The first table below looks at the demand for the Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Functional Consultant
Rank 320 322 391
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +69
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 237 279 215
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.493% 0.481% 0.345%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.534% 0.520% 0.373%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 104 56
Average daily rate £450 £456 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.36% +1.38%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £358 £355
10% offered a daily rate of more than £559 £568 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £463 £471 £450
% change year-on-year
-1.70% +4.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
Average hourly rate £51.39 - £30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £51.39 - £30.00
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
44347 53663 57608
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.17% 92.47% 92.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 25564 29628 31510
Average daily rate £400 £400 £420
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -4.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2099 2560 2964
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.19 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £19.94
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -9.72%

Functional Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Functional Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Functional Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Functional Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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
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 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +11 202 £450 -2.70% 36
London +32 87 £425 -5.55% 20
South East +21 40 £475 +2.15% 6
City of London +8 16 £401 -11.00% 8
Hampshire -9 16 £506 +35.00%
North West +11 12 £488 +8.33% 4
East Midlands +5 12 £419 -16.25% 1
South West +32 11 £413 -2.94%
Yorkshire -4 11 £560 +17.89%
West Midlands +7 9 £475 +18.75%
Wiltshire +5 8 £413 -2.94%
Swindon -2 8 £413 -2.94%
Birmingham +9 6 £475 -
Cheshire +3 6 £425 -15.00%
Surrey +21 5 £493 -10.45%
Berkshire +18 5 £475 -
Manchester +3 5 £550 +24.29% 4
Nottingham -2 4 £394 -
Nottinghamshire -3 4 £394 -
Bradford -4 4 £450 -
West Yorkshire -13 4 £450 -5.26%
Scotland -27 4 - - 2
East of England +15 3 - - 5
North East +15 3 £513 +13.88%
Chester - 2 - -
Cambridgeshire +10 1 - - 4
Reading +8 1 £375 -
Coventry +7 1 £475 -
Essex -4 1 - - 1
Warwickshire -5 1 - -

Functional Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

1 248 (54.51%) Oracle
2 165 (36.26%) Oracle EBS R12
3 143 (31.43%) Finance
4 134 (29.45%) SAP
5 101 (22.20%) Oracle EBS
6 54 (11.87%) Migration
7 51 (11.21%) SQL
8 48 (10.55%) Oracle Financials
8 48 (10.55%) CRM
9 47 (10.33%) Data Migration
10 44 (9.670%) ERP
11 34 (7.473%) Oracle 11i
12 30 (6.593%) Manufacturing
13 29 (6.374%) Oracle Applications
13 29 (6.374%) Oracle Payroll
14 25 (5.495%) Oracle HRMS
14 25 (5.495%) Siebel
15 24 (5.275%) Oracle BI EE
16 23 (5.055%) Business Intelligence
16 23 (5.055%) Retail
16 23 (5.055%) General Ledger
17 21 (4.615%) Test Scripting
17 21 (4.615%) SAP FI
18 20 (4.396%) Project Management
18 20 (4.396%) Logistics
19 19 (4.176%) Security Cleared
20 18 (3.956%) User Acceptance Testing
20 18 (3.956%) SAP CO
20 18 (3.956%) SAP FI/CO
21 17 (3.736%) Billing

Functional Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 6 (1.319%) XML
2 4 (0.879%) .NET
2 4 (0.879%) COM
2 4 (0.879%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.659%) WebCenter
