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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Consultant role in IT contracts within the West Midlands 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 Applications Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Consultant
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank121121
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads17
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.034 %0.222 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£417
Average daily rate-£417
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£434£412
% change on same period last year+5.51 %
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£37.50-
% change on same period last year-
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads29613153
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.941 %3.196 %
Daily rates quoted722681
Average minimum daily rate£325£328
Average daily rate£346£345
% change on same period last year+0.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£352
% change on same period last year+1.32 %
Hourly rates quoted272429
Average minimum hourly rate£19.61£22.58
Average hourly rate£21.13£24.42
% change on same period last year-13.46 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.66£26.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.50£25.85
% change on same period last year-9.09 %
Applications Consultant EnglandApplications Consultant
England

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.

Applications Consultant
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Applications Consultant Demand Trend

Applications Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Applications Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Applications Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Applications Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Applications Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Consultant within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
CoventryNew entry-1--
Applications Consultant EnglandApplications Consultant
England

Applications Consultant
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Applications 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 Applications Consultant in their job title.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)DB2
11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)CICS
11 (100.00 %)PL/1
11 (100.00 %)JCL
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)AS400
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe

Applications Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Applications 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 Applications Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)J2EE
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)CICS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)DB2
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Mainframe
11 (100.00 %)AS400
11 (100.00 %)IBM Mainframe
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)COBOL
11 (100.00 %)Java
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)PL/1
11 (100.00 %)JCL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SAP
11 (100.00 %)IBM
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
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