The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Integration 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 Integration Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 16 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the 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.

Integration Consultant
Location
3 months to
16 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank535556518
Rank change year-on-year
Up+21Down-38
Matching contract IT job ads442518
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.074 %0.041 %0.033 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.080 %0.044 %0.036 %
Number of daily rates quoted13146
Average daily rate£500£525£403
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.76 %+30.43 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£376£359£256
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£720£575£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£475£538£380
% change year-on-year
-11.62 %+41.44 %
Number of hourly rates quoted010
Average hourly rate-£127.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£127.50-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
547785688250613
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK92.55 %92.70 %91.92 %
Number of daily rates quoted302013092924313
Average daily rate£400£425£410
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.88 %+3.65 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£240£250£225
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£575£600£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£350£325
% change year-on-year
-+7.69 %
Number of hourly rates quoted259529252766
Average hourly rate£18.75£20.00£19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.25 %+2.56 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.00£10.75
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£40.00£40.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£20.00£18.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %+11.11 %

Integration Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Integration Consultant Demand Trend

Integration Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Integration Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Integration Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Integration Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012.

Integration Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Integration Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Integration Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Integration Consultant
Top 23 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Integration Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 16 May 2012. 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+3244£500-4.76 %
LondonUp+4422£500+29.87 %
South EastUp+413£378-29.76 %
City of LondonUp+354£400+25.00 %
North WestDown-12£675-14.55 %
East of EnglandDown-52£500-4.76 %
South WestDown-232--
YorkshireNew entry-2--
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
ManchesterNew entry-2£675-
Milton KeynesNew entry-2£380-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2£380-
MaidenheadUp+31--
HampshireDown-31--
HertfordshireDown-81£500-4.76 %
BerkshireDown-111--
BristolDown-241--
CambridgeNew entry-1--
LeedsNew entry-1--
CambridgeshireNew entry-1--
SwindonNew entry-1--
WiltshireNew entry-1--
Home CountiesNew entry-1--

Integration Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Integration 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 Integration Consultant in their job title.

132 (32.99 %)Web Services
226 (26.80 %)XML
324 (24.74 %)SQL
423 (23.71 %)Oracle
423 (23.71 %)SQL Server
522 (22.68 %)SAP
621 (21.65 %)Java
720 (20.62 %).NET
818 (18.56 %)CRM
917 (17.53 %)MS Excel
1016 (16.49 %)Finance
1016 (16.49 %)HL7
1115 (15.46 %)PRINCE2
1214 (14.43 %)NHS
1313 (13.40 %)JCAPS
1412 (12.37 %)Release Management
1412 (12.37 %)ASP.NET
1511 (11.34 %)MS Project
1511 (11.34 %)HTML
1511 (11.34 %)UNIX
1511 (11.34 %)MS Visio
1511 (11.34 %)SOA
1511 (11.34 %)Microsoft
1511 (11.34 %)Telecoms
1511 (11.34 %)XML Messaging
1511 (11.34 %)Project Management
1511 (11.34 %)Dynamics CRM
1610 (10.31 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1610 (10.31 %)Firewall
179 (9.278 %)Service Management

