The first table below looks at the demand for the Functional Consultant role in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Functional Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Functional Consultant
Rank 89 96 86
Rank change year-on-year
+7 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 6 7 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.363% 0.314% 0.422%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.393% 0.338% 0.456%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 4
Average daily rate £463 £400 £458
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+15.62% -12.56%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £433 £336 £422
10% offered a daily rate of more than £473 £560 £490
UK excluding London average daily rate £450 £450 £450
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £51.39 - £30.00
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1526 2071 1756
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 92.43% 92.83% 92.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 684 944 803
Average daily rate £325 £325 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -3.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £209 £225 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 171 147
Average hourly rate £18.48 £16.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.00% -8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.50 £36.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Functional Consultant across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Functional Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Functional Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Functional Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Functional Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham +11 4 £469 -
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title.

1 4 (44.44%) SAP
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 2 (22.22%) ERP
3 2 (22.22%) Advertising
3 2 (22.22%) SAP PM
3 2 (22.22%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (11.11%) QA
4 1 (11.11%) Logistics
4 1 (11.11%) Automotive
4 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (11.11%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (11.11%) SLA
4 1 (11.11%) Service Management
4 1 (11.11%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (11.11%) Pegasus
4 1 (11.11%) SAP HR
4 1 (11.11%) SAP PS
4 1 (11.11%) EDI
4 1 (11.11%) COM
4 1 (11.11%) SAP Implementation

Functional Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Functional 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 Functional Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (11.11%) COM
1 1 (11.11%) EDI
Business Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Oracle Financials
1 3 (33.33%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (22.22%) SAP PM
2 2 (22.22%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (11.11%) SAP HR
3 1 (11.11%) SAP PS
3 1 (11.11%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (11.11%) Oracle Applications
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Advertising
3 1 (11.11%) Automotive
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) ERP
2 1 (11.11%) Service Management
2 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (11.11%) Logistics
2 1 (11.11%) SAP Implementation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
1 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) SAP
2 3 (33.33%) Oracle
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
4 1 (11.11%) Pegasus