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This section looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical Consultant in their job title over the last 3 months to 15 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Consultant
Location
3 months to 15 May 2008Same period last year
Rank323262
Rank change on same period last yearDown-61
Matching contract IT job ads316463
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.405 %0.520 %
As % of the category below0.446 %0.569 %
Daily rates quoted76150
Average minimum daily rate£411£416
Average daily rate£429£443
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£447£470
UK excluding London average daily rate£385£409
% change on same period last year-5.92 %
Hourly rates quoted88
Average minimum hourly rate£45.13£30.45
Average hourly rate£46.09£31.95
% change on same period last year+44.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£47.06£33.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.46£32.10
% change on same period last year-11.34 %
Job Titles UKJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads7092481306
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.99 %91.34 %
Daily rates quoted2228922890
Average minimum daily rate£383£392
Average daily rate£410£418
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£353
% change on same period last year+2.70 %
Hourly rates quoted60836544
Average minimum hourly rate£22.19£23.65
Average hourly rate£23.90£25.10
% change on same period last year-4.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.61£26.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.10
% change on same period last year-6.32 %

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.

Technical Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Technical Consultant across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Technical Consultant Demand Trend

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Technical Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Consultant across the UK over the past 3 months.

Technical Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Technical Consultant across the UK.

Technical Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Consultant
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Consultant across the UK over the past 3 months.

Technical Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram

Technical Consultant
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandDown-51269£429-3.43 %
2South EastUp+2597£379-3.81 %
3LondonDown-6596£485+2.56 %
4BuckinghamshireUp+1839£363-9.24 %
5Milton KeynesUp+1637£363-11.99 %
6BerkshireUp+518£352-10.33 %
7City of LondonDown-3416£548+20.96 %
8North WestDown-1215£350-13.79 %
8ScotlandUp+2015£400+45.45 %
9YorkshireDown-512£301-31.15 %
10South WestDown-610£437+8.47 %
11West MidlandsDown-49£350-12.50 %
12East of EnglandDown-128£450+16.69 %
12ManchesterDown-108--
13North EastUp+137£425-
13KentNew entry-7--
14MiddlesexDown-16£500-
14HampshireUp+156--
14SurreyUp+166£413-
14MidlandsDown-16£384+5.27 %
14HertfordshireDown-96£475+4.97 %
14EdinburghUp+16--
14Tyne and WearUp+116£425-
15NewcastleUp+65£425-
15West YorkshireDown-25£270-42.24 %
16East MidlandsDown-184£500-12.43 %
16Thames ValleyUp+254--
16DevonUp+94£413+17.85 %
16FavershamNew entry-4--
16LeedsDown-54£270-42.24 %

Technical Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Technical Consultant also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Technical Consultant.

1157 (23.61 %)Oracle
2122 (18.35 %)SQL
3103 (15.49 %)Windows
499 (14.89 %)Finance
562 (9.323 %)Microsoft
660 (9.023 %)Unix
660 (9.023 %)SAP
756 (8.421 %)SAN
756 (8.421 %)Migration
850 (7.519 %)Java
948 (7.218 %)PL/SQL
948 (7.218 %)Active Directory
1047 (7.068 %)Government
1146 (6.917 %)VMware
1244 (6.617 %)XML
1343 (6.466 %)Cisco
1439 (5.865 %)CRM
1536 (5.414 %)MS Exchange
1634 (5.113 %)Oracle Forms
1733 (4.962 %)SQL Server
1733 (4.962 %)Citrix
1832 (4.812 %).NET
1832 (4.812 %)Oracle Reports
1832 (4.812 %)Workflow
1931 (4.662 %)Microsoft Certification
2030 (4.511 %)HP
2030 (4.511 %)MCSE
2030 (4.511 %)Banking
2128 (4.211 %)Oracle Applications
2128 (4.211 %)Telecoms

