West Midlands BusinessObjects XI Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for Business Objects BusinessObjects XI (BO XI) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited BusinessObjects XI over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Business Objects BusinessObjects XI (BO XI)
Location Aberdeen Ayr Berkshire Bristol Canary Wharf Cheshire City of London Coventry Dorset East Midlands East of England Edinburgh England Glasgow Guildford Hampshire Hertfordshire Johnstone Kent Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool London Merseyside Midlands Norfolk North East North West Norwich Poole Reading Renfrewshire Scotland South Ayrshire South East South West Surrey Sussex Tunbridge Wells UK Wales Warrington Watford West Midlands West Yorkshire Winchester Wirral Yorkshire	3 months to 5 Sep 2008	Same period last year
Rank	118	122
Rank change on same period last year	+4
Matching contract IT job ads	5	18
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.007 %	0.018 %
As % of the category below	0.728 %	2.009 %
Daily rates quoted	0	2
Average minimum daily rate	-	£355
Average daily rate	-	£355
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£355
UK excluding London average daily rate	£347	£360
% change on same period last year	-3.84 %
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	£30.88	£45.10
% change on same period last year	-31.54 %
Database & Business Intelligence West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads	687	896
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.929 %	0.884 %
Daily rates quoted	169	198
Average minimum daily rate	£303	£323
Average daily rate	£326	£349
% change on same period last year	-6.58 %
Average maximum daily rate	£348	£374
UK excluding London average daily rate	£348	£356
% change on same period last year	-2.47 %
Hourly rates quoted	33	93
Average minimum hourly rate	£24.71	£25.99
Average hourly rate	£27.81	£28.42
% change on same period last year	-2.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£30.91	£30.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£32.13	£32.15
% change on same period last year	-0.08 %
BusinessObjects XI 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.

BusinessObjects XI
Demand Trend

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

BusinessObjects XI
Daily Rate Trend

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

BusinessObjects XI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

BusinessObjects XI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BusinessObjects XI within the West Midlands 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.

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
Coventry	-	1	-	-

BusinessObjects XI England

BusinessObjects XI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing BusinessObjects XI 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 BusinessObjects XI.

1 21 (77.78 %) Business Objects 1 21 (77.78 %) BusinessObjects 2 9 (33.33 %) SAP 2 9 (33.33 %) BODI 3 8 (29.63 %) Business Intelligence 4 7 (25.93 %) Datawarehouse 4 7 (25.93 %) ETL 4 7 (25.93 %) SQL Server 4 7 (25.93 %) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 5 6 (22.22 %) SAP MDM 6 4 (14.81 %) Data Management 6 4 (14.81 %) Data Architecture 6 4 (14.81 %) Data Analysis 7 3 (11.11 %) SQL Server 2005 7 3 (11.11 %) SAP BI

7 3 (11.11 %) Oracle 7 3 (11.11 %) CRM 8 2 (7.407 %) Service Delivery 8 2 (7.407 %) SAP XI 8 2 (7.407 %) Automotive 8 2 (7.407 %) SQL Server Integration Services 9 1 (3.704 %) Business Analysis 9 1 (3.704 %) Local Government 9 1 (3.704 %) Spreadsheet 9 1 (3.704 %) Data Integration 9 1 (3.704 %) Security Cleared 9 1 (3.704 %) Data Extraction 9 1 (3.704 %) Government 9 1 (3.704 %) Health 9 1 (3.704 %) Finance

BusinessObjects XI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing BusinessObjects XI 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 BusinessObjects XI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development 1 2 (7.407 %) SAP XI	Applications 1 1 (3.704 %) Spreadsheet
Business Applications 1 6 (22.22 %) SAP MDM	Database & Business Intelligence 1 21 (77.78 %) BusinessObjects 2 9 (33.33 %) BODI 3 7 (25.93 %) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 3 7 (25.93 %) SQL Server 3 7 (25.93 %) Datawarehouse 3 7 (25.93 %) ETL 4 3 (11.11 %) SAP BI 4 3 (11.11 %) SQL Server 2005 5 2 (7.407 %) SQL Server Integration Services 6 1 (3.704 %) SQL Server Reporting Services 6 1 (3.704 %) SQL Server 2000 6 1 (3.704 %) Crystal Reports
General 1 2 (7.407 %) Automotive 2 1 (3.704 %) Government 2 1 (3.704 %) Health 2 1 (3.704 %) Local Government 2 1 (3.704 %) Finance	Job Titles 1 11 (40.74 %) Developer 1 11 (40.74 %) Consultant 2 9 (33.33 %) Business Objects Developer 2 9 (33.33 %) Business Developer 3 6 (22.22 %) SAP Consultant 4 4 (14.81 %) Management Consultant 4 4 (14.81 %) Business Consultant 4 4 (14.81 %) Business Objects Consultant 4 4 (14.81 %) Data Consultant 4 4 (14.81 %) SAP Data Consultant 5 3 (11.11 %) Business Objects Analyst 5 3 (11.11 %) Business Analyst 5 3 (11.11 %) Analyst 6 2 (7.407 %) SAP MDM Consultant 7 1 (3.704 %) Business Objects Specialist 7 1 (3.704 %) Business Intelligence Developer 7 1 (3.704 %) ETL Specialist 7 1 (3.704 %) Datawarehouse Specialist 7 1 (3.704 %) Analyst Developer
Miscellaneous 1 1 (3.704 %) NHS 1 1 (3.704 %) Data Extraction 1 1 (3.704 %) Data Integration	Processes & Methodologies 1 8 (29.63 %) Business Intelligence 2 4 (14.81 %) Data Management 2 4 (14.81 %) Data Analysis 2 4 (14.81 %) Data Architecture 3 3 (11.11 %) CRM 4 2 (7.407 %) Service Delivery 5 1 (3.704 %) Project Management 5 1 (3.704 %) Business Analysis 5 1 (3.704 %) Security Cleared
Programming Languages 1 1 (3.704 %) SQL	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 1 (3.704 %) SLA
Vendors 1 21 (77.78 %) Business Objects 2 9 (33.33 %) SAP 3 3 (11.11 %) Oracle