242 %)Dutch Language
1516 (0.242 %)Blackberry
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1557 (8.408 %)Windows
2268 (4.045 %)UNIX
3231 (3.487 %)Windows Server 2003
4102 (1.540 %)Linux
593 (1.404 %)Solaris
668 (1.026 %)Windows Server 2008
763 (0.951 %)Windows XP
859 (0.891 %)AIX
953 (0.800 %)Windows Vista
1042 (0.634 %)Windows 2000
1125 (0.377 %)HPUX
1222 (0.332 %)Red Hat Linux
1318 (0.272 %)Windows 2000 Server
149 (0.136 %)NetWare
155 (0.075 %)zOS
155 (0.075 %)Tru64
155 (0.075 %)Windows NT
155 (0.075 %)VMS
164 (0.060 %)MVS
164 (0.060 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1460 (6.943 %)Migration
2430 (6.491 %)CRM
3389 (5.872 %)Business Intelligence
4249 (3.758 %)ERP
5240 (3.623 %)Project Management
6196 (2.958 %)Workflow
7175 (2.642 %)Data Migration
8138 (2.083 %)ITIL
9130 (1.962 %)Information Security
10120 (1.811 %)Logistics
11107 (1.615 %)Change Management
1299 (1.494 %)Service Management
1398 (1.479 %)Business Analysis
1398 (1.479 %)User Acceptance Testing
1495 (1.434 %)Risk Management
1585 (1.283 %)PRINCE2
1680 (1.208 %)Content Management
1768 (1.026 %)Data Modelling
1867 (1.011 %)SAP Implementation
1966 (0.996 %)Performance Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1429 (6.475 %)SQL
2254 (3.834 %)ABAP
3227 (3.426 %)Java
4120 (1.811 %)C
5103 (1.555 %)C#
675 (1.132 %)PL/SQL
750 (0.755 %)VB
846 (0.694 %)X++
939 (0.589 %)JavaScript
1035 (0.528 %)Perl
1134 (0.513 %)C++
1134 (0.513 %)Shell Script
1227 (0.408 %)VBA
1322 (0.332 %)VBScript
1416 (0.242 %)VB.NET
1515 (0.226 %)Lua
1611 (0.166 %)Jython
1611 (0.166 %)T-SQL
179 (0.136 %)COBOL
179 (0.136 %)Python
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1673 (10.16 %)Security Cleared
2374 (5.645 %)SC Cleared
3140 (2.113 %)DV Cleared
473 (1.102 %)Microsoft Certification
572 (1.087 %)Cisco Certification
669 (1.042 %)Degree
755 (0.830 %)MCSE
844 (0.664 %)CISSP
936 (0.543 %)ACCA
1035 (0.528 %)Citrix Certification
1134 (0.513 %)CCNA
1233 (0.498 %)CTC Cleared
1332 (0.483 %)BC Cleared
1430 (0.453 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1430 (0.453 %)CCNP
1527 (0.408 %)ISEB
1527 (0.408 %)CIMA
1624 (0.362 %)CCIE
1722 (0.332 %)SAP Certification
1821 (0.317 %)ITIL Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1106 (1.600 %)QA
299 (1.494 %)ISO27001
346 (0.694 %)SLA
426 (0.392 %)BS7799
523 (0.347 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
523 (0.347 %)PCI DSS
616 (0.242 %)HMG Infosec
715 (0.226 %)ISO9001
814 (0.211 %)ISO17799
910 (0.151 %)COBIT
107 (0.106 %)JSP 440
115 (0.075 %)TickIT
115 (0.075 %)GxP
124 (0.060 %)BS25999
124 (0.060 %)GAAP
133 (0.045 %)CESG Infosec
142 (0.030 %)HL7
142 (0.030 %)MiFID
142 (0.030 %)ISO9000
142 (0.030 %)Basel II
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1203 (3.064 %)Active Directory
296 (1.449 %)VMware Infrastructure
353 (0.800 %)VMware ESX
429 (0.438 %)NetBackup
521 (0.317 %)XenApp
620 (0.302 %)Terminal Services
716 (0.242 %)AquaLogic
811 (0.166 %)Citrix Presentation Server
99 (0.136 %)Oracle RAC
99 (0.136 %)Hyper-V
99 (0.136 %)ISA Server
108 (0.121 %)SRDF
117 (0.106 %)VMware Server
126 (0.091 %)XenDesktop
126 (0.091 %)Oracle RMAN
135 (0.075 %)Backup Exec
135 (0.075 %)Terminal Server
135 (0.075 %)NFS
135 (0.075 %)XenServer
144 (0.060 %)Xen
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
174 (1.117 %)Tivoli
244 (0.664 %)OpenView
336 (0.543 %)MOM
433 (0.498 %)Netcool
530 (0.453 %)OpenView Configuration Management
625 (0.377 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
724 (0.362 %)Netcool/OMNIbus
724 (0.362 %)ServiceCenter
820 (0.302 %)SCCM
820 (0.302 %)SCOM
820 (0.302 %)HP NNM
916 (0.242 %)OVSD
1015 (0.226 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
1114 (0.211 %)Netcool/Webtop
1213 (0.196 %)OVPI
1213 (0.196 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
1312 (0.181 %)Legato
1312 (0.181 %)OVOW
1312 (0.181 %)EMC NetWorker
1312 (0.181 %)AssetCenter
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11862 (28.11 %)SAP
2896 (13.52 %)Oracle
3512 (7.728 %)Microsoft
4221 (3.336 %)HP
5174 (2.626 %)VMware
6172 (2.596 %)Business Objects
7169 (2.551 %)IBM
8130 (1.962 %)Cisco
9117 (1.766 %)PeopleSoft
10115 (1.736 %)Citrix
1195 (1.434 %)Cognos
1287 (1.313 %)CA
1378 (1.177 %)Hyperion
1476 (1.147 %)Sun
1564 (0.966 %)Siebel
1663 (0.951 %)EMC
1752 (0.785 %)Agresso
1846 (0.694 %)TIBCO
1938 (0.574 %)Adobe
2034 (0.513 %)Remedy