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This section looks at the demand for Business Objects Crystal Reports 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 Crystal Reports over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Objects Crystal Reports
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5792
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads6738
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.038 %
As % of the category below9.531 %5.177 %
Daily rates quoted184
Average minimum daily rate£328£269
Average daily rate£352£298
% change on same period last year+18.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£301
% change on same period last year+5.03 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£26.00£17.50
Average hourly rate£29.25£19.75
% change on same period last year+48.10 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.18£27.96
% change on same period last year-2.79 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads703734
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.937 %0.743 %
Daily rates quoted158152
Average minimum daily rate£300£322
Average daily rate£324£339
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£355
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Hourly rates quoted4361
Average minimum hourly rate£28.07£26.48
Average hourly rate£31.67£29.05
% change on same period last year+9.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.26£31.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.85£31.30
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
Crystal Reports EnglandCrystal Reports
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.

Crystal Reports
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Crystal Reports Demand Trend

Crystal Reports
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Crystal Reports Daily Rate Trend

Crystal Reports
Daily Rate Histogram

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

West Midlands Crystal Reports Daily Rate Histogram

Crystal Reports
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Crystal Reports Hourly Rate Trend

Crystal Reports
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Crystal Reports 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.

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
BirminghamUp+3733£351+0.40 %
WolverhamptonNew entry-5--
WarwickshireUp+44--
StaffordshireNo change03--
CoventryDown-212--
SolihullNew entry-2--
DudleyDown-32--
HerefordshireNew entry-1--
HalesowenNew entry-1£200-
Crystal Reports EnglandCrystal Reports
England

Crystal Reports
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

150 (56.82 %)SQL
244 (50.00 %)SQL Server
320 (22.73 %)ITIL
419 (21.59 %)Datawarehouse
419 (21.59 %)Business Objects
419 (21.59 %)BusinessObjects
515 (17.05 %)Finance
614 (15.91 %)SQL Server 2005
711 (12.50 %)Microsoft
711 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
810 (11.36 %)Migration
810 (11.36 %)Data Migration
99 (10.23 %)VB
108 (9.091 %)Oracle
117 (7.955 %)MS Access
117 (7.955 %)Oracle Reports
117 (7.955 %)ERwin
117 (7.955 %)PRINCE
117 (7.955 %)CA
117 (7.955 %)Government
117 (7.955 %)Law
117 (7.955 %)VB6
117 (7.955 %)Business Analysis
117 (7.955 %)Data Mapping
117 (7.955 %)Data Integration
125 (5.682 %)NHS
125 (5.682 %)MS Excel
125 (5.682 %)XML
125 (5.682 %)Transact-SQL
134 (4.545 %)Legal

Crystal Reports
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (5.682 %)XML
24 (4.545 %).NET
24 (4.545 %)ASP
24 (4.545 %)Servlets
32 (2.273 %)WebServices
32 (2.273 %)DAO
32 (2.273 %)ASP.NET
32 (2.273 %)ADO
32 (2.273 %)ActiveX
41 (1.136 %)EDI
41 (1.136 %)EDIFACT
41 (1.136 %)CSS
41 (1.136 %).NET Framework
41 (1.136 %)Adobe Flex
41 (1.136 %)ASP.NET 2.0
41 (1.136 %)HTML
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (4.545 %)Apache
14 (4.545 %)Tomcat
22 (2.273 %)Oracle Workflow
31 (1.136 %)eRoom
31 (1.136 %)ESB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.682 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.273 %)assyst
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.136 %)TCP/IP
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (50.00 %)SQL Server
219 (21.59 %)Datawarehouse
219 (21.59 %)BusinessObjects
314 (15.91 %)SQL Server 2005
411 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (7.955 %)MS Access
57 (7.955 %)Oracle Reports
64 (4.545 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
73 (3.409 %)SQL Server Integration Services
73 (3.409 %)Oracle 9i
82 (2.273 %)OLAP
82 (2.273 %)Oracle 10g
82 (2.273 %)ETL
82 (2.273 %)SQL Server 7
91 (1.136 %)BusinessObjects XI
91 (1.136 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
91 (1.136 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (1.136 %)RDBMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (7.955 %)ERwin
24 (4.545 %)Ant
24 (4.545 %)Eclipse
24 (4.545 %)Subversion
32 (2.273 %)Oracle APEX
41 (1.136 %)WebSpeed
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (17.05 %)Finance
27 (7.955 %)Government
27 (7.955 %)Law
34 (4.545 %)Legal
42 (2.273 %)Pensions
51 (1.136 %)Health
51 (1.136 %)Criminal Justice
51 (1.136 %)Insurance
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (39.77 %)Developer
234 (38.64 %)Analyst
316 (18.18 %)Report Developer
415 (17.05 %)Crystal Reports Developer
511 (12.50 %)SQL Developer
69 (10.23 %)Support Analyst
77 (7.955 %)Data Analyst
86 (6.818 %)VB Developer
86 (6.818 %)Business Analyst
86 (6.818 %)VB6 Developer
95 (5.682 %)Administrator
95 (5.682 %)Analyst Programmer
95 (5.682 %)Programmer
95 (5.682 %)Analyst Developer
95 (5.682 %)SQL Server Developer
104 (4.545 %)Java Developer
104 (4.545 %)DBA
104 (4.545 %)Applications Support
104 (4.545 %)Consultant
104 (4.545 %)VB Analyst Programmer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.955 %)Data Integration
25 (5.682 %)NHS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (4.545 %)UNIX
23 (3.409 %)Solaris
31 (1.136 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (22.73 %)ITIL
210 (11.36 %)Migration
210 (11.36 %)Data Migration
37 (7.955 %)Data Mapping
37 (7.955 %)Business Analysis
37 (7.955 %)PRINCE
44 (4.545 %)Data Modelling
53 (3.409 %)Business Intelligence
53 (3.409 %)Agile Software Development
53 (3.409 %)ERP
62 (2.273 %)Data Analysis
62 (2.273 %)Problem Management
62 (2.273 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (2.273 %)Workflow
71 (1.136 %)Validation
71 (1.136 %)CRM
71 (1.136 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.136 %)Statistical Analysis
71 (1.136 %)Logistics
71 (1.136 %)Systems Analysis
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
150 (56.82 %)SQL
29 (10.23 %)VB
37 (7.955 %)VB6
45 (5.682 %)Transact-SQL
54 (4.545 %)Java
63 (3.409 %)PL/SQL
72 (2.273 %)C#
81 (1.136 %)C
81 (1.136 %)VB.NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.409 %)ITIL Certification
21 (1.136 %)Degree
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (21.59 %)Business Objects
211 (12.50 %)Microsoft
38 (9.091 %)Oracle
47 (7.955 %)CA
53 (3.409 %)Intel
62 (2.273 %)Citrix
62 (2.273 %)Anite
62 (2.273 %)Northgate
62 (2.273 %)Civica
62 (2.273 %)Capita
71 (1.136 %)Reuters
71 (1.136 %)HP
71 (1.136 %)Progress
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