Technical Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Technical Consultant also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Technical Consultant. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
144 (6.617 %)XML
232 (4.812 %).NET
318 (2.707 %)J2EE
413 (1.955 %)OpenGL
413 (1.955 %)DirectX
512 (1.805 %)WebServices
69 (1.353 %)JSP
78 (1.203 %)ASP.NET
78 (1.203 %)HTML
87 (1.053 %)SAP XI
87 (1.053 %)WebSphere
96 (0.902 %)XSL
105 (0.752 %)XSLT
105 (0.752 %)cXML
113 (0.451 %)Servlets
113 (0.451 %)SOAP
113 (0.451 %)Middleware
122 (0.301 %)OLE
122 (0.301 %)Struts
122 (0.301 %)SAP Basis
Application Platforms
136 (5.414 %)MS Exchange
225 (3.759 %)Oracle Workflow
314 (2.105 %)Exchange Server 2003
412 (1.805 %)Exchange Server 2000
510 (1.504 %)SharePoint
69 (1.353 %)Exchange Server 2007
69 (1.353 %)SharePoint Server 2007
78 (1.203 %)CMS
86 (0.902 %)Exchange Server 5.5
95 (0.752 %)WebLogic
104 (0.602 %)IIS
104 (0.602 %)NetWeaver
104 (0.602 %)BizTalk Server
104 (0.602 %)SharePoint Portal Server
113 (0.451 %)Live Communications Server
113 (0.451 %)Apache
122 (0.301 %)Tuxedo
122 (0.301 %)Documentum
122 (0.301 %)WebLogic Portal
122 (0.301 %)ATG Dynamo
Applications
124 (3.609 %)MS Excel
213 (1.955 %)Quicktime
37 (1.053 %)MS Office
42 (0.301 %)MS Project
51 (0.150 %)CA Clarity
Business Applications
128 (4.211 %)Oracle Applications
226 (3.910 %)Oracle EBS
322 (3.308 %)Oracle 11i
421 (3.158 %)Oracle Financials
514 (2.105 %)Temenos T24
613 (1.955 %)Temenos Globus
79 (1.353 %)SAP HR
88 (1.203 %)SAP CRM
88 (1.203 %)Oracle HRMS
97 (1.053 %)MarketView
97 (1.053 %)SAP EHS
97 (1.053 %)HFM
97 (1.053 %)Microsoft CRM
106 (0.902 %)SAP APO
114 (0.602 %)SAP Payroll
123 (0.451 %)SAP R/3
123 (0.451 %)Axapta
123 (0.451 %)Dynamics AX
132 (0.301 %)Kondor+
132 (0.301 %)RMDS
Communications & Networking
156 (8.421 %)SAN
226 (3.910 %)DNS
320 (3.008 %)WAN
418 (2.707 %)Ethernet
517 (2.556 %)Firewall
614 (2.105 %)LAN
713 (1.955 %)Internet
810 (1.504 %)Intranet
98 (1.203 %)VoIP
98 (1.203 %)DHCP
107 (1.053 %)TCP/IP
116 (0.902 %)SMS
125 (0.752 %)ADSL
125 (0.752 %)GSM
125 (0.752 %)VPN
125 (0.752 %)IP Telephony
134 (0.602 %)VLAN
134 (0.602 %)Network Security
134 (0.602 %)SNMP
143 (0.451 %)DEFINITY
Database & Business Intelligence
133 (4.962 %)SQL Server
232 (4.812 %)Oracle Reports
325 (3.759 %)Oracle Discoverer
418 (2.707 %)Oracle 8/8i
515 (2.256 %)Datawarehouse
515 (2.256 %)Oracle 10g
613 (1.955 %)Oracle 9i
711 (1.654 %)SAP BW
89 (1.353 %)RDBMS
97 (1.053 %)Hyperion Essbase
106 (0.902 %)SQL Server 2000
106 (0.902 %)SAP BI
106 (0.902 %)SQL Server 2005
106 (0.902 %)Crystal Reports
115 (0.752 %)ETL
124 (0.602 %)BusinessObjects
133 (0.451 %)DataStage
142 (0.301 %)MySQL
142 (0.301 %)DB2
142 (0.301 %)OLAP
Development Applications
134 (5.113 %)Oracle Forms
27 (1.053 %)Synon
34 (0.602 %)PeopleTools
43 (0.451 %)JDeveloper
43 (0.451 %)Ant
43 (0.451 %)ProC
43 (0.451 %)MSI
51 (0.150 %)Log4j
51 (0.150 %)LSMW
51 (0.150 %)Oracle APEX
51 (0.150 %)JUnit
51 (0.150 %)ClearCase
51 (0.150 %)ERwin
General
199 (14.89 %)Finance
247 (7.068 %)Government
330 (4.511 %)Banking
428 (4.211 %)Telecoms
517 (2.556 %)Retail
613 (1.955 %)Multimedia
712 (1.805 %)Local Government
712 (1.805 %)Legal
811 (1.654 %)Financial Institution
97 (1.053 %)Education
106 (0.902 %)Health
106 (0.902 %)General Ledger
106 (0.902 %)Auditing
115 (0.752 %)Marketing
115 (0.752 %)Billing
124 (0.602 %)Investment Banking
133 (0.451 %)Front Office
133 (0.451 %)Back Office
142 (0.301 %)Pharmaceutical
142 (0.301 %)Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
114 (2.105 %)Thin Client
114 (2.105 %)Fat Client
211 (1.654 %)Fixed Income
39 (1.353 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
48 (1.203 %)Derivative
57 (1.053 %)IVR
65 (0.752 %)Web 2.0
