Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Functional Consultant role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Functional Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Functional Consultant
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank319356
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching contract IT job ads275324
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.392 %0.335 %
As % of the category below0.442 %0.367 %
Daily rates quoted5267
Average minimum daily rate£395£497
Average daily rate£427£518
% change on same period last year-17.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£458£540
UK excluding London average daily rate£394£436
% change on same period last year-9.52 %
Hourly rates quoted90
Average minimum hourly rate£42.89-
Average hourly rate£48.72-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£54.56-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.33-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads6217088312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled88.60 %91.33 %
Daily rates quoted2007426422
Average minimum daily rate£371£388
Average daily rate£396£413
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£422£438
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted57327812
Average minimum hourly rate£22.72£23.70
Average hourly rate£24.20£25.26
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.69£26.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %

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.

Functional Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Functional Consultant Demand Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Functional Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Functional Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Functional Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Functional Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Functional Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

Functional 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 Functional Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 15 October 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+43223£430-18.41 %
LondonUp+964£516-5.05 %
North WestUp+4738£379-13.28 %
South EastDown-332£493+17.06 %
West MidlandsUp+2829£286-29.35 %
ManchesterUp+1621£383-
BerkshireUp+5016£475-5.00 %
MidlandsUp+2412£281-
YorkshireUp+2211--
BirminghamUp+2611£305-24.69 %
SolihullNew entry-10£282-
East of EnglandUp+3710£450-
West YorkshireUp+36--
East MidlandsUp+55£475-
City of LondonDown-114--
South WestUp+214--
ReadingNew entry-4--
HertfordshireUp+234£450-
LancashireNew entry-3--
MiddlesexDown-93--
CambridgeshireUp+173--
LeedsUp+23--
DunstableNew entry-2--
BlackpoolNew entry-2--
HuddersfieldNew entry-2--
NottinghamNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-2£438-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2£425-
WatfordUp+232£400-
SheffieldNew entry-2--

Functional Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title.

1236 (44.95 %)Oracle
2149 (28.38 %)SAP
3141 (26.86 %)Finance
451 (9.714 %)PeopleSoft
451 (9.714 %)Oracle Financials
542 (8.000 %)Oracle Applications
542 (8.000 %)CRM
640 (7.619 %)ERP
739 (7.429 %)GAP Analysis
739 (7.429 %)Oracle EBS
838 (7.238 %)SAP HR
936 (6.857 %)Oracle 11i
1026 (4.952 %)SAP FI
1125 (4.762 %)SAP CO
1125 (4.762 %)SAP FI/CO
1223 (4.381 %)Manufacturing
1321 (4.000 %)Migration
1321 (4.000 %)Oracle HRMS
1420 (3.810 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
1517 (3.238 %)JD Edwards
1517 (3.238 %)General Ledger
1616 (3.048 %)Automotive
1616 (3.048 %)Project Management
1616 (3.048 %)SQL
1715 (2.857 %)User Acceptance Testing
1715 (2.857 %)FMCG
1814 (2.667 %)Security Cleared
1814 (2.667 %)SAP MM
1814 (2.667 %)Billing
1814 (2.667 %)SAP CRM

