West Midlands Business Intelligence Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Business Intelligence (BI) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Intelligence over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Business Intelligence (BI)
Location Aberdeen Abingdon Basingstoke Bath Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentford Bristol Bromley Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cannock Cardiff Channel Islands Cheshire Chester Chorley City of London County Antrim Coventry Croydon Docklands, London Dorset East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Edinburgh England Gatwick Glasgow Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Highlands Hinckley Inverness Ipswich Jersey Johnstone Kent Lancashire Leeds Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Luton M4 Corridor Maidenhead Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Nantwich New Malden Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newton-le-Willows Norfolk North East North West North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Peterborough Poole Reading Renfrewshire Rickmansworth Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Lanarkshire South Wales South West South Yorkshire Stafford Staffordshire Staines Stockport Stoke-on-Trent Strathclyde Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey Sussex Swansea Swindon Telford Thames Valley Trowbridge Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Warwick Warwickshire Watford West Midlands West Sussex West Wales West Yorkshire Whyteleafe Wiltshire Windsor Woking York Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	56	82
Rank change on same period last year	+26
Matching contract IT job ads	68	48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.091 %	0.049 %
As % of the category below	3.805 %	2.839 %
Daily rates quoted	12	13
Average minimum daily rate	£330	£402
Average daily rate	£344	£417
% change on same period last year	-17.66 %
Average maximum daily rate	£358	£433
UK excluding London average daily rate	£414	£405
% change on same period last year	+2.02 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
Average minimum hourly rate	-	-
Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.11	£39.27
% change on same period last year	-25.86 %
Processes & Methodologies West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads	1787	1691
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.382 %	1.711 %
Daily rates quoted	447	401
Average minimum daily rate	£336	£345
Average daily rate	£360	£364
% change on same period last year	-1.14 %
Average maximum daily rate	£384	£384
UK excluding London average daily rate	£380	£376
% change on same period last year	+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted	95	195
Average minimum hourly rate	£26.17	£25.72
Average hourly rate	£27.72	£28.13
% change on same period last year	-1.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.27	£30.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£29.33	£30.16
% change on same period last year	-2.72 %
Business Intelligence 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.

Business Intelligence
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Intelligence across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Trend

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

Business Intelligence
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Business Intelligence
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Business Intelligence
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Intelligence within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 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.

Location	Rank 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
Birmingham	+17	19	£275	-43.00 %
Staffordshire	-	7	£309	-
Shropshire	-7	5	£508	-
Warwickshire	+12	4	£450	-
Coventry	-16	2	£275	-38.88 %
Solihull	+3	1	-	-

Business Intelligence England

Business Intelligence
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence.

1 52 (41.60 %) SAP 2 39 (31.20 %) Datawarehouse 3 29 (23.20 %) SAP BI 4 28 (22.40 %) SQL Server 5 23 (18.40 %) SQL 6 22 (17.60 %) Business Objects 6 22 (17.60 %) Oracle 6 22 (17.60 %) BusinessObjects 7 21 (16.80 %) SAP BW 8 16 (12.80 %) SQL Server 2005 9 15 (12.00 %) Finance 10 14 (11.20 %) Project Management 10 14 (11.20 %) Cognos 11 11 (8.800 %) OLAP 11 11 (8.800 %) ETL

11 11 (8.800 %) Data Modelling 11 11 (8.800 %) BusinessObjects XI 12 9 (7.200 %) SQL Server Analysis Services 13 8 (6.400 %) CRM 13 8 (6.400 %) NHS 13 8 (6.400 %) NetWeaver 13 8 (6.400 %) BODI 13 8 (6.400 %) Microsoft Analysis Services 13 8 (6.400 %) SQL Server Integration Services 14 7 (5.600 %) Business Analysis 15 6 (4.800 %) Migration 15 6 (4.800 %) SQL Server 7 15 6 (4.800 %) ERP 15 6 (4.800 %) XML 15 6 (4.800 %) Windows