3 3 (0.659%) Middleware
3 3 (0.659%) Web Services
3 3 (0.659%) EDI
4 2 (0.440%) BAPI
4 2 (0.440%) SAP XI
4 2 (0.440%) JSP
5 1 (0.220%) SAP CO-PA
5 1 (0.220%) SAP PI
5 1 (0.220%) SAP TM
5 1 (0.220%) EJB
5 1 (0.220%) XSLT
5 1 (0.220%) CORBA
5 1 (0.220%) JMS
5 1 (0.220%) WSH
5 1 (0.220%) JRules
Application Platforms
1 12 (2.637%) Oracle Workflow
2 9 (1.978%) SAS
3 7 (1.538%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.440%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.220%) TIBCO EMS
5 1 (0.220%) SAP Portal
5 1 (0.220%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.220%) LiveLink
5 1 (0.220%) CMS
Applications
1 2 (0.440%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.220%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (0.220%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 165 (36.26%) Oracle EBS R12
2 101 (22.20%) Oracle EBS
3 48 (10.55%) Oracle Financials
4 34 (7.473%) Oracle 11i
5 29 (6.374%) Oracle Applications
5 29 (6.374%) Oracle Payroll
6 25 (5.495%) Oracle HRMS
7 21 (4.615%) SAP FI
8 18 (3.956%) SAP CO
8 18 (3.956%) SAP FI/CO
9 16 (3.516%) Dynamics AX
9 16 (3.516%) SAP SD
9 16 (3.516%) SAP PP
10 15 (3.297%) Oracle iProcurement
11 13 (2.857%) Oracle CRM
12 12 (2.637%) SAP ERP
13 10 (2.198%) SAP QM
13 10 (2.198%) Oracle ASCP
13 10 (2.198%) SAP IS-U
14 9 (1.978%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.538%) HTTP
2 5 (1.099%) CTI
3 2 (0.440%) Wireless
4 1 (0.220%) Intranet
4 1 (0.220%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.275%) Oracle BI EE
2 15 (3.297%) Oracle Reports
3 14 (3.077%) Oracle 8/8i
4 7 (1.538%) Oracle 11g
5 5 (1.099%) Oracle Discoverer
5 5 (1.099%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.879%) Essbase
6 4 (0.879%) TOAD
6 4 (0.879%) SAP BW
6 4 (0.879%) SAP BI
7 2 (0.440%) Oracle 10g
7 2 (0.440%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.220%) QlikView
8 1 (0.220%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.220%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.220%) MarkLogic
8 1 (0.220%) Big Data
8 1 (0.220%) DataStage
8 1 (0.220%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.220%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 5 (1.099%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.440%) Rational Functional Tester
3 1 (0.220%) jMock
3 1 (0.220%) TeamCity
3 1 (0.220%) EasyMock
3 1 (0.220%) ProC
3 1 (0.220%) Ant
3 1 (0.220%) JUnit
3 1 (0.220%) Maven
General
1 143 (31.43%) Finance
2 30 (6.593%) Manufacturing
3 23 (5.055%) Retail
3 23 (5.055%) General Ledger
4 17 (3.736%) Billing
5 16 (3.516%) Telecoms
6 13 (2.857%) Marketing
7 9 (1.978%) Pharmaceutical
7 9 (1.978%) Publishing
8 8 (1.758%) Banking
8 8 (1.758%) Advertising
9 5 (1.099%) Legal
9 5 (1.099%) Local Government
10 4 (0.879%) French Language
11 3 (0.659%) German Language
11 3 (0.659%) Automotive
11 3 (0.659%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.440%) Law
12 2 (0.440%) Back Office
12 2 (0.440%) Dutch Language
Miscellaneous
1 12 (2.637%) FMCG
2 5 (1.099%) Computer Science
2 5 (1.099%) E-Learning
3 3 (0.659%) NHS
4 2 (0.440%) Mobile App
4 2 (0.440%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (0.440%) Mathematics
4 2 (0.440%) Credit Risk
5 1 (0.220%) Data Extraction
5 1 (0.220%) Physics
5 1 (0.220%) Copywriting
5 1 (0.220%) SaaS
5 1 (0.220%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.659%) UNIX
2 2 (0.440%) Linux
3 1 (0.220%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (11.87%) Migration
2 48 (10.55%) CRM
3 47 (10.33%) Data Migration
4 44 (9.670%) ERP
5 23 (5.055%) Business Intelligence
6 21 (4.615%) Test Scripting
7 20 (4.396%) Project Management
7 20 (4.396%) Logistics
8 18 (3.956%) User Acceptance Testing
9 15 (3.297%) Workflow
10 14 (3.077%) E-business