65 (0.752 %)Management Information System
65 (0.752 %)Multithreading
74 (0.602 %)Data Conversion
74 (0.602 %)Data Integration
74 (0.602 %)Handset
74 (0.602 %)Replication
74 (0.602 %)HACMP
74 (0.602 %)PKI
74 (0.602 %)Equities
83 (0.451 %)VAX
83 (0.451 %)Credit Derivative
83 (0.451 %)Biometrics
83 (0.451 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
1103 (15.49 %)Windows
260 (9.023 %)Unix
321 (3.158 %)Windows 2000
321 (3.158 %)Windows Server 2003
420 (3.008 %)AIX
515 (2.256 %)Windows XP
613 (1.955 %)Linux
710 (1.504 %)Windows NT
710 (1.504 %)Solaris
89 (1.353 %)Symbian OS
89 (1.353 %)Windows Vista
98 (1.203 %)HPUX
104 (0.602 %)Windows Mobile
111 (0.150 %)VMS
111 (0.150 %)zOS
111 (0.150 %)MVS
Processes & Methodologies
156 (8.421 %)Migration
239 (5.865 %)CRM
332 (4.812 %)Workflow
428 (4.211 %)Business Intelligence
521 (3.158 %)Project Management
618 (2.707 %)Data Protection
717 (2.556 %)PRINCE2
815 (2.256 %)Data Migration
913 (1.955 %)ITIL
1012 (1.805 %)Data Modelling
1111 (1.654 %)ERP
129 (1.353 %)E-Commerce
129 (1.353 %)Content Management
129 (1.353 %)Time Management
138 (1.203 %)Logistics
138 (1.203 %)Change Management
147 (1.053 %)E-business
147 (1.053 %)EAI
147 (1.053 %)Technical Architecture
147 (1.053 %)Web Development
Programming Languages
1122 (18.35 %)SQL
250 (7.519 %)Java
348 (7.218 %)PL/SQL
422 (3.308 %)C++
519 (2.857 %)C
614 (2.105 %)ABAP
710 (1.504 %)VB
89 (1.353 %)Embedded C++
98 (1.203 %)C#
98 (1.203 %)JavaScript
106 (0.902 %)Perl
106 (0.902 %)PHP
106 (0.902 %)SQR
115 (0.752 %)Transact-SQL
124 (0.602 %)VBScript
124 (0.602 %)VB.NET
124 (0.602 %)VBA
124 (0.602 %)PeopleCode
133 (0.451 %)VB6
142 (0.301 %)Korn
Qualifications
131 (4.662 %)Microsoft Certification
230 (4.511 %)MCSE
325 (3.759 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
48 (1.203 %)Cisco Certification
48 (1.203 %)Citrix Certification
56 (0.902 %)CCEA
56 (0.902 %)CCA
56 (0.902 %)Degree
65 (0.752 %)MCSA
65 (0.752 %)CCNA
74 (0.602 %)CISSP
74 (0.602 %)OCP
74 (0.602 %)Oracle Certification
74 (0.602 %)PRINCE2 Certification
83 (0.451 %)CCNP
92 (0.301 %)CCIE
92 (0.301 %)MCP
101 (0.150 %)RHCE
101 (0.150 %)ITIL Certification
101 (0.150 %)CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
19 (1.353 %)QA
25 (0.752 %)SLA
32 (0.301 %)PCI DSS
41 (0.150 %)GAAP
41 (0.150 %)ISO9001
System Software
148 (7.218 %)Active Directory
219 (2.857 %)NFS
35 (0.752 %)VMware ESX
44 (0.602 %)Backup Exec
44 (0.602 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (0.451 %)Oracle RAC
53 (0.451 %)Oracle RMAN
53 (0.451 %)ISA Server
62 (0.301 %)VMware GSX
62 (0.301 %)NetBackup
71 (0.150 %)NDS
71 (0.150 %)MetaFrame
71 (0.150 %)Terminal Services
71 (0.150 %)Xen
71 (0.150 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
111 (1.654 %)OpenView
111 (1.654 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
111 (1.654 %)OpenView Configuration Management
210 (1.504 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
37 (1.053 %)HP Data Protector
37 (1.053 %)CiscoWorks
37 (1.053 %)OVOW
45 (0.752 %)MOM
54 (0.602 %)OVPI
54 (0.602 %)SCCM
54 (0.602 %)SCOM
62 (0.301 %)ServiceCenter
62 (0.301 %)AssetCenter
62 (0.301 %)EMC Navisphere
62 (0.301 %)BMC PATROL
62 (0.301 %)CONTROL-M
71 (0.150 %)Norton AntiVirus
71 (0.150 %)MIIS
71 (0.150 %)OVSD
71 (0.150 %)OMEGAMON
Vendors
1157 (23.61 %)Oracle
262 (9.323 %)Microsoft
360 (9.023 %)SAP
446 (6.917 %)VMware
543 (6.466 %)Cisco
633 (4.962 %)Citrix
730 (4.511 %)HP
824 (3.609 %)EMC
824 (3.609 %)IBM
921 (3.158 %)NetApp
1020 (3.008 %)Brocade
1118 (2.707 %)PeopleSoft
1214 (2.105 %)Symbian
1313 (1.955 %)Agresso
1412 (1.805 %)Cognos
159 (1.353 %)Temenos
168 (1.203 %)Sybase
168 (1.203 %)Murex
168 (1.203 %)Hyperion
168 (1.203 %)Symantec
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