Functional Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (1.143 %)XML
24 (0.762 %)SAP XI
24 (0.762 %).NET
24 (0.762 %)ASP.NET
33 (0.571 %)J2EE
33 (0.571 %)EDI
42 (0.381 %)Middleware
42 (0.381 %)ASP
42 (0.381 %)SOAP
42 (0.381 %)WebServices
51 (0.190 %)Oracle Fusion
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (1.714 %)Oracle Workflow
25 (0.952 %)Tuxedo
34 (0.762 %)NetWeaver
42 (0.381 %)IIS
51 (0.190 %)SharePoint
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (1.143 %)MS Project
16 (1.143 %)MS Office
16 (1.143 %)MS Visio
23 (0.571 %)MS Excel
32 (0.381 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.190 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
151 (9.714 %)Oracle Financials
242 (8.000 %)Oracle Applications
339 (7.429 %)Oracle EBS
438 (7.238 %)SAP HR
536 (6.857 %)Oracle 11i
626 (4.952 %)SAP FI
725 (4.762 %)SAP FI/CO
725 (4.762 %)SAP CO
821 (4.000 %)Oracle HRMS
920 (3.810 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
1014 (2.667 %)SAP MM
1014 (2.667 %)SAP CRM
1110 (1.905 %)SAP SD
129 (1.714 %)Oracle CRM
129 (1.714 %)Oracle ERP
138 (1.524 %)SAP PM
147 (1.333 %)Dynamics AX
156 (1.143 %)JDE OneWorld
156 (1.143 %)SAP SRM
156 (1.143 %)Oracle General Ledger
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (0.381 %)Internet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (2.286 %)SAP BW
210 (1.905 %)Oracle Reports
210 (1.905 %)Oracle Discoverer
38 (1.524 %)Oracle 8/8i
46 (1.143 %)Oracle 10g
54 (0.762 %)SAP BI
63 (0.571 %)BusinessObjects
63 (0.571 %)SQL Server
63 (0.571 %)Cognos Impromptu
72 (0.381 %)TOAD
81 (0.190 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.190 %)ETL
81 (0.190 %)EDMS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (1.524 %)TestDirector
25 (0.952 %)PeopleTools
34 (0.762 %)Oracle Forms
42 (0.381 %)Visual Studio
42 (0.381 %)LoadRunner
42 (0.381 %)LSMW
51 (0.190 %)ProC
51 (0.190 %)JMeter
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1141 (26.86 %)Finance
223 (4.381 %)Manufacturing
317 (3.238 %)General Ledger
416 (3.048 %)Automotive
515 (2.857 %)FMCG
614 (2.667 %)Billing
713 (2.476 %)Government
812 (2.286 %)Retail
99 (1.714 %)Banking
108 (1.524 %)Education
117 (1.333 %)Front Office
117 (1.333 %)Local Government
126 (1.143 %)Pensions
126 (1.143 %)Health
135 (0.952 %)Construction
135 (0.952 %)Marketing
144 (0.762 %)Telecoms
144 (0.762 %)Legal
153 (0.571 %)Financial Institution
162 (0.381 %)Investment Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (2.286 %)Mainframe
210 (1.905 %)IBM Mainframe
38 (1.524 %)Data Conversion
38 (1.524 %)German Language
46 (1.143 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
54 (0.762 %)French Language
61 (0.190 %)Management Information System
61 (0.190 %)Italian Language
61 (0.190 %)Polish Language
61 (0.190 %)Portuguese Language
61 (0.190 %)Spanish Language
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (2.476 %)UNIX
21 (0.190 %)Windows
21 (0.190 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
142 (8.000 %)CRM
240 (7.619 %)ERP
339 (7.429 %)GAP Analysis
421 (4.000 %)Migration
516 (3.048 %)Project Management
615 (2.857 %)User Acceptance Testing
714 (2.667 %)Security Cleared
813 (2.476 %)Data Migration
813 (2.476 %)Change Management
912 (2.286 %)Workflow
1011 (2.095 %)Test Scripting
1110 (1.905 %)Information Management
128 (1.524 %)Logistics
128 (1.524 %)Business Intelligence
137 (1.333 %)Integration Testing
146 (1.143 %)E-business
146 (1.143 %)Fit Analysis
146 (1.143 %)Asset Management
146 (1.143 %)Stakeholder Management
155 (0.952 %)Business Analysis
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (3.048 %)SQL
29 (1.714 %)PL/SQL
38 (1.524 %)ABAP
47 (1.333 %)PeopleCode
56 (1.143 %)VB
63 (0.571 %)Transact-SQL
63 (0.571 %)Java
72 (0.381 %)JavaScript
72 (0.381 %)C
81 (0.190 %)C#
81 (0.190 %)VB.NET
81 (0.190 %)SAPscript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (0.762 %)ACCA
14 (0.762 %)CIMA
22 (0.381 %)Citrix Certification
31 (0.190 %)ISEB
31 (0.190 %)CCAB
31 (0.190 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.571 %)GAAP
22 (0.381 %)QA
31 (0.190 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
1236 (44.95 %)Oracle
2149 (28.38 %)SAP
351 (9.714 %)PeopleSoft
417 (3.238 %)JD Edwards
511 (2.095 %)IBM
66 (1.143 %)Murex
75 (0.952 %)Microsoft
75 (0.952 %)Siebel
75 (0.952 %)OpenLink
75 (0.952 %)Pegasus
84 (0.762 %)Sun
93 (0.571 %)Business Objects
93 (0.571 %)Northgate
93 (0.571 %)Kronos
102 (0.381 %)Open Text
102 (0.381 %)OutlookSoft
102 (0.381 %)Cognos
102 (0.381 %)HP
102 (0.381 %)CA
102 (0.381 %)Agresso