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This section looks at the demand for the Consultant role in IT contracts within the Watford region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkConsultant
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1822
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads1114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.014 %
As % of the category below6.011 %5.036 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£404£410
Average daily rate£429£410
% change on same period last year+4.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£410
UK excluding London average daily rate£435£414
% change on same period last year+5.09 %
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£31.39£29.55
% change on same period last year+6.23 %
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Watford
Matching contract IT job ads183278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.244 %0.281 %
Daily rates quoted65126
Average minimum daily rate£418£321
Average daily rate£435£335
% change on same period last year+29.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£451£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£353
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
Hourly rates quoted912
Average minimum hourly rate£15.97£18.46
Average hourly rate£16.81£18.62
% change on same period last year-9.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.65£18.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.51£25.99
% change on same period last year-9.54 %
Consultant HertfordshireConsultant
Hertfordshire

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.

Consultant
Demand Trend

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

Watford Consultant Demand Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

Watford Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Consultant across the Watford region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Watford Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the Watford region.

Watford Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region that cited 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 Consultant in their job title.

111 (40.74 %)SAP
26 (22.22 %)SAP HR
35 (18.52 %)UNIX
35 (18.52 %)SQL
44 (14.81 %)ABAP
44 (14.81 %)Windows
44 (14.81 %)WebLogic
53 (11.11 %)WebSphere
53 (11.11 %)SAP HCM
53 (11.11 %)SAP XI
53 (11.11 %)J2EE
53 (11.11 %)DB2
53 (11.11 %)JDBC
53 (11.11 %)Project Management
53 (11.11 %)Telecoms
53 (11.11 %)Finance
62 (7.407 %)Games
62 (7.407 %)SAP Payroll
62 (7.407 %)Shell Script
62 (7.407 %)ITIL
62 (7.407 %)PMI
62 (7.407 %)Internet
62 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2000
62 (7.407 %)WebSphere Application Server
62 (7.407 %)Transact-SQL
62 (7.407 %)EJB
62 (7.407 %)AIX
62 (7.407 %)Datawarehouse
62 (7.407 %)IBM
62 (7.407 %)Microsoft

Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Watford region that cited 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 Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (11.11 %)J2EE
13 (11.11 %)JDBC
13 (11.11 %)SAP XI
13 (11.11 %)WebSphere
22 (7.407 %)JNDI
22 (7.407 %)EJB
31 (3.704 %)Middleware
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (14.81 %)WebLogic
22 (7.407 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (3.704 %)SharePoint
31 (3.704 %)MS Exchange
31 (3.704 %)Commerce Server
31 (3.704 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (3.704 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (3.704 %)Commerce Server 2007
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (3.704 %)MS Project
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (22.22 %)SAP HR
23 (11.11 %)SAP HCM
32 (7.407 %)SAP Payroll
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (7.407 %)Internet
12 (7.407 %)Network Security
21 (3.704 %)TACACS
21 (3.704 %)Firewall
21 (3.704 %)IPsec
21 (3.704 %)SMTP
21 (3.704 %)FTP
21 (3.704 %)HTTP
21 (3.704 %)VPN
21 (3.704 %)DNS
21 (3.704 %)HTTPS
21 (3.704 %)SSL
21 (3.704 %)SAN
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (11.11 %)DB2
22 (7.407 %)Datawarehouse
22 (7.407 %)SQL Server
22 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (7.407 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
22 (7.407 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
22 (7.407 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (7.407 %)SQL Server Integration Services
22 (7.407 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
31 (3.704 %)SAP BW
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.704 %)Eclipse
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (11.11 %)Telecoms
13 (11.11 %)Finance
22 (7.407 %)Games
22 (7.407 %)Online Games
31 (3.704 %)Retail
31 (3.704 %)Insurance
31 (3.704 %)Education
31 (3.704 %)Health
31 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.407 %)PMI
21 (3.704 %)Management Information System
21 (3.704 %)AS400
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (18.52 %)UNIX
24 (14.81 %)Windows
32 (7.407 %)AIX
41 (3.704 %)Linux
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (11.11 %)Project Management
22 (7.407 %)ITIL
22 (7.407 %)Software Engineering
22 (7.407 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (7.407 %)Test Scripting
31 (3.704 %)SAP Implementation
31 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
31 (3.704 %)E-Commerce
31 (3.704 %)Business Intelligence
31 (3.704 %)B2C
31 (3.704 %)CMMI
31 (3.704 %)Migration
31 (3.704 %)Information Security
31 (3.704 %)Logistics
31 (3.704 %)Automated Testing
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (18.52 %)SQL
24 (14.81 %)ABAP
32 (7.407 %)Shell Script
32 (7.407 %)Transact-SQL
41 (3.704 %)C
41 (3.704 %)Java
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.704 %)MCSE
11 (3.704 %)CCSP
11 (3.704 %)CCNP
11 (3.704 %)Cisco Certification
11 (3.704 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (3.704 %)CCSA
11 (3.704 %)CCSE
11 (3.704 %)Degree
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (3.704 %)ISO9001
11 (3.704 %)QA
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.704 %)Active Directory
11 (3.704 %)ISA Server
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.704 %)WSUS
Watford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (40.74 %)SAP
22 (7.407 %)IBM
22 (7.407 %)Microsoft
31 (3.704 %)Citrix
31 (3.704 %)CheckPoint
31 (3.704 %)VMware
31 (3.704 %)Cisco
31 (3.704 %)Oracle
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