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The table below looks at the demand for the Management 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 Management Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkManagement Consultant
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank109120
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads812
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.285 %0.342 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£438
Average daily rate-£478
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£518
UK excluding London average daily rate£442£448
% change on same period last year-1.34 %
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£60.00£30.00
% change on same period last year+100.00 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads28093505
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.955 %3.542 %
Daily rates quoted739797
Average minimum daily rate£322£322
Average daily rate£343£345
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted335521
Average minimum hourly rate£20.39£20.70
Average hourly rate£21.72£22.40
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.04£24.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Management Consultant EnglandManagement 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.

Management Consultant
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Management Consultant Demand Trend

Management Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Management Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Management Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands Management Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Management Consultant
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Management Consultant within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 10 October 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+193--
WolverhamptonNew entry-3--
Management Consultant EnglandManagement Consultant
England

Management Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Management 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 Management Consultant in their job title.

114 (56.00 %)SAP
211 (44.00 %)Performance Management
36 (24.00 %)QA
36 (24.00 %)Finance
36 (24.00 %)Stakeholder Management
45 (20.00 %)Cognos
45 (20.00 %)Hyperion
45 (20.00 %)PRINCE
54 (16.00 %)BusinessObjects
54 (16.00 %)C
54 (16.00 %)Business Objects
54 (16.00 %)Quality Management
63 (12.00 %)Document Management
63 (12.00 %)Project Management
63 (12.00 %)CRM
63 (12.00 %)EDRMS
63 (12.00 %)IXOS
72 (8.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
72 (8.000 %)SAP HR
72 (8.000 %)Balanced Scorecard
72 (8.000 %)Government
72 (8.000 %)Data Management
72 (8.000 %)Local Government
72 (8.000 %)SAP MDM
72 (8.000 %)Programme Management
72 (8.000 %)BusinessObjects XI
81 (4.000 %)Data Integration
81 (4.000 %)Data Architecture
81 (4.000 %)QMS
81 (4.000 %)Business Continuity

Management Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Management 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 Management Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.000 %)SharePoint
11 (4.000 %)Office Project Server
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)MS Project
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (8.000 %)SAP HR
12 (8.000 %)SAP MDM
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (16.00 %)BusinessObjects
23 (12.00 %)EDRMS
32 (8.000 %)BusinessObjects XI
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (24.00 %)Finance
22 (8.000 %)Government
22 (8.000 %)Local Government
31 (4.000 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.000 %)Retail
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.000 %)E-Learning
11 (4.000 %)Data Integration
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.000 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (44.00 %)Performance Management
26 (24.00 %)Stakeholder Management
35 (20.00 %)PRINCE
44 (16.00 %)Quality Management
53 (12.00 %)Project Management
53 (12.00 %)CRM
53 (12.00 %)Document Management
62 (8.000 %)Programme Management
62 (8.000 %)Balanced Scorecard
62 (8.000 %)Data Management
71 (4.000 %)Asset Management
71 (4.000 %)Change Management
71 (4.000 %)Business Continuity
71 (4.000 %)ERP
71 (4.000 %)ITIL
71 (4.000 %)PRINCE2
71 (4.000 %)Service Management
71 (4.000 %)BPR
71 (4.000 %)Business Analysis
71 (4.000 %)QMS
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (16.00 %)C
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.000 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (4.000 %)CIPFA
21 (4.000 %)CIMA
21 (4.000 %)MBA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (24.00 %)QA
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (56.00 %)SAP
25 (20.00 %)Cognos
25 (20.00 %)Hyperion
34 (16.00 %)Business Objects
43 (12.00 %)IXOS