Integration Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 May 2012, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Integration 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 Integration Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
132 (32.99 %)Web Services
226 (26.80 %)XML
320 (20.62 %).NET
412 (12.37 %)ASP.NET
511 (11.34 %)HTML
511 (11.34 %)XML Messaging
68 (8.247 %)SAP PI
68 (8.247 %)WSDL
75 (5.155 %)Middleware
84 (4.124 %)SAP XI
92 (2.062 %)RESTful
92 (2.062 %)REST
92 (2.062 %)SOAP
92 (2.062 %)JMS
101 (1.031 %)JDBC
101 (1.031 %)JSP
101 (1.031 %)Servlets
101 (1.031 %)J2EE
101 (1.031 %)XSD
101 (1.031 %)XSLT
IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
113 (13.40 %)JCAPS
23 (3.093 %)LiveLink
32 (2.062 %)Oracle SOA Suite
32 (2.062 %)ESB
41 (1.031 %)NetWeaver
41 (1.031 %)WebLogic
41 (1.031 %)WebLogic Portal
41 (1.031 %)WebLogic Integration
41 (1.031 %)Sonic ESB
IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
117 (17.53 %)MS Excel
211 (11.34 %)MS Project
211 (11.34 %)MS Visio
37 (7.216 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
111 (11.34 %)Dynamics CRM
28 (8.247 %)Dynamics GP
37 (7.216 %)Remedy ITSM
42 (2.062 %)SAP BPC
42 (2.062 %)Hyperion Planning
42 (2.062 %)SAP PSCD
42 (2.062 %)SAP GRC
42 (2.062 %)Oracle EBS R12
42 (2.062 %)Pivotal CRM
42 (2.062 %)SAP Oil and Gas
42 (2.062 %)Oracle EBS
51 (1.031 %)SAP FI
51 (1.031 %)SAP CRM
51 (1.031 %)SAP FI/CO
51 (1.031 %)SAP CO
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
110 (10.31 %)Firewall
25 (5.155 %)BSS
32 (2.062 %)Internet
32 (2.062 %)SMS
41 (1.031 %)ATM
41 (1.031 %)SDH
41 (1.031 %)Ethernet
41 (1.031 %)HTTP
41 (1.031 %)IKE
41 (1.031 %)LDAP
41 (1.031 %)DWDM
41 (1.031 %)Softphone
41 (1.031 %)Wireless
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
123 (23.71 %)SQL Server
210 (10.31 %)SQL Server Integration Services
36 (6.186 %)ETL
43 (3.093 %)Oracle BI EE
52 (2.062 %)Essbase
52 (2.062 %)GIS
61 (1.031 %)SAP BW
61 (1.031 %)DataStage
61 (1.031 %)BusinessObjects Data Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
12 (2.062 %)Team Foundation Server
21 (1.031 %)RequisitePro
21 (1.031 %)ClearCase
21 (1.031 %)ClearQuest
21 (1.031 %)WebLogic Workshop
21 (1.031 %)StarTeam
IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
116 (16.49 %)Finance
211 (11.34 %)Telecoms
35 (5.155 %)Marketing
44 (4.124 %)Back Office
53 (3.093 %)Advertising
62 (2.062 %)Retail
62 (2.062 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.031 %)Law
IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
114 (14.43 %)NHS
27 (7.216 %)CMDB
36 (6.186 %)Data Integration
42 (2.062 %)Digital Media
42 (2.062 %)Cloud Computing
42 (2.062 %)Computer Science
51 (1.031 %)PKI
51 (1.031 %)Open Source
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
111 (11.34 %)UNIX
26 (6.186 %)Linux
35 (5.155 %)Solaris
44 (4.124 %)HPUX
53 (3.093 %)Windows
61 (1.031 %)Windows Server 2003
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
118 (18.56 %)CRM
215 (15.46 %)PRINCE2
312 (12.37 %)Release Management
411 (11.34 %)SOA
411 (11.34 %)Project Management
59 (9.278 %)Service Management
67 (7.216 %)Migration
67 (7.216 %)ITSM
67 (7.216 %)Data Migration
76 (6.186 %)Integration Testing
85 (5.155 %)EAI
85 (5.155 %)Business Intelligence
85 (5.155 %)OO
85 (5.155 %)GAP Analysis
85 (5.155 %)Investment Management
85 (5.155 %)Systems Analysis
85 (5.155 %)TDD
94 (4.124 %)ERP
103 (3.093 %)Code Coverage
103 (3.093 %)Change Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
124 (24.74 %)SQL
221 (21.65 %)Java
36 (6.186 %)ABAP
45 (5.155 %)C#
53 (3.093 %)Shell Script
62 (2.062 %)VBA
71 (1.031 %)Progress 4GL
IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
12 (2.062 %)SC Cleared
12 (2.062 %)Security Cleared
12 (2.062 %)Degree
12 (2.062 %)CIPFA
12 (2.062 %)CIMA
12 (2.062 %)ACCA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (16.49 %)HL7
25 (5.155 %)Data Quality
32 (2.062 %)QA
41 (1.031 %)SLA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
11 (1.031 %)OpenView Configuration Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
123 (23.71 %)Oracle
222 (22.68 %)SAP
311 (11.34 %)Microsoft
47 (7.216 %)BMC
47 (7.216 %)Remedy
55 (5.155 %)Hyperion
55 (5.155 %)Informatica
55 (5.155 %)Aquila
64 (4.124 %)webMethods
64 (4.124 %)TIBCO
73 (3.093 %)Sun
73 (3.093 %)Siebel
73 (3.093 %)Gemalto
82 (2.062 %)InterSystems
82 (2.062 %)IBM
82 (2.062 %)Nortel
82 (2.062 %)CA
91 (1.031 %)Ericsson
91 (1.031 %)Salesforce.com
91 (1.031 %)Avaya