Business Intelligence
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing Business Intelligence 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 Business Intelligence. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 6 (4.800 %) XML 2 4 (3.200 %) SAP XI 2 4 (3.200 %) WebServices 3 3 (2.400 %) Middleware 4 2 (1.600 %) Web Dynpro 4 2 (1.600 %) HTML 5 1 (0.800 %) .NET 5 1 (0.800 %) EDI 5 1 (0.800 %) SAP Smart Forms 5 1 (0.800 %) BAPI 5 1 (0.800 %) EDIFACT 5 1 (0.800 %) SAP BSP 5 1 (0.800 %) SAP ALE 5 1 (0.800 %) .NET Framework 5 1 (0.800 %) MDX	Application Platforms 1 8 (6.400 %) NetWeaver 2 3 (2.400 %) Lotus Domino 3 2 (1.600 %) IIS 4 1 (0.800 %) SharePoint 4 1 (0.800 %) ESB
Applications 1 5 (4.000 %) MS Excel 1 5 (4.000 %) MS PowerPoint 2 3 (2.400 %) MS Project 3 1 (0.800 %) MS Visio	Business Applications 1 4 (3.200 %) SAP R/3 1 4 (3.200 %) SAP CRM 2 2 (1.600 %) SAP MDM 2 2 (1.600 %) Cognos Business Intelligence 2 2 (1.600 %) SAP IS-U 3 1 (0.800 %) SAP ERP 3 1 (0.800 %) Oracle Financials 3 1 (0.800 %) SAP HR 3 1 (0.800 %) SAP SRM
Communications & Networking 1 4 (3.200 %) LDAP 2 1 (0.800 %) Internet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 39 (31.20 %) Datawarehouse 2 29 (23.20 %) SAP BI 3 28 (22.40 %) SQL Server 4 22 (17.60 %) BusinessObjects 5 21 (16.80 %) SAP BW 6 16 (12.80 %) SQL Server 2005 7 11 (8.800 %) BusinessObjects XI 7 11 (8.800 %) ETL 7 11 (8.800 %) OLAP 8 9 (7.200 %) SQL Server Analysis Services 9 8 (6.400 %) SQL Server Integration Services 9 8 (6.400 %) Microsoft Analysis Services 9 8 (6.400 %) BODI 10 6 (4.800 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 10 6 (4.800 %) SQL Server 7 11 5 (4.000 %) SQL Server 2000 11 5 (4.000 %) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 12 4 (3.200 %) Oracle OWB 13 3 (2.400 %) Data Mining 13 3 (2.400 %) Oracle OLAP
Development Applications 1 3 (2.400 %) TestDirector 2 2 (1.600 %) LoadRunner 2 2 (1.600 %) WinRunner 3 1 (0.800 %) VSS/SourceSafe 3 1 (0.800 %) Oracle Forms 3 1 (0.800 %) WebSpeed 3 1 (0.800 %) LSMW	General 1 15 (12.00 %) Finance 2 5 (4.000 %) Health 3 4 (3.200 %) Manufacturing 3 4 (3.200 %) Government 4 3 (2.400 %) Retail 5 2 (1.600 %) Financial Institution 5 2 (1.600 %) Local Government 6 1 (0.800 %) Pensions 6 1 (0.800 %) FMCG 6 1 (0.800 %) Automotive 6 1 (0.800 %) Education 6 1 (0.800 %) Insurance
Job Titles 1 36 (28.80 %) Consultant 2 28 (22.40 %) Developer 3 23 (18.40 %) Analyst 4 19 (15.20 %) SAP Consultant 5 18 (14.40 %) Business Intelligence Consultant 6 15 (12.00 %) Project Manager 7 11 (8.800 %) Business Developer 7 11 (8.800 %) SAP BI Consultant 8 10 (8.000 %) SAP Manager 9 9 (7.200 %) Business Intelligence Developer 9 9 (7.200 %) SAP Project Manager 10 8 (6.400 %) Architect 11 7 (5.600 %) Business Objects Developer 11 7 (5.600 %) SQL Developer 12 6 (4.800 %) Team Leader 12 6 (4.800 %) SQL Server Developer 12 6 (4.800 %) Business Analyst 12 6 (4.800 %) SAP Team Leader 12 6 (4.800 %) Cognos Developer 13 5 (4.000 %) Business Objects Consultant	Miscellaneous 1 8 (6.400 %) NHS 2 4 (3.200 %) Data Integration 3 3 (2.400 %) Data Extraction 4 2 (1.600 %) Management Information System 4 2 (1.600 %) PDA 5 1 (0.800 %) Taxonomies
Operating Systems 1 6 (4.800 %) Windows 2 3 (2.400 %) UNIX 3 2 (1.600 %) Windows XP 3 2 (1.600 %) AIX 4 1 (0.800 %) Windows NT	Processes & Methodologies 1 14 (11.20 %) Project Management 2 11 (8.800 %) Data Modelling 3 8 (6.400 %) CRM 4 7 (5.600 %) Business Analysis 5 6 (4.800 %) Performance Management 5 6 (4.800 %) ERP 5 6 (4.800 %) Migration 6 5 (4.000 %) Dimensional Modelling 6 5 (4.000 %) Security Cleared 7 3 (2.400 %) Data Migration 7 3 (2.400 %) SAP Implementation 7 3 (2.400 %) Time Management 7 3 (2.400 %) Service Delivery 7 3 (2.400 %) Data Analysis 7 3 (2.400 %) Logistics 7 3 (2.400 %) Supply Chain Management 8 2 (1.600 %) Project Planning 8 2 (1.600 %) WFM 9 1 (0.800 %) Problem Management 9 1 (0.800 %) Release Management
Programming Languages 1 23 (18.40 %) SQL 2 5 (4.000 %) Java 3 4 (3.200 %) ABAP 3 4 (3.200 %) C 4 2 (1.600 %) Transact-SQL 4 2 (1.600 %) VB 5 1 (0.800 %) JavaScript 5 1 (0.800 %) PL/SQL 5 1 (0.800 %) SAPscript	Qualifications 1 1 (0.800 %) PRINCE2 Certification 1 1 (0.800 %) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 3 (2.400 %) QA 2 2 (1.600 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 3 1 (0.800 %) SLA	Vendors 1 52 (41.60 %) SAP 2 22 (17.60 %) Oracle 2 22 (17.60 %) Business Objects 3 14 (11.20 %) Cognos 4 2 (1.600 %) IBM 4 2 (1.600 %) Microsoft 4 2 (1.600 %) Teradata 5 1 (0.800 %) ProClarity 5 1 (0.800 %) BEA 5 1 (0.800 %) Lawson 5 1 (0.800 %) FatWire 5 1 (0.800 %) Progress