10 14 (3.077%) Integration Testing
11 11 (2.418%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 11 (2.418%) Validation
12 10 (2.198%) Stakeholder Management
12 10 (2.198%) Data Cleansing
13 9 (1.978%) SAP Implementation
13 9 (1.978%) Resource Management
13 9 (1.978%) Cash Management
13 9 (1.978%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 51 (11.21%) SQL
2 15 (3.297%) PL/SQL
3 8 (1.758%) Java
4 6 (1.319%) ABAP
5 5 (1.099%) RPG
6 4 (0.879%) VB
7 3 (0.659%) R
7 3 (0.659%) C
8 2 (0.440%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.220%) XPath
9 1 (0.220%) C++
9 1 (0.220%) XQuery
Qualifications
1 19 (4.176%) Security Cleared
2 16 (3.516%) SC Cleared
3 10 (2.198%) Degree
4 6 (1.319%) SAP Certification
5 3 (0.659%) ISEB
6 2 (0.440%) CIMA
6 2 (0.440%) CCAB
6 2 (0.440%) ACCA
7 1 (0.220%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.220%) CCA
7 1 (0.220%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.220%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.220%) PMP
7 1 (0.220%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (1.978%) SLA
2 8 (1.758%) QA
3 2 (0.440%) GMP
3 2 (0.440%) GAAP
4 1 (0.220%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.220%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.220%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 2 (0.440%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 248 (54.51%) Oracle
2 134 (29.45%) SAP
3 25 (5.495%) Siebel
4 15 (3.297%) Microsoft
5 14 (3.077%) Pegasus
6 10 (2.198%) Open Text
6 10 (2.198%) JDA
7 9 (1.978%) JD Edwards
8 8 (1.758%) Hyperion
9 5 (1.099%) Informatica
9 5 (1.099%) Retek
9 5 (1.099%) PeopleSoft
10 4 (0.879%) Mercator
10 4 (0.879%) Microgen
11 3 (0.659%) CA
11 3 (0.659%) IBM
12 1 (0.220%) TIBCO
12 1 (0.220%) Sage
12 1 (0.220%) Business Objects
12 1 (0.220%) ATG
South East
Our client is looking for a Oracle Functional Support Consultant to start immediately. You must have the following essential skills: Oracle Financials. Oracle functional support to finance users...
Proactive Appointments
Rate: Unspecified Market Rate
Posted: 18 June 2013
City, London
My client is looking for an Oracle Payroll functional consultant with the following skills and experience: - Candidates should have at least 2 full implementations of R12 Payroll - Candidates...
Aston Carter
Rate: market rate
Posted: 17 June 2013
City, London
Role description: SAP Functional Core Banking Consultant for techno /functional role. Location - London Rate £6800 -£720 all inclusive SAP Core banking - SAP Loans Management (SAP CML) and SAP...
SEC Recruitment Limited
Rate: £680 - £720 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Roc Search's Client is currently recruiting for an Oracle JD Edwards Functional Consultant. Oracle JD Edwards Distribution *Applications Modules - PrimaryApplications/technology domain-secondary *JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Distribution...
Roc Search
Posted: 17 June 2013
England
This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a first class organisation to assist on a major SAP implementation within the manufacturing side of the business. The role...
Amoria Bond
Posted: 29 May 2013
London, UK
Clement May
Rate: Market Rates
Posted: 6 June 2013
London
Lorien Resourcing
Posted: 18 June 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
City of London
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 11 June 2013
Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Nigel Frank International
Rate: £450 - £475 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013
London
Mason Frank International
Rate: £400 - £450 per annum
Posted: 30 May 2013
London
Mason Frank International
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013