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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Cognos products and/or services in IT contracts within the Wales region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Cognos over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCognos
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6143
Rank change on same period last yearDown-18
Matching contract IT job ads623
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.023 %
As % of the category below1.485 %4.842 %
Daily rates quoted05
Average minimum daily rate-£460
Average daily rate-£480
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£418
% change on same period last year-17.55 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.11£26.81
% change on same period last year+19.76 %
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Wales
Matching contract IT job ads404475
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.546 %0.468 %
Daily rates quoted120117
Average minimum daily rate£341£348
Average daily rate£361£373
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£381£397
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted4650
Average minimum hourly rate£28.08£19.88
Average hourly rate£29.53£20.95
% change on same period last year+40.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.98£22.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Cognos UKCognos
UK

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.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within IBM Cognos.

Cognos
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cognos across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Wales Cognos Demand Trend

Cognos
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Cognos across the Wales region.

Wales Cognos Daily Rate Trend

Cognos
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cognos within the Wales region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
South WalesDown-125--
Cognos UKCognos
UK

Cognos
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Cognos also 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 that cited Cognos.

118 (72.00 %)Datawarehouse
217 (68.00 %)Finance
315 (60.00 %)Business Intelligence
412 (48.00 %)Data Modelling
511 (44.00 %)SQL
67 (28.00 %)ETL
67 (28.00 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
76 (24.00 %)DTS
76 (24.00 %)Dimensional Modelling
84 (16.00 %)SQL Server
93 (12.00 %)Requirements Analysis
102 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (8.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
102 (8.000 %)Publishing
111 (4.000 %)Oracle HRMS
111 (4.000 %)Change Management
111 (4.000 %)Banking
111 (4.000 %)Retail
111 (4.000 %)Data Management
111 (4.000 %)Business Analysis
111 (4.000 %)ReportNet
111 (4.000 %)Project Management
111 (4.000 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
111 (4.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (4.000 %)PRINCE2
111 (4.000 %)Oracle
111 (4.000 %)Data Architecture

Cognos
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wales region citing Cognos also 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 that cited Cognos. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (28.00 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
21 (4.000 %)Oracle HRMS
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (72.00 %)Datawarehouse
27 (28.00 %)ETL
36 (24.00 %)DTS
44 (16.00 %)SQL Server
52 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (8.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (8.000 %)SQL Server 2000
61 (4.000 %)ReportNet
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (68.00 %)Finance
22 (8.000 %)Publishing
31 (4.000 %)Banking
31 (4.000 %)Retail
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (52.00 %)Developer
113 (52.00 %)Cognos Developer
26 (24.00 %)Architect
34 (16.00 %)Business Architect
43 (12.00 %)Business Analyst
43 (12.00 %)Analyst
51 (4.000 %)Technical Architect
51 (4.000 %)Consultant
51 (4.000 %)Data Architect
51 (4.000 %)Technical Consultant
51 (4.000 %)Datawarehouse Architect
51 (4.000 %)ETL Specialist
51 (4.000 %)Business Intelligence Specialist
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (60.00 %)Business Intelligence
212 (48.00 %)Data Modelling
36 (24.00 %)Dimensional Modelling
43 (12.00 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (4.000 %)Data Architecture
51 (4.000 %)PRINCE2
51 (4.000 %)Project Management
51 (4.000 %)Change Management
51 (4.000 %)Data Management
51 (4.000 %)Business Analysis
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (44.00 %)SQL
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (4.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (4.000 %)Oracle